14.02.07
University of Exeter Tremough applications up 122%

Applications to University of Exeter degree courses at the Tremough Campus, Penryn, are up 122% on last year. These statistics, released by UCAS today, compare very favourably against an average rise in Higher Education applications of 6.8% nationwide.

The University of Exeter has had 1,439 applications so far for 2007 courses on its Tremough Campus, which is part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) partnership. The University of Exeter looks forward to welcoming around 470 new students to the campus in October.

"We are absolutely thrilled that our applications have more than doubled since last year," said Professor Keith Atkinson, Provost for the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus. "I think there's a combination of factors at work, including the growing reputation of the University of Exeter as one of the country's top universities and the increased profile of the range of subjects and facilities now available on the Tremough Campus. I also think students are increasingly attracted to the opportunity of studying in one of the most beautiful parts of the country."

The largest increase is in applications to study English, which have gone up by 185%. Geography has had a 106% increase and Biosciences is up 21%. New courses this year, including Politics, Law and History are also proving popular.

"University of Exeter staff should be very proud of this result, which is a testament to the quality of their research and teaching," continued Professor Atkinson. "I would also like to thank people locally and across the region for their continued support of the Tremough Campus. Word of mouth is the most powerful form of publicity and I believe the way in which people have embraced our activity in Cornwall has had a positive impact on applications."

The £100 million Tremough campus is a Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative of which the University of Exeter and University College Falmouth are two of the founding partners. It is funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One), the South West Regional Development Agency, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall County Council. Set in 70 acres of countryside, but close to the waterside towns of Penryn and Falmouth, the campus offers a lively student community. Building on the success of its existing degrees at the Cornwall Campus in Mining Engineering, Geology, Biology, Geography, English and Renewable Energy, the University is now able to offer degrees in Politics, Law, History and Cornish Studies.

For further information contact Sarah Hoyle of the University of Exeter on 01392 262062 or email: S.Hoyle@exeter.ac.uk.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The University of Exeter is a partner of the CUC.

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