Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences specific PGR handbook information

The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences was formed in September 2022, and brings together ten departments: Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies; Archaeology and History; Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology; Communications, Drama and Film; English and Creative Writing; Humanities and Social Sciences, Penryn (Cornwall); Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies; Law School; School of Education and Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy and Anthropology. The Societies and Cultures Institute is also homed within the Faculty.

PGR students are based on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses in Exeter and the Penryn campus in Cornwall.

Faculty Director of Postgraduate Research

Dr Jonathan Doney

Department Directors of Postgraduate Research

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies: Professor Laleh Khalili

Archaeology and History: Dr Hester Schadee, Dr Helen Birkett and Dr Sue Greaney.

Classics, Ancient History, Theology and Religion: Dr Emma Nicholson (Lead) and Professor Louise Lawrence

Communications, Drama and Film: Professor Kerrie Schaefer (Lead) and Dr Sanja Vico, Dr Evelyn O’Malley and Dr Debra Ramsay

English and Creative Writing: Dr Felicity Gee (Lead - English), Dr John Bolin (Deputy - English) and Professor Daisy Hay (Creative Writing)

Humanities and Social Sciences, Penryn: Dr David Benson

Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies: Professor Chloe Paver (Lead) and Dr Daniel Fountain

Law School: Dr Isabelle Rueda (Lead) and Dr Ellen Gordon-Bouvier

School of Education: Professor Fiona Maine

Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy and Anthropology: Professor Alex Hillman

The programmes that are offered in the Faculty encompass:

• MA by Research
• MPhil
• PhD
• PhD by Publication

and our Professional Doctorate programmes:

• DEdPsych
• EdD

Streatham Campus

Postgraduate research students are welcome to use the Senior Common Rooms which can be found on the fourth floor of the Amory Building or on the ground floor of the West Wing of Queen’s Building. Postgraduates are similarly welcome to use the Common Room of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. There are also café areas on the ground floor in the Amory Building and on the ground floor in the Queen’s Building.

St Luke’s Campus

There is a Postgraduate Common Room on the St Luke’s Campus for all postgraduates of the University, and can be used 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is located on the ground floor of Staff House. Access is via swipe card (your University ID card). Facilities include space for discussions, informal meetings and quiet work, including wireless access. There is a small kitchen area equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, and kettle. For access, please email hass-exeter-pgrsupport@exeter.ac.uk.

Penryn Campus

In Cornwall, students can use the relevant facilities within their discipline.

 

All new students registering on ‘on-campus’ programmes from September 2025 will be provided with a loan of IT equipment for their sole use for the duration of their programme.

This must be returned to Exeter IT following award of your degree (or if you withdraw from the programme).

You will be contacted at the start of your programme with details on how to obtain this.

Please contact your PGR support team if you have not received details.

The Faculty has a number of dedicated PGR study spaces that students can apply to access, should they need to have a dedicated space to work on campus. Application is via completion of a short survey that collects details of requirements for access to dedicated study space. A link to the survey is circulated to all students at the start of each academic year, and to new students who start at other times of the year. Responses to this survey will be assessed to ascertain individual needs and demand and to allocate space.

The Faculty has a HASS PGR Space Policy which applies to all PGR Study Space managed by the PGR Support Team which covers fair usage of the space and a code of conduct for all study space users. 

There is a PGR Study Space based in the Old Library on the Streatham Campus, which is available for use by all PGR students.

You can also book study space on an ad-hoc basis through the libraries on all campuses.