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Parents in Exeter rally against the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Defending alternative education and parental rights

Parents rally against the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Defending alternative education and parental rights #ChildrensWellbeingBill Parents are set to gather on 8th March 2025 in Bedford Street, Exeter (and major cities across England, including London, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham). This coordinated rally aims to protest the proposed bill. This deeply concerning piece of legislation threatens educational freedoms and prioritises data collection over children's actual well-being.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) is being presented as a...

Students of Exeter offered lessons in love

Unrequited love may be a thing of the past this Valentine’s for University of Exeter students with the help of an English literature expert.

Dr Emily Bernhard Jackson will assist the love-forlorn in the art of writing a truly romantic love letter.

In a world where the popularity of Twitter has reduced everyday conversation to a mere140 characters, it is hardly surprising that the skills needed to compose a personal letter are becoming a dying art. To address this demise, Dr Bernhard Jackson is giving a workshop on how to write a love letter. The intention is to get students...

10 websites that will make you Smarter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 1:06pm

#10 – The CIA World Factbook

You probably already know that CIA has information about pretty much everything in the world. However, what you might not know is they make most of this information available to the public on their website. You can find tons of useful information and facts, all coming from reputable sources.

Website: The CIA World Factbook

#9 – CliffsNotes

This website is very useful for high school and college students. CliffNotes has a lot of study guides and test preps, as well as resources for harder subjects like...

New golf facility at University of Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:13pm

Plans to construct a new short game practice golf area at the Sports Park on Streatham campus, have been unveiled by University of Exeter Sport.

Making use of the vacant space behind the University’s covered tennis courts; the 50m x 30m area will house two contoured, all-weather artificial greens and an eco-bunker. A 200m2 Pro-tour standard practice green will allow players to practice a full range of short game shots whilst a smaller 80m2 putting green gives golfers the ability to focus on short and medium range putts. The project, was ratified by the University last year...

'West Side Story' a must see!

Authored by lamorna
Posted: Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:41pm

Running from Wednesday 29th January to Saturday 1st February at Exeter Northcott Theatre, the University of Exeter's musical theatre society, Footlights, presents a fantastic performance of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.

A modern-day take on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet, this is one of the most well-loved and well-known musicals of all time. Footlights handles the atmosphere, accents and tension of Upper West Side New York beautifully, bringing it to the Northcott stage in a completely believable performance.

The musical tells the immortal story of two star-...

Animate yourselves, Exeter!

Authored by lamorna
Posted: Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:57pm

Spring is kicking off with a bang this year, with the arrival of the 15th edition of Animated Exeter, running from the 10th to the 22nd February 2014. These twelve days will see Exeter buzzing with exciting and innovative screenings, workshops and exhibitions taking place all over the city. The hugely varied programme of events will appeal to people of all ages, and there is plenty for families to do together too.

This year, Animated Exeter is celebrating its new status as an international animation festival, screening competitive films from around the globe, including entries from...

Theatre buddy scheme bridges generation gap

After the success of their inaugural event, the Theatre Buddy Scheme will return on 1st February as student volunteers invite elderly residents of a local care home to join them for an afternoon of musical theatre.

Students from the University of Exeter Students’ Guild’s Theatre Goers Society will accompany performing arts enthusiasts from Woodhayes Brendoncare residential care home to a matinee performance of West Side Story, being presented by Exeter University Footlights at Exeter Northcott Theatre.

The innovative Theatre Goers Scheme was developed to support care home...

Spencer Matthews proves a hit with Exeter locals

Chelsea's famous bad boy Spencer Matthews proved a hit with locals when he made a public appearance at Timepiece in Exeter.

Spencer, famous for starring in shows such as Made in Chelsea and The Bachelor, made his apperance as part of Timepiece's regular ' Clique Mondays'.

Crowds, of mainly female, locals and students gathered to see one of SW3's most famous stars.

Spencer, who arrived with his entourage in tow, showed what a down to earth man he is by posing with fancy dress items and helping people use their camera phones!

He continued to prove he was game...

Are women still purchasing magazines in print?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/15/2014 - 10:27am

A Plymouth student is investigating whether women still purchase glossy magazines in print.

Caitlin Green, who is studying journalism at the University of St Mark and St John, is researching whether women still buy their glossy magazines in print or if they are now downloading them on devices such as Ipads and e readers.

Caitlin is urging the people of Devon to get involved with her study by completing two questionnaires.

Caitlin, who lives in Exeter, said:

“I have an IPad and read the majority of news online, but when it comes to pleasure I love to purchase...

Exeter residents invited to uncover research

The University of Exeter Students’ Guild is delighted to invite Exeter residents to its open lecture series, Research Uncovered.

The series opens on Monday 13 January 2014 when Professor David Boughey will present ‘Adventurous Capitalists and the Forging of Multinational Enterprise’.

Research Uncovered has been developed by the Students' Guild from the FRUNI scheme which invites students to nominate the best research field in which they have been lectured. Students are then called upon to vote for the lecture topics that they believe should be shared again with a wider...

University of Exeter mathematician crowned UK’s best and brightest student

A budding Mathematician from the University of Exeter has been crowned the UK’s best and brightest student after winning a prestigious national competition.

Second-year student Emily Burton, 19, saw off competition from more than 4,000 students from 149 universities nationwide to win the National Student Challenge 2013.

Her prize for winning the coveted accolade is a paid internship with leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens.

For the competition, Emily had to take part in a variety of practical tests which included individual and group...

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