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.

Friday, 01 May 2026 - Sunday, 31 May 2026
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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-Fri 29 May, 20269:00 AM - 5:00 PM Creative Studio, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn TR10 9FE
Exhibitions Environment and Sustainability Institute
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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-Thu 04 June, 2026Various
Research events Doctoral College
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Endurance Exhibition Launch
ENDURANCE An exhibition of 8 Kurdish artists’ work, exploring everyday resilience in the face of on-going conflict
Wed 27 May, 202612:00 AM - 3:30 AM IAIS Street Gallery
Seminars Institute of Arab and lslamic Studies
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Building International Heritage Research Collaborations
A Heritage @ Exeter Workshop. The Heritage @ Exeter Research Network will be holding a workshop where colleagues from all faculties can share their ideas for heritage-based research done in collaboration with overseas universities.
Wed 27 May, 202611:00 AM - 3:00 PM Digital Humanities Seminar 2 (B.02), Queen's Building, Streatham Campus
Workshops Heritage @ Exeter
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Translating your skills to the world of work
This engaging and interactive webinar for postgraduate researchers will provide information, tips and practical examples to assist you when researching your career options and writing CVs and applications.
Wed 27 May, 202611:00 AM - 12:30 PM via MS Teams
Workshops Festival of PGR research
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Statistics and Data Science seminar - Tom Slater (University of Exeter)
Title: Methods for the implementation of a hybrid system dynamics and agent-based simulation: progress and future plans. Speaker: Tom Slater (University of Exeter) Location: Harrison 170
Wed 27 May, 202612:35 PM - 1:25 PM 170/Harrison/Streatham
Seminars Mathematics and Statistics
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How to Write a Blog Post in 60 Minutes
In this interactive workshop for postgraduate researchers, you will learn how to structure and write a compelling research blog for a general audience. After 60 minutes of discussion and activities, there will be a 30-minute concentrated writing session. By the end, you will have a brand-new blog entry well underway – and plenty of ideas for where to share it.
Wed 27 May, 20261:00 PM - 2:30 PM MS Teams
Workshops Festival of PGR research
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Professor Paul Glendinning (University of Manchester)
Speaker: Professor Paul Glendinning (University of Manchester) Title: What makes a good bifurcation theorem?
Wed 27 May, 20262:35 PM - 3:25 PM 004/Harrison/Streatham
Colloquium, Seminars Mathematics and Statistics
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2026 University of Exeter Alumni Reed Hall Tree Tour
Join us on Wednesday 27 May for another of our always-popular Reed Hall Tree Tours
Wed 27 May, 20264:00 PM - 5:00 PM Streatham Campus. Meet at the main entrance to Reed Hall (assemble at 15:50)
Alumni events Alumni and supporters
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HASS Inaugural Lecture - Professor John Wedgwood-Clarke
Professor John Wedgwood-Clarke presents his inaugural lecture talking on the topic 'Bright Containers: On bottles, Jars and Poetry’
Wed 27 May, 20264:00 PM - 6:00 PM Streatham Court LT C, Streatham Campus
Lectures Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences