Resultado da Busca
Exeter (/ ˈ ɛ k s ɪ t ər / ⓘ EK-sih-tər) is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal ...
- University
The University of Exeter is a research university in the...
- Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of...
- Timeline
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of...
- University
Exeter é uma cidade do Reino Unido localizada na região de Sudoeste da Inglaterra, capital do condado de Devon. Conta com uma população de 117.600 (estimativa de 2005). O rio Exe passa pela cidade. É a cidade natal de Chris Martin, vocalista da banda Coldplay.
- History
- Campuses
- Organisation and Administration
- Academic Profile
- Student Life
- Notable Alumni
- See Also
- External Links
The university's origins can be traced back to three separate educational institutions that existed in the city of Exeter and in Cornwallin the middle of the 19th century.
Streatham Campus
Streatham is the main campus, sitting on a hillside one side of which looks down across Exeter city centre. The Independent has described the campus environment as "sublime". The campus has several galleries, including the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. A Sculpture Walk includes pieces by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. There is a bar called the "Ram" and a bar (previously called the "Ewe") within a nightclub called the Lemon Grove (or "Lemmy"), both run by the University of Exeter, formerly r...
St Luke's Campus
St Luke's Campus is just over a mile from the larger Streatham campus and ten minutes' walk from the centre of Exeter. The campus is home to the largest academic school of the university, the Graduate School of Education. It shares the campus with the Department of Sport and Health Sciences. The future of St. Luke's Campus was the subject of a feasibility study in 2007, and a proposal was considered by the university to relocate one of the departments to the Streatham Campus to facilitate fut...
Penryn Campus
The Penryn Campus is a campus of the university in Penryn, Cornwall. The campus is part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall project, and is shared with Falmouth University. University of Exeter departments on the site include the internationally renowned Camborne School of Mines, whose graduates are highly sought after by mining and civil engineering industries as well as the renewable energy sector. Other departments at Penryn include the rapidly growing Centre for Ecology and Conservat...
Governance
The governance framework of the university is in its royal charter which was granted in 1955.The council is the university's governing body, with responsibility for institutional policies and financial, estates and legal matters. Academic governance is provided by the Senate which is responsible for teaching and learning, examinations and research. The chancellor is the chief ceremonial officer of the university and presides over occasions such as degree ceremonies. The vice-chancellor is the...
Coat of arms
The university coat of arms symbolises the university's historical associations with the locality. The triangular gold castle with three towers comes from Exeter's coat of arms and represents Rougemont Castle, as alluded to by the red background. The 15 gold bezants (Byzantine gold coins) that appear around the edge of the shield are from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall and represent Cornwall, while the green cross on the white background is from the city of Plymouth's coat of arms. The the...
Admissions
Exeter had the 13th highest average entry qualification for undergraduates of any UK university in 2015, with new students averaging 471 UCAS points, equivalent to AAAab in A-level grades. The university gives offers of admission to 90.8% of its applicants, the 2nd highest amongst the Russell Group. In the 2018/19 admission cycle, the university gave out offers to only 4.7% of international applicants to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery (BMBS) programme making it one of the mo...
Rankings and reputation
In the main rankings of universities in the United Kingdom the university is currently placed between 11th and 18th. In The Sunday Times 10-year (1998–2007) average ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance, Exeter was ranked joint 26th overall in the UK. For 2016, it climbed to 7th place in the UK by The Times, 9th place by The Guardian and 10th place by The Complete University Guide. Entering the Times Higher Education World University Rankings Top 200 wor...
Research
There are approximately 70 research centres and institutes within the university, including the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, the Institute of Cornish Studies, the Environment and Sustainability Institute and the Marchmont Observatory. The Centre for Leadership Studies, now part of the University of Exeter Business School, was established in 1997 as an institute for research and advanced study into leadership theory. It is the only specialist centre in...
Students' Guild
Students at Exeter are represented by a Students' Guild, which has an active role in campaigning at local and national levels. It is run by five elected sabbatical officers who act as executive directors and trustees: Emma de Saram (Guild President), Alex Stanley (Education Officer), Rhys Wallis (Societies and Employability Officer), Mia Robillard-Day (Communities and Equality Officer), Pip Shaw (Student Living Officer), Additionally to this, there are tennon-executive directors, five of whic...
Sport
The Exeter University Athletic Union (AU) is the organisation responsible for administering all aspects of sporting activity at the university. Activities range from recreational sport to competitive fixtures at local, regional, national, and international level. The AU is a separate body from the Students' Guild and is run by four members of staff based in the Athletic Union Office.The AU runs 50 Sports Clubs which have a combined membership of more than 5,000 students. An additional 3,000 s...
Theatre
The university has seven registered theatre societies which produce shows throughout the year, including Exeter University Theatre Company (EUTCo), Exeter Footlights, Exeter University Shakespeare Company, Shotgun Theatre, UoE Opera Society, Exeter Comedy Society, and Theatre with Teeth. The campus is home to the Northcott Theatre, where student societies such as EUTCo or the Exeter Footlights annually perform. In addition, the university regularly has a large presence at the Edinburgh Festiv...
Abdullah Gül, 11th President of TurkeySir Sajid Javid, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home SecretaryJ.K. Rowling, author of the Harry PotterseriesUniversity of Exeter Film footage from 1926. Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine– Australian Prime Minister cuts first sod of soil on the site of new building.Film footage of The Queen unveiling Foundation Stone of new Exeter University in 1957. Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.20 de jun. de 2024 · Exeter, city (district), administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It is located on the River Exe, just above the head of the river’s estuary and about 10 miles (16 km) from the estuary’s entry into the English Channel. Exeter is the county town (seat) of Devon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England.
Exeter is a city in South West England on the River Exe, from which it takes its name. It is the county town of Devon. Just over 100,000 live there. In the city are a ruined castle, much of the old Roman city wall, and Exeter Cathedral. History
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. Prior to 16th century. 250 BC – Goods traded with Roman coins. 45 CE – Romans in power (approximate date). [1] 55 – Roman fort established in Isca Dumnoniorum (approximate date). 380 – Roman occupation ends (approximate date). [2]
