There has been a large increase in research funding the University of Exeter has received from Research Councils UK, growing from £12 million two years ago to £33 million in 2016/17. The Times Higher Education journal now assesses Exeter’s funding application success rate as 30%, greater than institutions such as UCL and the University of […]
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2015: A year in review (July – December)
Missed our recap of January to June? Find it just here. Now to look at the latter half of 2015… July The second half of our year unfortunately kickstarted with some severe trauma: the end of Arena’s reign as VK vendor and Tuesday Cheese specialist, as its doors closed for the final time. Although it […]
“Cameron is now in command” – an interview with Philip Collins
With the media spotlight back on Tony Blair and the Chilcot Inquiry, it’s an interesting time to interview Philip Collins. Probably most widely known as the Chief Speechwriter for Blair while he was PM, this is a man who was privy to the inner workings at Downing Street. He has since transitioned to the role […]