MSc Genomic Medicine (online)

University of Exeter

Exeter is a beautiful city, it's quite small but well connected (trains to London and Bristol run every hour) but the night life is a bit limited. Its very well connected for the beach and exploring Dartmoor and Devon though and their are lots of student societies around. The library and librarians are brilliant and a great resource and there is a lot of support for SPLD as well. As part of the BMBS their is at least 1 year required to train in Cornwall - many students actually find they really enjoy Truro and working/living in Cornwall but its worth being aware of when you apply to the course. I have found the Exeter BMBS course has prepared me well for practical skills and lots of interest in planetary health and diabetes genetics. There is less focus on Anatomy at Exeter (although the course is being changed to increase the amount of anatomy teaching).

The library is nice and the campus is quite homely as it is quite small. I dont like the fact that we barely have any societies here in st lukes compared to streatham which is a bit unfair as we have to commute 40 minutes each way which is just not really feasible. I wissh there was a music societey on st lukes as i dont have time to go to streatham just for a societey

Beautiful place to study. St Luke's campus is gorgeous. I absolutely adore the 24/7 library as it makes studying so easy at all times of the week. The uni accomodation is a little bog standard. However the student support and encouragement in socials is great

I really appreciate that St Luke’s provides a prayer room, which makes the campus welcoming and inclusive. For first-time visitors, having an internal map would make it much easier to find their way around.

Exeter, as a city, is a great place to study because it has good public transport links, the city is very walkable, and there's an airport really close by. It's a big enough city that you get big chain shops and restaurants, but there are also very lovely independent shops and cafes too! As a university, the campuses are clean and the staff are respectful. Facilities are modern and accessible to students. Some of the student activities (i.e. societies) are less tailored towards older students/students in older years.