{"id":367,"date":"2026-08-06T11:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/?p=367"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:31:19","slug":"firsts-all-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/2026\/08\/06\/firsts-all-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Firsts all round!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to\u00a0<strong>Joseph Bacon<\/strong>, one of our 2025 Summer Interns, who has just graduated with a first class MSci honours degree in Natural Sciences with International Study. 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