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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.

With near-record numbers of 18-year-olds making applications to university, it has been suggested that students should be provided with greater detail about the employment prospects for the courses they choose to study. 

It has been announced the once crucial element of the UCAS application, the personal statement, will be removed in time for the 2024 admissions cycle.

The University of Exeter has officially been ranked 48th in the world in the new QS Sustainability Ranking 2023, which recognises universities across the globe that are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest Environmental, Social and Governance challenges.

The University of Exeter has now entered into a partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a charity that works with businesses and educational institutions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Exeter University’s Debating Society hosted its annual Question Time on Friday 18 November between four of the university’s political societies, hosted by chairman Alex Martin. There was a bustling atmosphere in Amory’s Moot Room for the event, which attracted over 100 attendees.

Professor Richard Follett will join the University of Exeter as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement from January 2023.

A new report has found that the University of Exeter contributes almost £1.6 billion to the UK economy as well as 15,500 jobs.

Caitlin Nagle provides an anecdote of her experience commuting from home to university for anyone who may be considering doing the same.