Floella in the news

University part of the biggest BBC Children in Need night ever

Hundreds of staff, students and local people joined the BBC at the University on Friday 16 November for the annual Children in Need broadcast.

University of Exeter Chancellor receives prestigious award

Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL, actress, author, politician and University Chancellor, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to children’s television and championing of the arts.

Cornwall students graduate at Truro Cathedral

523 University of Exeter students from the Cornwall Campus will graduate at ceremonies held at Truro Cathedral on 23 July 2012.

University of Exeter students celebrate Graduation

The University of Exeter congratulates its new graduates this week as nearly 4,600 students are awarded with degrees during six days of ceremonies in Exeter and Cornwall.

University’s vision takes shape

The University of Exeter’s Chancellor, Baroness Floella Benjamin shared the University’s vision for the future of the Streatham Campus with guests from Exeter on Friday 28 October. 

University student inspires next generation of kitesurfers

An undergraduate at the University of Exeter is using his passion for kitesurfing to help local teenagers and open up the sport to a younger generation.

Floella congratulates ambitious students

Five driven students are each celebrating a £1,000 payout to further their careers.

Children’s books with Floella

The Chancellor of the University of Exeter is taking part in the EXEtreme Imagination Festival of Literature for Children and Young People on Saturday 6 November at the Northcott Theatre as part of a series of weekend events on campus.

Imagination let loose at literary festival

Awesome authors and wicked writers have been handpicked by a group of pupils to top the bill at the EXEtreme Imagination Festival of Literature for Children and Young People.

A peerage for Floella

The Chancellor of the University of Exeter Floella Benjamin has been made a peer in the Dissolution Honours list.

Exeter’s Chancellor and chanteuse

This is the busiest time of year for Dr Floella Benjamin OBE as Chancellor of the University of Exeter.