University of Exeter
Motto	Lucem sequimur (We follow the light)
Established	1955 (earliest school 1855; university college 1922)
Type	Public
Chancellor	Floella Benjamin OBE, DLitt (Hon)
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Steve Smith
Visitor	HM Queen Elizabeth II ex officio
Students	14,630 [1]
Undergraduates	10,010 [1]
Postgraduates	4,620 [1]
Location	Exeter, Devon, England
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Colours	green and white
Affiliations	1994 Group Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	http://www.exeter.ac.uk

The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon. for post-nominals) is a leading red brick university in the South West of England. Most of its activities are located in the city of Exeter, in Devon, where it is the principal higher education institution. It is a member of the 1994 Group, a network of smaller research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom. British newspapers currently tend to rank Exeter among the top twenty higher education institutions in the UK (see "Academic reputation", below). St Lukes is a small university capmus which is part of the University of Exeter. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... // Established to promote excellence in research and teaching. ... The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links University_of_Exeter_new_logo. ... Exoniensis (usually abbreviated Exon. ... Red Brick originally referred to the six civic British universities which were founded in the industrial cities of England in the Victorian era and which achieved university status before World War II. The modern term roughly equates to those members of the so-called Russell group of universities founded between... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The term southwest, when used by itself, can refer to: Southwest, the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast The Southwest United States Southwest Airlines The Southwest Biosphere Reserve in Australia; see List of Biosphere Reserves in Australia Southwest England, principally the counties of Dorset, Somerset... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... // Established to promote excellence in research and teaching. ...

Exeter has three campuses: Streatham, St Luke's (both of which are in Exeter) and Tremough in Cornwall. The Tremough campus is maintained in conjunction with the University College Falmouth under the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) initiative. The Streatham campus is the main campus of the University of Exeter. ... St Lukes is a small university capmus which is part of the University of Exeter. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus (UEC) is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Map sources for University College Falmouth at grid reference SW810325 University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall in the UK. Opened in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth College of Arts until it received degree-awarding powers (and the right to use the title University College... The Combined Universities in Cornwall is a centre of higher education located at the site of an abandoned girls convent, in Tremough, Cornwall, England. ...

History

After earlier beginnings, university education in Exeter began in 1922 with the conversion of the previous Royal Albert Memorial College into the University College of the South West of England, and the college's inclusion on the list of institutions eligible to receive funds from the then University Grants Committee. At that time the college was conceived as a territorial institution, making university education available relatively locally for students from the four counties of Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset. As was customary for new university institutions in southern England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the college prepared students for external degrees of the University of London. With further growth in the 1920s and 1930s, it was granted increasing autonomy, but full independence was delayed by the Second World War. The university college received its Royal Charter and became the free-standing University of Exeter in December 1955. In the post-war period, Exeter like other UK universities became much more of a national institution, with students coming from all over the southern United Kingdom; as a research-intensive institution, it now attracts significant numbers of students from overseas. However regional activity continued, for example through extra-mural teaching throughout Devon and Cornwall, and the establishment of an Institute of Cornish Studies in Truro. The University Grants Committee (UGC) (Traditional Chinese: 大學教育資助委員會; Simplified Chinese: 大学教育资助委员会) of Hong Kong is a an advisory committee responsible for advising the Hong Kong Government on the development and funding needs of higher education institutions in Hong Kong. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... External Degree, an academic degree awarded to nonresident students, who spend little or no time in formal classes. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Truro (pronounced ; Cornish: Truru) is a city in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ...

Chronological timeline

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Chancellors

Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1895–1988) was born Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury. ... The Right Honourable Derick Heathcoat Amory, 1st Viscount Amory (26 December 1899–20 January 1981) was a British Conservative politician. ... Sir Rex Richards MA, DPhil, DSc, FRS, FRSC (Hon DSc) Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Director of the Leverhulme Trust. ... Robert Scott Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon, QC (5 September 1936— ) is a British barrister and Conservative politician. ... Floella Benjamin OBE (born September 23, 1949) is known to a generation of Britons as a presenter of popular childrens programmes such as Play School and Playaway. ...

Vice Chancellors

Sir Geoffrey Holland KCB (born 1938) is a career civil servant who became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1994 to 2002, when he was succeeded by Professor Steve Smith. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Coat of Arms

The University coat of arms symbolises the historical associations of the University with the locality. The triangular gold castle with three towers comes from Exeter's coat of arms and is thought to represent the Rougemont Castle as alluded to by the red background. The 15 gold Besants round the edge of the shield are from Cornwall's coat of arms whilst the green cross on the white background is from the Devon County Council's coat of arms. The theme of learning is symbolised by the book with gold edges and a Latin motto "lucem sequimur", translating as "we follow the light". A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Rougemont Castle is a ruined castle in Exeter. ...

Academic reputation

Ninety-eight per cent of subject areas at Exeter were rated 4, 5 or 5* (of national or international standing) in the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is an exercise undertaken every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils (HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW, DELNI) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions. ...

Also according to The Sunday Times University Guide 2005, the University of Exeter was rated Excellent for 20 subjects, including Archeology; Business and Management; Classics and Ancient History; Computer Science; Drama, Dance and Cinematics; Economics; Education (continuing professional development); English; French; Geography; German; Italian; Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research; Molecular Biosciences; Physics and Astronomy; Politics; Psychology; Teacher Training; Theology and Religious Studies. The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... It has been suggested that Management system be merged into this article or section. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... “Ancient” redirects here. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to movement used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... A graph of a normal bell curve showing statistics used in educational assessment and comparing various grading methods. ... Operations research, operational research, or simply OR, is the use of mathematical models, statistics and algorithms to aid in decision-making. ... In science, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its chemical composition and properties. ... Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = word). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant Astronomy (also frequently referred to as astrophysics) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhÄ“, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is an academic / applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior of humans and animals. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relates to specific useful skills. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Religious studies is the designation commonly used in the English-speaking world for a multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion that dates to the late 19th century in Europe (and the influential early work of such scholars as Friedrich Max Müller, in England, and Cornelius P. Tiele, in the...

In the most recent university league table (Times Good University Guide 2007), Exeter was ranked joint 17th with Kings College, London.

The Sunday Times' university league table for 2006 placed Exeter 18th in the UK, up seven places from 2005. Exeter was ranked 20th in the UK in 2003. The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ...

Exeter was also runner-up for University of the Year for the third consecutive year. " Exeter's excellent record merits special recognition as runner-up this year. Students here are some of the most satisfied in the country, ranking it on the fringes of the top 10. High entry standards and low dropout rates further entrench its standing." Sunday Times, 10 September 2006

The Guardian's 2006 university rankings placed Exeter at 28th in the UK (after erroneously reporting the university at 48th place). The Times' league table also placed Exeter 18th in 2006, up 6 places from the previous year. The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... See also The New York Times, The Times of India, or The Irish Times. ...

In the National Student Survey 2005, Exeter was ranked joint 10th nationally for overall satisfaction. The results put Exeter in the top 25 per cent of UK universities for learning resources (such as IT resources) and for course management and organisation. The National Student Survey is a survey, launched in 2005,[1] of all final year degree students at institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

In the 2006 National Student Survey, Exeter was ranked joint 11th, and the School of Business & Economics was ranked 1st in the country for Business, Accounting & Finance and Management.

For the coming academic year The University of Exeter has seen a rise of 23.8% in applications for places – one of the highest rises among universities in the country.

Centre of Leadership Studies

In 1997 the Centre of Leadership Studies was established as a leading centre for research and advanced study into leadership theory. It is the only specialist centre in the whole of Europe dedicated to scholarship in leadership studies. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

The centre offersMA, MRes and Certificate programs in Leadership which can be learned through coached elearning. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the U.K., the Master of Research degree is an advanced postgraduate degree available in a range of academic diciplines. ... A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. ...

Xfi Centre for Finance and investment

A specialist centre for the study of Finance and Investment. It offers an MSc in Financial Analysis and Fund Management, which is designed around the CFA curriculam. MSC can stand for: Marine Stewardship Council Masters of Science (usually MSc or M.Sc. ... CFA may refer to: Call For Action Cape Field Artillery Country Fire Authority, in Victoria, Australia Carrier Facility Assignment Cat Fanciers Association Ceasefire Agreement Cairo Friendship Association Increases knowledge of Cairos history and heritage, ancient and modern life, and culture and tradition. ...

It also offers PhD program in Finance.

Campus life

Devonshire House, Streatham campus

Reed Hall, Streatham campus

The main library, Streatham campus

The Peter Chalk Centre, Streatham campus, with the Physics tower in the background

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Streatham campus

Main article: Streatham Campus

Most students work on the main campus, Streatham, which includes the Northcott Theatre. Sitting on a hillside one side of which looks down across Exeter city centre, the campus is renowned for its beautiful landscaping and excellent views. The Independent has described the campus environment as ‘sublime’. The campus also has several galleries, including The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture. There is also a Sculpture Walk, including pieces by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and a statue to commemorate the events at Tiananmen Square. There is a pub type bar called the Ram and a Bar/Nightclub Called the Lemon Grove (or Lemmy), both run by the Students' Guild. The campus boasts a medical centre, a counselling service, a children’s day-care centre, and numerous catering outlets. Many halls of residence and some self-catering accommodation are located on this campus or in the near vicinity. In 2005 Streatham Campus's newest building, the Xfi centre, was completed to provide facilities mainly but not exclusively for postgraduate study into finance and investment. The Streatham campus is the main campus of the University of Exeter. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... Reclining Figure (1951) outside the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is characteristic of Moores sculptures, with an abstract female figure intercut with voids. ... Hepworths Family of Man in bronze, 1970, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. ... Tiananmen Square as seen from the Tianan Gate Tiananmen Square (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. ...

St Luke's campus

Main article: St. Luke's Campus

The St Luke’s campus is home to the largest academic school of the University, the School of Education and Lifelong Learning. It shares the campus with the Peninsula Medical School (a joint venture with the University of Plymouth) and the School of Sport and Health Sciences. The campus is just over a mile from the larger Streatham campus and 10 minutes’ walk from the city centre. St Lukes is a small university capmus which is part of the University of Exeter. ... The University of Plymouth is the largest university in the southwest of England, with over 30,000 students and is the fifth largest UK university based on student population. ...

The St Luke’s campus also has its own restaurant, cafeteria, bar, bookshop, bank, indoor swimming pool, two gymnasia including an advanced conditioning studio and grass tennis courts for summer use.

The future of St Lukes is currently under review, with a proposal to bring one of the Schools located there to the Streatham Campus to allow further expansion (see below).

Tremough campus (University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus)

Main article: University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus

The University of Exeter's Cornwall campus, Tremough now houses all the university's activity in Cornwall, previously scattered across the county. It is part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall project, and is shared with University College Falmouth. University of Exeter departments on the site include the internationally renowned CSM (Camborne School of Mines), whose graduates who are sought after by earth-based industries ranging from mining to electricity. CSM merged with the university in 1993 and is now part of the School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources. Other departments at Tremough include Conservation Biology, English, Geography and the Institute of Cornish Studies, and additional departments are being added. University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus (UEC) is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. ... University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus (UEC) is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. ... Map sources for Tremough at grid reference SW775345 Tremough is a suburb of Falmouth in Cornwall, England. ... The Combined Universities in Cornwall is a centre of higher education located at the site of an abandoned girls convent, in Tremough, Cornwall, England. ... Map sources for University College Falmouth at grid reference SW810325 University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall in the UK. Opened in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth College of Arts until it received degree-awarding powers (and the right to use the title University College... The Camborne School of Mines commonly abbreviated to CSM, is a specialist department of the University of Exeter. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... The Institute of Cornish Studies (ICS) started in 1970/71 as a research centre jointly funded by Exeter University and Cornwall County Council, with three core staff being employees of the University of Exeter. ...

Students' Guild

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Students at Exeter are represented by a Guild of Students,^[4] which has an active role in campaigning at local and national levels. Image File history File links Splitsection. ... The term Guild of Students is an alternative name for a Students Union. ...

Exeter's Guild is home to award winning media: a student radio station Xpression FM,^[5] a newspaper Exeposé,^[6] a website X-Net^[7] and television station XTV.^[8] There is also a volunteering agency within the Students' Guild called Community Action,^[9] which runs its own projects with members of the local community that are run by volunteers and provides further volunteering opportunities through links with external partner organisations. There is a RAG (Raising and Giving) group^[10] which exists to raise money for five nominated charities, and collects in town centres around Britain every weekend. RAG events are run by students, under the co-ordination of a full-time member of staff. The main aim of these societies and activities groups is to provide opportunities for student development. The Guild of Students was renamed the Students' Guild in 2005. Exeposé is the official student-run newspaper of University of Exeter. ... See X Internet. ... XTV (recently rebranded xtvonline) is the student run television station of the University of Exeter. ...

There are over 100 affiliated student societies, ranging from the Theatre Company and Creative Writing to the LDYS, Conservative Future, and Socialist Students societies. There are a large number of sports clubs, although the Athletic Union (AU) is now a separate body from the Students' Guild but strong links remain. The Debating Society which predates establishment of the university, started life in 1927 as The Exeter Debating Society, with the inaugural speaker being Anthony Eden. Liberal Democrat Youth and Students (LDYS) are the youth and student group of the UK Liberal Democrats. ... Conservative Future is the youth movement of the British Conservative Party. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Athletic Union or Athletics Union (AU) usually refers to the group of student sports clubs within a university or other institute of higher education, in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who was Foreign Secretary for three periods between 1935 and 1955, including World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957. ...

Students are represented by a sabbatical team consisting of a President, Deputy President (based at the St. Luke's Campus), Finance, Activities and Trading Officer (FATO, Formerly General Secretary), Education Officer, Welfare and Equal Opportunities Officer and the Athletic Union President. There are also other non sabbatical officers representing areas of the student population and student activities areas. These are elected by students in a series of elections throughout the academic year. St Lukes is a small university capmus which is part of the University of Exeter. ...

Evangelical Christian Union disputes

Since late 2006, the Exeter Students' Guild has been in dispute^[11][12][13] with the Evangelical Christian Union (ECU), over the ECU's requirement that members sign a declaration saying they agree to a statement of beliefs, and the requirement that speakers and committee members agree to a doctrinal basis.^[14] The ECU's umbrella organisation, the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, promote the idea of the doctrinal basis for committee members.^[15] An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ... UCCF (the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship) is a UK-based evangelical Christian charity which operates on university campuses. ...

On 24 October 2006, the existing Christian Union was instructed by the Guild to change its name to the Evangelical Christian Union, following a referendum vote by all students at Exeter University. The name change was intended to clarify that the society's position was that of Evangelical Christianity, rather than of all forms of Christianity. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ...

On 26 February 2007, the Guild issued a statement saying that Ben Martin is now willing to follow the Internal Complaints Procedure.^[16] is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

New developments

The University has undergone an investment programme worth more than £235 million [1] in recent years. £38 million has been invested in new student accommodation, including the new Holland Hall, named after the former vice-chancellor of the same name. £8m has been invested in sports facilities, including a professional-standard tennis centre. A £1m upgrade has been carried out to the students’ union building and nightclub and £1.5m has been spent improving access for people with disabilities. In October 2002, The Peninsula Medical School, a partnership between the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, admitted its first students of medicine. In 2005, the new Xfi Centre for Finance and Investment opened, the result of a multi-million pound gift from an anonymous donor. Thanks to a donation of £650,000 from the Ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi, an extension has been added to the also recently constructed Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies Building. In 2006, the Department of Drama completed a major renovation. The Department of Drama's state-of-the-art £3 million Alexander Building was named after the former University Chancellor Lord Alexander. A new £28 million Peninsula Dental School, a partnership between the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, will open its doors in October 2007. The dental school will have places for 62 graduate entry students each year. The South West of England Regional Development Agency is investing £9.7m in phase II of the University of Exeter Innovation Centre. The project is currently under construction and will create a 38,000 square ft building for use by new and growing businesses within the development and research sectors at the university's Streatham campus. Phase I of the Innovation Centre was finished in 2000 and houses high-tech businesses from the software, biomedical sectors to advanced manufacturing and internet firms. The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry is a relatively new medical school run jointly by the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth. ... The Xfi Centre for Finance and Investment is a graduate teaching and research institute a focus on financial market research. ... Sharjah Central Souq - Shopping Mall The flag of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة ash-shaariqah) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ... Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi (b. ... The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry is a relatively new medical school run jointly by the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth. ...

Restructuring

For nearly 40 years Exeter was the only university in the south-west peninsula, and as such it sought to offer the maximum number of academic disciplines. By 1995 the University had nearly 50 separate departments and centres. Its Research Assessment Exercise performance in 1996 was poor, and this was widely attributed to the absence of large strong units. As a result, an internal working party recommendation a reorganisation into a smaller number of Schools (18, now reduced further to 11, though the two schools of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry have been added), with the abolition of the traditional Faculties of Arts, Science etc. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is an exercise undertaken every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils (HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW, DELNI) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ...

Despite this internal reorganization, the University again entered the 2001 RAE with substantially more disciplines than most comparable universities, and consequently with smaller units. Since 2000, the University has therefore undergone a further process of restructuring in order to focus on areas of strength. In 2004, it closed two departments (chemistry and music) that had been suffering low student demand for a long period, and had failed to achieve a 5-grade in any of the RAEs. At the same time, the University stopped offering single honours degrees in Italian, also a subject with poor RAE performance and low student demand. Although similar moves elsewhere had attracted little attention, a media storm blew up around this issue at Exeter, perhaps because of the high profile that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steve Smith, was taking in UK university politics at the time (for example, he had just been appointed as Chair of the 1994 Group). There was also protest within the institution. The closures eliminated 130 jobs, and the AUT questioned the University's financial figures.^[17] Chemistry - the study of atoms, made of nuclei (conglomeration of center particles) and electrons (outer particles), and the structures they form. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Association of University Teachers (AUT) is the trade union and professional association that represents academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT managers and senior administrators) at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom. ...

Protests over department closures. Photograph taken from Exeposé.

On Thursday, 25 November 2004, about 2,000 students marched in protest over the decision,^[18], making the local television news. Some even attempted to sell the University on eBay in protest.^[19] Sir Harold Kroto, a nobel laureate, returned his honorary degree from this institution in protest against this move^[20]; shortly afterwards, his own institution, the University of Sussex, made a similar proposal, though this is currently stalled. Image File history File links Exeter_protests_over_Chemistry_closure. ... Image File history File links Exeter_protests_over_Chemistry_closure. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... Harold Kroto Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS (born 7 October 1939) is an English chemist and one of the winners of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The University of Sussex (also known colloquially as Sussex Uni) is an English campus university which is situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, and is four miles from Brighton. ...

The future of St Luke's

In 2006, the University commissioned a feasibility study into the future of the St Luke's site, the location of the Schools of Education and Lifelong Learning, the School of Sports and Health Science, and the university's part of the Peninsula Medical School. The Vice-Chancellor stated that the "problem is one of success, that is if these three Schools achieve their planned expansion ... then we will simply run out of space at St Luke's."^[21]. The options considered were moving the three schools currently located there onto the Streatham campus, with the sale of the St Luke's site; moving one of the Schools to the Streatham campus, and expanding the other two at St Luke's; and attempting to expand all three at St Luke's. Although media and student attention focussed on the first of these possibilities^[22], the consultants' advice was that the middle path of moving one School was the most financially sensible, and it is likely that this is what university management had always intended. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry is a relatively new medical school run jointly by the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth. ...

Notable current and former staff members

See also: Category:Academics of the University of Exeter

NB Vice-chancellors are listed above and are not repeated here

• John Adair, Management (Leadership)
• Neil Armstrong, Sport and Exercise Science (leading expert on obesity in children)
• Barry Barnes, Sociology
• Jeremy Black, History
• Adam Curle, Psychology and Education
• Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine
• Timothy Gorringe, Theology
• Alex Haslam, Psychology
• Philip Hensher, Creative Writing
• Paul Kline, Psychology
• Alastair Logan, Theology
• Linda Long, Biochemistry
• Richard Lynn, Psychology
• Colin MacCabe, Film Studies
• Moelwyn Merchant, English
• Richard Overy, History
• Philip Payton, Cornish Studies
• Nicholas Rodger, History
• Roy Sambles, Physics
• Richard Seaford, Classics
• Dikran Tahta, Mathematics educator
• Andrew Thorpe, History
• Malcolm Todd, History
• Sir John Tooke, Medicine
• Paul Webley, Psychology
• Ted Wragg, Education

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Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter

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Writers and Artists

• Steve Bell - cartoonist (PGCE 1975, St Luke's)
• Stanley Donwood - artist and writer
• John O'Farrell - author
• Marcus D. Gregio - Shakespeare scholar
• Kate Lock - author
• Roger Nash - Philosopher and Poet
• J. K. Rowling - author of Harry Potter books
• Robert Shearman - writer for Doctor Who
• Carol Shields - author and Pulitzer Prize winner

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Politicians

• James Brokenshire - Conservative MP
• David Burrowes - Conservative MP
• Martin Cauchon - Former Minister of Justice in Canada
• Michael Frendo - Foreign Minister of Malta
• Vilmundur Gylfason - Former Icelandic politician, historian and poet
• Philip Ian Hope - Labour MP and vocational education minister
• Mark Lancaster - Conservative MP
• Andrew Lansley - Conservative MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Health
• Caroline Lucas - Green Party MEP
• Roy Perry - Conservative Politician and former MEP
• Andrew Slaughter - Labour MP
• Lau Kong Wah - Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Jeremy Wright - Conservative MP
• Derek Wyatt - Labour MP

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