Your Impact

In the academic year 2017/18 alumni and friends of the University donated more than £15million to support a number of projects and initiatives, and almost 1,000 members of the alumni community volunteered to help Exeter students, donating more than 11,000 hours of their time.

Find out more about how this support has had a real life impact on different projects at the University.

Alumni Volunteers give 75,000 hours

Thank you to all our wonderful alumni volunteers who have generously given time and skills to support us since the start of our ‘Making the Exceptional Happen Campaign.

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Donations enable Bonnie and Clyde to rise at Exeter Phoenix

Thanks to the Alumni Annual Fund, Shotgun Theatre were able to perform ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ to a sell-out crowd at the Exeter Phoenix. 

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Fostering intergenerational relationships

A donation from the UPP Foundation is enabling the University to create further links with the local community and build bridges between young adults and older generations.

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The Snowdon Trust Scholarship

MSc Paediatric Exercise and Health student Kathryn Jordan has received a scholarship supporting her to inspire the next generation.

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Richard Osman Memorial Fund

University pays tribute to the life of Camborne School of Mines graduate Richard Osman (MSc Mining Geology, 1999). 

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Holocaust Memorial Conference

The University of Exeter’s Holocaust Memorial Conference 2019 took place with support from the Alumni Annual Fund. 

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FXU Sailing Club buy new safety boat thanks to alumni

Donations to the Alumni Annual Fund have meant the FXU Sailing Club were able to buy a new Rib which acts as their safety boat, enabling the Club to get up and running. 

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University celebrates 10 years of mentoring success

The University's Career Mentor Scheme was launched 10 years ago. We take a look at the contribution alumni volunteering has made to this scheme.

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Alumni Volunteer Awards celebrate individual impact

Staff, students and fellow alumni all came forward to nominate alumni volunteers involved in an array of projects both in the UK and internationally.

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The Chris Page Scholarship

MEng Mechanical Engineering student, James Hatcher receives a sports scholarship supporting his development as a GB Windsurfer.

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St Luke's Volunteer Garden

The Volunteer Garden at our St Luke's Campus aims to enhance wellbeing in the workplace and was supported by the Alumni Annual Fund.

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