Intercultural Cafe
Come and be a part of our Intercultural Cafe to meet new people, celebrate our different cultures and approaches. Find details of what's planned on your campus below:
Exeter (Streatham and St Luke's)
Join us every Friday for a fun hour of activities and making new friends, a free hot drink and pastry. Last year we had over 5700 visits to cafe. So come and discover a whole new community of friends to connect with!
- Streatham Campus: Isca Eats, Cornwall House (unless otherwise stated)
- Friday 10.00-11.30
- First 100 students only, last entry 11:00
You don't have to book onto a session, just join in. Please bring your Unicard with you to sign in. Please arrive for the beginning of the session and stay to enjoy it with the group. Places are limited and so please prioritise staying for the whole session. Students and staff are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
| Term 2 cafes | |
| Friday 3 April | No cafe – Good Friday |
| Friday 10 April | Venue: La Touche Cafe Stress-busting We're now in exam prep so join us in some mindful crafts, colouring and more. |
| Friday 17 April | Venue: La Touche Cafe Board Games Come and join the International Student Experience team for a morning of board games. If you've got a favourite game, bring it along and teach it to the group. |
| Friday 24 April | Venue: La Touche Cafe Celebrate St George's Day Share with us your observations of quintessentially English things! |
| Term 3 cafes | |
| Friday 1 May |
Starting Positive!
With exams and assignments looming it's easy to feel a overwhelmed. We've got a craft activity to get you thinking about positive statements that might help.
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| Friday 8 May |
Lego
Unwind with some easy LEGO building and friendly conversation
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| Friday 15 May |
Good luck and keep motivated
Share your good luck rituals! How do you keep motivated when times are tough?
Our Doctoral students have something to share about what keeps them motivated.
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| Friday 22 May |
Pride
Come and learn and celebrate Pride Month with our Students' Guild.
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| Friday 29 May |
Take the stress out of moving out by planning ahead
The University has many resources to support you as you move out of accommodation at the end of term. Play 'That's Rubbish' our informative game about recycling as we head to the end of term. It will help you plan your moving out.
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| Friday 5 June |
Graduation Crafts
Celebrate graduation season by crafting personalised bracelets with graduation charms or creating your own keyring
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| Friday 12 June |
Loom Weaving
Try your hand at simple weaving using a cardboard loom and colourful threads.
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| Friday 19 June | Venue: La Touche Cafe Floral Masterpiece
Join our session to start your very own floral masterpiece using resources from around the campus.
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| Friday 26 June | Venue: La Touche Cafe Board Games
Come and join the International Student Experience team for a morning of board games. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group?
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| Friday 3 July |
Venue: La Touche Cafe Feeling the pressure of exams?
Take a mindful break with our Zentangle-inspired drawing activity. Just pick up a pen and let your mind wander as you fill a small tile with patterns, shapes, or whatever helps you feel calm.
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| Friday 10 July |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Exploring Dartmoor Dartmoor National Park is only few miles away from Exeter and is a place of wide landscapes, big skies and intriguing stories. Simon from Chaplaincy will tell some of its legends and recommend places to visit.
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| Friday 17 July |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Board Games Come and join the International Student Experience team for a morning of board games. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group?
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| Friday 24 July |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Ceramics painting Join us for a creative session decorating a keepsake.
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| Friday 31 July |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Badge-making Come and join us to design your own badge.
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| Friday 7 August |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Memories of Exeter, thinking of home We'll show you how to make a victorian puzzle purse to fill with memories of your time in Exeter and thoughts of home.
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| Friday 14 August |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Board Games Come and join the International Student Experience team for a morning of board games. If you've got a favourite game, why not bring it along and teach it to the group?
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| Friday 21 August |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Who Am I? A fun, fast-paced guessing game inspired by the quirks, challenges, and highlights of student life in Exeter. |
| Friday 28 August |
Venue: La Touche Cafe
Celebrate the final Intercultural Cafe session of 2025/26 Thanks for being a part of Intercultural Cafe this year. This will be our last cafe until we return on 25 September in our new home in the Terrace Cafe.
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Cornwall (Penryn and Truro)
The Intercultural Café is a chance to meet people and celebrate different cultures in a relaxed, friendly space.
Students and researchers from across the universities in Cornwall are welcome to join us during term time for a free hot drink and cake, and the chance to meet people from all over the world and find out more about life in Cornwall.
- Tremough Campus: Lower Stannary
- Wednesdays 15.00-16.30
Let us know you're coming by registering for free through the campus events calendar.
Term 3: 2026
| Wednesday 29 April |
Good luck rituals and symbols from around the world Share what you do for good luck and to stay motivated, while you enjoy a drink and snack. |
| Wednesday 6 May |
Smells of home! Can you identify our mystery spices by smell alone? Try your nose at our fragrant quiz, and share what foods or dishes the aromas remind you of |
| Wednesday 13 May |
Create a personalised at this week’s Intercultural Café: Make Your Own Keyring. Design a keyring that reflects you - your name, flag colours, favourite places, or anything you like. No artistic experience needed; we’ll provide the materials, drinks, snacks, and plenty of relaxed conversation while you craft. You’re welcome to come alone or with friends. |
| Wednesday 20 May |
Get creative and connect at this week’s Intercultural Café: Rock Painting Session. Paint a stone with your flag or other designs, symbols, or colours and then choose whether to hide it around campus for someone else to find, or take it home with you. Enjoy a free drink, snack, and good conversation. |
| Wednesday 27 May |
Take time to relax and reset at a calm, creative Intercultural Café session. Build with Lego or try some mindfulness colouring, and enjoy a free drink and snack while chatting with other students in a low-pressure, friendly environment. |
| Wednesday 3 June |
Unwind midweek with a friendly board games session at Intercultural Café. Choose from our selection of games or bring your own favourite, meet new people from around the world, and enjoy a free drink and snack while you play. |
| Wednesday 10 June |
Staying in Cornwall over Summer? Meet, mingle, and make plans with others who will be in Cornwall over the summer |