Every student is a valued member of our Exeter community and we love the diversity of identities, backgrounds, and cultures across our campuses.
We know how important it is to be connected with people who share similar experiences and values and we’re here to help you find them. Take a look at our communities using the tabs – these are the current groups led by and for students. You can also find dedicated services and opportunities for these communities. Can’t see one for you? Get in touch!
Our student communities are places of friendship, support, and celebration – they’re something to be proud to belong to!
You can expect a warm welcome, a strong sense of community, and a shared passion to shape Exeter into a more accessible and inclusive place! Exeter is not always the most accessible place for those with any disability or health condition, and navigating university life can present unique challenges and barriers. Find some of the ways to get involved in the Disabled Student Community, through events, campaigns, societies, and more!
Join NDDS in Seminar Room 7 between 5:30-8:00pm on March 22nd for an evening of board games. You are welcome to bring your own games, but a selection will also be provided.
ED peer support sessions are held on Monday evenings at 6:30-7:30pm. Facilitators and locations are posted every Sunday or Monday morning before the session.
ADHD Peer Support Society are pleased to announced we will be holding weekly Group Support Meetings in the Neil Cross room at the top of the library.
Arriving at Exeter this week with a disability? Here's everything you need to know.
This is your chance to meet our committee and find out more about what we do!
The Disabled and Chronically Ill Network aims to provide a space for staff and students to connect, share experiences and information, and provide support.
As an Officer team we wanted to speak to you about the very sad case of a student suicide which occurred last year and has recently received media attention.
Your university experience should be as fun, accessible and offer you as many opportunities as possible.
This student-led community exists to represent disabled students, and to promote an understanding of disability and build a supportive community.
We’ve created this page to update you on everything your Guild is doing to improve the experience of Disabled Students and to provide guidance and resources for your time at Exeter.
Searching for communities that are inclusive and accessible? Look no further! Tons of our societies are led by, and for, Disabled Students - including our fantastic Neurodivergent and Disabled Student Society and Feminist Society.
Finding support should be easy, that’s why we’ve made this list of contacts for you:
Have ideas on how to make the University more accessible? Talk to the Community Representation Team and they will support your campaign, be it for small adjustments or systemic changes!
Need to speak to someone about a case of harassment or bullying? The University’s Dignity and Respect Advisors are here to listen, talk through your options and signpost you to other sources of support. You can also Raise a Concern with the University to find out more options for advice and support. If you need to report an incident, you can find several options through the University.
Exeter is proudly a global community – we have students and staff from all around the world! Find all the ways that you can get involved as an International student in Exeter – making friends, exploring Exeter, and celebrating our diverse cultures across campus!
The Transition and Integration team will bring colourful crafts to this session in honour of Holi.
Bringing together incredible performances, delicious food and cultures from around the world, we can’t wait to host the first ever Cultural Festival! Events will be held from March 20-24
Our International Welcome Programme is designed to welcome you to the university and to help you settle into your new life with us.
On behalf of the Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines Societies, alumni are warmly invited back to Exeter to join staff and students for a joint Spring Gala Dinner.
International students experience freshers' in a very different way than students from the UK.
Read Nicole's story about moving to Exeter from New Mexico to study.
International students are at the heart of our community, and a great way to find a group of people who share your experience of getting used to a new country is by joining one of our societies.
We have a bunch of brilliant groups run by and for students including nationality and culture specific societies.
This community is here to provide safe space where you can make friends, have fun and feel at home at Exeter.
But it doesn’t stop there! We have plenty of opportunities listed below for you to find support and guidance for your time at Exeter:
If you have any ideas to improve the experience of international students get in contact with the Community Representation Team. Here you’ll get support with your campaign – be it small adjustments or institutional changes – to improve your community’s experience at university.
Discover and celebrate who you authentically are. Whether you’re confident in your gender and sexual identity, or are still learning who you are, our Communities of LGBTQ+ students are welcoming and safe places where you can thrive as you.
We have been working with a student-led group (Gender Expression Fund Exeter) to create a non-means tested fund to support the needs of our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming students.
Be a part of the Exeter Pride march this year! Just scan the QR code or follow the link in the instagram bio for more info about volunteering at Pride and to sign up !
Come and join LGBTQ+ Society for our next Aro-Ace Tea event, open to everyone on the aromantic and asexual spectrums.
Join LGBTQ+ society, Queer and BAME, and the Neurodivergent and Disabled student society for our Spring Ball!
In honour of LGBTQ+ History Month, join us for screening of queer classic The Watermelon Woman!
Join us at the QBAME Wellbeing Circle, where individuals from the queer and BAME community come together to share their stories and support one another in a safe and welcoming environment.
Claiming our past. Celebrating our Present. Creating our future. Every February is LGBTQ+ History Month.
We're excited to share with you our new Wellbeing Cupboard in DH1 (Devonshire House) where students can help themselves to free period products and a range of other healthcare items.
Exeter welcomes everyone! We want you to find a space where you feel part of community and empowered, whether you’re confident in your gender identity and sexual orientation or exploring who you are.
We’re constantly working to make Exeter a place where you feel safe, liberated and happy. That’s why we’ve created this page - to update you on everything your Guild is doing to improve the experience of LGBTQ+ Students and to provide guidance and resources for your time at Exeter.
Our LGBTQ+ students are welcoming, passionate and powerful. Check out some of the amazing societies led by and for LGBTQ+ students that put equality at the heart of what they do:
Want to learn more about the LGBTQ+ experience at Exeter? Then our student stories are perfect for you!
Fancy finding out more about LGBTQ+ history, lives, and culture? Or have you got some LGBTQ+ recommendations that you just have to share? Check out this student curated database of LGBTQ+ materials.
Getting support should be easy, that’s why we’ve created this list of resources for you:
All students at Exeter deserve to love Exeter – no matter how long you’re here for, how old you are, or what kind of degree you’re doing! If you’re here for just a year or much longer, we’re here to help you connect with others and get the most of your time at Exeter.
We know there are differences as well as overlaps between the PGT, PGR, and mature – so we’ll be planning some things for specific communities too.
PGR Research Showcase 2024 will take place 10-14 June 2024, with applications opening on March 18th. The Showcase provides an opportunity to promote the up and coming talent of Exeter's research base.
Then join the university Network for International staff, all PG students and Post-docs. Monthly meetings will be held on teams.
Following the success of last year’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week events, the university are proud to announce the inception of a new network for neurodivergent staff and PGR students.
Reuniting all Postgraduate students at the University of Exeter who are interested to play some chill and non competitive sport! Follow the instragram page for updates!
Peer Mentoring Scheme offering support for undergraduate mature students (21+) before their arrival and throughout the academic year. However, you can join as a Mentor or Mentee throughout the year.
This course will focus on getting out of a rut in your research using Lego Serious Play, PGR students can sign up using their student iTrent login.
UniChat is a student-led pilot initiative to help olderstudents (over 30s) feel more engaged to better find each other, to socialiseand for mutual support. Register via this external website.
Coming back to university for a postgraduate degree or starting university later in life can feel daunting. That’s why we’ve created this page – somewhere you can find all the updates, resources and guidance you need to make you Love Exeter!
Your Students’ Guild is here for you. We are on your side and are constantly working to make sure you get the best experience possible at university. Our recent work has ranged from calling for increased stipends to help with the cost-of-living crisis, to making sure the University upholds teaching contracts.
You’re bound to find people in the same boat as you at Exeter – our postgraduate and mature student community is thriving! The best way to find your people is through joining one of our societies, run by students, for students:
Check out this list of resources for support and guidance:
If you have any ideas to improve the experience of postgraduate and mature students get in touch with the Community Representation Team. Here you’ll get support with your campaign – be it small adjustments or institutional changes – to improve your community’s experience at university.
Need to speak to someone about a case of harassment or bullying? The University’s Dignity and Respect Advisors are here to listen, talk through your options and signpost you to other sources of support. You can also Raise a Concern with the University to find out more options for advice and support. If you need to report an incident, you can find several options through the University.
Racial justice and celebrating diversity are at the heart of the Students’ Guild. From supporting our communities of colour, to campaigning for fairer and safer university experience – we’re here for you. We work with students to run Black History Month and cultural celebrations. Whether you want to make friends or shape Exeter for the better, you can find out more on this page.
Join Open Book and the Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN) for an hour of creative writing on Fridays.
Join ACS for a Movie night hosted by us Friday March 15th!! If you want you want just have an evening of chill vibes and a relaxed atmosphere join us at the Newman Purple LT (B).
Each October, we observe Black History Month here in the UK to celebrate the contribution Black people have made to our culture and community.
Before I came to the University of Exeter, I was unsure about what to expect. I assumed because of how large the University is, the environment I would be in would be better than the previous schools I had attended, which had always lacked diversity.
October is Black History Month, an amazing chance to celebrate Black people's contribution to society and culture.
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Roxane Gay, renowned feminist writer and cultural commentator, will be stopping at the University on her first ever UK tour – With One ‘N’.
We are proud to have a student body that celebrates diversity and is inclusive of Students of Colour. However, we understand that this community faces disadvantages that can impact your time at university.
Your Students’ Guild is here for you. We are on your side and are constantly working to make sure you get the best experience possible at university. This page is here to update you on everything your Guild is doing to improve the experience of Students of Colour at Exeter and provides guidance and resources for your time with us.
So far, the work we’ve done alongside Students of Colour has ranged from challenging the award gap, to bringing safety to our streets, to making sure the University’s spaces and curriculum are authentically representative. We will continue to call out racism and discrimination to ensure Exeter is a safe and inclusive place for all Students of Colour. If you have any ideas for campaigning for positive change in the University, we’re always here to help!
Finding communities that you connect to, led by students, for students, is easy when you join a society. At Exeter we have a variety of amazing societies that you can join:
Check out this list of resources for support and guidance:
If you have any ideas to improve the experience of BAME students get in contact with the Community Representation Team. Here you’ll get support with your campaign – be it small adjustments or institutional changes – to improve your community’s experience at university.
Need to speak to someone about a case of harassment or bullying? The University’s Dignity and Respect Advisors are here to listen, talk through your options and signpost you to other sources of support. You can also Raise a Concern with the University to find out more options for advice and support. If you need to report an incident, you can find several options through the University.
Whatever your religion, beliefs, faith, or spirituality, we are passionate about making sure Exeter feels like home for you. Whether it’s help organising celebrations or festivals, supporting student faith groups, or building dialogue across communities and the University – we’re here for you!
The University will make every effort, in its timetabling of exams, to avoid holding exams on religious days or festivals.
The National Multifaith Youth Centre develops multifaith relationships on campuses across the UK. Has your society elected an Interfaith Officer yet?
Building work has begun near the Forum for the new Multifaith Centre!
We're always here to listen to ways that we can improve your student experience and recently members of our Student Voice team met with our Islamic Society.
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
Are you interested in issues of faith, religion, or spirituality? Want to meet other interested students, and highlight the ways that different traditions and beliefs can work together for good?
We are so proud to have students from different beliefs, faiths, religions and spiritualities at Exeter. We’ve created this page to help if you’re looking to find like-minded people, are interested in exploring your faith, or if you’re looking for spiritual guidance. Here you can find updates on everything your Guild is doing to improve the experience of Students of Faith, as well as guidance and resources for your time at Exeter.
Your time at university should make you feel supported, empowered and welcomed – that's why we’re here. So, if you’ve got ideas for any positive changes or need an extra pair of hands for throwing a religious or cultural celebration, we’re here to help. All you need to do is get in touch and we’ll be on it!
Finding communities that you connect to, led by students, for students, is easy when you join a society. At Exeter we have a variety of amazing societies that you can join:
Support
Finding support should be easy, that’s why we’ve made this list of contacts for you:
With over half of Exeter’s students identifying as women, it’s not surprising we have such a rich and diverse variety of women’s groups. From building community within the arts and academia, to campaigning against period poverty and violence against women, there are many opportunities for women to get involved!
Join WIB, Women in STEM, Multicultural society, and Women in Politics for a pizza social celebrating Women’s History Month!
Female artwork deserves spotlight! ✨Come and view the amazing paintings made by our female students during the IWD paint and sip 🎨🌟.
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WISEnet is an inclusive and welcoming space for all women at Exeter, including trans women and nonbinary colleagues that runs termly speaker events and a Teams site for discussion outside of meetings.
Visit the RAMM on the 9th March for an exhibition by Janet Sainsbury, known for her contemporary approach to portrait painting!
Come and join us for an afternoon of creativity, connection, and celebration as we paint in honour of International Women’s Day. It will be held from 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the Greenhouse.
Visit the RAMM on the 9th March for an exhibition by Janet Sainsbury, known for her contemporary approach to portrait painting!
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What is International Women's Day and Why Do We Celebrate it?
We're excited to share with you our new Wellbeing Cupboard in DH1 (Devonshire House) where students can help themselves to free period products and a range of other healthcare items.
Women make up over half of our student population – we're here to make sure that every woman has an empowering, fun, and safe time at Exeter.
Exeter women come together to create inclusive and fun communities, and to address issues that affect women by advocating for women's rights. You choose the topics which matter most to you.
Looking for safe, fun and empowering spaces? One of the best ways to find people and events that celebrate womanhood is to check out our amazing societies run by and for students:
We want you to love Exeter, and part of this means getting the most relevant support for you. Check out this list of local resources: