Visionary musical polymath Damon Albarn OBE has been awarded an honorary DLitt from the University of Exeter in recognition of his creativity, innovation and commitment to environmental causes by the University of Exeter.
Damon is one of the UK’s most prolific and influential artists. The creative force on more than 40 albums, including band projects, solo albums, collaborations, operas and film soundtracks, his work has earned him six Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and a Grammy and has left an enduring mark on the music industry and beyond.
Musical superstar and mental health champion Will Young spoke movingly about the power of being generous to others and true to yourself as he accepted an honorary degree from the University of Exeter.
Will received a rapturous welcome back to campus – two decades after he graduated from the university with a politics degree before going on to be the first Pop Idol winner in 2001. He said he was “proud” and “choked” up to be recognised.
During his career he has released six chart topping albums and earned two BRIT Awards, as well as acting and presenting programmes on TV...
The University of Exeter has celebrated another successful year of student startups and innovation at the Student Entrepreneurship Awards.
The event celebrated student entrepreneurship activities delivered across the university, including the Student Startups programmes, the With Proficiency in Entrepreneurship degree pathway, and the Engineering and Entrepreneurship degree programme.
The Student Startups programme , an extra-curricular offering at the University open to any student who wishes to develop a business idea, has seen 224 core participants this year and has...
A funding boost for the University of Exeter’s incredible Bill Douglas Cinema Museum will allow more people to experience and research the unique collection.
The funding, from Research England’s Higher Education Museum and Galleries Collection Fund, is
worth £104,456 a year for the next five years. It recognises and supports the unique and significant contribution that the museum makes to the wider research community and enables this to grow.
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is the leading moving image museum in the UK and is home to one of the most significant...
West Exe School , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , welcomed members of the economics department from the University of Exeter to the school this month as part of a joint initiative from the university and the ‘ Discover Economics’ programme.
Discover Economics is on a mission to increase the diversity of economics students. They aim to broaden the appeal of economics to potential students, change their perceptions of economics and economists and attract more students from under-represented groups (women, state school/further education college students and minoritised ethnic groups...
Pioneering University of Exeter experts have celebrated being awarded prestigious academic prizes at a special ceremony.
The three researchers – all from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) – have received Philip Leverhulme Prizes, awarded by the Leverhulme Trust. These highly competitive and coveted prizes are given to new generation researchers whose work has had international impact and whose future research career is exceptionally promising. Each prize is worth £100,000.
The prizes were given out at an event in Drapers’ Hall in the City of...
SENISCA, an award-winning biotechnology company developing RNA-based senotherapeutics to treat age-related disease, today announces it has raised an additional £3.7 million in funding. This comprises significant backing from SENISCA’s strong investor base, including Emerging Longevity Ventures, QantX, the R42 Group, Trend Investment Group and Apex Ventures, and investment from new funds including Lifespan Vision Ventures. In addition to the total investor capital raised of £7.1 million to date, SENISCA, through prestigious Innovate UK grants, awards, and commercial relationships, has also...
An exciting collaboration between an Exeter museum and University is helping to ensure the museum’s incredible collections are available for use by everyone.
The partnership between the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) and the GLAM-E Lab at the University of Exeter, will help spread awareness of incredible artworks and ensure the public can use them for free and without permission.
For the past year, RAMM staff have been working with the GLAM-E Lab and Exeter Law School students to make their collections open access for all.
The University of Exeter is “revolutionary” in its commitment to providing degree apprenticeships, according to the UK’s Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, who visited the University on Tuesday.
An alumnus of the University, The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP returned to Exeter during National Apprenticeship Week to hear more about the University’s apprenticeship provision as well as meet with apprentices and the University’s employer partners.
The University of Exeter is the leading provider of Degree Apprenticeships nationally and the largest provider...
A University of Exeter researcher is leading Fish Free February – asking people to give up fish for a month to reduce our impact on the ocean.
PhD student, Jessica Haines, who studies manta rays, is campaign manager for the charity.
Fish Free February’s mission is to reduce seafood consumption, encourage a shift to more sustainable fishing methods and connect more people with important marine issues.
“The ocean is severely depleted, with 90% of fish populations fished to their maximum or overfished,” Haines said.
