Student Life

The student property investment market continues to outperform other commercial property investments in the U.K. The student numbers have continued to increase year on year with an additional 19,209 in 2013 according to UCAS application figures. The United Kingdom continues to attract students from overseas because, when compared with other European countries, it has the highest number of Universities within the top 400 ranked globally.

The market place has attracted a number of institutional investors; the Moor field Group developed a mixed use student housing in Exeter, called...

Almost 4,000 people took to Escot Park at the weekend to tackle hydro slides, cargo climbs and extreme amounts of mud as runners faced the challenging RockSolidRace – one of the country’s muddiest and wettest obstacle courses.

There was an electric atmosphere throughout the day with teams competing for their chosen charities and individuals chasing their Personal Best race times. Teamwork was tested to the max as men and women helped each other overcome giant obstacles along the 5 and 10k course. One of the most popular proving to be ‘the bomb’ a vertical 12ft climb followed by a...

Fish exposed to increased noise levels consume less food and show more stress-related behaviour, according to new research from the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter.

However, the way fish decreased their food intake differed between the two British species tested.

When exposed to noise, three-spined sticklebacks made more foraging errors, whereas European minnows tended to socially interact more often with their companion fish or to reduce activity.

The team used controlled laboratory experiments to investigate how the foraging behaviour of...

Students of Exeter College got a taste of the big apple this month as 39 students of the Media faculty jetted off across the pond, drawn in by the bright lights of one of the most revered global hubs for media and entertainment. The students spent five days touring the city of eight million inhabitants, taking in sights ranging from the Empire State Building, the Staten Island Ferry and the Museum of Moving Image in the heart of Queens. First year Creative Media Production student, Ellie Guest said that “Being up the Empire State Building at night really showed that New York is not only...