CONGREGATION FOR THE
CONFERMENT OF DEGREES WINTER 2023
THE MACE AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY The Mace was presented to the University in 1933 by University architect Emanuel Vincent Harris. It is approximately four feet long with a solid silver shaft and head. The finial at the top contains a representation in enamel of the University’s coat of arms. This 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 bezants around the edge of the shield are from Cornwall’s coat of arms, whilst the green cross on a white background is from Devon County Council’s coat of arms. The theme of learning is symbolised by the book with gold edges and a Latin inscription translating roughly as “We follow the light”.
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YOUR CEREMONY We hope you have a fantastic day and enjoy the ceremony. Just to let you know, we undertake filming and photography during the day which we may use for promotional purposes at a later date. We’ve done our best to ensure that the information presented in this brochure is correct at the time of going to print (November 2023).
History
Order of ceremony
The Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees is the occasion whereby a ‘graduand’ receives the degree of the university. He or she is then known as an alumnus or alumna and is entitled to use post-nominal letters.
• Processions enter
The ceremony has its origins in medieval times. This is reflected in the use of Latin phrases such as in absentia for graduands being awarded in their absence and honoris causa which is applied to honorary degrees.
Processions enter in the following order after the Marshal’s address:
Academic dress of gown, cap and hood worn by graduates, University officers and academic colleagues also originated in the medieval period. The varying colours of the gowns and hoods and the subtle variations in their style and cut, indicate the degree obtained and the awarding university.
Music The music for the ceremonies is performed by the Chapel Choir and Graduation Brass. Processional music: Flourish and Introit was commissioned through the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by the University to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the University in 2015. The music was composed by Stephen Montague.
Please rise and remain standing until all the processions have taken their position and the Chancellor has invited you to be seated.
Academic, Senate, Council and Emeritus Professors’ procession; Civic procession (if attending); Chancellor’s procession including the Honorary Graduand and/or College of Benefactors inductee (if attending); The Chancellor is the last person to enter and is preceded by the University Mace Bearer. • Welcoming address by Sir Michael Barber, Chancellor, University of Exeter (or his representative) • Address by Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter (or her representative) • Conferment of the first cohort of graduands • Public oration and award of Honorary Degree and/or College of Benefactors induction, or external speaker if applicable • Conferment of additional cohorts of graduands • Vote of thanks from the Students’ Guild/Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union Sabbatical Officer, or nominated apprentice for Degree Apprenticeship ceremonies • Closing address by Sir Michael Barber, Chancellor, University of Exeter (or his representative) • Processions exit Please stand while the processions leave in reverse order. The processions are then followed by the graduates as directed by the Marshals. Guests may then leave the ceremony venue to meet their graduates outside.
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THE CHANCELLOR Sir Michael Barber Sir Michael Barber has been Chancellor of the University of Exeter since 1 January 2022. He is a world-leading authority on education and public service delivery and the Founder and Chairman of Delivery Associates, which works with government leaders across the world to enable them to deliver their domestic policy priorities. He is the author of ‘Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things’ (Penguin 2023). Sir Michael was educated in York and studied history at the University of Oxford, where he was President of the Queen’s College Student Union. He was a teacher from 1979 to 1985 and subsequently a Professor of Education, first at the University of Keele and then at the Institute of Education, London. In 1997, Sir Michael embarked on a highly successful career in central government, initially as the Chief Adviser on School Standards in the Department for Education. In 2001, he founded the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit at No 10 Downing Street, which he ran until 2005. From 2005 to 2011 he was a partner at McKinsey and Company and Head of its global education practice. From 2011 to 2017 he was Chief Education Advisor at Pearson, where he played a key role in Pearson’s strategy for education. Sir Michael has worked on delivery and system-wide reform in more than 50 countries and is the Founder and Chairman of Delivery Associates. With his leadership, Delivery Associates works with government leaders across the world to enable them to deliver their domestic policy priorities.
The Chancellor’s Role The post of Chancellor dates back to 1955, when the University of Exeter was created with the award of a Royal Charter from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Michael Barber is the seventh Chancellor of the University of Exeter. The first Chancellor was Mary Dowager Duchess of Devonshire. She was followed by Lord Amory, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer; the scientist Sir Rex Richards; and the barrister Lord Alexander. In 2006, the actress and writer Baroness Floella Benjamin was installed as Chancellor, stepping down in 2016. Businessman and former government minister, The Lord Myners of Truro CBE, succeeded Baroness Benjamin in 2016, and was Chancellor until he stepped down at the end of 2021. The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University and is a part-time, honorary appointment. The Chancellor’s most public role is to preside over degree ceremonies, and behind the scenes to act as an important adviser and advocate for the University.
Most recently, Sir Michael was inaugural Chair of the higher education regulator, the Office for Students, a role from which he stepped down in March 2021. From January to July 2021 he assisted the Prime Minister and government in delivering their domestic policy priorities following the pandemic. In November 2022 it was announced that Sir Michael would lead a review of the government’s skills reform programme, and in June 2023, he took up the role of Chair of the South West Social Mobility Commission, which aims to drive forward transformational change in education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people in our region. Sir Michael lives in North Devon with his family, and has recently taken up the role of Chair of Somerset County Cricket Club. In 2009, the University of Exeter awarded Sir Michael an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in recognition of his many achievements. For several years Sir Michael was a distinguished visiting scholar at Harvard School of Public Health. In 2005, he was knighted for his services to improving government.
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THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR Professor Lisa Roberts Professor Lisa Roberts became President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter on 1 September 2020. In her role, Professor Roberts is responsible for the leadership and management of the University, promoting and advocating for the University globally, nationally and locally, and ensuring the delivery of the University’s new Strategy 2030, with its vision to use the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. Before joining Exeter, Lisa was Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Leeds, where she led on the development of the University’s research and innovation strategy. During this time she led a major step change in the quality and impact of the University’s research and in business collaborations, launching a new innovation hub and leading a city-wide team of senior city stakeholders through the MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP). Before joining Leeds, Lisa was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey, leading the Schools of Bioscience and Medicine, Psychology and Health Sciences, where she also developed and launched only the eighth School of Veterinary Medicine in the UK, and developed a successful One Health Strategy. Professor Roberts is a Professor of Virology, having studied for her PhD at the BBSRC Institute for Animal Health (now the Pirbright Institute) and the University of Kent. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Product Development Manager for Procter and Gamble in the UK and Belgium. Lisa is a Board member of the Russell Group, a Board member of Jisc, a Board member of Universities UK, Chair of the IDP Connect Strategic Advisory Board, an inaugural Commissioner for the South West Social Mobility Commission, and a Member of the Great South West Partnership Board.
A Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor A warm welcome to this wonderful graduation celebration. On behalf of everyone at the University, I would like to say what an honour it is for us to share this very special day with you. Graduation is a chance for all of us at the University to join you in celebrating your achievements, and give thanks to the friends and family who have supported you during your studies. I hope that this special day will be a memorable occasion, and that you enjoy your celebrations. Graduation is also a time to reflect on your university journey, and on everything that you have achieved. A university education is about more than your degree – it is about growing and developing yourself, challenging your own assumptions and absorbing new perspectives, so that you are equipped for the global workplace. For many of you graduating today, this will not be your first degree, and to get to this point you have had to demonstrate extraordinary academic rigour and resilience. You should be very proud of your success. As a graduate of the University of Exeter, you now join a vibrant alumni community which extends to more than 175,000 people across the world. These people carry Exeter with them in everything they do, and I encourage you to become an active participant of our alumni family. Congratulations again on your fantastic achievements, I hope you leave Exeter with fabulous memories that will last a lifetime, and that you continue to stay in touch in the years ahead.
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THE PROVOST AND DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS
Professor Dan Charman Senior Vice-President and Provost Professor Dan Charman has held the role of Provost and Senior Vice-President at the University of Exeter since August 2023. He was previously the inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the new Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy and before that was the Dean, and then Pro-Vice-Chancellor, of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. He undertook his undergraduate degree in Agricultural and Environmental Science at the University of Newcastle and completed his PhD in physical geography at the University of Southampton, subsequently working at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and the University of Plymouth before coming to Exeter in 2009. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is an Earth system scientist researching long-term ecosystem and climate change, with a focus on peat-forming wetlands and the global carbon cycle. As Provost, he is deputy to the President and Vice-Chancellor and represents the University externally through UUK, Russell Group and other networks. Dan leads the academic community, working with the Pro-Vice Chancellors of the University’s three faculties and the Deputy Vice-Chancellors across research and impact, education and student experience and business engagement and innovation. Dan holds accountability for Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture, alongside the Director of HR, and for our environment and climate emergency activities, alongside the Senior Vice-President, Registrar and Secretary. His primary responsibility is to lead the delivery of the University’s Strategy 2030, through the development and implementation of the major academic strategies, and the University academic planning, resourcing and budgeting process.
Professor Krasimira TsanevaAtanasova Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact) Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova is Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact and Professor of Mathematics for Healthcare. Professor Tsaneva-Atanasova earned her undergraduate and MSc degrees in mathematics at the University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria and her PhD in applied mathematics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Following postdoctoral fellow positions in the USA and France she spent five years at the University of Bristol. She joined the University of Exeter in 2013. She has previously held a number of leadership roles at Exeter including the Associate Dean for Global and the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. Professor TsanevaAtanasova’s research addresses open questions in Health and Life Sciences by means of mathematical modelling and analysis including advanced data analytics. As Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact), Professor Tsaneva-Atanasova oversees a total research portfolio of over £500 million and leads the research and impact strategy for the University. Her overarching responsibilities include our preparation and submission for the Research Excellence Framework in 2028; interdisciplinary institutes, networks and centres; strategic leadership of our Doctoral College, the University Ethics Committee and the Research and Impact Executive Committee; and ensuring our research is utilised and impacts positively on the wider world. Professor Tsaneva-Atanasova represents the University externally via a number of research-related groups including GW4, our regional alliance of the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and Exeter.
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Professor Richard Follett
Professor Tim Quine
Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)
Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)
Professor Richard Follett leads the development and delivery of the University’s Global Strategy and has oversight of the University’s global activities, including student recruitment, global experiences for staff and students, establishing and leading the University’s relationships with key global partners, engaging alumni around the world, and working across the University’s Faculties and Professional Services to deliver Exeter’s global agenda.
Professor Tim Quine is the Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) and Professor of Earth Surface Science. Tim is responsible for leading the delivery of the University’s Education Strategy, and the Education and Student Experience vision within our Strategy 2030.
An elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Richard is also Professor of American History and a specialist on the history of slavery. Richard joined Exeter in January 2023 from the University of Sussex where he was Associate Vice-President (International). In his time there, Richard led Sussex’s international activities. He is also Chair of Universities UK International Africa and Middle East Network and serves on Universities UK’s International Strategic Advisory Board. Richard is a graduate of the University of Wales, the University of London, and the University of Illinois. He obtained his doctorate from Louisiana State University where he was Fulbright scholar.
Tim’s brief is captured in the Education Strategy commitments to Success for All our Students and Valuing Educators, and encompasses the undergraduate and taught postgraduate student journey from arrival, through excellent teaching, learning and assessment, to the next stages in graduate life. He maintains a close partnership with the Students’ Guild in Exeter and the Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union in Cornwall to ensure that our students’ interests are central to our plans for continuous enhancement. He also works closely with the Education Leadership Team including the three Faculty Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors (Education) to ensure that the University maintains its excellent academic standards and continues to innovate in teaching and learning for the benefit of all students, as was recently evidenced by the University’s Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. He is a graduate of University College London where he obtained his Bachelors degree in Archaeology. Tim went on to complete his doctorate at the University of Strathclyde, and his research in earth surface science focuses on perturbation of the terrestrial carbon cycle and ecosystem services by soil erosion and sediment deposition. Tim’s research projects have seen him collaborate with researchers in universities and research institutes in China, India, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand and many European countries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and member of the Russell Group Education Network.
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THE PROVOST AND DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS
Stuart Brocklehurst
Professor Martin Siegert
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation), Director, Green Futures Solutions
Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Cornwall)
Stuart Brocklehurst is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Business Engagement and Innovation, leading the University’s collaboration with business and our drive to deliver innovation through our research and education. He also leads our Green Futures Solutions initiative that is dedicated to working with businesses, entrepreneurs and governments around the world on environmental and climate solutions. Stuart started his career in banking, holding a number of roles with Barclays in the UK and Africa, including as Head of Internet Strategy. As Senior Vice President for Digital Commerce at Visa International CEMEA he led the adoption of new forms of technology and business models, including eCommerce authentication, chip and contactless payments and national payment networks. Following a period as a Partner at consultancy Carbon, Stuart joined Amadeus in support of its IPO and served as Group Communications Director after the flotation. He went on to run his own business up to its sale to the Troy Group, where he remains a Non-Executive Director. Stuart is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered IT Professional, a Chartered Manager, a Freeman of the City of London, and holds a degree in theology from Oxford. He has served on numerous company boards, on the synod and Bishop’s Council of the Diocese of Exeter, as a Governor of Petroc College in North Devon and as a Leadership Fellow of Exeter Business School. He is a Director of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership and of the Great South West Pan Regional Partnership, Chair of the region’s Innovation Board and Chair of the Exeter Science Centre Advisory Board.
Professor Martin Siegert is Vice-President and Deputy ViceChancellor (Cornwall) and is responsible for the strategic development of the University of Exeter’s activities in Cornwall. Martin joined the University of Exeter in November 2022. Previously, he was Co-Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London, and Head of the School of Geosciences and Assistant Principal for Climate Change and Energy at the University of Edinburgh. Martin is a polar scientist who uses airborne and ground-based geophysics to explore the subglacial environment of Antarctica, and to understand how the ice sheet has changed in the past and how it may change in the future. He has undertaken three Antarctic expeditions and has been the UK lead on over a dozen international scientific exploration programmes across the continent. He has published over 250 papers, has written/ edited eight books and has convened four major international conferences concerning Antarctic exploration. Using his knowledge of polar change, Martin has offered talks on the necessity of the net-zero transition to a variety of audiences, including major corporates (HSBC, Octopus, SAF), TV and radio (such as the Life Scientific and Inside Science), and to secondary schools (through the Speakers for Schools programme).
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THE DEANS Professor Andrew McRae Dean of Postgraduate Research and of the Doctoral College Developing the researchers of the future is fundamental to tackling some of the most important global issues we face today. At Exeter, our 2,000 research students are addressing challenges as wide-ranging as dementia, conflict and human rights, food security and renewable energy. They are providing fresh understandings of the past and new pathways into the future. Our research students come from across the world, to work within all our disciplines and research groups. We offer PhD studentships funded by UK Research and Innovation across all our Faculties, as well as industry-funded schemes and a range of support for international students. In addition, we work in collaboration with high-quality partners: from academic institutions such as the University of Queensland and the London Film School, through to charities and government organisations. Alongside our Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD programmes, we offer professional degrees such as the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The Doctoral College supports our community of research students, helping individuals develop as researchers and move forward into a wide and exciting range of careers. As the Dean of Postgraduate Research, I work closely with the Students’ Guild and Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union to understand the needs of our students. Whenever I meet with them, I am struck by their commitment, enthusiasm and integrity. Today’s ceremony celebrates advances in knowledge, and also hard work and perseverance. I warmly congratulate all students graduating today, and wish you every success in the future.
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THE DEANS Professor Rob Freathy Dean for Taught Students We have welcomed over 4,200 postgraduate students this year – 55 per cent of whom have come from outside the United Kingdom. Our postgraduates are from a great variety of backgrounds and are studying for many different reasons. Some are undertaking further study to gain additional qualifications. Some are undertaking research training in preparation for doctoral study and/or a career in academic or other research. Others have a vocational objective and may well be studying a subject which differs from their previous qualifications in order to progress their career. Exeter is a national leader, in the provision of PGCE degrees for aspiring teachers, as well as offering many pioneering programmes such as: our Master of Public Health that develops visionary public health leadership; our Business School’s world-renowned MBA; and many other Masters qualifications. Other students study while pursuing their career, and we increasingly cater for their needs through part-time programmes provided via distance or blended modes of learning. Our partnership arrangements offer the opportunity to develop subject specialisms at other institutions, both in the UK and abroad. These include the unique MA in International Film Business in partnership with the London Film School, where students spend time both in Exeter and London, gaining a broad theoretical understanding of the international film business along with practical experience. Students and graduates benefit from a growing network of alumni who are currently working in the international film industry. The innovative QUEX Institute, established in partnership with the University of Queensland, allows Postgraduate Research students on the QUEX PhD programme to divide their time between the UK and Australia. Students join an international research team to conduct impactful research, addressing global challenges related to Global Sustainability and Wellbeing. As a member of the Venice International University (VIU), a prestigious global consortium of 20 universities, Exeter undergraduates can apply to study a term of exciting interdisciplinary modules at VIU with a cohort of international students, with further opportunities available for graduates. In partnership with Exeter College, our range of partnership programmes allow students in the region to benefit from the facilities, advice, and sports clubs of both institutions, while developing in their current careers, progressing towards chosen future employment, or towards further study. We are also very proud to celebrate the graduation of apprentices from our undergraduate and postgraduate Degree Apprenticeship programmes. Celebrating their success this year are apprentices from Civil Engineering, Digital Technology
Solutions, Data Science, Financial Services, Chartered Manager, Senior Leader MBA, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Clinical Associate in Psychology, and Senior Leader Healthcare. With 15 Degree Apprenticeship programmes, supported by over 400 employers, we look forward to many more such events in the future. As Dean, I work closely with our Faculties, the Students’ Guild and the Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union in Cornwall to ensure the highest quality of student experience leading to excellent academic and employment outcomes. I particularly value the feedback we get from you, so if you would like to share any further thoughts on your time at Exeter, please feel free to contact me directly. Meanwhile, I wish to add my congratulations on your achievements, and my best wishes for your future success. Please keep in touch with us.
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BEHIND THE SCENES OF YOUR GRADUATION Mike Shore-Nye Senior Vice-President and Registrar & Secretary My role is to lead the University’s Professional Services teams, ensuring the effective and efficient operations and governance of the University. These teams cover everything from accommodation to wellbeing services; libraries, IT and sports facilities to careers advice and guidance. Professional Services play a pivotal and vital role in University life, no more so than for graduation. We take pride in supporting every aspect of the ceremonies each year, with over 2,000 team members involved in making it a very special day for our graduands, their friends and families. There is a huge amount of work behind the scenes during the 12 months prior to the ceremonies; many colleagues volunteer away from their day jobs to help the events run smoothly on the day. I hope you have a wonderful day, enjoy every moment and I wish you all the best for whatever the future brings.
In winter 2023 we are holding nine graduation ceremonies in Exeter:
In the average ceremony, each person claps approximately 7,000 TIMES
Around 175 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COLLEAGUES VOLUNTEER to make the ceremonies possible
2,627 STUDENTS GRADUATE with 5,225 GUESTS in attendance
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The Mace Bearer The role of the Mace Bearer is a historic one dating back to the 12th century. The Mace Bearer’s role is to protect the dignitary who follows him: in our case, the Chancellor. Original maces were weapons which could be used if necessary to protect the King. As time progressed, maces became increasingly decorative and the use of silver-covered maces in Exeter can be traced back to the late 14th century. You can read more about the University of Exeter’s mace on the inside front cover. The Mace Bearer and Marshals, who lead the procession carrying the less ornate wooden ‘wand’, are selected from Professional Services to ensure both the academic and professional support functions are reflected in the ceremonies. The remainder of the procession and stage party comprises academic staff, and representatives from the University’s Council, University executive staff and the University’s Multifaith Chaplaincy.
During our typical winter and summer graduation ceremonies:
Over 6,000 HOURS WORKED by catering team members
26 GROUNDS TEAM MEMBERS prepare the grounds, set the stage and make the displays
More than 100 CLEANERS spend nearly 1,000 HOURS CLEANING
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HONORARY GRADUATES AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Each year, we award Honorary degrees to a number of exceptional people who demonstrate outstanding merit in their field. Since 1955-56, over 600 people from all walks of life have been honoured in this way. The following abbreviations for Honorary degrees are used: LLD Doctor of Laws; DLitt Doctor of Letters; and DSc Doctor of Science. A full list of Honorary degrees conferred by the University is available at: exeter.ac.uk/honorarygraduates
During the Winter 2022 and Summer 2023 ceremonies, we honoured: Dina Asher-Smith (LLD) Professor Sir Steve Smith (LLD) Dame Melinda Simmons DCMG (LLD) Leslie McLoughlin FRGS, FRHistS (DLitt) Bernardine Evaristo OBE, FRSL, FRSA (DLitt) Reverend Prebendary Professor Georgina Radford (DSc) Melanie Eusebe MBE (LLD) Dr Nicholas Tregenza (DSc)
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A message from a recent honorary graduate:
Kamila Shamsie FRSL (DLitt) Kamila Shamsie is the author of eight novels which have been translated into over 30 languages. One of her awardwinning novels, Home Fire, won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Hellenic Prize, was long listed for the Man Booker Prize, and shortlisted for eight other prizes. Vice-President and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester, she was one of Granta’s ‘Best of Young British Novelists’ in 2013.
“ When I graduated, I had no idea what was ahead of me. Believe me when I tell you that you are only at the very start of knowing what your time at Exeter will truly mean for your lives. So much is possible, so much is still ahead, but right now let me congratulate you on this present moment and the achievement of being here, graduates and graduands of this fine University into which I am so delighted to have been welcomed.”
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HONORARY GRADUATES
Saturday 16 December // 11:45
Saturday 16 December // 15:00
Lord David Puttnam CBE (DLitt)
Amanda Pritchard (LLD)
Lord David Puttnam is Chair of Atticus Education, an online education company founded in 2012 that delivers audio-visual seminars to students around the world. A British film producer, educator and environmentalist, he was a member of the House of Lords for 24 years until his retirement in October 2021. Most recently, he sat on the Select Committee for the Environment and Climate Change, tasked with exploring cross-Government action on COP15 and progress on COP26. In 2019, he was appointed chair to the Democracy and Digital Technologies committee to investigate the impact of technologies on democracy.
Amanda Pritchard is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NHS England, which leads the NHS’ work nationally to improve health and ensure high quality care for all. She is also accountable to Parliament for the NHS’ £150 billion of annual funding.
He spent thirty years as an independent producer of award-winning films including The Mission, The Killing Fields, Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone and Local Hero. Together these films have won ten Oscars, 13 Golden Globes, nine Emmys, 31 BAFTAs and the Palme D’Or at Cannes. Lord Puttnam is President of the Film Distributors’ Association, Life President of the National Film and Television School, International Ambassador of WWF since 2016, and a UNICEF Ambassador.
Her prior role was NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and NHS Improvement’s Chief Executive. As COO, Amanda oversaw NHS operational performance and delivery, as well as implementation of the service transformation and patient care improvements set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Amanda was previously Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust from January 2016 to July 2019, having been Acting Chief Executive since October 2015. Prior to that she served as Chief Operating Officer at the trust for three and a half years. Amanda joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ from Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust where she spent six years as Deputy Chief Executive, having previously held a variety of senior strategic and operational management roles there, including Director of Strategy and Service Development. Amanda joined the NHS through its graduate management training scheme in 1997 and has held a variety of other NHS management positions since then. She has also served as health team leader in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit.
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ALUMNI ANNIVERSARY AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Wednesday 13 December // 14:00
Friday 15 December // 14:00
William Graydon
Anna Morrison CBE
Since studying BSc Biological Sciences (2011) and MSc in Sustainable Development (2013) at Exeter, Will Graydon, known professionally as 220 Kid, has gone on to become a record producer, DJ and remix artist. On the UK Singles Chart his collaboration “Don’t Need Love” with Gracey peaked at number 9 in 2020, whilst his remix of the popular song “Wellerman” with Billen Ted reached the top spot in 2021.
Anna Morrison CBE is the founder and Director of Amazing Apprenticeships, a progressive and forward-thinking organisation that works with government, schools and colleges, and many of the country’s leading employers to champion apprenticeships and technical education and i nspire the next generation of apprentices.
Will’s stage name, 220 Kid, originated from a charity effort where he ran 220 miles, a distance corresponding to nine marathons, over seven days. Will completed this run in 2013 on the Isle of Man to support three medical charities.
Amazing Apprenticeships has helped millions of students, teachers and families to navigate the complex world of apprenticeships through access to free resources that aim to inspire and inform individuals about their options, and to guide them on the next steps to take. Anna is a well-known figure in the education and skills sector and has spent the last 25 years raising awareness of the benefits of apprenticeships and helping to shape the vocational skills landscape. Her extensive and exemplary work with employers, training providers and policy makers has established her as a respected speaker on apprenticeships, and has seen her invited to support and contribute to countless research papers, legislative developments, media commentary, conferences and roundtables. Anna was awarded a CBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours and an honorary Doctorate in 2021, both in recognition of her services to apprenticeships. She also received the Outstanding Contribution award at the 2022 Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards in recognition of her work to improve diversity and inclusion in apprenticeships.
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATION WINTER 2023
Presentation of Graduates This programme lists the names of those upon whom Honorary and substantive degrees are to be conferred at this Congregation. The programme also lists those who elected to receive their award in absence earlier in the session. Graduands who have elected to receive their award in absence at this Congregation are indicated by an asterisk.
Wednesday 13 December 10:00 IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING Benjamin Marshall Hamilton Thesis: Data analytics for detecting blockages in waste water pipe networks
FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING Maha Aldoumani Thesis: A Novel Variable Geometry based Planar Inductor Design for Wireless Charging Application Iman Ali S. Alharsha Thesis: Simulating the influence of seasonal domestic water consumption and decentralised interventions for mitigating urban flooding Guoxuan Liu Thesis: Machine Learning for Short-Term Water Demand Predictions Eve Nebbiolo Thesis: Multiple Imaging Modalities for Investigating Soft Hard Tissue Interfaces Nsikak Mitchel Offiong Thesis: Data-Driven Incremental Learning Model for Failure Prediction in Smart Water Taps in Sub-Saharan
Mubarak Patel Thesis: The use of wearable inertial measurement units to assess gait and balance outcomes related to fall risk among older adults Jiyuan Tian Thesis: Biomechanics of a Vibro-Impact Capsule Robot Self-Propelling in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
IN RENEWABLE ENERGY Abdulmohsin Hemaida Thesis: Theoretical and experimental investigation of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal glazing for Net-Zero energy buildings in Saudi Arabia and UK
IN WATER INFORMATICS ENGINEERING Arran Samuel Cooper-Davis Thesis: Flow Timeseries Forecasting in Urban Drainage Networks using Artificial Neural Network Models
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH MANAGEMENT Chenyang Sun Lancelot Vernon-Simpson Thomas William Young
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IN WATER ENGINEERING Lay Heng Dinghy Chan
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDY David Keli Gideon
FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Oliver Cheung Mingquan Zheng
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IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Lauren Faye McNulty
FOR THE DEGREE OF DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Reuben Sarfo-Annin
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Presentation of Graduates IN APPLIED DATA SCIENCE (RENEWABLE ENERGY)
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Muhammad Ilyas Ziyi Low Sophie Louise O’Hehir Ho Tin Wong
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Nina Clarke Catia Coelho Milcah Cherono Kirinyet Raveena Murali Daniel Esteban Parra Moreno Brianna Pickstone
Jiashi Liu Yifan Ye Fuyu Zhang
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Harry Mutton Thesis: Understanding Changes in West African Monsoon Precipitation Under Increased Levels of CO2
IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
Kai Yi Chow Paramveer Prem Singh Kandola
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Shing Fai Wong Yue Wu Jiaqi Xu Marc Xu Fan Yang Xincheng Yang Xiaomin Yao Sicheng Ye Jun Yin Linghui Yu Mohammed Zein Bodong Zhang Enrui Zhang Ruoting Zhang Linlu Zhao Jia Zheng Yifan Zheng Yumin Zhou Junfeng Zhu Yaning Zhu Peiheng Zou Liyang Zuo
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FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED DATA SCIENCE AND STATISTICS Elena Vinod Vallikappan
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IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS Doriana Calabrese Thesis: Exploring the biochemical composition, heterogeneity and potential implications of breast microcalcifications with Raman spectroscopy for the prognosis of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Joshua Clarke Thesis: The Impact of the Hydrodynamic Instabilities on Stellar Evolution Simon Robert White Lance Thesis: Convection, dissipation, and rotation in simulations of stellar and planetary interiors and atmospheres Hannah Elizabeth Sheridan Thesis: Developing Fibre Optic Raman Spectroscopy Probes for Cancer Diagnosis
IN PHYSICS/ ENGINEERING James Ross Capers Thesis: Exploring the Space of Electromagnetic Materials, with Applications to Antenna Design Euan Humphreys Thesis: Active Extraordinary Optical Transmission Metasurfaces Using PhaseChange Materials Conor Jason Price Thesis: Ab Initio Study of Intercalated TMDCs and their Superlattices Connor Reece Jay Sait Thesis: Ultrafast Dynamics in Ferromagnetic and Synthetic Ferrimagnet Materials
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATION WINTER 2023
Presentation of Graduates FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY PUBLICATION IN PHYSICS Vasileios Klonaris Anagnostidis Thesis: Enabling microfluidic technologies for real-time imaging and single cell sorting
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Herman Aguirre Jofre Thesis: Low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) for monitoring and controlling mining fleet using event classifications and pattern recognition in quarries and small-scale open-pit mines
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Azubuike Agbai Okoroafor Thesis: CFD and CFD-DEM Modelling of enhanced gravity separators to improve understanding and performance
IN PHYSICS William Bateman Luke Deveson Jonathan Middle
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Charity Fobi Akromah Ramanan Thanikachalam
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Presentation of Graduates Wednesday 13 December 14:00 IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
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Olayinka Elizabeth Akinwumi Asfee Alam Sina Ataei Pramodh Balanakoppa Sringeshwara Jiayi Chai Isaac Copson Samson Ugochukwu Egbuchulam Thomas Gervers Shravan Gobi Anantharamakrishnan Manuel Sebastian Gutierrez Jimenez Tiankuo Hou Rhynee En Qi Lee Jiahao Liu Ruisheng Luo Deepthi Asokan Nair Angie Vivian Navarrete Soto Jorge Francisco Oca Ramirez Dina Omar George Peters Elisabeth Geistere Petersen Tejas Pradeepsing Rajput Adarsh Ramajayam Jared Ratto Saurabh Sanjeev Kumar Raja Karan Srinivas Thakoon Suttum Leo James Thomas Kandarp Verma Xiao Yang Fangqi Yao Joshua Shee San Yeung Wing Yen Yingrui Zeng Junren Zhang Ting Zhou Xiuyu Zhou
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATION WINTER 2023
FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE *
Yiwen Li
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IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Teddy Cameron-Burke
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IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES * Meaghan Maggie May Castledine Thesis: Not all those who evolve are adapted: The ecology and evolution of microbial interactions within synthetic communities and phage therapy Javier Antonio Medel Thesis: Testing the mechanism and function of avian plumage camouflage * Thomas Nathaniel Price Thesis: Caste plasticity and task allocation in a primitively eusocial insect Brittany Trew Thesis: Quantifying the vulnerability of biodiversity to climate change
IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Stephanie Diane Good Thesis: Best practice for managing fisheries’ impacts on seabirds * Amanda Manuela Kuepfer Thesis: Influence of fisheries on the foraging ecology and demography of breeding black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris in the Falkland Islands
IN GEOGRAPHY * Hannah Louise Green Thesis: Enabling spatially resolved mapping of the changing surface carbonate system across the Arctic Ocean towards assessing wild fish stock health
IN GEOLOGY * Christopher John Dalby Thesis: Geological Controls on Upper Crustal Heat Flow for Deep Geothermal Energy in Cornwall Mengjie Jiang Thesis: Integrated stratigraphy and mineralogy of Lower Jurassic mudstone successions, Cardigan Bay and Cheshire basins, UK.
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE BY RESEARCH * James Harris Thesis: Understanding the Role of Ecology in Variation of Breeding Phenology and Success in Two Bird Populations
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Madelyn Barnes Annabel Beasley Ema Breščak Andreia Filipa Monteiro Carvalho Lucy Clarke Matthew Cotsell Alice Head-Rapson Cerys Hill Julia John Simeon Christopher Johnson Phoebe Larn Jones Harriet Lavender Daniel Alejandro Leroux Padilla Man Yi Mo Daniela Perez Mejia Mollie Rickwood Rebecca Rogers William John Murphy Rolls Emma Louise Wisdom Shrestha Joe Stokes Neustadt Basil Varghese Nora Wallaya Lucy Whitelegg
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATION WINTER 2023
Presentation of Graduates IN CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY WITH UK FIELD COURSE
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Isabelle Charlotte Collins
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Abdullah Almuraikhy Polly Diana Gregson
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS Kate Zhu
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IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH Kelechi Onugo Anucha Thesis: Out of Time: Temporality, Form and Fugitive Care in Contemporary Literature and Culture
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES (VICTORIAN STUDIES PATHWAY) Olivia Catherine Berrell
IN FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES Holly Ireland
IN THEATRE PRACTICE (APPLIED THEATRE) Emily Cooper
IN TRANSLATION STUDIES Bethan Clements
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS IN COMMERCIAL LAW Zara Hennessy
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS IN LAW
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY Gabriella Constance Martignetti Eleanor Clare Mortlock
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOGRAPHY Nicholas Van Dort
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UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATION WINTER 2023
Presentation of Graduates IN THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Lauren Keating
IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES PRACTICE AND RESEARCH (PSYCHODYNAMIC/ PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY) Caroline Naomi Cox
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN SCIENCE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (CLINICAL) Isaac Charles Donald Young
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U N I V E R S I T Y O F E X E T E R G R A D U AT I O N W I N T E R 2 0 2 3
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS So many of our students have achieved great things over the past year. Here we feature just a few examples where our students have excelled in academia, sport, arts, entrepreneurship and community.
Exeter graduate nominated for BAFTA Zoology graduate Will Nicholls and his co-workers were nominated for a BAFTA Television Craft Award earlier this year for their work on the TV series Predators. Narrated by actor Tom Hardy, the programme was broadcast on Sky Nature in the UK, and Netflix in the USA and Canada. Will said: “It has always been a goal of mine to get a BAFTA nomination for cinematography, and I’m thrilled that it was for a show like Predators. This was a character-led film and I spent 15 weeks following a pair of cheetah brothers through the Serengeti. Being able to spend every day with the cats allowed me to immerse myself in their lives, and see behaviours and share in unique moments that few get to see.”
Business School student swims across Lake Geneva for eating disorder charity Oscar Sanger, who studies Business Management, decided to raise money for the eating disorder charity Beat after a close family member became ill with bulimia and anorexia. Studying in Lausanne on a year abroad and far from his family, Oscar looked for ways he could show his support. Each morning on the way to class, Oscar and his friend would walk by Lake Geneva with its stunning views of distant snowtopped mountains, which got him thinking. After some research, he discovered there was a route to swim across the lake. Oscar and his friend William Henman, a student at St Andrew’s, raised over £3,500 and managed to secure sponsorship from Stint, a company that facilitates flexible work for students, to pay for the support boat and lifeguard necessary to complete the challenge. In July, the pair successfully completed the physically demanding challenge, crossing Lake Geneva in 4 hours and 44 minutes.
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Exeter students help keep festival goers safe and well at Glastonbury Nursing and medicine students put their skills into action at this year’s Glastonbury Festival while volunteering as first responders. The students delivered medical care at Glastonbury as part of Festival Medical Services (FMS), who provided special training ahead of the event to prepare them for the variety of cases they had to respond to when 210,000 music fans visited Worthy Farm. The group gained medical qualifications that will contribute to their degrees. Among them was a third-year medicine student, Amy Sheffard, who said, “I learned skills that I never get the opportunity to develop on the wards – moving crowds to get an ambulance through and reporting over a walkie-talkie were totally new experiences – and I also learned so much from the more experienced responders I was paired with for each shift. Communication was the most vital skill, whether that was reporting the most important details to those managing callouts, to keeping things as simple as possible for patients.”
Ukrainian refugee who won Exeter scholarship nominated for Student of the Year A student who fled war-torn Ukraine before embarking on her studies at the University of Exeter Business School has been nominated for the Association of MBAs Student of the Year Award 2024. Kateryna Halkina came to the UK as a refugee under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, settling in Dawlish near Exeter with a host family. In Ukraine, Kateryna had been working for 10 years in a variety of roles, including for KPMG, but she was ambitious to return to university. However after the house she lived in was looted and then destroyed in Hostomel, Kateryna found herself alone in the UK “without even a tenth” of the money needed to go back to university. It was through a local priest that she found out about The Exeter MBA, and he encouraged her to apply for The Exeter MBA Better World Scholarship. Despite daily news of missile attacks back home, Kateryna has managed to continue her studies, driven by a clear vision of how the knowledge she gains could contribute to the rebuilding process in Ukraine.
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Exeter graduate saving lives as A&E doctor and winning titles as Team GB boxer For most people, either saving lives in a hospital or representing your country in the boxing ring would be enough pressure, but Medicine graduate Ike Ogbo excels in both. It was during his time at Exeter that Ike started to shine as a boxer. Now working as an A&E doctor, Ike admits boxing may seem like a “paradox”, but he says the two areas of his life actually complement each other. “The things that I take from my training and boxing competitions, I use in my job – especially in the accident and emergency department, which can be a very high stress environment with lots of quick-fire decisions and a lot of physical and mental impact. Having that mental and physical fortitude is perfectly embodied in both crafts.” For Ike, boxing also provides an outlet away from work and a good way to help de-stress. While he won’t be going to the Olympics in Paris next year (the one spot in his weight category has already been filled), he is hoping to compete at the Commonwealth Games in 2026.
Exeter apprentice wins at Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards A University of Exeter apprentice is celebrating after winning at the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. Mamadou Kone, who was one of six shortlisted apprentices studying at Exeter, won in the Transport and Logistics category. Mamadou chose a Degree Apprenticeship as a way of accessing higher education and developing his skills and knowledge after focusing much of his childhood and teenage years on pursuing a career in football. He is now an apprentice on the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme, where he combines studying for a degree in Responsible Business Management with a full-time job working for Amazon. Mamadou described his first year on the programme as ‘incredible’, culminating in a promotion to the position of Area Manager, overseeing a team of 100. “It was an honour to be shortlisted for this prestigious award alongside so many other inspiring apprentices, so I am thrilled to have actually won it! It signifies that those around me recognise my commitment, my efforts and determination to succeed on what has been a challenging journey.”
Powerful research outlining discrimination and lack of diversity honoured by Hutton Prize for Excellence Millie Urquart and Mathys Reiss have both won this year’s Hutton Prize for Excellence for their research projects. The award is given annually to undergraduate or postgraduate students in either the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Business School. It rewards, encourages and inspires those who put ethical conduct and transparency at the forefront of government, business and the professions. Millie’s research explored how African migrant women experience unsatisfactory perinatal care and health outcomes in the French maternity system. Mathys’s research showed how third sector institutions lack BAME volunteers and sets out recommendations on how to improve diversity and participation across the sector.
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TED WRAGG AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING TRAINEES The Ted Wragg Awards for Outstanding Trainees are in honour of the late Professor Ted Wragg (Director of the University’s School of Education, 1978-1994), a nationally-recognised advocate of the teaching profession and a man who inspired a great many of today’s best teachers and teaching practices. These awards have been developed to recognise, encourage and financially reward our best PGCE trainees. Why? Because a fundamental part of our PGCE programme is the sharing of experience, good practice and support, not just from staff to trainee but between trainees themselves. We look for, and reward, excellent trainees because we know they are an important part of creating a programme that encourages all trainees to succeed and become great teachers. Primary PGCE winners:
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Niamh Evans (Primary Art)
Natasha Hearn (Secondary English (School Direct))
Evelyn Hartnell (Primary English)
Martin Langford (Secondary History (School Direct))
Harriet Magor (Primary English)
Hannah Davis (Secondary Mathematics)
Shannon Sumner (Primary Science)
Josephine Swarbrick (Secondary Modern Foreign Languages – Spanish)
Amana Pierre (Primary Teaching and Learning) Natalie Broome (Primary (School Direct)) Maria Fitzgerald (Primary (School Direct)) Christina Hicks (Primary (School Direct)) Bryony Lewis (Primary (School Direct))
Ellie Ingham-Hill (Secondary Physical Education) Connor Riley-Lowe (Secondary Physical Education) Stuart Alred (Secondary Religious Education (School Direct)) Ethan Merrington-Pink (Secondary Science – Chemistry) James Bicknell (Secondary Social Sciences (School Direct))
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STORIES FROM YOUR TIME AT EXETER Exeter shortlisted for prestigious Times Higher Education University of the Year award Exeter has secured its place among the frontrunners for the coveted University of the Year award at the Times Higher Education Awards, recognising the University for its commitment to providing world-leading research, teaching and innovation. The shortlisting covers the 2021/22 period during which the University launched its pivotal new Strategy 2030, which centres on the commitment to use the power of Exeter’s research and education to create a sustainable, healthy, and socially just future. The University of Exeter was also shortlisted in two other categories in the Awards – for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London this December.
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Exeter ranked first globally for action on Clean Water in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 Exeter secured the top spot globally for research, action, and commitment towards clean water and better sanitation in The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. The rankings measure universities’ overall impact through their efforts to achieve the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Exeter’s ‘solid gold’ standard for teaching excellence among best in the UK The University has attained a ‘solid gold’ standard for its commitment to delivering world-class teaching in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment.
Exeter was ranked first in the world in the Clean Water and Sanitation category and was first in Europe for Climate Action, and second in Europe for Zero Hunger. The University also ranked joint 18th overall – a rise of 24 places – in the influential rankings, in recognition of its commitment to sustainability, improving health and tackling inequality.
The Framework is a UK government initiative aimed at ensuring high-quality teaching in higher education institutions. Exeter is among an elite group of higher education institutions to be recognised as consistently providing outstanding teaching, learning and student outcomes to secure the ‘Gold Overall’ standard in the TEF assessment. The prestigious gold rating is underpinned by Exeter receiving Gold ratings in the two aspects of the assessment – Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Camborne School of Mines celebrates a double anniversary and the launch of a new Degree Apprenticeship programme Exeter hosts the British Science Festival In September, Exeter hosted this year’s British Science Festival. This annual event is a celebration of the people, stories and ideas central to science. Over 70 free events were held on campus and throughout the city, offering a diverse range of activities, from talks to interactive sessions. The Festival’s headline speaker was Hamza Yassin, a renowned wildlife cameraman, photographer, author, and winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2022. Our President and ViceChancellor, Lisa Roberts, had the pleasure of conversing with Hamza about his life, career, and passion for nature at an event held in Exeter Cathedral.
This year the Camborne School of Mines celebrates the 135th anniversary of its inception, and 30th anniversary of being located at the University’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was welcomed to the Camborne School of Mines by students, staff and representatives from the Cornish community during a special visit in October. The Princess Royal toured the mining school to gain a deeper understanding of its crucial role in global sustainable mining and in the development of the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy. Following the tour, The Princess Royal was invited to unveil a special plaque, officially commemorating the launch of the Camborne School of Mines’ new Degree Apprenticeship programme.
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The Centre for Resilience Environment, Water and Waste building opens to staff CREWW is the first, Net-Zero-in-Operation research centre to be co-funded and co-created with an institution of higher education and water industry partnership. It is the only water sector facing partnership to receive support from the UK Research Partnership. Investment Fund (UKRPIF), as well as being the largest supported RPIF-sponsored project in the southwest. CREWW has been established to undertake research into some of the most pressing environmental challenges namely how we can manage our precious natural resources in ways which are sustainable, innovative and resilient in the face of climate change and population growth. Research is undertaken by academics from across disciplines (including Geography, Biosciences, Engineering, Economics and Psychology) who work with partners in industry, government and NGOs to develop a shared understanding toward solution-based research.
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Exeter ranked among the best in the Russell Group for Student Satisfaction Student satisfaction at the University of Exeter is among the highest in the Russell Group, according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 2023. Exeter ranked in the top 10 for the group in six out of seven themes in the NSS, which asks final-year undergraduates to reflect upon their experiences at UK higher education institutions.
Exeter wins award for widening access to higher education The University of Exeter has won the NEON HE Institution of the Year Award for widening access to higher education. The awards ceremony was held at the Palace of Westminster earlier this year. NEON’s vision is that access to and success in higher education should not be related to social background – and the awards celebrate the “transformative power” that higher education can have and recognise key achievements in widening access. At Exeter, the Success for All programme aims to widen participation, close gaps in student outcomes and build a diverse and inclusive learning environment. Around 1,000 school students every year also have the opportunity to find out more about university, develop a passion for a chosen subject and gain first-hand experience of student life through the Exeter Scholars programme.
Exeter secures top 50 place in new European rankings The University of Exeter was ranked =47th in Europe in the inaugural QS World Universities Rankings: Europe league table. Exeter’s position is based on its ranking in 12 key indicators. The University’s strongest performance was in the ‘Sustainability’ (24th) and the ‘Citations per Paper’ (42nd) categories. The new rankings are produced by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, and represent the only significant regional ranking of solely European universities.
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UNIVERSITY FACTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
RATED ‘SOLID’ GOLD in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework. Gold Overall rating, with Gold aspect ratings in both Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
TOP 10 in the MORE THAN 99% RUSSELL GROUP OF OUR RESEARCH for student is rated of satisfaction in international quality six out of seven in the latest Research themes in the Excellence Framework National Student (REF 2021) with 12 Survey (NSS) 2023. OF OUR SUBJECTS IN THE TOP 10 for world-leading impact.
11th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and 15th in the Complete University Guide 2024.
We achieved the ATHENA SWAN SILVER AWARD for the advancement of gender equality and a BRONZE RACE EQUALITY CHARTER MARK for our commitment to race equality.
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TOP 50 TOP 50 IN GLOBAL UNIVERSITY LEAGUE TABLES: 48th in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023; 39th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Most International Universities in the World 2023.
We’re home to the UK’S TOP FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL CLIMATE SCIENTISTS – the only UK climate scientists to secure places in the global top 21 – according to The Reuters Hot List.
WINNERS of the British University and College Sport (BUCS) Super Rugby Championship 2022 and 2023, 2nd in the BUCS Women’s National League Finals in 2022 and 2023 and 4th in the BUCS Points 2022-23 Overall league.
RANKED 18TH GLOBALLY in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023*.
Winner of BUSINESS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards and Shortlisted for UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR in the THE Awards 2023.
* The THE Impact Rankings are global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Exeter is placed 1st globally for Clean Water and Sanitation; 1st in Europe for Climate Action; 1st in the UK and 2nd in Europe for Zero Hunger; 3rd in UK for No Poverty; 4th in the UK for Affordable and Clean Energy.
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OUR HISTORY
The University of Exeter received its Royal Charter in 1955, although its origins can actually be traced further back to the nineteenth century. Our ‘founding father’ was Sir Stafford Northcote, a prominent politician in the Disraeli government, who seized on the popular enthusiasm for learning following the Great Exhibition. In 1855 he backed the establishment of a School of Art in Exeter, offering subjects ranging from construction to freehand drawing. A School of Science quickly followed. Following Sir Stafford’s death, Jessie Montgomery became secretary of the University Extension Committee in 1888, and put forward an ambitious plan, leading to the Exeter Technical and University Extension College being created, with generous
funding from the University of Cambridge. By 1895 students had formed a guild and in 1898 the first student magazine was published. In 1900 the title of Royal Albert Memorial College was adopted, which is where the students’ RAM bar of today gets its name. The College offered external degrees of the University of London and teacher training. Scots philosopher Hector Hetherington became Principal in 1920 and pushed for university status. To succeed, a more impressive home was needed and in 1922 a local benefactor, Alderman W H Reed, was persuaded to buy the Streatham Estate. Shortly afterwards, the University Grants Committee visited the campus and awarded the status of University College and an annual government grant. In 1926 John Murray was appointed Principal of the University College and led an expansion programme which included the opening of the Washington Singer building in 1931 and Mardon Hall two years later. University status was awarded in 1955 with James Cook our first Vice-Chancellor. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the following year to present the charter and unveil the foundation stone of the Queen’s Building. In the 1960s we secured sufficient government funding to radically develop the campus; over a dozen major new buildings were constructed, including the Great Hall and the Physics building, while student numbers rose from 1,400 to 3,300. Higher education funding was tight in the 1970s and 80s but Exeter saw some positive developments. In 1978 we became a two campus university when St Luke’s College merged with the University to become its School of Education. A new library was built in 1983, thanks to a gift from the Ruler of Dubai in recognition of our research and teaching on the Arab world. By 1991, we had 6,500 students, and in 1993 the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall became a part of the University. We also became a founding member of the research-intensive 1994 Group.
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The new century saw an unparalleled period of progress and success, beginning in 2001 when His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah and an Exeter graduate, provided a new building for the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. In 2002 we secured government backing for the Peninsula Medical School, a joint project with the University of Plymouth, and two years later opened our Penryn Campus with Falmouth University in Cornwall. In 2007, we were named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards. In recent years we have invested significantly in our campuses, constructing new student accommodation, refurbishing labs and study spaces, and developing new buildings such as the Forum in Exeter and the Exchange in Cornwall, which seamlessly merge academic and social space through spectacular architecture. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II returned to our Streatham Campus in 2012 to officially open the Forum. Other significant developments included the creation of the Environment and Sustainability Institute – an interdisciplinary research centre at Penryn – and the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development building, a partnership with what is now called the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which was part-funded by the Wellcome Trust and The Wolfson Foundation. In 2012 we were invited to join the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities, and in 2013 we were crowned The Sunday Times University of the Year. In the same year we also accepted the first students into the new University of Exeter Medical School, created after we formed our own medical school following our successful 10-year partnership with the University of Plymouth. In 2014 the Research Excellence Framework, which assesses the quality of universities’ research, saw us awarded an additional £3.8 million for research, the third highest gain amongst English universities. We were named Sports University of the Year 2016 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide.
* Research rated 4* + 3* + 2* in REF 2021 ** Based on ranking for 4* impact in REF 2021
2017 saw us open the Living Systems Institute (LSI) on our Streatham Campus. The Institute pioneers novel approaches to understanding diseases and how they can be better diagnosed. On the Penryn Campus the Stella Turk building was completed in 2019, enabling the continued growth and success of a range of subject areas. In 2020, we were awarded our fourth Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of our world-leading research for combatting the effects of marine plastic pollution. President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lisa Roberts took up her post on 1 September 2020. The following year Professor Roberts launched the University’s exciting Strategy 2030 which aims to use the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework review showed that we are doing more research, of better quality, with a bigger impact on the world than ever before. Our world-leading research impact grew more than any other Russell Group university, more than 99 per cent of our research was rated of international quality* and 12 of our subjects were in the Top 10 for world-leading impact.** We ranked Top 10 in the Russell Group for student satisfaction in six out of seven themes in the National Student Survey 2023. 2023 has seen us secure a ‘solid gold’ standard for our commitment to providing world-class teaching in the Teaching Excellence Framework assessment. Our prestigious gold rating was underpinned by Gold ratings in the two aspects of the assessment – Student Experience and Student Outcomes. We were one of four Russell Group institutions to achieve this ‘solid gold’ assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) held its official launch event, and the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) Building was completed. Today, our courses and research cover every aspect of the sciences, humanities and social sciences. We attract 30,000 of the best and brightest students from more than 150 countries around the world.
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WELCOME TO YOUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY Congratulations on completing your studies and welcome to your community of University of Exeter alumni. Today you have joined a supportive global community of more than 175,000 alumni willing to help you achieve your full potential. Our alumni go on to do amazing things and we hope you’ll keep in touch to tell us your story, get involved in our events, and continue to play an active role in your Exeter community.
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How you help us Our alumni and friends have helped Exeter become one of the very best universities in the world. Alumni support the University in many different ways. Some volunteer their time helping current students. Others donate to support our students, our research, or our facilities. Some are ‘country contacts’, organising alumni networks and events in cities around the world. Some simply inspire us with their incredible achievements.
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Exetra, the recent alumni network organises regular events for Exeter graduates in London. Find them on facebook.com/groups/exetra.alumni You are always welcome at our events and of course back to campus. Until then, we wish you the best of luck as you take your next steps, and we look forward to keeping in touch during your lifelong association with Exeter. Ensure your details are up to date to keep receiving our communications and alumni benefits: exeter.ac.uk/alumnisupporters/contactus/updatedetails
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