Public Engagement

Events and Festivals

We help to facilitate the University's engagement with a wide range of local and national festivals, covering the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences.

Check out the links showcasing the range of events we support and partake in; from talks to festivals, we have lots going on throughout the year that you can be involved in, both in Exeter and further afield.

For current staff, help preparing for events and festivals can be found on the Advice and Support page, as well as our PER Resources Hub.

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University Events

Discover our free public events that go on within the University through the Events page. From research conferences and lectures to alumni reunions and film viewings, our constantly evolving events schedule has something for everybody.

Community Day

Our Community Day is a family-friendly annual event where there will be lots to explore, as well as a chance to find out more about the research we do and the positive impacts this has on local communities.

Events showcase - science festivals in the South West

Somerscience (May)

An exciting annual science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) family festival that takes place across Bruton and Castle Cary in South Somerset.

Cheltenham Science Festival (June)

A popular annual festival attracts some of the world’s greatest scientists, big thinkers and comedy geniuses to help answer some pretty big questions.

Sidmouth Science Festival (October)

A science festival for families and students in East Devon, aiming to make people aware of how STEM subjects play a part in what we take for granted in everyday life. 

The University of Exeter regularly attends events that are facilitated by other engagement providers. If your organisation provides public engagement events in the South West and you would like to be listed here, please email per@exeter.ac.uk.

  • Agile Rabbit is a charity driven by strong values of curiosity, creativity, openness, balance, and engagement. Their events are inclusive and accessible, while still challenging audiences.
  • Arts and Culture is the University of Exeter's interdisciplinary creative and cultural body, responsible for forging collaborations between students, researchers, and artists alike.
  • Exeter Science Centre is an educational charity dedicated to public engagement with STEAMM (science, tech, engineering, arts, maths and medicine).