Welcome to the University of Exeter

Dear Student,

Welcome to the University of Exeter, and huge congratulations on securing your place here with us. We are proud to welcome students, staff and visitors from around the world to study at Exeter, and we are looking forward to seeing you here in person, or online, very soon.

The University has four campuses across the South West – two wonderful locations in the ancient city of Exeter, a third campus in Penryn (located to the north of Falmouth in Cornwall), and a fourth in Truro. Our largest campus, Streatham, is a national botanic garden and a thriving education and research hub, whilst our traditional St Luke’s Campus is home to our Medical School and School of Education. Our stunning Penryn Campus has a range of science, humanities and social science programmes, and is known globally for its research and courses in environment, ecology and sustainability, mining engineering and geology, business, law, politics and humanities, and our Truro Campus is the base for our Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) students when they come to study in Cornwall. We also have two clinical sites at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospital.

The University employs more than 5,600 staff and offers the extensive facilities you’d expect to find at an outstanding Russell Group university. The University is known for its friendly atmosphere and by studying with us and enjoying the incredible opportunities we provide, your time here will help to set you on the path for success. You are joining a vibrant, inclusive community of nearly 30,000 students, including more than 7,000 international students from 159 different countries. We celebrate our diversity and pride ourselves on delivering both an outstanding student experience and academic excellence. There is a wealth of additional opportunities for you to immerse yourself within our community – this could be with one of our wonderfully diverse and active societies, participating in Grand Challenges, or attending one of our many virtual talks.

The University of Exeter is a really special place in which to study, both in person and online. This guide has been written to help you prepare and make the most of your time. For those of you who are studying at our campuses, it is designed to answer practical questions about living and studying here before you arrive. There is a lot of information but please do take the time to read it carefully. If you have any further questions or need any support, please contact any of the people listed in this brochure.

I would like to again welcome you to our University community, and wish you every success with your studies.

Professor Lisa Roberts Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive