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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.

IIT Delhi

Exeter and IIT Delhi combine expertise to work on issues of major importance to the UK and India; this includes enhancing sport capacity, working towards a greener future via clean energy and environment projects, and developing operations research.

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.

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Our strategic partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has established the Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) Joint Centre, supporting impactful research collaborations that address key SDGs and global climate challenges.

Paris Saclay

Exeter & Paris-Saclay collaboratively deliver a series of double PhD degree projects. The universities offer joint funding to provide tuition, living, travel and research costs, and the opportunity to obtain two PhD awards from both Exeter and Paris-Saclay.

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.

Duke University

The University of Exeter has extended its partnership with Duke University through a new collaborative agreement to work together to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. These are Investing in Health; Sustainability and the Environment; Public Policy and Global Security; Digital Worlds – Approaches to Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Computational Social Sciences.

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Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees

Open days and visiting

We have lots of opportunities for you to hear from current students, speak to staff and visit our campuses throughout the year. You can choose to join online sessions, take a campus tour, or attend an open day.

Our staff and students will be happy to answer your questions about what it's like to live and study at the University of Exeter campuses, as well as what you can expect from your course.

Postgraduate Open Days

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Our Postgraduate Open Days are running on Saturday 22 February (Exeter Campuses) and Saturday 8 March (Penryn Campus). If you are interested, Book your place here.

Postgraduate Campus Visits

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All Campuses, Various times

Find out more about Postgraduate Campus Visits

We run regular postgraduate campus tours on our Streatham Campus in Devon and Penryn Campus in Cornwall providing visitors with the chance to explore our locations. If you are interested in visiting our St Luke’s Campus in Devon, please get in touch via the link below (we require at least one week's notice to accommodate these requests).

Penryn Campus, near Falmouth, Cornwall

Book your place here for a student-led tour of our Penryn Campus in Cornwall.

St Luke’s Campus, Exeter, Devon

Contact us to arrange a student-led tour of our St Luke’s Campus in Devon.

Streatham Campus, Exeter, Devon

Book your place here for a student-led tour of our Streatham Campus in Devon.
We also have self-guided tours available on each of our campuses and visitors are welcome to explore our campuses in their own time.

Postgraduate Research Applicant Events

We run online sessions throughout the year providing applicants with the opportunity to find out more about Studentships. Details and booking links for upcoming sessions can be found below:

Monday 15th January, 13:30 - 15:30 - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Recruitment Event. This session will provide an overview of the EPSRC DTP Studentships and guidance on undertaking a PhD at the University of Exeter.

Contact one of our Departments

If you'd like to find out more about one of our postgraduate programmes, our academic departments welcome enquiries. If you wish to discuss your programme with department staff please use our online form to get in touch with a particular department or contact us on 01392 727272.