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YOUR TIMETABLE FOR THE DAY WELCOME TO OUR To help you get the most out of your day, you may wish to complete the timetable below. PENRYN CAMPUS 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 FURTHER INFORMATION Admissions and Student Recruitment University of Exeter Penryn Campus Treliever Road Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE Telephone +44 (0)1326 371801 www.exeter.ac.uk/enquiry www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall The Penryn Campus is a Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative and part-funded by the EU @UniExeCornwall Regional Development Fund. 2019CAMS103 enjoy your visit. your enjoy in Cornwall. Welcome to the campus, we hope you you hope we campus, the to Welcome Cornwall. in will find for researching, teaching, learning and living living and learning teaching, researching, for find will This brochure offers you some of the highlights you you highlights the of some you offers brochure This 2019CAMS103 Welcome to Penryn Campus COVER.indd 1 23/08/2019 14:20 Our Penryn Campus 1 OUR UNIVERSITY OUR PENRYN CAMPUS: A VIBRANT AND INSPIRING PLACE TO STUDY Rated gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017 As Cornwall’s only Russell Group university we offer a unique blend of world-class teaching, interdisciplinary research, and an intimate campus feel. Our close knit community is home to around 6,000 students from countries across the globe, as well as some of the world’s leading academics. Students choose to study at our Penryn Campus not just for The campus plays host to regular social and music events at the quality and strength of our research-led teaching, but the Stannary Bar, as well as performances from global artists also for the lifestyle. Set in 100 acres of the UK’s most scenic at Falmouth University’s Academy of Music and Theatre Arts 98% of research countryside and close to the waterside town of Falmouth, (AMATA). rated as world leading our students enjoy and learn from a ‘living classroom’ in or internationally Cornwall’s beautiful environment. Together with our campus partners we are helping to recognised1 transform the local economy and to make Cornwall more Our Penryn Campus is, uniquely, shared and managed jointly competitive. We have created many high-skilled jobs – one with Falmouth University. Whilst we have separate teaching of the main reasons our local community enjoys the lowest and research facilities, our students share accommodation unemployment rates and highest average wages in the and social spaces which creates a vibrant mix of students Duchy. from science, engineering, humanities and arts backgrounds. We are proud of all that we have achieved here and hope Our students enjoy being part of this diverse community that you enjoy experiencing our diverse and friendly campus and the opportunities it provides to collaborate across for yourself. disciplines. Rated 5 stars by QS The location is beautiful. The campus is surrounded and built within such incredible scenery and biodiversity. There’s a great, youthful, inspired and energetic vibe. Luke, MSc Conservation and Biodiversity, Penryn Campus Heart Building, Penryn Campus 2 Our Subject Areas Our Inspiring Research 3 OUR SUBJECT OUR INSPIRING AREAS RESEARCH We offer a diverse range of degrees across Research on our Penryn Campus addresses a range of global issues; 12 disciplines. Our study areas include: from renewable energy, conservation and climate change to health, culture and government. o Animal Behaviour The latest Research Excellence Framework coming into the University as a whole. Our o Biology (REF 2014) recognised 98 percent of our ambition and energy is underpinned by a o Business research as being of international quality. Our modern and advanced research infrastructure, researchers collaborate with local businesses, unparalleled in Cornwall. We are home to o Conservation Science as well as leading international institutions, to the £30 million interdisciplinary Environment o Cornish Studies address global and local issues in science, health and Sustainability Institute, where more than and society. They have received awards from 100 academics and postgraduates from all o English prestigious institutions such as the Zoological over the world lead cutting-edge research o Environment and Human Health Society of London, The British Ecological into the challenges of environmental change. o Environmental Science Society and the Royal Society and attention The campus is constantly developing, most from local, national and international media. recently with the new £12 million Stella Turk o Evolutionary Biology building adjacent to our Science and Engineering o Flexible Combined Honours We have an international reputation as Research Support Facility (SERSF). Nearby, Cornwall’s pre-eminent research institute, and Truro houses our European Centre for o Geography our academics bring more than £16 million Environment and Human Health and part of our o Geology of research income into Cornwall every year. College of Medicine and Health, in the grounds This represents a quarter of all research funding of the Royal Cornwall Hospital. o History o Human Sciences o International Heritage Management o International Relations My research looks at how insects and plants interact o Law within the environment, and their role in the provision of o Mathematics ecosystem services. My work includes the study of pollination and pest regulation in crops. I am particularly interested in o Medicine conserving and promoting bee populations, and protecting and o Mining promoting wild flower and crop pollination. To achieve this, I o Politics work closely with beekeepers and conservation organisations. o Renewable Energy Cornwall is a great place to carry out research as the landscape o Renewable Energy Engineering provides a rich and diverse environment to explore important issues around how humans and wildlife co-exist and thrive. o Surveying and Land Management o Sustainable Development Professor Juliet Osborne, Director of the Environment and Sustainability Institute and Chair in Applied Ecology o Zoology SERSF, Penryn Campus 4 Our Teaching Excellence Our World-Class Facilities 5 OUR TEACHING OUR WORLD-CLASS EXCELLENCE FACILITIES We are proud to continue a tradition As well as outstanding academic facilities, we offer a range of modern of educational excellence that began amenities on campus for the use of both our staff and students. Our in Cornwall 130 years ago with the founding nursery, Sports Centre and a prestigious Green Flag Award for our of our Camborne School grounds help make this a great place to study, work and live. of Mines (CSM). Working with our campus service provider Everyone has different requirements for FX Plus, we offer a wide range of dedicated, accommodation and we offer a range of options Studying with us, you will benefit from access to the latest on-campus support services for students. to suit all tastes – on campus and in the towns thinking, equipment and resources. Our student to staff ratio This includes IT, health and wellbeing, finance, of Falmouth and Penryn. Each residence is is one of the best in the country, offering you the chance to accommodation, disability support, support for a vibrant community with its own distinctive become part of a thriving community of learners, where you'll specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, a character, offering you a safe and secure place build strong working relationships with academics across the Multi-faith Chaplaincy, counselling and a to socialise, study and relax. University. doctors’ surgery. Our research strength not only benefits our postgraduate research students, who are supervised by experts in their fields, but also our taught postgraduate and undergraduate students. Often our lecturers are also our researchers – those writing the Being a University of Exeter student means that you belong to a books and research papers which impact their subject areas. community. Although we are quite a large institution, there is a sense Our learning facilities are world-class with lecture and seminar of unity amongst Exeter staff and students that my friends at other rooms across five buildings, state-of-the-art laboratory universities don’t seem to have experienced. I feel very privileged to spaces, a new £1.2 million Masters Suite, and a specialist be part of it. Renewable Energy Engineering Facility. We also offer a wealth of collaborative learning and study spaces including the Rebecca, BA English, Penryn Campus Collaboratory, a custom-built business engagement facility and the Exchange building – which encompasses lecture theatres, an extended and refurbished library, plus informal study spaces. Almost £12m is being spent on further teaching and social facilities on the campus, due to be completed in 2020. OUR GLOBAL FIELD COURSES A distinct feature of studying at the Penryn From the Isles of Scilly to Italy, Scotland to Campus is the opportunity to travel as part of Namibia, London to the Galapagos Islands. We your degree. Field courses allow you to apply pride ourselves on delivering in excess of 50 the knowledge gained from our world-leading residential field courses a year, across all years academics in the classroom to the real-world of study, and across most degree programmes. issues around us. Isles Of Scilly The Exchange, Penryn Campus Fieldtrip locations are subject to change. 6 Our Unique Location Our Unique Location 7 OUR UNIQUE LOCATION Thanks to its scenic beaches and coves, and dramatic clifftop views, Cornwall is one of The opportunity to study at one of the country’s top Britain’s favourite holiday destinations. The county also has a rich history of artistic and universities, built in a non-city environment, was very appealing. scientific innovation, making it a fascinating and stimulating place to study. If you’re into the city nightlife it may not be for you but, for a small town, Falmouth has a good amount of live music and restaurants.