From Professor Brian Cox to Professor Mary Beard, today’s academics are increasingly visible in the media. But is it possible for a scholar to manage the difficult balance between academic credibility and popular accessibility?
Go along for the free public Andrew Stratton Convocation Lecture in the Forum Lecture Theatre, University of Exeter Streatham Campus on Saturday 6 July at 11.15am, where Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou will be speaking on the topic of ‘Sensational Scholars? Academics on TV’.
This event is open to the public and is free to attend. To register your...
The Craft Festival on Exeter’s Cathedral Green has been taking place every summer for over 30 years.
About 100 craftsmen and women from all over Devon come together to exhibit and sell their beautiful high quality art and craft.
Enjoy this diversity of skills in the wonderful setting of Cathedral Green. Two days await with live music, dancing and children's entertainment. Fun for everyone!
A wonderful weekend event for all lovers of the ancient Japanese tradition of Taiko featuring Amanojaku from Japan, Exeter's Kagemusha Taiko and others. Part of the 9th UK Taiko Festival.
A Feast of Taiko - Friday 5 July Taiko drumming concerts are always an uplifting experience. This is the annual concert by the best young players in the country. It'll be an evening of high energy, excitement and inspiration, headlined by the multiple award-winning youth group from Kegemusha Taiko, and featuring other youth groups from across the UK. Tickets: £12 £10 under 16s
A wonderful weekend event for all lovers of the ancient Japanese tradition of Taiko featuring Amanojaku from Japan, Exeter's Kagemusha Taiko and others. Part of the 9th UK Taiko Festival.
Friday 5 July
The 9th UK Taiko Festival will be opened by a Feast of Taiko concert at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre.
Taiko drumming concerts are always an uplifting experience. This is the annual concert by the best young players in the country. It'll be an evening of high energy, excitement and inspiration, headlined by the multiple award-winning youth group from Kegemusha Taiko,...
Taiko drumming - big, beautiful, powerful, and exciting!
The annual celebration of this enthralling performance art form is once again hosted in Exeter and this year features one of Japan's leading professional groups as Festival headliners: Amanojaku will appear at the Exeter Northcott on 6 and 7 July.
Amanojaku tour worlwide, but haven't been in the UK for 10 years and this is an exclusive opportunity to see them perform here.In addition, there's a Feast of Taiko featuring youth groups from across the UK at the same theatre on Friday 5 July.
The Helmer’s conventional marriage is shaken to the foundations by the revelation of long-kept secrets. Nora’s journey from pretty girl-wife to self-determining woman is one of the theatre’s defining stories.
Ibsen’s most famous play still makes an eloquent plea for the equality of individuals 130 years after its first explosive performance.
Directed by Alistair Ganley
Performances at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2pm. First night only at the Cygnet Theatre – pay what you can on the door
Premier Communication Electronics (PCE) has purchased new premises in Exeter to accommodate its economic trend-bucking business growth.
The new much larger site in Bittern Road is a short journey from the two-way radio and in-vehicle communications specialist’s current premises in Osprey Road, also on the Sowton Industrial Estate.
Karen Langley, PCE’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We have simply outgrown our current premises and need more space to be able to accommodate the increasing amount of work we are taking on, which is pleasing considering the UK’s current economic...
The Exmouth Branch Royal Marines Association organised its annual Armed Forces Day event within the Strand Gardens Exmouth. Other Military Organisations & Associations plus Cadet Forces, businesses and members of the general public were on hand to assist.
Update 23 June: Exeter Police report have provided further details on the collision that occurred at approximately 5pm on Saturday 22 June 2013 between a Nissan Skyline and a 12-year-old boy on his bicycle on Alphington Road.
A police spokesman said: "The Nissan Skyline, driven by a 29-year-old local man, was travelling outbound from the city centre towards the Marsh Barton turning. The bicycle ridden by a 12-year-old local boy was using the dedicated cycle lane and was also heading outbound in the same direction as the Nissan.
The Exeter Urban Farm is going to be a reality soon! We've just signed the licence to use 188 Sidwell Street above QS. Land Securities have been amazing and we're now in the position to get cracking. We need support from a local business.
We will be refitting the space with the necessary equipment and structure to grow mushrooms and we need people to help out. It would be a great team building event for anyone interested.
We also want to attract someone that is passionate about growing and the whole concept of the project. It's an amazing role to be able to take on. The...
