Employability

13 August 20264 min read

How authentic work experience with Digital Estates is helping Geography students develop professional skills while contributing to the University’s digital transformation.

4 August 20263 min read

How a long-standing collaboration between the University of Exeter and Esri UK is using alumni to inform curriculum design, strengthen professional networks, and prepare students for an evolving geospatial profession.

7 May 20265 min read

Drawing on academic debates and new teaching practices at Exeter, this article explores the potential employability benefits of engaging learners with transformative field-based teaching.

12 March 20264 min read

In this blogpost we reflect on the current state of education in UK Higher Education Business Schools. We pose a series of radical questions, explain why they matter, and conclude with a challenge.

16 February 20264 min read

In this post, Rhianna Sookhy and Luke Garner reflect on the hidden structure of Mathematics Education. By analysing prerequisite knowledge structures within a mathematics degree, and exploring the extent to which these structures are made transparent to both students and educators, they identify the importance...

16 October 20253 min read

A student-led mentoring initiative is bridging a crucial gap in placement preparation by pairing students who have successfully completed their placements with those just beginning the process, offering insider insights, guidance, and confidence-building support.

10 July 20256 min read

Most STEM programmes require high standards of proficiency in maths at undergraduate level and failure to meet sufficiently high grades in maths is a key reason for students not achieving an undergraduate place.

24 April 20244 min read

Why playful learning? Industry values graduates with a collaborative mindset who can deliver impactful work.

14 February 20243 min read

Authentic assessment refers to a wide variety of educational and instructional techniques focused on connecting what students are taught to real-world issues, problems, and applications, mirroring the complexities and ambiguities of real life.

6 December 20232 min read

Developing students' professional skills is crucial for their career readiness. But how can educators integrate those practical abilities into academic coursework?

15 November 20233 min read

Moving to a new country for university can be tough. You're far from home in an unfamiliar environment and you need to figure out your career too!

25 September 20233 min read

Job hunting can be a stressful activity – just ask any recent graduate. The interview, or several.

6 September 20233 min read

The Grand Challenges team was award a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by AdvanceHE in 2023. The Grand Challenges (GC) team was formed to facilitate inclusive, supportive and creative environments for students to explore ‘wicked’ problems (Rittel and Webber, 1973) and develop their employability.

23 August 20232 min read

Colleagues from across the Medical Sciences programme, led by Dr David MacDonald, Dr Dominic Wiredu Boakye, Dr Shalinee Dhayal and Dr Hannah Welters, support students within Academic Tutor Group sessions and activities to develop their academic and professional skills, including their awareness of assessment skills.

4 May 20224 min read

What do Engineering and German have in common? You might think of car manufacturing – Vorsprung durch Technik – or perhaps your washing machine.

19 August 20213 min read

Diagnostic Radiography students in Medical Imaging at the University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health have been using virtual reality (VR) x-ray rooms, allowing them to enhance their clinical skills training by practising techniques learned in their x-ray room sessions.

26 May 20213 min read

Since autumn 2020, Physics students at the University of Exeter have been working with real-life quantum computers, thanks to the IBM Quantum Educators Program.

17 March 20214 min read

Grand Challenges week plays a key role in the Exeter calendar, giving students the opportunity to work in cross-discipline groups to design innovative solutions to real world challenges.

1 March 20213 min read

In April 2020, the University of Exeter faced the same dilemma as most other universities: how to move most or all of its teaching online in just a few months?