Cornwall Campus hosts creative festival
Heritage, innovation and creativity will be explored in a one-day culture festival at the Cornwall Campus, Penryn on Sunday 20 May.
Over 20 new academic posts advertised in Humanities disciplines
The continuing success of the College of Humanities means we are advertising over 20 new academic posts at all levels.
English Professor develops Smart Apps with Tate galleries and Horizon
Professor Gabriella Giannachi is leading an innovative Art Mapping project with Tate galleries and Horizon Research Institute.
Join the debate with John Humphrys at the RAMM to explore our Victorian Legacy
On Friday 23 March, alumnus John O‘Farrell and Dr Paul Young, will join John Humphrys at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM).
Students and locals reveal Devon’s character through story-telling
University of Exeter students, alumni and staff have contributed to a new book of short stories about Devon.
University celebrates Dickens’ bicentenary
The University of Exeter is marking the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth, with an exhibition exploring his influence on British culture.
Professor Paul Muldoon visits University
On 25 October, the University is pleased to welcome Professor Paul Muldoon, who will be visiting the Streatham campus to deliver a keynote lecture, ‘The University as Patron of the Arts’, to inaugurate the College of Humanities.
British film maker celebrated at Exeter
To mark the 20th anniversary of British film maker Bill Douglas’s untimely death in 1991 a conference is being held at the University of Exeter on 23 September.
Golding centenary celebrations in home county
The centenary of the birth of Cornwall’s most famous literary son, the author William Golding, will be marked by a major international conference at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, Penryn 16 – 18 September.
Exeter academics contribute to local literary festival
A fashionable coastal town in Devon is hosting a literary festival from 16 – 18 September, to celebrate great literature, support and showcase new talent, and promote reading and writing.
Creative industries in £16million funding boost
The University of Exeter is to play a key part in a new Knowledge Exchange Hub which has been established to boost the region’s creative economy.
Launch of new Visual Culture Combined Honours degree
The College of Humanities pleased to announce the launch of three new BA Combined Honours degrees, enabling students for the first time to formally study Visual Culture and Art History as part of their undergraduate degree.
The novel in a time of climate change
The past five years have seen a significant increase in novels focusing on climate change.
Plath in Devon
Devon seen through words, writing and literature forms part of a project called WordQuest Devon involving the development of a series of free public lectures on literary themes.
John Betjeman and all things Cornish
As part of the Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature a series of special University of Exeter lecture sessions will be held at the Fowey Town Hall.
Cornwall Campus hosts culture festival
The themes of fashion and place will be explored at a one day culture festival at the Cornwall Campus, Penryn on Saturday 21 May.
Alumnus Paul Jackson shares his experience in TV
The alumnus who brought hit television shows including Britain’s Got Talent has returned to the University to share his vast experience.
Exeter meets at a junction with Africa
A debut novel which moves between Exeter and West Africa forms the basis of a story written by University of Exeter PhD student, Ginny Baily.
Honorary Fellowship recognises commitment to American Studies
A prestigious Honorary Fellowship has been awarded to University of Exeter Professor Helen Taylor for her sustained contribution to American Studies.
Arts, health & wellbeing in Devon
On Friday 15th April the University of Exeter will host a free public exhibition as part of a project that examines the relationship between medicine and the modern arts.
Scholarships for Cornwall MA
The College of Humanities has recently announced three new scholarships for students studying the MA in Writing, Nature and Place starting this October.
An evening with poet Lawrence Sail
The University of Exeter has a rich collection of literary papers by South West writers and associated literary organisations. On Friday 4 March Exeter will be hosting an event to celebrate the publication of three new works by Lawrence Sail, whose own archive of literary papers is held in the University’s Heritage Collection.
£406,828 for research on performance archives
Researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter have been awarded a £406,828 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for research into live art and performance archives.
Doctor Who writer returns to Exeter
Award-winning author Robert Shearman best known for his Doctor Who scripts is returning to his old stomping ground in Exeter.
Celebrating Gurney in Gloucester
World War One poet and composer Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) is one of Gloucestershire’s most famous sons. His works are now becoming available to the public following three years of extensive archiving.
Victorians given a digital present
For the first time rarely seen nineteenth century images about empire, the Great Exhibition and science are freely available for all to enjoy.
Keeping Thomas Hardy in the South West
The drive to keep an important collection of original papers, adaptations and staging of Thomas Hardy's works by the Hardy Players in the UK and in the West Country is underway.
Polish film and culture in Exeter
A rare opportunity to see some of the best Polish movies, documentaries and animations in Exeter will include screenings at the University of Exeter as well as in other venues around the city.
Exeter hits the big screen
Dr John Sealey, film lecturer at the University of Exeter will be showing one of his films at a major exhibition in London which explores cultural diversity in contemporary society.
The lies and silences of biography revealed at University talk
Award-winning author Victoria Glendinning will share her experiences of writing biographies at the University of Exeter.
Knowledge of Cornish ghouls and ghosts required
Myths of haunted places and tortured souls roaming Cornwall are well documented in popular literature and magical goings on continue to thrive in modern folk lore.
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth has Exeter appeal
Of the 2,400 people selected to participate in Anthony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth Exhibition in Trafalgar Square, a surprising number have come from the University of Exeter.
Continued success for short stories journal
Riptide, a University based creative writing journal is launching its 4th volume of new short fiction on Wednesday 14 October.
Devon youngsters question Darwin’s ideas
In a series of letters, school students from Devon question Darwin’s ideas.
Conference explores Darwin’s wider influence
Darwin is best known for his contribution to science, while his influence on medicine and literature is less well known. As part of the bicentenary celebrations of Darwin's birth, a University of Exeter event will identify key areas of research, focusing on inheritance and on emotions such as empathy and sympathy.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet uncovered
Introverted, prone to dark periods of self doubt and mood swings are often used to describe growing teenagers; however the description equally portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet. English lecturers at the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus held an Open Day for Year 12 students in Cornwall to explore the dilemmas of this tragic hero in a bid to encourage them to consider opting for a degree in English.
Treasures from the archives draw medieval experts
Medieval book experts are flocking to the University of Exeter for an international conference themed on the preservation, packaging and consumption of manuscripts and early printed books.
University marks 10th anniversary of Devon writer Patricia Beer
Devon born writer and poet, Patricia Beer is being honoured by the University of Exeter in a special event to mark the 10th anniversary of her death and the successful completion of a cataloguing project of South West writers.
Daphne du Maurier Festival gets new expert sessions
Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and My Cousin Rachel are some of the great literary works by the famous English writer Daphne du Maurier, whose popularity and international acclaim are being used as a catalyst to promote and celebrate literature in and around the South West.
Tolkien Day in Cornwall
The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien’s popular literature will be explored at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus as part of a special Tolkien Day on Wednesday 13 May.
University bucks trend to secure major awards
The University of Exeter has achieved a historic number of postgraduate awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Golding’s literary legacy shines in Exeter
Nobel Prize winning novelist and Cornwall’s most famous literary son, the late Sir William Golding, is being celebrated by the University of Exeter at a special memorial lecture on Thursday 5 March.
Cornish poet’s love letters unearthed
Heartfelt Valentines cards written by the Cornish poet Reginald John ‘Jack’ Clemo are being given a new lease of life thanks to the University of Exeter.
New world class training centre benefits Humanities
The College of Humanities has been awarded 3 ESRC studentships in History.
