University of Exeter

Seven academics from the University of Exeter have been chosen to take part in a change programme created by the Women’s Higher Education Network (WHEN), which aims to promote equity of opportunity for Black women academics and PhD students.

Students at Exeter’s Streatham and Penryn campuses protested last week after revelations that the University is continuing to invest in Shell.

Exeter City Council could approve a new 1,000 bed student ‘village’ on Streatham Campus in the coming months after plans have been submitted.

The parents of third-year Exeter student Harry Armstrong Evans, who died in June 2021, have launched a petition calling for universities to be legally required to publish their yearly suicide statistics

The Exeter Student Guild election results have been released following the leadership elections.

The second Candidate Question Time took place on Tuesday 21 February and offered students the chance to ask candidates running for Guild President, Communities & Equality Officer and Student Living Officer about their campaigns.

Online News Editors, Amélie Thompson and Megan Haynes, spoke to Dr. Alex Prichard, the University of Exeter’s UCU President, about his role, the reasons for strike action and his message to students. 

The first Candidate Question Time took place on Monday 20 February, giving students an opportunity to ask candidates running for Societies & Employability Officer, Education Officer and AU President about their campaigns.

The recent inquest into the death of Exeter student, Harry Armstrong Evans, has highlighted significant flaws in the University’s wellbeing services which have caused student mental health struggles to remain largely undealt with.

Meet the candidates running for Guild President.