Former University of Exeter Chancellor Lord Myners dies age 73 Former University of Exeter Chancellor, Lord Myners, has died at the age of 73. Paul Myners’ family released a statement on Sunday 16th January saying that he had “passed away peacefully” that morning at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He was appointed Chancellor at the University […]
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Venezuela: How the Media Got It Wrong
Venezuela is a topic on which our media has failed us. A dramatic claim, yes, but something which has become abundantly clear in recent weeks. The country is currently in financial and social crisis after an oil price crash, five years of Nicolás Maduro’s administration, US sanctions and a contested election last year. From the […]
Culture Club: To Airbnb or Not To Be?
“Don’t become one of those girls from Taken”, Mum tutted as I pawed through endless experiences on the glittering new ‘it’ travel tourism site Airbnb. Recently, the popular bed and breakfast booking option has come under fire for its extortionate effect on micro economies and slammed for its inherent lack of safety. In an article by […]
Exeter subjects bag top 10 positions in 2017 Guardian rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2017 has welcomed thirteen subjects at the University of Exeter into its Top 10. The rankings – published this week – also saw Exeter as a whole ranking 11th out of 119 UK institutions. With both Religious Studies and Theology (2nd) and Sports Science (5th) maintaining their top five positions in the […]
Finding love at uni
“Don’t even think about starting university in a relationship” reads the headline of a recent article in The Guardian, warning all of the country’s fresh-faced uni hopefuls of the unequivocally shitty time they’ll have over the next three years if they fail to abandon their current sweetheart and indulge, instead, in the hedonistic fun-filled paradise […]