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...
A light-hearted survey of some of the more unusual characters to hold ecclesiastical office in the Diocese of Exeter. Using papers from the Cathedral Archive and the County Record Office, Paul Evans, who is giving the lecture, explores the lives some of Devon's clergy who have not merely erred and strayed from the social, cultural and liturgical norms of the Church of England, but also those who naughtily followed the devices and desires of their own hearts. From Bishops to unbeneficed preachers (sometimes not without reason), this lecture aims to explore a broad and colourful...
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...
Listen to Professor Carol Smart’s expertise on donor conception and genetic connections in contemporary family life at The University of Exeter on Thursday 14th November. Professor Carol Smart is a Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life at the University of Manchester. Ms Smart will be hosting an hour long lecture on the subject of donor conception and genetic connections in contemporary family life at the University of Exeter on Thursday 14th November at 6.30pm. The lecture will take place in the Henderson Lecture Theatre...
Listen to Professor Ted Cantle’s expertise on interculturalism and community cohesion at The University of Exeter on Wednesday 13th November. Professor Ted Cantle is the founder of the iCoCo Foundation and has also written a book about the subject of interculturalism. He will be hosting an hour long lecture about interculturalism and community cohesion at The University of Exeter on Wednesday 13th November at 6pm. The lecture will take place in the Henderson Lecture Theatre, XFi Building, Streatham Campus. For more information please visit www.exeter.ac.uk/research/events .
In the 19th century fern madness swept through Britain and Devon was at the centre of the craze. Sarah Whittingham will tell the story of pteridomania from tales of fern forays to the invention of the Wardian case; the creation of verdant ferneries to the ferns in the decorative arts. In partnership with Devon Gardens Trust.
Tickets: £4.50 (£3), available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours.
