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4.04.23.6732 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsLove it here
Best: location is gorgeous, many outdoorsy people is lovely Worst: Not much taught content a lot is self taught and reliant on you doing things by yourself to do well. Not enough weekly biweekly exams and such to make sure people work. Not many opportunity for you to get to know course mates.
Nice environment
Lovely location and student support is excellent, pastoral and disability support. Bus prices are expensive and some study spaces are a bit tired
Best is surfing, but worst is the level inclusivity for LGBTQ.
Meeting my friends Worst: it rains
Best - by the beach and a very cool rock collection and great geology facilities Worst – far from home
Lovely campus and location It's exeters 2nd campus and I feel it is often neglected interested of resources in comparison to main campus
Great location and friendly people
Best experience is the location in Cornwall and being able to explore and go to scenic spots whenever
The library is a great place to study and get work done. The student services are really helpful and informative.
It is difficult to get to and from Cornwall, and a lot of activities can only be done if you have a car I enjoy the focus on environment and all the career experiences the university provides, as well as guest lectures and opportunities to explore other subject
Holding onto graded and not releasing them
Best- social life with people who are like-minded and easy to connect with Worst: lack of reliable transport
Best - living by the beach Worst - raining all the time
Best - field trip to yukon No worst
Swimming pool in gym, more focus on facilities and extra curricular activities.
4.3
Attending Exeter University is less an academic pursuit and more an exercise in intellectual erosion. While most universities strive to be 'marketplaces of ideas', this campus has become a walled garden of enforced silence. The most striking feature of the environment is the absolute absence of free speech. Inquiry is not met with counterargument, but with administrative hostility. There is a palpable weight in the classrooms, a collective holding of breath, because the boundaries of 'acceptable' thought are both narrow and shifting. To question the status quo isn't seen as critical thinking; it’s treated as heresy. Disturbingly, discrimination isn't a bug here; it’s a feature. It sits at the very centre of the university's ethos, woven into the fabric of both social interactions and official policy. Rather than fostering a community of diverse peers, the institution actively categorises and divides, creating a hierarchy that feels arbitrary, ethically and deeply entrenched. Faculty members often leverage their positions to silence or intimidate students who don't align with their personal ideologies. Grades and opportunities are used as leverage rather than rewards for merit Ethical guidelines are applied inconsistently. Rules are weaponized against 'outsiders' while blatant misconduct by those within the inner circle is ignored or actively covered up
Instead of teaching students how to think, staff members engage in psychological maneuvering to dictate what to think, often using shame or social exclusion as a tool for compliance. Because they are shielded from challenge, the faculty has grown stagnant, lacking the sharpness and pedagogical depth expected at the university level.