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Activities between the University of British Columbia and Exeter include a joint research symposium focused on Community, Culture, Creativity, and Wellbeing held at Exeter in May 2018 and a faculty-led, co-funded initiatives in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Climate Change and Digital Humanities.

University of South Florida

University of South Florida and Exeter have entered into a 5 year student exchange between the two Universities. They launched the University of Exeter / University of South Florida Research Catalyst Fund to provide grants to support joint research initiatives between the two institutions.

Tsinghua University

The University of Exeter and Tsinghua University have launched a jointly-awarded PhD degree programme in climate and environmental sciences which supports six students to be co-supervised between Tsinghua's Department of Earth System Science and Colleges at Exeter that conduct research on earth systems and environmental sciences. Read more.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

A partnership between Exeter and HKUST will enable students embarking on Engineering or Computer Science undergraduate degrees at HKUST to finish their degree at Exeter, before spending a fifth year at Exeter's Law School, completing either an LLM (Master of Laws) or a Juris Doctor (JD). Read more.

Nanyang Technological University

NTU and Exeter are working in partnership to deliver six split-site Biomedical PhD studentships. If successful, you will benefit from expert supervision from researchers in both institutions and have the opportunity to research and live in two great locations, for up to eighteen months in each.

University of Geneva

To celebrate, and further extend, the strong relationship of staff within the University of Exeter and the University of Geneva, the two universities have launched a new seed fund to support developing research links.

University of Queensland

The University of Exeter and The University of Queensland have partnered to establish the QUEX Institute, a new multi-million pound partnership designed to bolster their joint global research impact. Read more.

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Our primary focus is to realise the 2030 University of Exeter Strategy to transform human health and wellbeing. In addition we will address the climate emergency and progress social justice to create a fair and inclusive society for everyone.

To achieve a sustainable, healthy and socially just future, our programmes across our six departments and the Medical School are designed with this aim in the forefront of our thinking.  We want to develop the science and healthcare practitioners and leaders of the future and by developing our students into critical-thinkers who are socially accountable, we strive to provide service and care to our public nationally and internationally.

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Our diverse programme portfolio provides opportunities to specialise in a single discipline or explore interdisciplinary study, with many programmes offering options for study abroad or industrial and professional placements. We also offer a number of undergraduate and postgraduate-level Degree Apprenticeships. 
Many of our programmes are accredited by professional bodies, including the General Medical Council, British Psychological Society, Nursing & Midwifery Council, Health & Care Professions Council and the Society & College of Radiographers. 
Our students are based across our Streatham and St Luke’s campuses and at our partner NHS sites in Exeter and Truro.  Students on clinically-focused programmes also undertake placements at a range of other NHS sites and primary care settings across the wider South West region, throughout Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.  
Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities are designed and delivered by faculty who are role models for combining healthcare expertise with research-led education. We offer a wide-ranging portfolio of courses in the Medical School and Psychology to support individual and service development.

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