Medicine students who opted to graduate early to accelerate becoming junior doctors in the COVID-19 crisis fashioned home-made mortarboards to take part in the University of Exeter ’s first virtual graduation.
Ninety five final year students chose to graduate three months early so that they can join NHS colleagues in Exeter and the South West in fighting the disease.
While a physical graduation is impossible in lockdown, the University honoured the students in its first ever virtual ceremony. Many of the students fashioned home-made mortarboards in lieu of traditional...
The care your garden needs changes with each season and weather that it brings, a summer garden requires a lot more care than that of spring or autumn. Nevertheless, with the sun shining, tending to your garden is a much more enjoyable and easier task. Taking care of your yard in these summer months is time consuming, as most people use the space for having barbeques or gatherings, as a lot more time is spend in these areas. The best, easiest and quickest ways to take care of your garden in the summer are described below.
'There can be no return to normal because normal was the problem in the first place' (graffiti in Hong Kong)
This COVID-19 pandemic is bringing out the best in people, and the worst in us. I have been actively engaged in community support in my own area, working closely with some very vulnerable people and some hugely generous ones. There is a sense of graciousness and humility usually lacking in our relationships, but it’s around in abundant good will – at least for the moment. Isolated 70-year-old strangers ringing each other daily to check how each is doing; children developing...
This is the age of the entrepreneur. Over recent years, Exeter has seen a steadily growing number of new business start-ups, and our city has regular events and community resources to help those looking to make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality. Right now, most of us have a little more time on our hands than usual, so this could be the ideal time to get to work on your business plan and think about how to bring that germ of an idea from the back of your mind into fruition.
There’s plenty of things to think about when starting a new business, for example funding, staffing,...
A defining moment for local promoters SW1 Productions back in 2005, was a show that made them realise there was a genuine appetite for bringing great artists to the South West. 15 years (and hundreds of shows) later, they are delighted to announce a show with that very same artist, singer-songwriter supreme, Rufus Wainwright, who will the Great Hall in Exeter on Friday 30 October
Known for his incredibly engaging live performances, Rufus returns to the UK with a brand new band for the tour: LA musician Brian Green (John Legend, Michael Bublé, Pomplamoose) as music director and...
Golf can be an incredibly rewarding sport. It also can be one of the most frustrating sports. It's amazing how you can get to the point in a round where you convince yourself you are never golfing again. Then on the next shot, your swing is buttery smooth, the contact is clean with an amazingly pure sound, and you land the ball within a few yards of the pin from 170 yards out. In an instant you forget every terrible shot leading up to that one, extremely gratifying shot.
Unfortunately, for most golfers those moments of gratification after a good shot are few and far between. They...
Self-isolation has led to many people across the area looking for ways to keep busy – taking on DIY jobs has proved a popular option. To ensure projects are completed safely, RGB Building Supplies is offering top tips on how to take on jobs in the home.
Paul West, Branch Manager at RGB Exeter, commented:
“Many of us are spending more time in our homes, so we’re now having the chance to complete jobs that we may have been putting off. We want everyone to follow some basic safety advice. Remember, if you aren’t confident enough to take on the project, whether it involves...
Financial experts Old Mill offer top tips on how to keep your cash safe in uncertain economic times
Last month, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered the Bank Rate from 0.25% to an all-time low of 0.1% in an emergency move to support the UK economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. As we know, rate cuts are designed to make borrowing cheaper and to encourage spending, but what about those with cash savings?
Stuart Coombe , Chartered Financial Planner at financial experts Old Mill says “while it may be tempting to move out of cash, it’s still...
Patients in Exeter with COVID-19 are being recruited to the largest clinical trial in the world to investigate existing medicines which might be effective against the disease.
The trial, known as the Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial, has been rolled out across the UK [or was set up in just ten days] and already fifteen patients have been recruited in Exeter. The trial is being run through a strong partnership between the University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Exeter is one of the 157 trial centres being coordinated...
If any person is looking to convert YouTube videos to mp3 format then there are several websites available that can help you convert the videos easily. YouTube provides a wide range of videos. People are willing to download YouTube videos on their devices . People are willing to carry the music videos in the format of mp3 so that they can listen to them while they want. This is where the YouTube converter comes into existence. This website is very useful and easy, as it is used to convert the audio tracks of YouTube to mp3 format. After converting it offers you to save it to your computer...
