The Students’ Guild is delighted to announce that Tracy Costello has been appointed as our new Chief Executive.
The decision to appoint Tracy follows a rigorous application and interview process. We were fortunate to have a strong field of candidates and are excited to welcome Tracy to the role.
Tracy joined the Students’ Guild in 2005 from Littlewoods Retail, taking up the newly created post of Commercial Development Manager. Responsible for overseeing the Guild’s trading outlets, Tracy quickly implemented a number of strategic changes that transformed the service delivery...
Princesshay Shopping Centre welcomed thousands of new and returning students to its annual ‘Student Lock In’ event on Wednesday 2 October. Over 3,600 students descended on the Student Lock In between 6.30pm – 9pm, with 30 retailers and restaurants offering discounts of up to 25% to students.
Nichola Mann, schuh store manager said: “The Student Lock In is a fantastic event; it’s one of the highlights of our retail year at schuh. The discounts offered throughout the event ensure footfall remains high and raises the awareness of the store while also encouraging students to come back...
One of the country's most distinguished living novelists, Hilary Mantel will discuss the impulse to recover the past that lies behind her historical fiction. The talk will be held in the stunning Alumni Auditorium, at the University of Exeter and members of the public, students and staff are welcome to attend.
The inspiration for the talk is a photograph of Hilary Mantel's great-grandmother on the doorstep of a terraced house in a Derbyshire mill village. She was far from her birthplace in Ireland, and the photograph is the single image of her that remains. The photo was taken at...
The University of Exeter’s Streatham and St Luke’s campuses are among the record-breaking 1,447 parks and green spaces that will today receive a prestigious Green Flag Award.
The national award, handed out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces across the country.
A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to visitors that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities.
This is the first year that the St Luke’s Campus has been awarded the Green Flag...
SET squared, a company that is partnered with several outstanding universities (such as Exeter University) and which supports the growth and success of new business ventures, has come Joint first in Europe at successfully incubating businesses, an independent survey has revealed.
The University Business Incubator (UBI) Index has listed the SETsquared incubator as the best in Europe, alongside jointly-placed NDRC LaunchPad in the Republic of Ireland. The ranking puts SETsquared fourth in the world, and joint first outside of the US.
Colonies of gannets maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies, scientists have discovered.
A team of researchers led by the University of Exeter and the University of Leeds observed that northern gannets, which can fly hundreds of kilometres on a single fishing trip, avoided visiting the fishing grounds of gannets from neighbouring colonies.
The findings, published in the journal Science, could transform our understanding of animals’ foraging patterns because individual gannets do nothing to enforce this...
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is this year investing £84.2 million in postgraduate training through its annual Doctoral Training Grants (DTGs) and the University of Exeter has received just over £1 million from this year’s grant.
Professor Nick Talbot Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer) from the University of Exeter said: “The University is one of the region’s top centres for doctoral training in science, technology, engineering and maths subjects. The grant will enable us to continue to produce the talented scientists and...
A technique that could take away the anxious wait by patients for breast cancer results by removing the need for a needle biopsy is to have its performance evaluated for the first time, on breast tissue and lymph nodes. The method originally invented at STFC’s Central Laser Facility has already been proven as a viable option for detecting abnormalities picked up by mammograms but has not yet been tested on human breast tissue ex vivo.
A grant awarded to the University of Exeter and STFC in partnership with the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by the Engineering and...
Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.
The findings come amidst debate over whether a law introducing plain cigarette packaging in England and Wales could come into force in 2016. Last month ministers said MPs would be asked to vote on the plan before May's general election, following a series of public consultations on the issue.
In the experiments, smokers had to choose between pressing a key that might earn...
A professor who has contributed to significant advances in the understanding of the genetics of diabetes has been named as joint winner of an international prize.
Professor Andrew Hattersley, of the University of Exeter Medical School, is joint recipient of the Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research, together with Professor Mark McCarthy, of Oxford University. The Russell Berrie Foundation, that is affiliated to Columbia University, established the annual award in 2000 to foster high-quality diabetes research by rewarding outstanding achievement and...
