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Silver for Event Exeter

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Posted: Fri, 02/03/2017 - 12:04pm

A heady dose of elation and a real sense of camaraderie and achievement floats through the Event Exeter office this morning as the team have done it again.

Following the success of winning Gold in the Devon Tourism Awards hosted in one of Event Exeter’s own venues, the University’s Great Hall in November, the team has gone on to win silver in the Venue and Business Tourism category of the South West Tourism Awards held in Bristol last night.

The Event Exeter team made their way to Bristol as hopeful finalists, with tough competition from The Bristol Doyle and the Carbis Bay...

University hosts vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/24/2017 - 3:05pm

Traditional dragon dancing, distinctive culinary delights, martial arts demonstrations and spectacular fireworks are just some of the colourful festivities planned to welcome in the Year of the Rooster at the University of Exeter.

More than 2,500 local residents, staff and students are expected to attend this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations on Saturday 11 February at the University’s Streatham Campus.

Organised by the Chinese Student Scholars Association (CSSA) and supported by the University, the Student’s Guild and Streetwise Fund, the event promises to be an...

University of Exeter’s Forum to become giant ski slope

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Posted: Wed, 01/18/2017 - 5:29pm

More than 48 tonnes of real snow are to be delivered by lorry to the University’s Streatham Campus and dumped outside the Forum to create a giant ski slope.

The spectacular transformation of Forum Hill is being organised for a regional snow sports competition which will see 30 skiers and snowboarders from six universities from the South West region perform freestyle tricks.

Rails and boxes will be placed at various points down the slope (or Chill Hill) in what is known as a rail jam. This will allow the contestants to perform various tricks whilst descending, ensuring...

Experts secure £5m to protect SW’s natural capital

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Posted: Thu, 12/22/2016 - 2:25pm

A partnership of three research institutions, led by the University of Exeter, has secured a £5m award to help protect the beautiful natural resources and the jobs dependent on them in the South West.

Experts from Exeter, working with scientists at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, will work with businesses, policy makers and other organisations in the region to help them enhance their activities and decisions by applying the latest technological advances, scientific research and understanding of the environment.

Funded by the Natural Environment...

Commuter-led project to cut congestion set to move into second gear

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Posted: Mon, 12/12/2016 - 12:48pm

The first stage of a commuter-driven initiative designed to help reduce traffic congestion has revealed some fascinating results, organisers have said.

Experts from the University of Exeter launched the project earlier this year to determine what factors influence the time and routes chosen by people travelling to and from the city.

As part of the project, the team hosted an online survey - www.commute-exeter.com - aimed at anyone aged 17 and over who commutes for work or study.

Now, having collated the thousands of responses received, the team has revealed how...

Exeter scoops celebrated award at “Oscars” of higher education

The University of Exeter’s position as being amongst the most innovative global institutions has been strengthened after winning a prestigious award at a high-profile ceremony, known as the ‘Oscars’ of higher education.

Exeter was one of a select group of universities to be bestowed with a Reimagine Education Award, at a special gala event held in Philadelphia, United States, on Tuesday, December 6th.

A panel of international experts presented Exeter with the Sustainability Award, for its submission centred on the Green Consultants project, which started in 2013 to provide...

Semi-Toned crowned champions of national TV sing-off

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Posted: Wed, 12/07/2016 - 12:31pm

Exeter’s all-male student a cappella group, Semi-toned, has won the BBC’s national TV singing competition The Choir, Gareth’s Best in Britain.

The University of Exeter students were celebrating last night, when they hit the right note for host Gareth Malone and a panel of expert judges with their renditions of Richard Blackwood’s Anthem of Praise and Señorita by Justin Timberlake.

Semi-toned member Ted Bartram who sang the solo said the experience was “humbling and uplifting”.

He said: “The lessons we learned whilst competing have genuinely improved us, both...

Event Exeter plans for the future after gold award

Events company Event Exeter has exciting plans to end the year after winning big at the 2016 Devon Tourism awards.

The company, which represents event venues at The University of Exeter, is now ready to host its Christmas parties for local businesses and residents.

Kate Durward-Akhurst, the Marketing Manager for Commercial Services at the University, said: “We will be welcoming back the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to our Great Hall for their concert season and there is even another wedding before the year is out!”

Event Exeter won the Gold award for the Venue and...

Prince of Wales praises work of University of Exeter farming experts

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Posted: Sun, 11/13/2016 - 6:23am

The Prince of Wales has praised the work of University of Exeter experts to help support small family farms.

His Royal Highness has said he hopes recommendations by Professor Michael Winter and Professor Matt Lobley and their team, to help ensure a smooth succession between different generations of farmers, are taken up.

The Prince singled out their recent research in his regular birthday message to the countryside in Country Life magazine and said it was fascinating reading.

Their study was commissioned by The Prince’s Countryside Fund and published earlier this...

Exeter student launches debut novel

An exciting debut novel by a young writer, Trace This Scar marks a change from the tone of the first offering by Jessikah Hope Stenson.

Following on from her collection of short stories titled A Single Drop Of Perfect & Other Stories, released in February 2016, Trace This Scar is a psychological thriller with a strong crime focus.

Due for release 24th November, Trace This Scar tells the story of a woman named Daphne whose husband is sent to prison for a murder she knows he did not commit. Packed with lies and betrayals and the mystery surrounding the murder, Trace This...

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