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June 26, 2026June 16, 2026

Small Campus, Big Opportunities

For a place without turtles, Cornwall seems to have the turtle research. When I arrived at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus to study my […]

Academic, Alumni, Careers, Cornwall, Life in the South West, Penryn Campus, Penryn Campus alumni, Postgraduate, Studying by Author

June 23, 2026June 15, 2026

From Cornwall to the Outback: An Adventure in Mining

Ben Mantell‑Jolly (MSc Mining Engineering, 2022) Mining Engineer, Advanced Mining Production Systems (AMPS) Western Australia If you’d told fifteen-year-old me that one day I’d be living on the other side of the […]

Academic, Alumni, Careers, Cornwall, Life in the South West, Penryn Campus, Penryn Campus alumni, Studying by Author

June 18, 2026June 15, 2026

Why I chose to study Business and Environment in Cornwall

Hello – my name is Helena and I’ve just finished studying BSc Business and Environment at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall. When I was looking […]

Academic, Careers, Cornwall, Lectures and Seminars, Life in the South West, Penryn Campus, reflection, Studying, Undergraduate by Author

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

Where can a mining degree take you?

Tom Savage (MEng Mining Engineering, 2021) Senior Mining Engineer at Larvotto Resources, New South Wales At school, I loved Geology. I had a great teacher who made the subject […]

Alumni, Careers, Cornwall, Penryn Campus, Penryn Campus alumni, Studying, Undergraduate by Author

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

More than just a field course – A Maldives trip to remember

Halo! I’m Ariq, and currently halfway through my MSc in Marine Environmental Management. One of the most awaited parts of my programme is the field […]

Cornwall, fieldtrips, Higher Education, International, Lectures and Seminars, Penryn Campus, Postgraduate, Studying by at1116

June 5, 2026June 3, 2026

An unexpected internship: how my humanities degree equipped me to work in a totally new industry

Hi, I’m Jena. I’m a final-year Politics and International Relations student at the University of Exeter. I’m originally from Paris, but I’ve spent the last […]

Academic, Careers, Cornwall, Life in the South West, Penryn Campus, Placements, Studying, Undergraduate by Author

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Reflecting on my experience as a psychology student at Exeter

Hello readers, this is Anugrahaa currently pursuing Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Exeter. Psychology was a subject that got me hooked since […]

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May 23, 2026May 22, 2026

How Exeter supported my academic life as an international student

If you’ve read my previous blogs, you might already know a little about my journey at the University of Exeter. Hi again, I’m Chi Le, currently studying MA Media and Communications […]

Academic, International, Lectures and Seminars, MA Media and Communication, Postgraduate, Streatham Campus, Studying by Chi Le

April 22, 2026April 20, 2026

Why I chose the University of Exeter

Hello everyone! I’m George, a final year student studying BA (Hons) International Relations with Proficiency in Spanish at the University of Exeter. I’m originally from Kent, UK and in this blog I’m going to be […]