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Exeter climbs in top 20 of Guardian University Guide 2026

The University of Exeter has increased its standing in the top 20 UK universities in the Guardian University Guide 2026 .

Exeter climbed one place to 17th in the latest guide, published on Saturday 13 September.

The result that means the University of Exeter has secured a top 20 place in all three major university rankings.

Teaching excellence, student satisfaction and career prospects were among the factors used to rank universities.

Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter said: “We're delighted with this...

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40 per cent of students want to start a business

Almost half of UK graduates and students from the South West (40%) have aspirations to set up their own business after leaving University according to new research from Lloyds TSB Commercial , with many citing excitement and a sense of autonomy as key motivating factors . Furthermore, half of the region’s graduates (50%) and students (50%) who want to start up, hope to do so in the next five years – compared to last year when just over a third (33% and 43% respectively) wanted to start up their own business in a similar time frame.

The research was commissioned as part of the...

Have you got what it takes to be an entrepreneur

The University of Exeter will be celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week between 12th-18th November 2012, a worldwide campaign to raise awareness and encourage entrepreneurship.

The week is being organised in joint partnership between the University’s Employability and Graduate Development team, the Students’ Guild and the Innovation Centre.

When: 12th-18th November 2012 Where: Exeter and Tremough campuses

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The University will be hosting a number of exciting events dedicated to drawing out and developing the entrepreneurial talent of our students...

Top chef welcomes new batch of eager young students

It’s been a busy week for Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines and the city’s college proving once again that the city is in the forefront of driving excellence in hospitality and catering.

Last week the busy chef and restaurateur met up with the new group of eager students who have just started at Exeter College at the prestigious Michael Caines Academy and are keen to follow in his footsteps and those of the first group of Academy students already showing off their skills that have been honed in the last year. Designed to nurture the region’s future generation of talented...

Exeter College snapshots are cream of the crop

Three college students are anxiously waiting to hear if they have scooped the first prize in a national photography competition set up to capture the start of the college year and organised by the national FE Week newspaper.

The three students – Gloria Munson, 16, from Totnes, Katherine Hardiman, 16, from Crediton and Catherine Turner, 16, from Winkleigh are already celebrating being the cream of the crop having been shortlisted in the last 11 from the overall 300 entries that swamped the FE week offices earlier in the month.

"We wanted to give learners...

One lucky student will ‘Live Rent Free’ for an entire term

CrossCountry have teamed up with NUS to offer one student a term’s free rent! Imagine what living rent free for an entire term could mean: posh nosh instead of beans-on-toast, a new laptop or perhaps funding for a gap year. The possibilities are endless.

The ‘Live Rent Free’ competition is now live and students across the UK, including Exeter, can enter through CrossCountry’s Student Rail Deals Facebook page: www.facebook.com/studentraildeals .

To be in with a chance of winning a term’s rent – up to the value of £1,500 – students need to click on ‘Live...

Alternative entertainment at Exeter University

Ok, say you don't like all that r'n'b stuff and like to tune into something most likely involving a guitar at some point, well Exeter has something for you too. It may not be London, which features the Electric Ballroom and Slime, but neither is it a desert for those with an inner goth/indie kid.

Information kindly supplied by The Student Room: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk

The Cavern

A small underground bar/gig venue/daytime cafe between Queen Street and Gandy Street, the Cavern offers a pretty cool atmosphere to have a few drinks and enjoy live bands. Bar prices are...

Fire Service visit INTO Exeter University

In September the population of Exeter increased with the arrival of its 17,000 university students. For Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service students involved in college and university communities have being identified as a high risk group by their Targeting and Evaluation team.

The Central East Group Support Team have made communicating with the students a priority to raise awareness and reduce the number of accidental dwelling fires in university halls of residence and shared student rented accommodation.

Members of the group support team...

Ground-breaking app created for city technology college

West Exe Technology College is launching a ground-breaking new iPhone, iPad and Android app.The app, exclusively designed for West Exe by leading Exeter based software development agency Rokk Media, provides ‘real-time’ news and information for parents, students, and friends of the college.

Fun to use and always up to date, the West Exe app is the easiest way to keep in touch with the college. West Exe is the first secondary school in Exeter to offer the convenience of keeping in touch via a mobile app.

Vicki Carah, Acting Headteacher, said, ‘We are always seeking to engage...

Trophy design competition launches with £5,000 prize

The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has launched a competition in association with the Tate, the Design Museum and the Science Museum, for young people in the UK to design the iconic trophy that will be presented to the winner of the prestigious £1 million international prize.

16 to 24 year olds are being invited to submit a design that represents the wonder of modern engineering. Anyone in that age group can enter, with particular interest expected from those studying or working in art, design, fashion and technology, as well as those studying or working in...

We're here to give students a helping hand in life

‘Hurry up and employ a teenager while they still know everything’ the bumper sticker said. However, many of today’s teenagers leave school with low literacy and numeracy levels. Currently, there are well over one million 16 to 24 year olds out of work and a distressing percentage are unemployable. The TV show, ‘Young, Dumb and Living with Mum’ highlighted this very fact. School years had been wasted. In Britain 17 million adults cannot do basic maths and have only the ability of an 11 year old. Richard Humphries, chairman of National Numeracy and also the former chief of the UK Commission...

Student Life

Exeter climbs in top 20 of Guardian University Guide 2026

40 per cent of students want to start a business

Have you got what it takes to be an entrepreneur

Top chef welcomes new batch of eager young students

Exeter College snapshots are cream of the crop

One lucky student will ‘Live Rent Free’ for an entire term

Alternative entertainment at Exeter University

Fire Service visit INTO Exeter University

Ground-breaking app created for city technology college

Trophy design competition launches with £5,000 prize

We're here to give students a helping hand in life

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