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University Events

From research conferences and lectures to alumni reunions and film viewings, our constantly evolving events schedule has something for everybody. Please see the following pages for further information on events within the University community.

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Friday, 01 May 2026 - Sunday, 31 May 2026

  • Welcoming Mat (Mat Welcoming) exhibition

    Penzance-based Rachel Lambert is the Environment and Sustainability Institute's Artist-In-Residence. She spent most of April developing new ideas and creative outputs inspired by the interdisciplinary research context of the institute. Her exhibition will be displayed throughout May 2026.

    Fri 01 May, 2026
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    Fri 29 May, 2026

  • Festival of PGR Research

    A month of activities, displays, workshops and competitions to celebrate the diverse and inspiring research that our postgraduate researchers are conducting at the University of Exeter.

    Wed 06 May, 2026
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    Thu 04 June, 2026

  • Econometrics Seminar Jiti Gao (Monash) "Semiparametric Instrumental Variables Method"

    Jiti Gao (Monash) "Semiparametric Instrumental Variables Method"

    Fri 08 May, 2026

  • Vic Ambler - Memorial and celebration of life event

    In November 2025 we were saddened to share the news of the passing of Victor (Vic) Ambler at St James’s Hospital, Leeds. Vic was a long-serving and highly respected colleague at St Luke’s and our University, dedicated to his career from 1967 until his retirement.

    Sat 09 May, 2026

  • Managing Your Time

    Juggling the demands of postgraduate research can be challenging so this session will explore time management strategies and tools that you can use to keep your thesis on track.

    Mon 11 May, 2026

  • PGR Study Space - Introduction & Taster Session

    This session will introduce PGRs to the PGR study space- its purpose and ethos, and how it runs. We will run a taster PGR Study Space / pomodoro session; and have a general discussion and opportunity to share study skills and resources.

    Mon 11 May, 2026

  • Conversations in Global Philosophy: The Philosophy of Zhuangzi

    Peter Adamson and Karyn Lai

    Mon 11 May, 2026

  • Statistics and Data Science Seminar - Professor Malcolm Sambridge (Australian National University)

    Bayesian Inference with competing assumptions

    Mon 11 May, 2026

  • Collage your PhD

    This interactive workshop for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) invites you to explore collage as a method for reflecting on your research and communicating your work in new ways. Through cutting, layering, juxtaposing, and assembling, you’ll experiment with how ideas connect, overlap, and evolve – creating a unique visual representation of your research.

    Mon 11 May, 2026

  • Egenis seminar: AI, Worker Autonomy, and Science

    with Dr Kate Vrendenburgh (London School of Economics)

    Mon 11 May, 2026