Winter Graduation Brochure 2025 (Fri 12)

THE MACE AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY

The Mace was presented to the University in 1933 by University architect Emanuel Vincent Harris. It is approximately four feet long with a solid silver shaft and head. The finial at the top contains a representation in enamel of the University’s coat of arms. This symbolises the historical associations of the University with the locality. The triangular gold castle with three towers comes from Exeter’s coat of arms and is thought to represent the Rougemont Castle as alluded to by the red background. The 15 gold bezants around the edge of the shield are from Cornwall’s coat of arms, whilst the green cross on a white background is from Devon County Council’s coat of arms. The theme of learning is symbolised by the book with gold edges and a Latin inscription translating roughly as “We follow the light”.

YOUR CEREMONY

We hope you have a fantastic day and enjoy the ceremony. Just to let you know, we undertake filming and photography during the day which we may use for promotional purposes at a later date. We’ve done our best to ensure that the information presented in this brochure is correct as of November 2025.

History

The Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees is the occasion whereby a ‘graduand’ receives the degree of the University. The graduates are then known as alumni and are entitled to use post-nominal letters.

The ceremony has its origins in medieval times. This is reflected in the use of Latin phrases such as in absentia for graduands being awarded in their absence and honoris causa which is applied to honorary degrees.

Academic dress of gown, cap and hood worn by graduates, University officers and academic colleagues also originated in the medieval period. The varying colours of the gowns and hoods and the subtle variations in their style and cut indicate the degree obtained and the awarding university.

Music

The music for the ceremonies is performed by the Chapel Choir and Graduation Brass.

Processional music: Introit and Flourish was commissioned through the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by the University to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the University in 2015. The music was composed by Stephen Montague.

Order of ceremony

• Processions enter

Please rise and remain standing until all the processions have taken their position and the Chancellor has invited you to be seated.

Processions enter in the following order after the Marshal’s address:

Academic, Senate, Council and Emeritus Professors’ procession;

Civic procession (if attending);

Chancellor’s procession including the Honorary Graduand and/or College of Benefactors inductee (if attending); The Chancellor and the President and Vice-Chancellor are the last people to enter and are preceded by the University Mace Bearer.

• Welcoming address by Sir Michael Barber, Chancellor, University of Exeter (or his representative)

• Address by Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter (or her representative)

• Conferment of the first cohort of graduands

• Public oration and award of Honorary Degree and/or College of Benefactors induction, or external speaker if applicable

• Conferment of additional cohorts of graduands

• Vote of thanks from the Students’ Guild/Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union Sabbatical Officer, or nominated apprentice for Degree Apprenticeship ceremonies

• Closing address by Sir Michael Barber, Chancellor, University of Exeter (or his representative)

• Processions exit

Please stand while the processions leave in reverse order. The processions are then followed by the graduates as directed by the Marshals. Guests may then leave the ceremony venue to meet their graduates outside.

THE CHANCELLOR

Sir Michael Barber

The Chancellor’s Role

The post of Chancellor dates back to 1955, when the University of Exeter was created with the award of a Royal Charter from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Michael Barber is the seventh Chancellor of the University of Exeter. The first Chancellor was Mary Dowager Duchess of Devonshire. She was followed by Lord Amory, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer; the scientist Sir Rex Richards; and the barrister Lord Alexander. In 2006, the actress and writer Baroness Floella Benjamin was installed as Chancellor, stepping down in 2016. Businessman and former government minister, The Lord Myners of Truro CBE, succeeded Baroness Benjamin in 2016 and was Chancellor until he stepped down at the end of 2021.

The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University and is a part-time, honorary appointment. The Chancellor’s most public role is to preside over degree ceremonies, and behind the scenes to act as an important adviser and advocate for the University.

Sir Michael Barber has been Chancellor of the University of Exeter since 1 January 2022. He is a world-leading authority on education and public service delivery and the Founder and first Chair of Delivery Associates, which works with government leaders across the world to enable them to deliver their domestic policy priorities. He is the author of ‘How to Run a Government’ (Penguin 2016) and ‘Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things’ (Penguin 2023).

Sir Michael was educated in York and studied history at the University of Oxford, where he was President of the Queen’s College Student Union. He was a teacher from 1979 to 1985 and subsequently a Professor of Education, first at the University of Keele and then at the Institute of Education, London.

In 1997, Sir Michael embarked on a highly successful career in central government, initially as the Chief Adviser on School Standards in the Department for Education. In 2001, he founded the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit at No 10 Downing Street, which he ran until 2005.

From 2005 to 2011 he was a partner at McKinsey and Company and Head of its global education practice. From 2011 to 2017 he was Chief Education Advisor at Pearson, where he played a key role in Pearson’s strategy for education.

From 2017, Sir Michael was inaugural Chair of the higher education regulator, the Office for Students, a role from which he stepped down in March 2021. Between 2023 and 2025, he held the role of Chair of the South West Social Mobility Commission, which aims to drive forward transformational change in education and employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people in our region. In September 2024 he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Effective Delivery; and since 2024 he has been the Government’s Envoy on Governance in the Palestinian Authority.

Sir Michael lives in North Devon with his family, and in 2022 took up the role of Chair of Somerset County Cricket Club. In 2009, the University of Exeter awarded Sir Michael an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in recognition of his many achievements. For several years Sir Michael was a distinguished visiting scholar at Harvard School of Public Health. In 2005, he was knighted for his services to improving government.

THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR

Professor Lisa Roberts

Professor Lisa Roberts became President and ViceChancellor of the University of Exeter on 1 September 2020. In her role, Professor Roberts is responsible for the leadership and management of the University, promoting and advocating for the University globally, nationally and locally, and ensuring the delivery of the University’s Strategy 2030, with its vision to use the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future.

Before joining Exeter, Lisa was Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Leeds, where she led on the development of the university’s research and innovation strategy. During this time, she led a major step change in the quality and impact of the university’s research and in business collaborations, launching a new innovation hub and leading a city-wide team of senior city stakeholders through the MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP). Before joining Leeds, Lisa was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey, leading the Schools of Bioscience and Medicine, Psychology and Health Sciences, where she also developed and launched only the eighth School of Veterinary Medicine in the UK, and developed a successful One Health Strategy.

Professor Roberts is a Professor of Virology, having studied for her PhD at the BBSRC Institute for Animal Health (now the Pirbright Institute) and the University of Kent. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Product Development Manager for Procter and Gamble in the UK and Belgium. Lisa is a board member of the Russell Group and a board member of Universities UK (UUK), and was also elected to the position of UUK Vice-President (England and Northern Ireland) in the summer of 2025. Prior to this, she held the role of UUK Policy Lead for Student Experience, Education and Skills.

Lisa also chairs the IDP Connect Strategic Advisory Board and is an inaugural Commissioner for the South West Social Mobility Commission. In 2023, she was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Surrey.

A Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor

A warm welcome to this wonderful graduation celebration. On behalf of everyone at the University, I would like to say what an honour it is for us to share this very special day with you. Graduation is a chance for all of us at the University to join you in celebrating your achievements and give thanks to the friends, family and supporters who have been there for you during your studies. I hope that this special day will be a memorable occasion and that you enjoy your well-earned celebrations.

Graduation is also a time to reflect on your university journey and on everything that you have achieved. For many of you in our winter graduation ceremonies, this is not your first degree and you may already hold a qualification from Exeter or from another university. This education has been about growing and developing yourself, challenging your own assumptions and absorbing new perspectives, so that you are equipped for the global workplace. You graduate today having demonstrated the knowledge and skills you need to go out into the world and to help forge a greener, healthier and fairer future. Everybody has the power to change the world for the better, and I know that you will be successful in whatever you choose to do next.

As a graduate of the University of Exeter, you now join a vibrant alumni community which extends to more than 195,000 people across the world. These people carry Exeter with them in everything they do and I encourage you to become an active participant of our alumni family.

Congratulations again on your fantastic achievements, of which you should be very proud. I hope you leave Exeter with fabulous memories that will last a lifetime and that you continue to stay in touch in the years ahead.

THE PROVOST AND DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS

Professor Dan Charman

Senior Vice-President and Provost

Professor Dan Charman has held the role of Senior VicePresident and Provost at the University of Exeter since August 2023. He was previously the inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the new Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy and before that was the Dean, and then Pro-Vice-Chancellor, of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. He undertook his undergraduate degree in Agricultural and Environmental Science at the University of Newcastle and completed his PhD in physical geography at the University of Southampton, subsequently working at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and the University of Plymouth before coming to Exeter in 2009. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is an Earth system scientist researching long-term ecosystem and climate change, with a focus on peat-forming wetlands and the global carbon cycle.

As Provost, he is deputy to the President and Vice-Chancellor and represents the University externally through Universities UK, the Russell Group and other networks. Dan leads the academic community, working with the Pro-Vice Chancellors and Executive Deans of the University’s three faculties and the Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellors across research and impact, education and student experience, global engagement, Cornwall, people and culture and business engagement and innovation. His primary responsibility is to lead the delivery of the University’s Strategy 2030, through the development and implementation of the major academic strategies, and the University academic planning, resourcing and budgeting process.

Professor Krasimira TsanevaAtanasova

Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact)

Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova is Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact and Professor of Mathematics for Healthcare.

Krasimira earned her undergraduate and MSc degrees in mathematics at the University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria and her PhD in applied mathematics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Following postdoctoral fellow positions in the US and France she spent five years at the University of Bristol. She joined the University of Exeter in 2013.

She has previously held a number of leadership roles at Exeter including the Associate Dean for Global and the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. Krasimira’s research addresses open questions in Health and Life Sciences by means of mathematical modelling and analysis including advanced data analytics.

As Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact), Krasimira oversees a total research portfolio of more than £500 million and leads the research and impact strategy for the University. Her overarching responsibilities include our preparation and submission for the Research Excellence Framework in 2029; interdisciplinary institutes, networks and centres; strategic leadership of our Doctoral College, the University Ethics Committee and the Research and Impact Executive Committee; and ensuring our research is utilised and impacts positively on the wider world. Krasimira represents the University externally via a number of research-related groups including as Chair of the UUKi Global Research and Innovation Network (GRIN) and as Co-Chair of the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research Practice’s Oversight Group.

Professor Richard Follett

Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)

Professor Richard Follett leads the development and delivery of the University’s Global Strategy and has oversight of the University’s global activities, including student recruitment, global experiences for staff and students, establishing and leading the University’s relationships with key global partners, and engaging alumni around the world.

An elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Richard is also Professor of American History and a specialist on the history of African American slavery. Richard joined Exeter in January 2023 from the University of Sussex. He is a graduate of the University of Wales, the University of London, and the University of Illinois. He obtained his doctorate from Louisiana State University where he was a Fulbright scholar.

Exeter’s Global Strategy lays out the University’s vision to be a truly global institution by extending our presence, reach and impact around the world. We aim to be an internationally recognised leader in human health and wellbeing, sustainability, and social justice; to grow our mutually beneficial partnerships; to diversify our international student community; and to provide an inclusive and world-class staff and student experience. In his role Richard works with Exeter’s leading international partners, including the University of Queensland, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Arizona State University, Université Paris-Saclay and Duke University. Exeter is a member of the prestigious Worldwide Universities Network and Venice International University.

Richard has worked in more than 30 countries, including visiting appointments at the Universities of Lagos, Nanjing, Peking and Heidelberg, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He was Chair of Universities UK Africa and Middle East Network from 2020-2023.

Professor Tim Quine Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

Professor Tim Quine is the Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience and Professor of Earth Surface Science. Tim is responsible for leading the delivery of the University’s Education Strategy, and the Education and Student Experience vision within our Strategy 2030.

Tim’s brief is captured in the Education Strategy commitments to Success for All our Students and Valuing Educators, and encompasses the undergraduate and taught postgraduate student journey from arrival, through excellent teaching, learning and assessment, to the next stages in graduate life. He maintains a close partnership with the Students’ Guild in Exeter and the Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union in Cornwall to ensure that our students’ interests are central to our plans for continuous enhancement. He also works closely with the Education Leadership Team including the three Faculty Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors (Education) to ensure that the University maintains its excellent academic standards and continues to innovate in teaching and learning for the benefit of all students, as was recently evidenced by the University’s Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.

He is a graduate of University College London where he obtained his Bachelors degree in Archaeology. Tim went on to complete his doctorate at the University of Strathclyde, and his research in earth surface science focuses on perturbation of the terrestrial carbon cycle and ecosystem services by soil erosion and sediment deposition. Tim’s research projects have seen him collaborate with researchers in universities and research institutes in China, India, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand and many European countries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and member of the Russell Group Education Network.

THE PROVOST AND DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLORS

Stuart Brocklehurst Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation), Director, Green Futures Solutions

Stuart Brocklehurst is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Business Engagement and Innovation, leading the University’s collaboration with business and our drive to deliver innovation through our research and education. In addition, as Director of Green Futures Solutions he heads up the University’s drive to translate our world leading work on climate change into practical impact.

Stuart started his career in banking, holding a number of roles with Barclays in the UK and Africa, then as Senior Vice President for Digital Commerce at Visa International CEMEA leading the adoption of new business models and technologies. Following a period as a Partner at consultancy Carbon, Stuart joined Amadeus in support of its initial public offering and served as Group Communications Director after the flotation. He went on to run his own business in machine learning technology up to its sale in 2022.

Stuart is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, the Royal Society of Arts and the British Computer Society, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered IT Professional, a Chartered Manager, a Freeman of the City of London, and holds a degree in theology from Oxford. He has served on numerous company boards, as a Further Education College governor, on the synod and Bishop’s Council of the Diocese of Exeter and as a Leadership Fellow of Exeter Business School. He is Chair of the Exeter Science Centre Advisory Board and Vice Chair of the Great South West Pan Regional Partnership. He is on the boards of SETsquared; GW4; the Centre for Resilience in the Environment, Water and Waste; and the South West Investment Fund’s Strategic Advisory Board.

Professor Martin Siegert Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Cornwall)

Professor Martin Siegert is Vice-President and Deputy ViceChancellor for Cornwall and is responsible for the strategic development of the University of Exeter’s activities in Cornwall.

Martin is a polar scientist who uses airborne and ground-based geophysics to explore the subglacial environment of Antarctica, and to understand how the ice sheet has changed in the past and how it may change in the future. He has undertaken three Antarctic expeditions and has been the UK lead on over a dozen international scientific exploration programmes across the continent. He has published over 250 papers, has written/ edited eight books and has convened five major international conferences concerning Antarctic exploration.

Using his knowledge of polar and climate change, Martin has delivered talks on the necessity of the net-zero transition to a variety of audiences, including major businesses, radio listeners (on programmes such as the Life Scientific and Inside Science on BBC Radio 4), news viewers (on the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky) and to secondary schools (through the Speakers for Schools programme).

Professor Rajani Naidoo Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Culture)

Professor Rajani Naidoo was appointed Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for People and Culture at the University in January 2024. She is a Professor of Higher Education and Social Change and holds a UNESCO Chair and chairs the British Council Education Advisory Group.

Rajani is featured in the global Stanford/Elsevier top 2 per cent most highly cited scholars in her field and has been appointed a Fellow of the Learned Society for Research in Higher Education. Her research focusses on the transformation of contemporary universities and their contribution to the global good. She has been involved in global research projects on the changing academic profession, international higher education partnerships, and the contribution of higher education to social justice; and has presented numerous keynotes at major conferences in Europe, the US, Canada, Asia and Africa.

As the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for People and Culture, Rajani leads on the development and implementation of the ‘Our People’ theme of the University’s Strategy 2030 with overall responsibility for championing and driving a step change in Exeter’s people and culture priorities across the whole University community. She co-chairs the Wellbeing, Inclusivity and Culture Committee, providing senior leadership and ensuring the integrated delivery of our strategic vision for culture, inclusion and performance. She works closely with Faculty Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Divisional Directors and the Community and Inclusion team to co-create support, development and inclusive leadership strategies.

Rajani is a graduate of the University of Cambridge; University College London; and the University of KwaZuluNatal with majors in Law, English, Psychology, Education and Management.

THE DEANS

Professor Stacey Hynd Dean of Postgraduate Research and of the Doctoral College

Developing the researchers of the future is fundamental to tackling some of the most important global issues we face today. At Exeter, our 2,100 postgraduate research students are addressing challenges from healthy aging to living systems, conflict and human rights, food security and renewable energy. Our postgraduate researchers come from across the world to work within, and across, all our disciplines and research groups as essential members of our research community. We offer PhD studentships funded by UK Research and Innovation across all our Faculties, as well as industry-funded schemes and a range of support for international students. In addition, we work in collaboration with high-quality partners: from academic institutions such as the University of Queensland and the London Film School, through to industrial partners, charities and government organisations. Alongside our Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD programmes, we offer professional degrees such as the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Doctorate of Education, alongside part-time, distance-learning and both by Practice and by Publication programmes to suit individuals’ needs.

The Doctoral College supports our community of research students, helping our postgraduates develop as researchers and move forward into a wide and exciting range of careers. As the Dean of Postgraduate Research, I have the privilege to meet with many of our postgraduate researchers and learn about their work, see how they support and encourage each other and read about their wide-ranging successes. I also see the many challenges that they face, both intellectual and personal. Today’s ceremony is a celebration of advances in knowledge, but also of their hard work, dedication and determination, and the support from their peers, friends and families. I warmly congratulate all students graduating today and wish you all every success in the future.

THE DEANS

Professor Beverley Hawkins Dean for Taught Students

We are teaching over 4,200 postgraduate students this year – 38 per cent of whom have come from outside the United Kingdom. Our postgraduates are from such varied backgrounds and are studying for many different reasons. Some are undertaking further study to gain additional qualifications. Some are undertaking research training in preparation for doctoral study and/or a career in research. Others have a vocational objective and may well be studying a new subject in order to progress their career. Exeter is a national leader in the provision of PGCE degrees for aspiring teachers, as well as offering many pioneering programmes such as: our Master of Public Health that develops visionary public health leadership; our Business School’s world-renowned MBA; and many other Masters qualifications. Other students study while pursuing their career, and we increasingly cater for their needs through part-time programmes provided via distance or blended modes of learning. We are all so proud of our vibrant, diverse postgraduate community.

Our partnership arrangements offer the opportunity to develop subject specialisms at other institutions, both in the UK and abroad. These include the unique MA in International Film Business in partnership with the London Film School, where students spend time both in Exeter and London, gaining a broad theoretical understanding of the international film business along with practical experience. Students and graduates benefit from a growing network of alumni who are currently working in the international film industry. The innovative UQExeter Institute, established in partnership with the University of Queensland, allows Postgraduate Research students on the UQ-Exeter PhD programme to divide their time between the UK and Australia. Students join an international research team to conduct impactful research, addressing global challenges related to Global Sustainability and Wellbeing. As a member of the Venice International University (VIU), a prestigious global consortium of 20 universities, Exeter undergraduates can apply to study a term of exciting interdisciplinary modules at VIU with a cohort of international students, with further opportunities available for graduates. In partnership with Exeter College, our range of partnership programmes allow students in the region to benefit from the facilities, advice, and sports clubs of both institutions, while developing in their current careers, progressing towards chosen future employment, or towards further study.

We are delighted to celebrate the graduation of apprentices from our undergraduate and postgraduate Degree Apprenticeship programmes. Celebrating their success this year are apprentices from Applied Finance, Civil Engineering, Clinical

Associate in Psychology, Data Science, Digital and Technology Solutions, Healthcare Leadership and Management, Human Resource Management, Senior Leader MBA, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Responsible Business Management, and Systems Thinking. With 20 Degree Apprenticeship programmes, supported by 650 employers, we recognise the power of these partnerships in developing and delivering highquality programmes to meet the needs of the future workforce.

As Dean, I work closely with our Faculties, the Students’ Guild and the Falmouth & Exeter Students’ Union in Cornwall to ensure the highest quality of student experience leading to excellent academic and employment outcomes. Your feedback is so important, so if you would like to share any further thoughts on your time at Exeter, please feel free to contact me directly. Meanwhile, I wish to add my congratulations on your achievements, and my best wishes for your future success. Please keep in touch - I can’t wait to learn what you do next.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF YOUR GRADUATION

Mike Shore-Nye Senior Vice-President and Registrar & Secretary

My role is to lead the University’s Professional Services teams, ensuring the effective and efficient operations and governance of the University. These teams cover everything from accommodation to wellbeing services; libraries, IT and sports facilities to careers advice and guidance.

Professional Services play a pivotal and vital role in University life, no more so than for graduation. We take pride in supporting every aspect of the ceremonies each year, with over 2,000 team members involved in making it a very special day for our graduands, their friends and families. There is a huge amount of work behind the scenes during the 12 months prior to the ceremonies; many colleagues volunteer away from their day jobs to help the events run smoothly on the day.

I hope you have a wonderful day, enjoy every moment and I wish you all the best for whatever the future brings.

In Winter 2025 we are holding nine graduation ceremonies:

In the average ceremony, each person claps approximately 7,000 TIMES

VOLUNTEER to make the ceremonies possible

2,628 STUDENTS GRADUATE with over 5,500 GUESTS in attendance

The Mace Bearer

The role of the Mace Bearer is a historic one dating back to the 12th century. The Mace Bearer’s role is to protect the dignitary who follows them: in our case, the Chancellor. Original maces were weapons which could be used if necessary to protect the King. As time progressed, maces became increasingly decorative and the use of silver-covered maces in Exeter can be traced back to the late 14th century. You can read more about the University of Exeter’s mace on the inside front cover. The Mace Bearer and Marshals, who lead the procession carrying the less ornate wooden ‘wand’, are selected from Professional Services to ensure both the academic and professional support functions are reflected in the ceremonies. The remainder of the procession and stage party comprises academic staff, and representatives from the University’s Council, University executive staff and the University’s Multifaith Chaplaincy.

During our typical winter and summer graduation ceremonies:

Over 6,000 HOURS WORKED by hospitality team members

20 FACILITIES

ASSISTANTS prepare our Streatham venues and set out over 1,000 CHAIRS

More than 100 CLEANERS spend nearly 1,000 HOURS CLEANING

HONORARY GRADUATES AND GUEST SPEAKERS

Each year, we award Honorary degrees to a number of exceptional people who demonstrate outstanding merit in their field. Since 1955-56, over 600 people from all walks of life have been honoured in this way. The following abbreviations for Honorary degrees are used: LLD Doctor of Laws; DLitt Doctor of Letters; and DSc Doctor of Science.

A full list of Honorary degrees conferred by the University is available at: exeter.ac.uk/honorarygraduates

During the Summer 2025 ceremonies, we honoured:

Ros Atkins (DLitt)

Sir Alan Bates (LLD)

Yasmin Batliwala MBE (LLD)

Ben Bradshaw (LLD)

Erika Brodnock MBE (LLD)

Professor Penny Endersby CBE (DSc)

The Right Honourable Sir Sajid Javid (LLD)

Christopher Lockyear (LLD)

Caroline Lucas (LLD)

Cheryl Morgan (LLD)

Dr Andrew Ng (DSc)

Sarah Turvill (LLD)

Pippa Warin (LLD)

The Right Honourable Baroness Warsi (LLD)

MESSAGES FROM RECENT HONORARY GRADUATES

Dr Alex George (DSc)

Dr Alex George is a presenter, best-selling author and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. He has published three Sunday Times Bestsellers, Live Well Every Day and The Mind Manual for adults, and A Better Day for children, which won Book of the Year at The British Book Awards. Alex’s mission to improve mental health support for young people has become prolific throughout the UK. Alex’s TV work includes presenting his documentary for the BBC, Dr Alex: Our Young Mental Health Crisis as well as fronting Naked Education for Channel 4.

“Go for it in life. Embrace failure. I believe that failure is an inevitable part of not only life, but also your journey to success. Academia is important, but the most important thing is the health and happiness of ourselves and the people around us. You’ve achieved something incredible today. Be proud of yourselves.”

Rachel Skinner CBE FREng FICE (DSc)

Rachel Skinner is an Executive Director at WSP, a global company that provides engineering, environmental and advisory services. Rachel served as the youngest ever President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Her theme of climate action explained the role of civil engineers in making faster, real-world change. In 2019 she was confirmed by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s Top 100 Women in Engineering. Rachel was awarded a CBE for services to infrastructure in 2022.

“ Your

with

qualifications travel

you through the good

times

and the bad times. Even if your career takes you off in completely unexpected directions that you can’t possibly predict today it doesn’t really matter - the qualifications still go with you. Nobody can make you put them down and nobody can take them away.

They are a real part of who you are going forward.”

Kamila Shamsie FRSL (DLitt)

Kamila Shamsie is the author of eight novels which have been translated into over 30 languages. One of her awardwinning novels, Home Fire, won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Hellenic Prize, was long listed for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for eight other prizes. Vice-President and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Manchester, she was one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2013.

“When

I graduated, I had no idea what was ahead of me. Believe me when I tell you that you are only at the very start of knowing what your time at Exeter will truly mean for your lives. So much is possible, so much is still ahead, but right now let me congratulate you on this present moment and the achievement of being here, graduates and graduands of this fine University into which I am so delighted to have been welcomed.”

HONORARY GRADUATE GUEST SPEAKER

Professor Dame Fiona Murray CBE

DCMG (DSc)

Professor Dame Fiona Murray CBE DCMG is the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Management. Her research, teaching and professional activities focus on the intersection of critical technologies, entrepreneurship and geopolitics. She has examined the role of innovation ecosystem stakeholders in supporting the formation and scaling of deep tech ventures that solve global challenges - most notably in defence, security and resilience. She is also an expert on how high-performing organisations - in the public and private sectors - engage with these innovation ecosystems to support their strategic innovation priorities.

Dr Hiba Khan

Hiba Khan is a Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Chief Revenue Officer at Medics.Academy. She has a background in entrepreneurship, innovation and solutions in healthcare and was awarded an Innovation Fellowship as NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur at Mid and South Essex NHS Trust to continue this work. As Chief Revenue Officer at Medics.Academy, Hiba oversees a global team of executives working towards improving access to clinical education. She is also an Honorary Lecturer at The University of Central Lancashire.

Hiba has previous experience in governance as the Vice-Chair of the Board at Queen Mary University Students’ Union and Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee and she currently sits on the Board of Governors of The University of West London. As a selected member of the UK Young Academy which operates under the auspices of the Royal Society, Hiba is part of the organisation’s Membership Development Committee and works to influence policy and raise awareness of science and research in the UK.

Hiba has won several awards for research and performance in her clinical roles, a national award in quality improvement and two consecutive outstanding awards in clinical practice. More recently she has been awarded the Chartered Management Institute Apprentice of the Year Award 2024 and was a finalist for the Federation of Awarding Bodies Apprentice of the Year Award having been nominated for the award by The University of Exeter and Chartered Management Institute.

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

This programme lists the names of those upon whom substantive degrees are to be conferred at this Congregation. The programme also lists those who elected to receive their award in absence earlier in the session. Graduands who have elected to receive their award in absence at this Congregation are indicated by an asterisk.

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

Friday 12 December 09:00

IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Matthew Hayslep

Thesis: Locating and predicting leakage in water distribution networks using evolutionary computing and machine learning

Amir Nasiri

Thesis: Development and investigation of a sequence-based hyper-heuristic for vehicle routing problems

* Haowen Zheng

Thesis: Time Series Prediction: Novel Deep LearningApproaches for Sustainable Datacentres

* Siwei Zheng

Thesis: Efficient Personalized Federated Continual Learning in Edge Computing

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE

Arnav Bhagwat

Disha Biswas

* Duc Thang Bui

Talha Hasan Butt

* Jiahui Cao

Rishik Chakravarty

James Chamberlain

* Tom Chambers

Weiyin Chen

* Xiang Chen

* Zeyang Cheng

* Xiaomin Ding

Jack Donohoe

Loui Eriksson

* Wenxuan Fang

* Shengjie Gou

Alex Houghton

* Xiaozhe Hu

* Yan Hu

* Yuhan Jiao

* Sichen Jin

* Heegon Kim

* Kason Lao

* Andrei Lazar

Viet Thanh Le

* Junhao Li

Linbo Li

Mohan Li

Xinyu Li

* Zhaohao Li

* Zhixin Liu

* Yuwen Lu

Mihir Mainkar

Shah Faisal Misbah

* Ravi Mosalpuri

Martin Nguyen

* Jiarong Pan

Pallav Umeshbhai Patel

Nayum Khan Pathan

* Lin Sha

* Jiaxin Shen

Shivani Shetty

Anjana Hosadevarahadlu Shivananda

* Hongzi Situ

Jason Smith

* Shengxuan Sun

Sam Tebbet

* Allen Wang

* Yiming Wang

* Li Wen

* Chirs Wu

* Zefeng Wu

* Litian Xu

Jiuhui Yang

Afsana Yasmin

* Ming Zhang

* Rongbin Zhang

* Xuan Zhang

* Changhao Zhao

IN ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH BUSINESS

Lavanya Dirisala

* Emre Kaygusuz

* Chunmei Li

Akash Chandran Mayilvaganan

Matthew O’Connell

Malavika Venkatesh

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Rishabh Anand

Oliver Appleby

Mert Lale

* Ruizhe Liu

* Minghao Ma

Raghavendra Margasahayam

Venkatesh

Mohith Mohan

Sudharshan Mylsamy

* Matt Pennington

Vishnu Prakash

Max Robertson

Saurabh Sharma

* Zhenwei Song

* Tianyi Zhou

IN CYBER SECURITY ANALYTICS

Mohammed Mohtesham Ali

Abhishek Aggarwal

Yahya Khalfan Habib Al Foori

* Emil Aliyev

Niharika Bhadravathi Ramesh

* Geoff Clayton

Greeshmanth Gunda

Aniketh Jadhav

Zixin Li

* Tianhao Liu

* Aykhan Mammadli

* Alif Muhammad Annabal

Aryan Sawant

Shalan Sharma

Mohammed Aaquib Ali Siddiqui

* Hiskia Frans Eireneus Sijabat

Anas Toumia

* Zihao Wu

Xinyi Yu

IN DATA SCIENCE

Phone Pyae Aung

* Yigithan Bakirci

Matthew Bates

* Jingyi Chen

Shuyuan Chen

Aaditya Pritam Chouhan

Lakshmi Shree Devaraje Gowda

Devaraje Gowda

Anjali Devarakonda

Zak French

Sneha George Gnanakalavathy

* Harry Gooderham

Kate Gorkovaia

* Zhanxu Guo

Jun Hu

* Yaping Hu

* Yuchao Huang

Sanika Kadam

Bhushan Kamble

* Shama Sayed Murtuza Kolhar

* Dimitrios Kotsis

Qinqing Li

* Xujing Li

Yijie Liu

* Yufei Liu

Sandeep Malviya

Dhiraj Meena

Dhanush Nayaka

Huu Tien Nguyen

Ritheesh Rajesh

* Harish Ranganathan

Kamatchi Soniya Ruthra Pandiyan

Alankar Singh

* Yixuan Wang

Yu Weng

* Yuanhang Zhang

Tianyuan Zhao

IN DATA SCIENCE (PROFESSIONAL)

Amy Aggleton

* Rutuja Ajmire

Wail Baalawi

Peter Beck

* Alana Boles

Joshua Bosman

Robin Botham

Jon Bowrey

* Jack Bowyer

* Eleanor Brooks

* Hannah Brown

* Eleanor Cheese

* Joe Collier

Scott Cooper

* Nathan Creaser

Andrew Creswick

John Davies

Soumen Dey

* Paul Diplock

Andy Evans

Bethany Francis

Pawan Gambhir

Freya Garry

Brandon Gillbee

* Alex Griggs

Ben Heckford

* Regiane Hoffmann

* Jay Howarth

Asif Iqbal

* Syed Javedhussain

* Peter Jordan

* Stavros Karathanasis

Ellie Keable

Vasiliki Kosma

Nick Kushnaryov

* Vince Lam

* Andre Lanyon

* Kristóf Madarász

* Tim Mash

* Conor McGough

* Ciaran McMahon

Edward McQuaid

Daniel Milne

* Stephen Moore

Joe Murray

Venkataraman Natarajan

* Akchay Ozten

* Helen Paffard

Pankaj Patil

Will Quinsee

Steve Ramsdale

Divij Rao

* Martin Rapp

Andrew Reeves

Chris Sampson

Nuria San Cayo Villar

Oscar Schäfer

* Robert Scovell

Ben Shaw

Benjamin Smart

Michael Taylor

Andrew Todd

* Simon Tucker

Christopher Twomey

Geoff Walters

* Eva Wright

IN DATA SCIENCE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Taghreed Alghamdi

Santiago Andrango Pulupa

Sahit Atmakuri

Freya Carroll

Austin Drake

Joud El Ali

* Zexin Fang

Mark Habberfield

Nicholas Bryan Hartono

Jose Alejandro Ibarra Campos

Jash Pragnesh Joshi

Janhavi Kolhe

Aishwarya Murugappan

Haoran Ni

Nectarios Keane Nugroho

Miles Rowbottom

Jimit Dhimant Sanghavi

Manisha Jeetendra Sharma

Chethan Gowda Shashi Kumar

Shrey Shukla

Mujeeb Adewuyi Sonibare

Rudra Tambe

Resul Teymuroglu

Yongcan Wang

Alfie Wright

* Zhuoda Yang

* Yue Yu

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

* Sanket Dhongade

IN DATA SCIENCE (PROFESSIONAL)

* Jordan Cheney

Anmol Gurung

* Vignesh Laligam

* Kacper Reicher

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN SCIENCE

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Lucy Dechaine

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

* Delta Bunce

* Simon Mould

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

* Thomas Allan

* Sholto Bayley

* Marco Chan

* Zara Jammeh

Alexander Pryce

Kaylum Smith

Jack Souster

Ellie Vallard

* Isabelle Walford

Yue Zhang

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

* Luca Bedford

Uzo Ibenye

IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT

* Graham Faiola

* Olivia Kerschen

Kechen Liu

* Oscar Norris

IN COMPUTING

* Ziyad Alnawfal

* Matt Fifield

* Wai Shek So

IN DATA SCIENCE

Rahaf Alrashdi

Isaac Chan

* Jamie Packer

* Anshul Shriram

* Kayla Yasmine

IN DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (BUSINESS ANALYSIS)

Hamza Akhtar

Timothy Kazer

Rebeka Likuma

Zack MacQueen

Oliver Pemble

IN DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (CYBER SECURITY)

Asha Bachetta

Alexander Gharres

Mark Haskins

Renee Okeke

Leonardo Taskin

David Willis-Owen

* James Workman

IN DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (DATA ANALYSIS)

Yasmin Ali

Selin Bengi

Max Brendish

Danny Capp

Daniel Davies

Jack Hammond

Louis Hudson

Yozgyur Ibryam

* Izzy Kenny

Rehan Moeed

Andrew Obovu

Gaurav Singh

Oseogie Uadiale

Mumukshu Vyas

IN DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (IT CONSULTING)

Patrick Dunbar

Mia Humphreys

Jay Jauncey

* Tasmeen Peerbux

Aaliyah Shah

Tyler Sluman

IN DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (SOFTWARE ENGINEERING)

* George Bright

James Carter

Matthew Charman

Ella Cunliffe

Megha George

* Weronika Grygo

* Kasper Hansen Aj Hey

* Blake Hunter

* Mahdi Hussain

Josh Jago

Abel Kahsay

* Hadassah Kennedy

Oliver Kok

Charles Namadzunda

David Nash

Adam Neale

Raphael Rosin

Kiera Ryan

* Mark Seaman

Shishir Taher

* Ryan Traviss

Iulian Trifan

Abbie Wright

Tristan Young

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IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN ENGINEERING

Faten Ayyash

Thesis: Optimizing Performance of Intermittent Water Supply Systems under Limited Resources

Isabelle Ebisch

Thesis: A mechanobiochemical investigation into intervertebral disc health

–Amultidisciplinary approach using in-vivo, in-vitro, and in-silico methods

Jingrui Hu

Thesis: The Ultrastructure of the Articular Cartilage and its Biomechanics

* Shengwei Pei

Thesis: Real-time Control of Urban Water Systems Using Machine Learning

* Taha Rezaei

Thesis: Modelling of ocean energy system and environmental impact assessment

Bo Tian

Thesis: Dynamic Stiffness Identification via Vibro-Impact Oscillators for Bowel Cancer Detection and Staging

IN MATHEMATICS

Gareth Willetts

Thesis: Efficient Computation and Optimisation of the H2 Norm with Application to Passive System Design

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

* Haomiao Bian

Runfan Jia

Luca Minns

Herman Mutua Mukila

* Zhuojiang Zhong

IN CONSTRUCTION DESIGN MANAGEMENT

Rajath Sheshadrisetty

Oky Ariman

Lubna Nasser Agha

* Xinyi Yang

IN ELECTRICAL POWER AND SMART GRIDS

Linus Andoh

Feiyang He

* Shikun Liu

* Yihang Peng

Ruiyue Wang

* Yu Wang

Xiangjing Wen

* Wenyu Xie

* Yuze Zhang

Yunxuan Zhou

IN ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Sumera Fathima

* Zenghao Cao

* Wei-Lin Chen

Sanjay Choudhary

* Jinping Fan

* Kaijie Gao

* Wenzhou Huang

* Jiaxin Jiang

* Yue Jiang

* Jiarun Liang

Qingyu Lu

* Yuxun Luo

* Varun Vimal Madam

Ben Murphy

Mauro Narciso Neves

Xuanshan Pan

Le Nam Khanh Pham

* Ziyi Pi

* Zixu Shang

Huaijun Tang

* Yunzhuo Pan Friday 12 December // 09:00

Yiming Tang

* Mingrui Tao

Prasanna Kumar Vechha

Pavithran Veeramani

* Danlu Wang

* Yuechao Wang

Yuhang Wang

* Zerui Wang

* Changhao Wu

* Wentian Xia

* Wensheng Xu

* Shihao Xue

* Chenfei Yang

* Biqi Yin

Xin Yu

* Chenjingzhe Zhang

Wei Zhang

Xinran Zhang

* Yuqi Zhang

Yuanhui Zhou

Ziyu Zhou

IN ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WITH INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT

Carlo Antonio De Sousa

IN INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

* Yifei Cai

* Yang Chen

* Hongfu Chen

* Ziheng Cheng

* Shiyao Gao

* Weizhe He

* Yuntao Hu

* Zexin Huang

* Zhaoyang Huang

Shengyi Jiang

Duc Minh Vu Le

* Bingjie Li

* Haozhi Liao

Xiaochen Liu

* Yanzi Liu

* Ziyi Liu

Jiayue Luo

* Chenghao Lyu

Yiran Mao

Evrem Menekshe

* Linke Nie

Kwaku Osei Owusu

* Muhammad Yasir Adi Putra

* Weihua Qin

* Feifan Ren

Yash Dhiraj Rewatkar

Linh Truong

* Jiayin Wang

Yanming Wang

Connor Warren

* Zhenyun Xi

* Hao Xu

* Sihong Yan

* Chengzhen Yang

* Fengyi Yang

* Kai Yu

* Jiangeng Yuan

Yidan Zhang

* Minhan Zhao

* Ningning Zhao

* Xinyi Zhu

* Yikai Zhu

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Ahmed Al Tobi

Zhitong Guo

Fethi Hamoudi

Cameron Hayle

Jelwyn Joy

* Ollie Parker Bull

Alexander Petrov

Alex Ridler

Coby Wong

IN WATER ENGINEERING

* Sueann Lee

Sherry Qian

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

* Yonghao Wu

* Siqi Yang

IN ELECTRICAL POWER AND SMART GRIDS

* Yinglong Gao

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

* Jiao Jiang

* Jiateng Li

* Zixi Luo

* Haizhou Tang

* Zonghao Wei

* Lingrui Wu

* Zhehui Yao

* Tong Ye

IN WATER ENGINEERING

* Pengxiang Sun

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

* James Connolly

Anna Crawford

* Nicholas Grut

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY

Laurie Maddalena

IN ENGINEERING

* Darcy Barrett

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Kai Sheasby

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY

Ben McDermott

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

* Sai Lin

Angus Neville

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING SITE MANAGEMENT

* Ibrahim Kapasi

IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

* Praska Aroeman

* Meredith Bowden

* Aaron Gao

* Qihong Li

* Nicole Quijada Sanchez

* Len Reynolds

* Srinivasan Sevilimedu Veeravalli

* Irving Zhang

IN ENGINEERING

* Hengxuan Ma

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

* Gabriel Anguiano-Gutierrez

* Caspar Blackett-Ord

* Daniel Doe

* Zander Donald Dom Hall

* Hardik Hardik

Jamie Richardson

* Fergus Scott

* Roman Stewart

Tristan Thys

* Haopeng Wang

Ted Zhong

IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH YEAR IN INDUSTRY

* Ben Jallands

* Reuben Jones

FOR THE DEGREE OF DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Ali Karim

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IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE (CDT)

* Guy Lomax

Thesis: Monitoring climate and land use impacts inAfrican rangelands with machine learning and Earth observation

IN MATHEMATICS

* Asim Alawfi

Thesis: Symmetry Breaking in a Delay Differential Equation ModellingAuditory Streaming

* Mesfer Almalki

Thesis: Understanding the Crystallisation Dynamics in Phase-Change Materials Using the Master Rate Equation &Multi-Scale Modelling

* Yueyue Chai

Thesis: Uncertainty Quantification for Network Models:AStudy in Synthetic Brain Models

Michael Dunne

Thesis: Active Variable Selection and Dimension ReductionAided Design in History Matching

Dominic Dunstan

Thesis: Mechanistic interpretation of EEG by mapping parameters of neural mass models

Nell Hartney

Thesis: Exploring physics-dynamics coupling with compatible finite element discretisations of moist shallow water equations

Hao Yu

Thesis: The Northern Hemisphere Climate Response to FutureArctic Sea-ice and Sea SurfaceTemperature Changes

Piyu Ke

Thesis: Alow-latency estimation of the global carbon budget for timely monitoring of the carbon cycle

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN APPLIED DATA SCIENCE AND STATISTICS

Rozana Awang Mustafa

Grace Bennett

Krish Chaudhary

* Artemis Chen

* Kéladomé Maturin Géoffroy Dato

* Longhui Dong

Yuqing Feng

James Frost

* Cong Fu

Ben Goodwin

James Griffin

* Xian Guo

* Yuxiao Han

Josh Harrison

Xunxian He

* Yichao He

Gening Hu

* Rifki Priansyah Jasin

Yiting Ke

Anja Knox

Aikaterini Krasha

Anthea Kyaw Thein

Monica Le

James Lewis

* Wenxuan Li

* Zhongbo Li

* Yuxi Lin

Srinija Lingala

* Shun Liu

* Elsa Maneggio

* Dimas Rizky

* Feier Shi

Biwei Tang

Adnaan Tyabji

Ffion Ceri Vickers

Poorinath Vongpentux

* Shuting Wang

* Xiyu Wang

* Yongqi Wang

Sophie Westmoreland-Caunter

Ellie Williams

Emily Wilson

* Fan Wu

* Runkun Xu

* Yuren Yan

* Jinhai Yang

David Cesar Yataco Lopez

Friday 12 December // 09:00

* Hao Zhang

* Jinhui Zhao

* Zixuan Zhao

* Fred Zhu

Mingyuan Zhu

IN APPLIED DATA SCIENCE AND STATISTICS WITH PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT

Paul Muchembled

Sebastian Snaas

IN BIOMEDICAL DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Sarah Andrews

Hal Peckett

IN ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE

Hosna Baninajar

Alexandra Cocker

Giulia Gieve

* Gabe Harvey

Kitty Miller

Elise O’Sullivan-Simms

Christopher Sinanan

Linh Vu

IN MATHEMATICAL FINANCE

* Sebastian Allison

Esam Alnahdi

* Oscar Butler

Elea Cassagne

* Asad Hilole

Aryan Patel

Jingxi Ren

* Joe Routledge

* Tyler Weatherley

* Oskar Wloch

* Chenyan Xia Yin

* Yuqing Yang

IN MATHEMATICS

Dylan Kennett

Peter Lawrence

Ruiping Qin

IN STATISTICS

Oscar Biggins

Vaishnavi Bindu Sunil

Faizan Ahmed Faiz

* Yuxiao Li

* Lifan Lu

Oscar Pigott

IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE SCIENCE

Louis Amos

Hamish Newall

Lowri Pearce

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED DATA SCIENCE AND STATISTICS

* Juyi Dou

IN MATHEMATICS

* Xingyu Li

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MATHEMATICS IN MATHEMATICS

* Lewis Ball

* Liam Evans

* Rory Loosley

* Storm Prince

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DATA SCIENCE

* Allan Holly

* Charlotte Smyth

IN MATHEMATICS

* Joe Alman

* Tom Bailey-Burnley

* Diya Dhawan

* Charlie Glover

* Jason Griffiths-Powell

Toby Keenan

* Nate Kelly

* Ben Kimbugwe

Josh Shepherd

* Daniel Sulman

* Safiya Tracy

* Hongbo Yan

IN MATHEMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE

Max Leach

* Ash Simmons

IN MATHEMATICS AND FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES

* James Addy

IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS

* Alex Almond-Colomer

* Angus Labrum

IN MATHEMATICS WITH ACCOUNTING

* Rachel Wannell

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FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN PHYSICS

* Adnan Sulaiman Almasoudi

Thesis: Development of Bioorthogonal Raman-Labelled Nanoparticles for Contrast Enhancement in Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS) Microscopy

Ioana Blein-Dezayes

Thesis: Small but mighty: Gold nanorods and the impact of their aspect ratio on properties applicable to cancer treatment

Charlie Hogg

Thesis: New applications and insights from strongly coupled open quantum systems

Tom Joshi-Hartley

Thesis: Models of Rotating, Internally Heated and Cooled Convection

Jed Spree

Thesis: Fluorescence Suppression in Raman Spectroscopy using Low WavenumberAntiStokes Scattering

IN PHYSICS/ ENGINEERING (CDT)

Peter Inzani

Thesis: Modelling magnetic-elastic micromotors with finite element method computation fluid dynamics

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE BY RESEARCH

Arpi Saruhanyan

Thesis: Low Temperature Infrared

Transmission of Two-dimensional Platinum Diselenide

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS

* Lauren Boon

Adam Briggs

Fergus Cooper

Khalen Ferris

Grace Flory

* Billy Goudge

Benjamin Homewood

Yash Bhavesh Jardosh

* Xinghao Ma

Evelyn Morris

Mohammed Nawaz Mohammed Jafar Tapali

* Philipp Ten Doornkaat-KoolmanNottebrock

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES

* Sean Hannah

* Fergus Todd

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHYSICS IN PHYSICS

* Tom Holburn

* Saja Isabella Ilott

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES

* Jocelyn Greig

Patrick Smith

IN PHYSICS

* Elliott Colyer

* Isabella Funnell

* Erin O’Halloran

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Friday 12 December 11:45

IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTHROZOOLOGY

Kerry Herbert

Thesis: Re-imagining greyhounds: interrogating conundrums of care within the greyhound imaginary

IN EUROPEAN POLITICS

Roberto Baccarini

Thesis: The Power of the Purse.Analysing the Institutional Architecture of the EU in the Production of Expenditure Policies in the Post-Lisbon Era

IN PHILOSOPHY

Jennifer Collett Wright

Thesis: Dysthymia and theAuthentic Self: Clinical, Phenomenological and Existential Perspectives

IN POLITICS

Ezgi Kurtcu

Thesis: Britain Re-Imagined:A ConstructivistAnalysis of British Public Diplomacy Discourse in the Post-Brexit Era

Mehmet Metin Uzun

Thesis: PublicTrust in the Regulation of Facial RecognitionTechnology: Evidence From Policy and Governance Frameworks in the United Kingdom

* David Batty

Thesis: Battle-Winning CommandTeams: The Characteristics of Successful British Army Command Teams in Major Combat Operations

* Ditte Madsen

Thesis: Health Justice and Perinatal Care. Recognising Social Suffering During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenthood

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ANTHROZOOLOGY

Riccardo Duberry

* Holly Gerberich

Paisley James-Curd

* Maisie King

Ojasvi M Kumar

* Mariah Malone

* Alison Milner

* Peggy Moran

Camilla Parry

* Courtney Pinnock

* Jo Sherriff-Jones

* Jennifer Dawn Steer

Abi Stephens

Elina Thomas-Jones

IN CONFLICT, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Alyazia Al Enezi

Jamie Davies

Jack Duncan

Jacob Hart

Abigail Hayward

Philip Hughes

Max Jenkins

Beth Lang-Thomas

Hayya Malik

* Gabrielle O’Neill

Holly O’Sullivan

Leane Sokhn

Rosie Thornhill

Omer Unal

IN CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF HEALTH

Lily Canton

* Georgina Sharp

* Archanna Smith

IN CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF HEALTH (MEDICAL HISTORY AND HUMANITIES)

Beth Yates

IN FOOD STUDIES

Hikaru Nagano

Frances Power

IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Martha Royce

Elise Waldron-Hoines

George Young

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Shivani

Fola Adedeji

Ines Burrell

Alex Celic

Chinggen Sangma Chisim Sangma

Ana Deac

Rose Devlin

Leah Ishak

Elle Jamieson

Alex MacPherson

Polly Murray-Harper

Amelia Elaine Pearce

Elisa Peller

Luca Richards

Sydney Soiza

* Guy Wood

IN PHILOSOPHY

James Canham

Genevieve Shaw

Yingying Yang

IN PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE

* Robert Ivinson

Daniel Parker

* Graham Saul

IN PHILOSOPHY: ETHICS AND SOCIETY

Emily Moore

IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Amine Bazzazi

Ben Dawson

IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY

Amber Murphy

Nathan Scott

Rachael Smith

* Dave Tomory

Benjamin Waite

IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

* Benny Clatworthy

IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE: MEANING, MAKING, CONSUMING

Anne Warren

IN SOCIETY, CULTURE AND MEDIA

* Zihan Cui

Mingpu Jia

* Xin Weng

* Yifan Zhang

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

* Yuntao Dong

* Yunsuk Lee

* Ahmed Syed

IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION WITH APPLIED STUDIES

* Jinah Bang

* Changhyung Lee

* Ha-Nyeung Lee

* Hangseop Lee

* Jung-Hyun Lee

* Sanghee Lee

* Sung Nam Lee

* Yu Na Lee

* Jeonghyun Mok

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF RESEARCH

IN SECURITY, CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

* Oisin Murphy

IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Hayden Eccles

Rhiannon Alice Ford-Bailey

* Saba Mokhtari

Courtney Tarner

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Esme Bloodworth

* Spiro Marcandonatos

Beth Sheward

* Runfeng Tian

* Jack Upton

IN GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES

Gareth Bradley-Sessions

Tom Conet-Nguyen Ba

Darcey Greenland

Kevin Latchman

Ryan Lee

Adam Longhurst

Celyn Roberts

Imogen Sanders-Dutton

Connor Scott

Felix Spoor

* Yoshinori Takagi

* Oscar Wood

IN PUBLIC POLICY

Alok Gowda

Saida Ahmed

* Caitlin Ces Agraso

Isabel Etherington

* Charlie Gershinson

Abdulhameed Olanrewaju

Aaron Pardo

* Jolene Qiao

Matthew Sarmias

Jess Smith

Ben Stephens

James Sweetman

Millie Woodgate

* Huidi Xu

* Qiujin Zhang

* Xinglong Zhu

IN SECURITY AND DATA SCIENCE

Chardonnay Abbott

Nicole Baron

Jake Reed

* Ettore Pierre Sansivero

Ines Wargui

* Georgia White

* An-Ju Yu

IN SOCIAL DATA SCIENCE

Rosella Bolhoeve

Balsam Gharib

Zhanserik Temirtashev

Maaya Yoshioka

IN SYSTEMS THINKING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Rhodri Baines

Catherine Baldwin

* Steve Baldwin

Libby Checketts

* Jack Froud

Catherine Gregson

* Andreas Haggman

* Rachel Hansford

Jason Hope

Ivy Leung

Rebecca Masters

* Martyn Price

Kellie Rickell

Andy Robinson

Danny Shelton

Graham Sheppard

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

IN PHILOSOPHY: ETHICS AND SOCIETY

* Riordan Sabatini

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ANTHROZOOLOGY

* Necla Kuneralp

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY

* Eloise Middleton

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

* Sennen Addinall

* Osas Evbuomwan

Zedan Goonetillake

* Christian Goss

* Charles Gregory-Bird

* Tilly Mortimer

* Innocent Ngatajosi

* Sonja Obermaier

IN PHILOSOPHY

* Valentine Monleau Abrams

* Donnie Riva

* Caleb Titterton

* Amelia Woods

IN PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY

* Kat Pitts

IN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY

* Nathanael Alford

* Alfie Peck

IN POLITICS

* Alfie Clarke

* Lewis Goddard

* Zachary Twine

IN POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS

* Leo Allapitchay De Stefano

Jon Hamlett

* Veronika Ince

* Leila Lharri

IN POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS WITH STUDY ABROAD

* Winifred Skillern

IN SOCIOLOGY

* Rowena Atkinson

* Ho Chi Yeung

IN SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY

* Rebecca Alston

Georgia Trathen

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

* Tilly Alden

IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

* Eliot Flynn

* Daniel Froggitt

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IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LAW

* Mohammed Juma Saleh Al Muqaimi

Thesis: How Effective is InvestmentTreaty

Arbitration in Providing a Standardised Regulation for Identifying Indirect Expropriation?

Zainab Alghasra

Thesis: AUnifyingApproach toAspects of Public Policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States:Arbitral Disputes Under the Public Policy Exception of the New York Convention

Yusuf Emin Celik

Thesis: The Possibility ofTheorising IPLaw from an Ontological Perspective

Bertha Chakawarika

Thesis: An investigation into the competing claims relating to the religious upbringing of children within a modern liberal society

Mustafa Emre Gokmenoglu

Thesis: The Coordinates of Developing Countries’ Expectations within the LegitimacyAgenda of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform

Yaqin Mu

Thesis: Against the background of new technologies, how should the legal system and governance structure improve to support creativity?

Friday 12 December // 11:45

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS IN COMMERCIAL LAW

Deniza Apisheva

Jiarui Cai

Manon Duteriez

Simon Guillaudeux

Hanzade Guzeldemirci

* Emilie Le Bellec

* Yu Song

IN COMMERCIAL LAW: CORPORATE

* Marie Antunes Lobo

Evan Bijaoui

Thomas Bradbury

* Adrien Chevreuil

* Emma Cottet

Perrine Durand

Hikmet Burak Dursun

Nathan Guillemois

* Elisa Kernivinen

* Maya Larché

Hugo Le Breton

* Marie MacHer

Margaux Pontruché-Rideau

* Fanchon Rumianowski

* Kaihan Zhang

IN COMMERCIAL LAW: TECHNOLOGY

Carla Boubal

Fliss Heywood

Boutarene Ishak

Lina Mamou

* Christ-Vie Nkilu Mbalumwene

IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW

Anyarin Chatkeereerat

Luka Gorgoshidze

* Yaoqian Liu

Supitsara Suwanyod

* Samuel Taverner

IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

Kenza Elliott

Victoire Fabre

Dylan Karssens

Eleanor Rowe

Warsame Mohamed Yussuf

IN INTERNATIONAL LAW: CONFLICT, PEACE, AND JUSTICE

Daria Barczewska

Astrid Welch

IN LAW

* Hannah Croote

Charlotte Daniels

Oliver Etherington

Malik Fahaid

Matthew Francis

* Fanjun Gao

* Minju Hahm

* Boyu Li

* Jingna Li

Erin McAlpine

Xiangxi Meng

Gabriella Anne Roza De Oliveira

Isha Sibi

Marisha Thakur

Lucy Thomas

* Tongzhou Wang

* Zixuan Wang

Niamh Ward

* Zhuoyue Wu

* Yueyuan Xu

Zehua Xu

* Zhaohong Xu

IN LAW AND BUSINESS

Lorna Alex

Asaki Chen

* Mingkun Chen

Yuyue Chen

* Yifan Ding

Ashley Holmes

* Bo Hu

Shirui Liu

Jobe Marsh

Vibha Nagaraja

Gabriella Obunezi

Alex E. Onofeghara

Mayrey Reyes Maya

Sabbir Shahjahan

* Zikang Tian

Niamh Toal

Max Ward

Alexys Warjovaara

* Ruoyu Wen

Yuchen Yang

IN LAW AND BUSINESS (FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING)

* Huihao Lin

Prisha Mehta

IN LAW AND BUSINESS (MANAGEMENT)

* Zhenyang Jiang

* Yuanhao Sun

Sofia Wise

IN LAW AND TECHNOLOGY

Danya Ali

Jeanne Burckhart

Rebecca Clarke

Taskin Dogan

Isabelle Hirst

Maryam Ibrahim Kawu

Gladys Kemunto Kinara

Isabella Powery

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF RESEARCH IN SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH

Josephine Golds

* Seb Rigby

Zainab Zafar

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LAW

William Hazelton

IN LAW WITH BUSINESS

Alistair Torres

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS IN LAW

* Elizabeth Abayomi

* Jacob Addison

Albert Anak Michael Nangkai

* Pangu Banguissa

* Laura Brewer

Charlie Cheadle

* Adidev Chib

* Adam Croucher

* Sidona Debesiunaite

* Ghada Elqasem

* Awab Elsharif

* Anushka Fernandes

* Melissa Heng

* Dom Hill

* Yudhajit Jha

* Max Jones

* Kamilla Kaldi

* Ronnie Linton

* Noof Maaroof

Anoushka McIntosh

* Ari Md Ajib

* Laibaa Mir

* Betty Morgan

* Ben Mowat

Nozi Moyo

* Nethra Nair

* Gift Obamwonyi

* Fatima Owais

* Milena Panovaite

* Liv Pipe

* Stan Przewozniak

* Darius Roman

Tarmvir Sanghera

Basid Sarajzada

* Jacob Sheffield

Emily Simpson

Sneha Vivekanandan

* Aaron Wells

* Yuet Yeung

* Shuet Yen Yong

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Friday 12 December // 11:45

IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN ARAB AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

Charlotte Littlewood

Thesis: Identity Denied: MinorityWithin-Minority Discrimination and the Contradictions of British Multiculturalism

* Abdulla Moaswes

Thesis: Interconnections Across Palestine and Kashmir: The Politics and Economy of Indian-Israeli Settler

Lucy Barkley

Thesis: Cooking Up a Sense of Togetherness: Home- and communitybuilding practices of Palestinians in Britain

IN KURDISH STUDIES

Hemn Seyedi

Thesis: Kurdish Politics in the Middle East, Secularism vs Political Islam; A Distinctive Performance of Politics in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria

IN MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

Mohammed Althabet

Thesis: How Does Foreign Intervention Incentivise Civil Wars?Astudy of Libya in the post-Gaddafi era

IN PALESTINE STUDIES

Zarefah Baroud

Thesis: The Colonial Origins of Israel’s Carceral Regime: Examining Colonial and Settler ColonialApplications of Carcerality in Palestine

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS

IN GENDER STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC WORLD)

Valeria Rodríguez

IN ISLAMIC STUDIES

Alya Farhanah Binti Dr Hj Norarfan

Wasif Rahman

* Oscar Stapleton

IN KURDISH STUDIES

Zak Griffiths

IN MAGIC AND OCCULT SCIENCE

Maxwell Abbeyquaye

Christina Adamoli

Dougie Barber

Rebecca Burns

Egg Christopher

James Constant

Ffion Cousins

Kirk Elser

Luke Fazakerley

* Tao Ge

Diane Hinkley

Grace Howarth

Willow Huber

Vic Kendall Weiss

Tiffani Montgomery

Andrea Pandazedes

Caitlin Parry

Taylor Reed

Jane Rowley

Nicole Storey

* Linnea Thorpe

* Austin Tian

Geoffrey Van Wyck

Diane Von Dehsen

IN MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

Khalfan Al-Badwawi

Sandeul Hwang

Dawood Khan

IN MIDDLE EAST POLITICS AND ARABIC

Aya Hasegawa

IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES

* Salem Alrumaidhi

Basel Khalaila

Luc-Robert Servais

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED ARABIC

* Giles Winterbourne

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES

* Domingo Lapadula Di Stefano

Friday 12 December 15:00

IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN DRAMA

Aldith Gauci

Thesis: Jola Masquerades as Ecoperformance

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS

IN CREATIVITY: INNOVATION AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

Jie Bai

Tiger Cronk

Ruby (Mu-Rong) Kao

Yichun Li

Dillon Phillips

Adrija Raj

Xinyi Shu

Bronwen Stratton- Thomas

Ashley Gordon Suting

* Gangzheng Zhang

Yiwen Zheng

* Ziwei Zhou

IN FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES

* Yilin Cai

Jay Daniels

* Yiqiu Fu

Ella Harding

* Chris Hodges

* Wenzhang Huang

* Xinying Li

* Xiyun Liang

* Ziyu Liu

Meng Ma

Yixun Min

* Zhihang Qian

* Qiyue Qin

Eleanor Sawbridge

Holly Styles

Mena Tapp

* Zian Tu

* Xiaotong Wang

Tirion Williams

* Wanling Xu

* Hanshuang Zhang

* Zhenhui Zhang

IN INTERNATIONAL FILM BUSINESS

* Yifei An

Enrique Arrieta Mirassou

Monishcoumar Balamurugan

Khiengdao Buaprakhon

* Maria Brito Costa

Jingxian Guo

Shiyu Hu

* Jiliang Huang

* Melissa Iihoshi

Molly Jin

Maria Angelli Lazarte

Ariel Li

Sitong Li

Zeyou Lin

Lu Li Lu

Alexandre Marechal

Raveena Mishra

* Tyler Morrison

Shania Pinto

* Sneha Rajuri

Kyle Richman

* Daniel Roldan Lapuerta

Yilin Tan

Amber-Louise Turkson

Astha Mary Varghese

Yang Wang

Yizhi Wu

* Qianqian Xie

Yue Zhao

IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS

* James Beale

* Lin Chen

* Xuanrui Chen

Georgia Cornish

Amy Cummins

Jiahui Deng

* Alex Dragan

* Sining Fu

Menglin Gao

* Xiang Gao

* Jialin Ge

* Mengyao Guo

Paul Guo

* Emilia Habicher

* Xiaohua He

Shilong Hu

Dexi Hua

* Hui Huang

Huiting Huang

Maojia Ji

* Chenran Jiang

Nan Jiang

Lin Jin

* Xuanting Jin

Anjana Jolly

* Qiaoyan Kong

* Pinxuan Li

Wenjing Li

Zhixin Liang

* Yu Lin

* Jingyi Liu

* Yunxue Liu

* Yingzhen Ma

Ben MacNaughton

Haotian Mai

* Yan Meng

* Xingyu Mu

Xiaofeng Ni

* Yijing Ning

Samisha Salian

* Zihan Shi

* Yihui Song

* Jia Sun

Caitlin Taylor

* Jiarui Tian

* Yifu Tian

* Ao Wang

* Boliang Wang

* Runyu Wang

* Siyue Wang

* Tengji Wang

* Weiting Wang

Xinyi Wang

* Yizhuo Wang

* Yuqi Wang

* Delong Wen

* Chloe Westaway

* Charlene Wu

* Lisi Wu

* Minghao Wu

Wenying Wu

* Luyao Xiao

* Yaoyu Xie

* Yu Xie

Chunhao Xing

Mengyun Xiong

Ziyi Xiong

* Zhitong Xu

* Mingzhu Yang

Nora Yang

* Yang Mien-Hsin Yang

* Ruimin Yao

* Hang Yin

* Mengxian Yu

Shichen Yuan

* Jiani Zhang

* Rachel Zhang

Ruoxin Zhang

* Shixiang Zhang

* Xiaolin Zhang

Yu Zhang

* Yuqi Zhang

Zhijing Zhang

* Jiarui Zhang

* Xinyu Zhao

* Mingjie Zhou

* Ziheng Zhou

* Yifan Zhu

Yingqi Zhu

* Zihan Zhu

IN SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Yi Ding

* Senjia Jiang

* Feixiao Li

* Yanzhi Li

* Kaibin Lin

Lingzhi Luo

* Zhening Wang

IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL MARKETING

Hoi Ching Au

Xinyu Bai

Lanlan Cao

Harry Carter

Shiqi Chen

* Zijun Chen

* Chenxin Geng

Minghui Jia

Emily Keenan

* Li Chenxi Li

Danny Lloyd

Meg McGowan

* Ziqi Meng

* Hai Duong Nguyen

* Hua Shi

Rhianne Talling

Sarulada Tarasin

Hui Teng

Cara Thompson

* Elinor Wallis

Lirui Wang

Xueqi Wang

Yixuan Wang

Xinyun Xiao

* Linghan Xu

Xiaoyue Xue

* Ruijia Yang

Haoyan Zhang

* Yuanyue Zhang

Ziwei Zhang

IN THEATRE PRACTICE

* Gustavo Chaidez Herrera

Menghan Chen

Dorry Dong

* Yirui Fu

* Wenxi Guo

Genevieve Hollway

Yifang Hong

Lily Howe

Hyomin Jin

Sarah Kalm

Fiona Moir

Bryanee Moss

* Yonghua Zhao

Jia Zhuang

IN THEATRE PRACTICE (APPLIED THEATRE)

Helen Gilbert

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DRAMA

* Ally Bradley

* Robin Cartledge

IN FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES

Daniel Busch

* Remus Gorgevik-Trinder

* Conor Wall

IN FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES AND COMMUNICATIONS

* Sadie Pascoe

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IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY

* Guoqiang Chen

Thesis: Aristophanes and Religious Discourse: Superseding Zeus in Clouds, Peace, Birds and Wealth

Alasdair Gilmour

Thesis: Beyond Classification:AnApproach Utilising Morphological Shape Data Derived from Pottery Illustrations as the Primary Units ofAnalysis for Late IronAge and Early Roman PotteryAssemblages and Typologies

Karen Gregory

Thesis: Regional patterns and elite networks: digital and theoretical approaches to the Roman mosaics of Britain

* Freddie Kimpton

Thesis: Understanding Time Through Ovid’s Metamorphoses

IN CREATIVE WRITING

Tomi Adesina

Thesis: Meet Me onTuesday (Screenplay): Place and Narratives ofAgeing in Nigerian and South Korean Cinema

Sara Smiles

Thesis: ChasingTime -AWindow to Dartmoor

IN ENGLISH

Harry Caton

Thesis: Poster Perfect: Charity Culture, Chrononormativity, and the Crip Child

Iris Gioti

Thesis: Unravelling the Matriarch:Affective Labour, Maternal Bodies, and Gendered Power in the Cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean Diaspora

Mykyta Isagulov

Thesis: “Only connect”: Myth, Media, and Modernity.AStudy of (Inter)Medialised Allusions and Binaries of E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence,JamesJoyce, and Samuel Beckett

* Emma Richmond

Thesis: Landscape as a Contested Territory: The Collision of Law and Memory in Eighteenth-Century Rural Literature

* Anna Shane

Thesis: Reading the Late-Victorian Gothic with the Mind in Mind: Cognitive Approaches to Vernon Lee, Oscar Wilde and Arthur Machen

* Pankhuri Singh

Thesis: Reimagining Shakespeare:Ajourney through Vishal Bhardwaj’s Trilogy

Cebi Subash

Thesis: Exploring Narrative Representations of Childhood Trauma in Contemporary Literature Set inAfghanistan

Ian Webster

Thesis: Modernism and the making of macroeconomics

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS BY RESEARCH

Margaret Webb

Thesis: Unmasking the Gothic inJames Joyce’s Early Works

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER

OF ARTS

IN CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY

Sally Butcher

Tamsyn Hancock

Olivia Harrison

Michael Johnston

* Junxiang Kong

* Chloe Lines

Riya MacWan

Ally McLean

Saffron Pinkett

* Livvy Plummeridge

William Pritchard

Kiera Riordan

Kynan Robinson

Benjamin Rogers

Benedict Tweddle

IN CREATIVE WRITING

Senem Akcay

Ray An

* Jonathan Boulle

Annie Bungay

* Liddy Flavin

* Elian Flinders

Natasha Grunert

Maria Paulina Mesa Herrera

Georgia Miles

Duncan Munge

Swarnali Roy

* George Wardwell

IN ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES

Sanjiti Banerjee

Mae Barber

Alice Bjerregaard

Niamh Burns

Chloe Chandler

* Joe Claxton

Molly Lewis

Yunmeng Li

* Yi Liu

* Zoe McBrown

Annie Ord-Houghton

Renee Christina Paul Prasanna

* Izzy Proudfoot

Alfie Racjan

Jahanvi Ratoria

* Thaddeus Smith

James Sullivan

IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

Megan Buchanan

IN PUBLISHING

Yuchun Bian

Scarlett Bromelow

Rachel Bulman

* Lei Du

Amy Floyd

Saige Foreman

Emily Godfrey

Saloni Gupta

Chloe Hatch

Cameron Hayward

Anna Konder

Penelope MacKett

Yoshi Ortiz Leal

Emily Pink

Nirali Sharma

Aarya Shetty

* Lia Slater

Jess Wallbank

* Emily Williams

Viktorija Zekaite

IN SHAKESPEARE AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES

Esme Sawyers

IN THEOLOGY AND RELIGION

Harvey Goulding

* Wynn Wong

IN WORLD LITERATURES

Kate Green

* Lucrezia MacDonald

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

IN CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY

* James Chalker-Halsey

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

IN ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Alana Everett

IN CLASSICAL STUDIES

* Georgie Estall

* Ellie Evans

* William Heather

* Harri Myers

IN CLASSICAL STUDIES AND DRAMA

* Brandon Regan

IN CLASSICS

Max Rimmer

IN ENGLISH

* William Addison

Archie Barker

* Tiphaine Dassy

* Amelia English

* Muskan Gupta

* Kim Jenkins

* Kerry Myers

Eloise North

Jeanie Wadsworth

* Samson Wheller

* Thomas Wilson

IN ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATIONS

* Carys Woodhead

IN ENGLISH AND DRAMA

* Meera Sobti

IN LIBERAL ARTS (CRIMINOLOGY)

* Olivia Leese

IN LIBERAL ARTS (DRAMA)

* Prajana Kumar

IN LIBERAL ARTS (ENGLISH)

Charlotte Thompson

IN LIBERAL ARTS (HISTORY)

* Alexander Brown

* Felix Linzee Gordon

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

IN ENGLISH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WITH STUDY ABROAD

Nik Reed Galanopoulos

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Friday 12 December // 15:00

IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Katharina Hayslep

Thesis: People of the Causewayed Enclosures:Abioarchaeological Investigation of Early Neolithic Human Remains

IN HISTORY

Iona Ramsay

Thesis: From Anti-Communism to Illiberalism: Romanian ‘Spiritual Resistance’ to Communism and the Rise of Transnational Populism (1960s-2020s)

* Liang Wan

Thesis: The People’s Needle: The Transformation and International Promotion of ChineseAcupuncture in Socialist China and Beyond, 1931–1991

* Greg Wright

Thesis: ‘I am come home’: Jacobite

Masculinities in Exile and Rebellion c.17071766

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY PUBLICATION IN HISTORY

Kate Werran

Thesis: Trial & Error: John Bull’s Reaction to ‘Jim Crow’ Justice in Wartime Britain

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

IN CORNISH STUDIES

Lucy Harrow

Thesis: Cornwall and the Cornish in film in the Second World War: Representation and Response in film

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS

IN ARCHAEOLOGY

* Tariq Mohammed S Altuwayjiri

Jennifer Barrs

Charlotte Browne

Tim Felton

Zoe Hinkel

Elle Norrish

Eleanor Wibberley

* Heng Zhang

IN HISTORY

Cristina Alvarez

* Ellie Burton

Abi Hyden

Ben Mullaly

Renee Pinkett

Sam Walker

Emma Weir

* Xinran Wu

* Jiawei Zhang

* Yueshan Zhao

IN HISTORY WITH EARLY MODERN HISTORY

Laura Gent

IN HISTORY WITH IMPERIAL AND GLOBAL HISTORY

* Iain Harper

* Yanlin Li

IN HISTORY WITH MARITIME HISTORICAL STUDIES

Vanessa Wong

IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES

Michael Atkin

Emma Crawford

Euan Harvey

IN ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY

* Georgia Davies

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF RESEARCH

IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY

* Neil Howlett

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY (FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY)

Aaliyah Ali

Victoria Brandt

Phoebe Gunstone

Amelia Hawkins

Courtney Rennick

Antigone Spencer

Mia Williams

IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY (HUMAN OSTEOLOGY)

Amelia Corbin

Amy Potterton

Ma Thant

IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY (ZOOARCHAEOLOGY)

Rory Davidson

Grace Iwachiw

* Emily McMath

Oscar Wilkinson

IN EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Martin Hazell

Matt Hoyle

Caz Loader

Rupert Loch

Ian McKay

Alexander Read

Adele Roberts

Cassandra Spillane

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

IN ARCHAEOLOGY

* Ruth Clark

IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

* Sofia Camillo

* Dominika Kulinska

IN HISTORY

Rahim Abdullaev

* Samuel Albin

Andreana Anastasiadis

* Jonathan Bloomfield

Ollie Calcutt

* James Fleming

* Todor Gibson Ralevic

* Toby Grose

* Grace Hammond

* Tom Hogarth

* Niamh Kirkland

George Ludlam

Madeline Parker

* Hannah Pilkington

Alex Routledge

Luke Salisbury

* Alicia Salmon

* Oliver Sillett

* Ben Way

* Samira Yusuf

IN HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

* Tom Luttman-Johnson

IN HISTORY AND GERMAN

* Charlotte Bannister

* Bethany Rojas-Hindmarsh

IN HISTORY AND GLOBAL CULTURAL STUDIES

Freya Hewitt

IN HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

* Lewis Pinion

IN HISTORY WITH EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE ABROAD

Eve Spencer

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

IN ARCHAEOLOGY WITH FORENSIC SCIENCE

* Izzy Newson

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Friday 12 December // 15:00

IN THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE

Sebastian Tym

Thesis: History and intertextuality in Gustave Doré’s Sainte Russie (1854)

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS

IN CURATION: CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Maserai Bah

* Ella Bradbury

* Tong Dai

Helena David

* Kelan Dong

Sara Fajardo Garcia

* Sophie Foster

* Yiwen Fu

* Meng Hao

Irena Heppard

Kaiwen Liu

Xiaoqi Liu

Hua Pang

* Zitong Shan

Xiaotong Tang

Yifan Wu

* Yang Xu

Hualing Zhai

* Kailing Zhang

* Zhuoran Zhang

* Xuebing Zhu

Yifei Zhu

IN GLOBAL LITERATURES AND CULTURES

* Yiwen Cao

* Naphasorn Lamwanna

Yuting Liu

Mikhail Shklover

IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION

Abdelaziz Amine Benyamina

* Jiayu Cui

* Yisha Geng

* Hanlin Yang

IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

* Iona Cowie

Pia Höller

Kaede Ochi

Meryl Mae Sanchez

Izzy Valder

Trang Vu

* Yilin Wang

Yixuan Wang

IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND MIGRATION

Madelin Hammond

IN TRANSLATION STUDIES

* Ignes Bordwell Silva V Caravieri

Nicole Demetriou

Heather Orpin

Laura Pizarro Jacinto

* Noah Seckington

* Jack Talbot

Nina Thevenet

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL LITERATURES AND CULTURES

* Meng Yang

FOR THE DEGREE OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION

Huijin Chen

Boyan Li

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE

Ella Davey

* Dina Evdokimova

* May Fujita

IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE AND DRAMA WITH STUDY ABROAD

* Zara Shaw

IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE AND ENGLISH

Julia Krasuska IN FRENCH

* Katie Cherry

IN FRENCH AND SPANISH

* Becky Forbes

* Gracie Wilkinson

IN GERMAN AND SPANISH

* Aidan Smith

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FRENCH

* Serena Barbosa Da Costa

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FRENCH

* Ben Davies

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL CULTURAL STUDIES

* Gruff Hywel

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND RUSSIAN

* Chantel Kilday

IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SPANISH

* Lily Augustus-Harris

IN PHILOSOPHY AND ITALIAN

* Dario Villazon

IN POLITICS AND RUSSIAN

Canada Jenkins

IN THE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND ECONOMY

FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN DATA SCIENCE (PROFESSIONAL)

Chandan Bhattacharya

Jawan Thapa

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

So many of our students have achieved great things over the past year. Here we feature just a few examples where our students have excelled in academia, sport, arts, entrepreneurship and community.

Exeter student breaks European running records alongside green activism

Innes FitzGerald has been dubbed the ‘Greta Thunberg of Sport’ for smashing European running records alongside her environmental activism.

At just 19 years old, Innes, a Sports Scholar and second-year Exercise and Sport Sciences student, has already broken three European U20 records. At the European U20 Championships in Tampere this summer, she won gold in both the 5000m and 3000m, taking over 22 seconds off the previous record. Innes has been shortlisted for this year’s European Athletics Rising Star award.

Nicknamed after climate activist, Greta Thunberg, by both the Times and Telegraph, for her environmental stance, Innes has been turning down competitions where she believes a single race does not justify the emissions of the travel.

When she does travel, Innes chooses the most carbonefficient routes — including a 20-hour journey she took by bus, train, and bike to reach Turin for the European Cross-Country Championships in 2022. After her long journey, she finished fourth.

Skills

swapping project

helps Exeter’s

international students make friends with older members of Devon community

International students are creating lasting friendships with older members of the Devon community in a scheme that aims to boost digital literacy and reduce student loneliness.

The Tech-and-Life Pal project aims to get older people to give students the benefit of their “life wisdoms and experience”, while the students help them out with essential digital skills such as how to use a smartphone or laptop.

Dr Yuxi Heluo, Assistant Professor at our Business School, started the project as a research trial, but it has been so successful that it’s likely to carry on.

Breakthrough success at international Formula Student competition

Our student-led Formula Student team, XRacing, has made history with their best-ever performance at the prestigious Formula Student 2025 competition.

In a record-setting year, XRacing completed all dynamic events for the first time in the University’s decade-long participation in the global competition.

The world’s premier engineering and business competition challenges student teams to design, build and race a single-seat formula-style car, while showcasing excellence in engineering, innovation, business acumen and teamwork.

The event, hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at the famous Silverstone racetrack, saw our team achieve a host of key milestones and achievements including: 16th overall – the highest-ever placement for the team

11th in the Endurance event – one of the toughest tests of car performance and driver skill

“Most Entertaining Driver of the Day” – a crowd-pleasing bonus that highlights the team’s spirit

One of only 11 teams worldwide to finish every race event

Sailors crowned sustainability champions

Our Sailing Club ‘couldn’t be prouder’ after being crowned winners of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Green Blue University Sailing Sustainability Challenge 2025.

Exeter students were celebrated for leading the way in sustainable sailing at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show in February.

The sustainability challenge, sponsored by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, shines a light on university sailing clubs that are following key environmental best practice, from beach cleans and equipment reuse initiatives, to waste reduction and awareness raising in local communities.

©The Royal Yachting Association

©Formula Student UK, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Student entrepreneurs celebrated at annual awards

We celebrated another successful year of student startups and innovation at the Student Entrepreneurship Awards, recognising outstanding achievements across the University.

Tomiwa Adeoye (Business and Management) won the Social Impact Award for AfroExeExperience, which brings Afrobeat and Amapiano music nights to Exeter. Iman Alibeigi (Engineering) received the Environmental Impact Award for his platform InfraFund, while Eleanor Griffin (Engineering and

Entrepreneurship) was honoured with the Tech Innovation Award for Opas Guides, which designs patient-specific instrumentation for orthopaedic surgery. The Rising Star Award went to Lorenzo Satta Chiris, and Giselle Hegstad won the People’s Choice Award for her positive contributions. Ruairi Duignan (Business and Environment) received the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award for his work on his venture Turbo Zone.

Sustainable fashion project wins award

A team of our students has won a sustainability award from the UPP Foundation, a charity set up by UPP, a UK-wide provider of student accommodation. Isabella Purves, Emily Pink, Freya Williams, Becky Rowe, Beth Fraser and Molly Williams, worked together on their winning project, Stitch by Stitch, setting out to make Exeter’s fashion ecosystem more circular and sustainable through a series of activities. They held speaker events and workshops, taught students repair techniques, held clothes swapping events and boosted awareness around fast fashion and sustainable clothing.

Emily Pink, studying MA Publishing and co-president of Stitch by Stitch said, “We’ve engaged thousands of students, forged new local partnerships, connected the University with the wider community, been recognised both locally and within the institution, and, crucially, instilled a passion for slow fashion in so many people.” Emily was also highly commended in this year’s UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards in the Sustainability Champion - Student category for her work on Stitch by Stitch.

Gold rush for Camborne School of Mines students in prestigious competition

Students at our Camborne School of Mines are celebrating a golden achievement after they secured double victories in an international competition focusing on heritage mining techniques of yesteryear.

Both the Men’s and Women’s teams representing CSM secured their respective overall titles at the 47th Intercollegiate International Mining Games, which were held at King Edward Mine, near Camborne.

It is the first time a CSM Women’s side has won the competition, while the Men retained the title they last won in 2018.

‘Student of the year’ wins national social mobility award

Zack Islam, a student in Human Sciences with Proficiency in Law, has vowed to be the start of a “snowball of change” after winning at the Student Social Mobility Awards.

Zack picked up the Academic Success Award at a ceremony held in London earlier this year.

Zack, who was the first member of his family to go to university and relied on free school meals throughout his education, went on to win a place at Exeter and is the recipient of the J.P. Morgan Opportunity Bursary and the Exeter Scholars Access Scholarship. Whilst studying with us, he served on University equality and diversity and employability committees. As President of the Penryn Campus Asian Society, he led the team to win four major awards including “Society of the Year” and hosted the first ever Penryn Campus’ Diwali celebration. His success in creating opportunities for himself and for others led to him being named ‘student of the year’ at the 2024 Success for All conference.

Twenty-four students walk 24 hours to raise money for mental health

Twenty-four students from the Falmouth and Exeter Students’ Union Expedition Society held a 24-hour walk to raise money for men’s mental health charity, Man Down. The walk took them along the South West coast path through rain, fog and even some sunshine. Five students managed to walk for the full 24 hours with two walking 33.4 miles, one 40 miles and another two as many as 54.5 miles! Everyone who took part put their all into raising over £1,600 for Man Down, a Cornwall-founded charity working hard to raise awareness around men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

Hip-Hop success at University Dance Championships

The Falmouth and Exeter Students’ Union Hip-Hop Society achieved 2nd place in the Go Hard or Go Home: University Dance Championships 2025.

This renowned competition has been running since 2011 and provides dancers with a platform to work together, demonstrate their skills and compete against peers.

This was the Hip-Hop Society’s first competition and they said, “The energy, teamwork and dedication we brought to the stage truly paid off, making it an unforgettable experience. A special well done to our Tap and Jazz teams, who were just as amazing and showcased incredible talent.”

TED WRAGG AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING TRAINEES

The Ted Wragg Awards for Outstanding Trainees are in honour of the late Professor Ted Wragg (Director of the University’s School of Education, 1978-1994), a nationally-recognised advocate of the teaching profession and a man who inspired a great many of today’s best teachers and teaching practices.

These awards have been developed to recognise, encourage and financially reward our best PGCE trainees. Why? Because a fundamental part of our PGCE programme is the sharing of experience, good practice and support, not just from staff to trainee but between trainees themselves. We look for, and reward, excellent trainees because we know they are an important part of creating a programme that encourages all trainees to succeed and become great teachers.

Primary PGCE winners:

Abigail Ridgway (Primary 3-7)

Sian Beer (Primary 5-11)

Thea O’Callaghan (Primary 5-11)

Josie Parkhouse (Primary 5-11)

Hugo Lacassin (Primary 5-11)

Secondary PGCE winners:

Jessica Hope (Secondary English)

Kitty Taylor (Secondary Geography)

Stephen Booth (Secondary History)

Samuel Stevens (Secondary Mathematics)

Isabella Charlton (Secondary Modern Foreign Languages - Spanish)

Eve Ball (Secondary Physical Education)

Alea Sinclair-Kerr (Secondary Science - Chemistry)

Lyndsey Dorling (Secondary Science - Chemistry)

Lizi Costello (Secondary Mathematics)

STORIES FROM YOUR TIME AT EXETER

Success in global and UK rankings

We saw a 14-place rise this year, to =155th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026, putting us amongst the very best institutions worldwide. We rose three places to 11th in the Complete University Guide 2026, representing one of the biggest gains of any institution in the UK top 20.

Employers target our graduates

We are the 8th most targeted university nationwide by the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers, according to The Graduate Market 2025 by High Fliers Research. Additionally, our Careers Service achieved 3rd in the UK in the 2025 StudentCrowd Best University Careers Service rankings.

University Mental Health Charter award

This award recognises our commitment to a whole-university approach to mental health, our dedication to wellbeing as a core priority, and to working with our community to continually develop our approaches.

Global top two per cent for commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals

We’re named among the top 30 educational institutions (or top two per cent) of those ranked worldwide in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025. Our strongest performance is in the UN Sustainable Development Goal Responsible Consumption and Production, where we ranked 2nd globally (1st in the UK).

New Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre opened

Our new Centre is designed to promote inclusion and respect for diverse faiths and beliefs, fostering inter-faith collaborations at the same time as offering a space for quiet reflection, prayer and contemplation for all.

Social Mobility University of the Year

We were recognised for our work across the UK in championing equal opportunities and improving life outcomes for young people when we were named University of the Year at the UK Social Mobility Awards in London. Also, our degree apprenticeship programmes won in the Diversity and Inclusion category at this year’s Apprenticeship and Training Awards.

Influencing global climate policy

At COP30 in Brazil our experts shared research, policy insights and solutions to address the climate crisis. We launched the Global Parliamentarians’ Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions (adapted from our UK guide that has reached over 200,000 people worldwide) to help policymakers understand the dangers of climate change and possible solutions. The second Global Tipping Points Report, led by Professor Tim Lenton, gained significant international coverage and was cited by global leaders. The 20th Global Carbon Budget, led by Professor Pierre Friedlingstein, featured prominently at COP30 events and in global media.

High levels of satisfaction amongst our postgraduate researchers

We ranked 11th in the UK with an overall satisfaction score of 86.5% in the latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey.

OUR HISTORY

The University of Exeter received its Royal Charter in 1955, although its origins can actually be traced further back to the nineteenth century.

Our ‘founding father’ was Sir Stafford Northcote, a prominent politician in the Disraeli government, who seized on the popular enthusiasm for learning following the Great Exhibition. In 1855 he backed the establishment of a School of Art in Exeter, offering subjects ranging from construction to freehand drawing. A School of Science quickly followed.

Following Sir Stafford’s death, Jessie Montgomery became secretary of the University Extension Committee in 1888, and put forward an ambitious plan, leading to the Exeter Technical and University Extension College being created, with generous

funding from the University of Cambridge. By 1895 students had formed a guild and in 1898 the first student magazine was published. In 1900 the title of Royal Albert Memorial College was adopted, which is where the students’ RAM bar of today gets its name. The College offered external degrees of the University of London and teacher training.

Scots philosopher Hector Hetherington became Principal in 1920 and pushed for university status. To succeed, a more impressive home was needed and in 1922 a local benefactor, Alderman W H Reed, was persuaded to buy the Streatham Estate. Shortly afterwards, the University Grants Committee visited the campus and awarded the status of University College and an annual government grant.

In 1926 John Murray was appointed Principal of the University College and led an expansion programme which included the opening of the Washington Singer building in 1931 and Mardon Hall two years later.

University status was awarded in 1955 with James Cook our first Vice-Chancellor. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the following year to present the charter and unveil the foundation stone of the Queen’s Building. In the 1960s we secured sufficient government funding to radically develop the campus; over a dozen major new buildings were constructed, including the Great Hall and the Physics building, while student numbers rose from 1,400 to 3,300.

Higher education funding was tight in the 1970s and 80s but Exeter saw some positive developments. In 1978 we became a two campus university when St Luke’s College merged with the University to become its School of Education. A new library was built in 1983, thanks to a gift from the Ruler of Dubai in recognition of our research and teaching on the Arab world.

By 1991, we had 6,500 students, and in 1993 the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall became a part of the University. We also became a founding member of the research-intensive 1994 Group.

The new century saw an unparalleled period of progress and success, beginning in 2001 when His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah and an Exeter graduate, provided a new building for the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. In 2002 we secured government backing for the Peninsula Medical School, a joint project with the University of Plymouth, and two years later opened our Penryn Campus with Falmouth University in Cornwall. In 2007, we were named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards.

We have invested significantly in our campuses, constructing new student accommodation, refurbishing labs and study spaces, and developing new buildings such as the Forum in Exeter and the Exchange in Cornwall, which seamlessly merge academic and social space through spectacular architecture. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II returned to our Streatham Campus in 2012 to officially open the Forum.

Other significant developments included the creation of the Environment and Sustainability Institute – an interdisciplinary research centre at Penryn – and the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development building, a partnership with what is now called the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which was part-funded by the Wellcome Trust and The Wolfson Foundation.

In 2012 we were invited to join the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities, and in 2013 we were crowned The Sunday Times University of the Year. In the same year we also accepted the first students into the new University of Exeter Medical School, created after we formed our own medical school following our successful 10-year partnership with the University of Plymouth. In 2014 the Research Excellence Framework, which assesses the quality of universities’ research, saw us awarded an additional £3.8 million for research, the third highest gain amongst English universities. We were named Sports University of the Year 2016 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide.

2017 saw us open the Living Systems Institute on our Streatham Campus. The Institute pioneers novel approaches to understanding diseases and how they can be better diagnosed.

On the Penryn Campus the Stella Turk building was completed in 2019, enabling the continued growth and success of a range of subject areas. In 2020, we were awarded our fourth Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of our world-leading research for combatting the effects of marine plastic pollution.

President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lisa Roberts took up her post on 1 September 2020. The following year Professor Roberts launched the University’s exciting Strategy 2030 which aims to use the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future.

The 2021 Research Excellence Framework review showed that we are undertaking more research, of higher quality, with greater global impact than ever. Our world-leading research impact grew more than any other Russell Group university, more than 99 per cent of our research was rated of international quality* and 12 of our subjects were in the Top 10 for world-leading impact.**

In 2023 we were one of only four Russell Group Institutions to secure a ‘solid gold’ standard for our commitment to providing world-class teaching in the Teaching Excellence Framework assessment. In recent years, we’ve opened The National Institute for Health and Care Research Exeter Biomedical Research Centre and the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste Building, and continued to invest in innovative teaching and wellbeing spaces such as our new Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre and Computer Science teaching labs. These facilities enhance inclusion and community, and support growth in areas such as Data Science, AI and digital technologies.

In 2025 we were named University of the Year at the Social Mobility Awards. We are committed to using the power of our education and research to tackle global challenges aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

STUDENT LIFE...

...FROM THEN TO NOW

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

RATED ‘TRIPLE’ GOLD in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework. Gold Overall rating, with Gold aspect ratings in both Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

RANKED 3RD in the UK for Best University Careers Service in the StudentCrowd awards 2025.

MORE THAN 99% OF OUR RESEARCH is rated of international quality in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) with 12 OF OUR SUBJECTS IN THE TOP 10 for world-leading impact.

TOP 15 IN UK UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 11th in The Complete University Guide 2026 and 14th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.

We achieved the ATHENA SWAN SILVER AWARD for the advancement of gender equality, the MENTAL HEALTH CHARTER AWARD and a BRONZE RACE EQUALITY CHARTER MARK for our commitment to race equality.

RANKED =155TH of universities GLOBALLY in QS World University Rankings 2026, RISING 14 PLACES since the 2025 rankings were released.

We’re home to the UK’S TOP FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL CLIMATE SCIENTISTS – the only UK climate scientists to secure places in the global top 21 –according to The Reuters Hot List.

4TH in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Points 2024-25 overall league and 1st in the South of England and Wales.

UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR in the Social Mobility Awards 2025. We are ranked TOP 30 GLOBALLY of universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025*.

Exeter graduates are the 8TH MOST TARGETED BY LEADING UK EMPLOYERS according to The Graduate Market in 2025 report by High Fliers Research.

*TheTHEImpactRankingsareglobalperformancetablesthat assessuniversitiesagainsttheUnitedNations’Sustainable DevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Exeterwas ranked2ndgloballyfor ResponsibleConsumptionandProduction.Overallwescored94.6 outof100,placingus28thoutof2,318institutionsworldwide.

REFLECTIONS FROM OUR ALUMNI

The highlight of being at Exeter has been Freshers’ Week. Getting to go the various society events and fairs was great, I really enjoyed it. I’ll miss the experience of living and working alongside my friends and colleagues. I loved my Masters project, working for a year and a half on one problem has been an amazing experience. The chance to really delve into the subject matter and reach a high level of understanding has been extraordinary. Take part in all the experiences you can; seize every opportunity that comes your way. And if things don’t work out the way you expect, don’t panic. Take a breath. Now work out what you’ll do next. I’m going to work with the Met Office as a foundation scientist, modelling greenhouse gas emissions.

Peter Andrews Physics with Astrophysics, 2023 Graduates look back on what their time at Exeter meant to them. I loved living in Cornwall during my time at university and would not trade that experience for the world. My advice to recent graduates would be to spend time doing lots of different things. Casting a wide net for experience isn’t a bad thing and it really makes you take a step back and think about what you really want out of life. You can’t possibly know what you want to do for the next 50 years straight out of university so allow yourself the grace and space to figure that out.

During my time at Exeter, I have enjoyed deepening my knowledge of such an interesting sector of law whilst sharing this space with so many amazing, like-minded people, both students and staff. Studying in such a great environment has really made my time at Exeter much more special. Exeter is such a great place to meet so many amazing people. Being part of this community for four years has really been so instrumental in my time being so magical.

Max Bennett

Law with Business/Commercial Law, 2022

Caitlin Bynre History, 2015

Exeter is a fantastic university with its teaching and research excellence, alongside the campus, the location and the people you meet. There are so many opportunities open to you and who wouldn’t want to be able to write half of their dissertation on a beach, or on a rowing boat doing the Topsham ten (not sure if that even exists anymore!). I studied at Exeter because it had a charm about it that no other university had for me - I wouldn’t have chosen anywhere else. Plus, I was extremely lucky that on top of that Exeter was one of the leading universities for my course and had some of the most inspiring and engaging lecturers.

Katie Baker English Literature, 2008

An education from the University of Exeter is about so much more than just a line on your CV. It’s an incredible opportunity to explore your interests and potential, to discover new things, and to build relationships that will last a lifetime. Luckily those are also all skills that will serve you well in your career and in your personal life thereafter. The highlight for me, and what will stay with me forever, are the people I have met, the discussions I have participated in, and the kindness I have received.

Tristan Coleshaw Modern Languages, 2020

I chose to study at Exeter due to the quality of the facilities and the breadth of topics available for my chosen course. Taking advantage of the opportunities that university presents you with can really help you make more informed decisions when it comes to post-university life. If you’re looking for a career in research specifically, don’t underestimate the importance of your dissertation, and the research methods you use as padding out your experience. If, like me, you’re not certain what you want to do, don’t be afraid to try things, and don’t be scared if you don’t enjoy them. Finding out what you don’t like can be just as valuable as realising what you do like when finding a job that works for you.

William Cafferky Politics, 2016

There have been many highlights for me during my time at Exeter. However, the biggest for me was graduating in the presence of my family and friends! My dream since I was a kid was to one day walk up the ramp in my graduation gown and collect my degree certificate and make my parents proud. To say that becoming the first to graduate in my family was one of the proudest moments of my life would be a massive understatement!

Radwaan Djama Neuroscience, 2022

I enjoyed how international my experience in Exeter was. I got to meet people from all over the world, to live among them, and learn a lot from them. It expanded my horizons a lot. The University of Exeter was one of the most prestigious and recognised universities available within the scholarship programme I was a part of. At the time, though I was studying engineering, I very much wanted to pursue a career in business. The Engineering and Management course seemed like a great fit for what I wanted, and my experience at Exeter and how it has influenced me since underscores how great that choice has been for me.

André Luis Martins Filho Engineering and Management, 2016

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE...

Congratulations on completing your studies and welcome to your community of University of Exeter alumni. Today you have joined a supportive global community of more than 195,000 alumni willing to help you achieve your full potential.

WELCOME TO YOUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY

Our alumni go on to do amazing things and we hope you’ll keep in touch to tell us your story, get involved in our events, and continue to play an active role in your Exeter community.

How we help you

• Free career support after graduation

• Regular virtual and in person alumni events worldwide

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• Regular news and events updates by email plus a free annual magazine

• A number of global social and professional networks for you to join and enjoy

• 20% discount for you, and your family and friends on postgraduate study at Exeter

For more information, visit exeter.ac.uk/alumni

How you help us

Our alumni and friends have helped Exeter become one of the very best universities in the world. Alumni support the University in many different ways. Some volunteer their time helping current students. Others donate to support our students, our research, or our facilities. Some are ‘country contacts’, organising alumni networks and events in cities around the world. Some simply inspire us with their incredible achievements.

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