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DECEMBER 2012
Psychology ranked in world Top 100
The Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter is now ranked in the
top 100 in the recent QS World Rankings. Only 14 other UK institutions feature
in the top 100 Psychology rankings.
Exeter has one of the UK’s top Psychology departments, providing highquality programmes for highly-motivated students, whatever their background.
The Department’s teaching is inspired and informed by internationally-rated
research and is accredited by the British Psychological Society. The teaching
team comprises researchers in social, cognitive, and clinical psychology, and also
researchers in animal behaviour.
Professor Huw Williams, Co-Director of the Centre for Clinical
Neuropsychology Research commented: “This is great news as it reflects the
way in which our strength in research across key areas of psychology is increasingly
recognised as making a global impact. Such excellence in research informs and
supports our teaching, allowing our students to be at the cutting-edge in this field”.
For more information about the QS Psychology rankings, please click here.
Agents News Your Monthly Update
www.exeter.ac.uk/international
DECEMBER 2012
Notice of withdrawal of ‘single’ CAS
procedure for pre-sessional students
In 2011, the University initiated a policy of providing a single CAS for those
students who were undertaking an INTO@Exeter pre-sessional English
programme, up to a maximum of 10 weeks, followed by a Bachelors, Masters or
PhD programme at Exeter.
Please note this policy is no longer being continued. Instead, students who have
an offer for a University degree-bearing programme conditional upon successful
completion of an INTO@Exeter programme of English will be supplied first with
a CAS only for the pre-sessional programme. They will then be issued with a
CAS for the University programme only once they have successfully completed
the INTO programme.
Only those students with an unconditional offer but who choose to spend five or
10 weeks on a pre-sessional programme will be permitted to have a single CAS.
Business School scholarships for
2013/14
We are delighted to report that the Business School is offering a number
of Exeter World Class Business Scholarships to top performing students
accepting a place to study on Masters programmes in Accounting, Finance,
Economics and Management. The level of scholarship ranges from full tuition
fees to £10,000 and £5,000.
Please note that the deadline for all these Business School scholarships is
27 January 2013 and it is a requirement that applicants should already hold
an offer for the programme commencing in September 2013. For more
information please click here.
There is separate information about available scholarships for the MBA,
ranging from £34,000 (one award), to £5,000 (10 awards).The deadlines
for scholarship application vary from June 2013 to 31 July 2013 but students
must already be holding an offer for the MBA prior to application for the
scholarship. More information can be found here.
For more information about scholarships, studentships and bursaries for any
other University programme, please click here and for our funding
search-engine here.
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December 2012
New Humanities postgraduate study
website unveiled
This is a comprehensive source of information and advice for anyone considering
Masters Degree programmes and PhD studies within the College of Humanities
for 2013 entry including how to identify an appropriate programme and also how
to submit a good application. Click here for more information.
Engineering and Science postgraduate and
undergraduate scholarships
Further to last month’s coverage about the new Distinction scholarships
available for both undergraduate and postgraduate Engineering and Science
students, we are pleased to advise that the online application forms are
now ‘live’. The undergraduate scholarship application form can be found
here and postgraduate scholarship application can be found here.
All these scholarships are each worth £5,000 and the application deadline
for undergraduate candidates is 13 April 2013 while the deadline for
postgraduate candidates is 30 April 2013. However, potential postgraduate
scholarship applicants must already hold an offer of a place for their
academic programme before applying for the scholarship. Potential
undergraduate scholarship candidates must also already have firmly
accepted a place for September 2013.
For more information about the postgraduate scholarships, please click
here, for undergraduate scholarships, please click here.
MA Applied Security Strategy scholarships
As part of the launch of this new and innovative programme, the College of Social
Science and International Studies is offering a number of Professional, Excellence
and Innovation scholarships for students commencing their studies in September
2013. The scholarships range from full-fees (worth £19,000) to £5,500. The
deadlines for these scholarships vary from 28 February to 30 June 2013. For more
details about the scholarships, please click here. For more information about the
programme, please click here.
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www.exeter.ac.uk/international
DECEMBER 2012
Chevening scholarships – country deadlines
and priorities
Mindful of the University’s objective of increasing the number of elite international
students at Exeter, agents are reminded that the deadlines for application to
the UK Government’s most prestigious Chevening Scholarships are drawing
close. Most deadlines are in December 2012 while others are at the beginning
of January 2013. You are strongly advised to check on the Chevening main
website here for details of individual country deadlines. Additionally, the individual
country-pages will also specify the current priority areas of study and, if applicable,
you should encourage your strongest students in these priority disciplines to apply
in time to be considered for these scholarships.
University Christmas closure
and applications
We would like to give an early warning that the University will close
for the Christmas holiday on Saturday 22 December 2012 and will not
reopen until Wednesday 2 January 2013. In order to avoid a large backlog
of applications occurring during our ‘down’ time, we would request
that applications be submitted online before 10 December 2012 as this
will facilitate referrals to our academic Colleges and obtaining decisions
before we close. Your assistance in this matter will greatly assist both
the University and the individual applicants in managing the students’
expectations about turnaround time for a decision.
Key Dates
22 December
New applications should be submitted by this date or
decisions might be delayed until mid-January 2013
University Closed
25 December
Christmas Day – Public Bank Holiday in the UK
26 December
Boxing Day – Public Bank Holiday in the UK
New Year’s Day – Public Bank Holiday in the UK
University Re-opens
10 December
1 January
2 January