University of Exeter Alumni

We love hearing from our alumni about their Exeter memories. 💚

The recent UK heatwaves ☀️ brought some back to the surface for alumnus Stephen De Silva (Theology, 1977):

"The garden party was in the sunshine of the fabled summer of '76, which so many are comparing to this year, fifty years later. It was an afternoon of strawberries and cream, blazers and floaty dresses, and a chance to socialise before the term ended. It was the end of my second year and finals were aeons away. Looking at this invite and the button-hole rose I wore that day plus the memories they brings to the surface, fills me with nostalgia, especially now that Crossmead Hall is gone."

What are some of your summer memories of your university days?

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Summer is here and we're loving the days of quiet and sunshine on our campuses in Exeter and Devon and seeing everything that's in bloom across our wonderful grounds. 🌷

If you'd like to have a look around and visit some familiar spots or see how things have changed over the years, don't forget we always love to see our alumni and you're welcome to visit any of our three campuses and can even book a guided tour: https://brnw.ch/21x4Hkh

We love hearing memories from our alumni of their time at the University of Exeter. 💚

Recently, we caught up with Mike Cooper (English and Drama, 1975) who has generously chosen to leave a gift in his Will to Exeter. Mike shared some of the moments from his student days that have stayed with him over the years, alongside this photo of Streatham Campus.

"The first memory would be arriving at St. David’s on a train from Paddington, having flown in from New York City to start my course with two suitcases, little clear sense of what my life was going to be like, and yet a clear sense of excitement.

"A later one would be seeing people skiing down Fore Street after a surprise snowfall. Another would be touring local primary schools with fellow Drama students with a couple of folktales we’d adapted. And finally, a sense of achievement mixed with relief as I marched across the Great Hall stage to collect my degree diploma… still with no sense of what my life was going to be like!"

What moments of your Exeter experience stuck with you? 🤔

University can be life changing in many ways, for some alumni it’s also the place where they met their love! 💚

In our 2026 'Love at Exeter' alumni magazine article we spoke to five couples about the chapter Exeter played in their love story.

💌 Read some Exeter alumni love stories today: https://brnw.ch/21x4rTA

🎓 That's a wrap for our summer graduation ceremonies. 🎓

We welcomed the latest alumni from the to the community at our final University of Exeter Cornwall ceremony of the week today.

It's been a real highlight of the year celebrating with you over the last fortnight, and we're very proud of you all!

However it's not goodbye as you now have access to exclusive alumni benefits -
https://brnw.ch/21x4qbd - and we'll be keeping you up to you connected with your fellow alums now you're in the next chapter of your story. 💚

The University of Exeter Cornwall steps into the spotlight today as we start the graduation ceremonies for our Class of 2026 🎓graduands who studied in Cornwall.

We look forward to celebrating with you all at Penryn Campus!

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Nineteen ceremonies later, it’s our last day of University of Exeter graduations in Exeter today before we head to celebrate with the at the University of Exeter Cornwall on Friday. 🥹

We’ve absolutely loved celebrating your achievements at graduation 🎓 this week and we are incredibly proud to call each one of you an alum as you start your next chapter.

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Here are some snapshots of our graduation celebrations so far. 🎓

We’re back again in Exeter on Monday before heading down to Penryn next Friday and Saturday to celebrate our University of Exeter Cornwall graduands!

If you’ve taken any snaps that you’d be happy for us to share or celebrated a student who’s graduated this week, we’d love to hear about it.

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We’re so proud of the 🎓 graduates!

Do you have family and friends graduating this year, or would like to compare to your own crossing the stage experience? You can watch all the ceremonies online as well as catch up on those from earlier this week.

🎬View the ceremonies: https://brnw.ch/21x47nH

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