Students' blog

March 18, 2026April 22, 2026

Why Cornwall is a great place to start a renewables career

Jamie Maxted (MEng Renewable Energy Engineering, 2016) Lead R&D Engineer at Morek Engineering I decided to go to university a few years after college, which meant I’d already started to build a life […]

Alumni, Careers, Cornwall, Penryn Campus, Penryn Campus alumni, Sustainability by Author

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

The Sense of Independence, the Belonging, the Community in Cornwall

Hi, my name is Jeejee. I am an international student from Saudi Arabia studying BSc Environmental Science here at Penryn, Cornwall. Now, I am going […]

Health and wellbeing, Higher Education, International, Life in the South West, Life on Campus, Penryn Campus, Preparing for University, Studying, Uncategorized, Undergraduate, Wellbeing by jb1886

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

And the sky became the canvas…Celebrating Holi at the University of Exeter

Hello everyone, my name is Suproja, and I am a postgraduate student studying for an MA in English Literature at the University of Exeter. I am from India, and I grew up […]

Culture, Higher Education, International, Life on Campus, Lifestyle, Postgraduate by sd999

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Celebrating Lunar New Year at the University of Exeter

Hi! It’s me again, Linh. If you haven’t read my previous blog, let me quickly reintroduce myself: I’m an international student from Vietnam, currently pursuing a Master’s in International Education at the University of Exeter. […]

Culture, International, Life on Campus, Miscellaneous, Postgraduate by yln201

March 4, 2026March 3, 2026

A week in my life – prioritising wellbeing alongside my degree

Hey! I’m Evie, a final year BA History and Politics student at the Penryn Campus. Three years ago, I moved from London to Cornwall to study here as I […]

Budgeting and Finance, Cornwall, Health and wellbeing, Life on Campus, Lifestyle, Penryn Campus, Studying, Undergraduate, Week in my Life, Wellbeing by ec1047

March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

Studying at the University of Exeter Business School: An International Student’s Perspective

Hi, I’m Parakh, a BSc Accounting and Finance with Industrial Experience student at the University of Exeter Business School, originally from Dubai but Indian by nationality. Moving to […]

Applying, International, Lifestyle, Studying, The city of Exeter, Uncategorized, Undergraduate, Wellbeing by pp556

February 26, 2026March 13, 2026

How Exeter supported my journey as an International Student

Hi, I’m Chi Le, an MA student in Media and Communications at the University of Exeter. Deciding where to continue my postgraduate studies has excited […]

International, Postgraduate, Wellbeing by Chi Le

February 26, 2026March 4, 2026

Postgraduate careers support at the University of Exeter Business School

Hi everyone! My name is Hannah, I’m originally from a small village in Oxfordshire, but I have lived all over the world. I’m a current postgraduate student in MSc […]

Careers, Postgraduate, Studying by ha669

February 18, 2026February 9, 2026

Master’s study at Exeter – a student experience like no other

Hi everyone! My name is Linh, and I am currently a Master’s student in International Education at the St Luke’s Campus at the University of Exeter. I […]