Description
Book SynopsisTracing the development of the University of Exeter over the six decades since it was granted its royal charter, this book tells the history of the institution and its community. The author draws on a wide range of resources, from archival material to the personal recollections of staff and students, and records and analyzes the story of the university as it engaged with the need to expand and evolve while responding to constant financial and political pressures. Including interviews with leading university figures, contributions from former students, and a postscript looking to the future, this volume charts the University of Exeter's changing place in the world of higher education.
Trade ReviewA good friend of mine read English at Exeter in the 1970s and was thrilled with this trip down memory lane. It will no doubt also appeal to the 2019 intake of students. The book is indeed a detailed account of one of the UK’s leading and most respected universities.
-- Annette Shaw * Devon Life *
Table of ContentsPreface
The Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The 1950s: The New University
3. Into the 1960s: Major Expansion
4. The Later 1960s: Social Change
5. The Early 1970s: The Brakes Go On
6. The Later 1970s: A Divided University
7. The Early 1980s: Crisis for an Old Order
8. The Later 1980s: Difficult Years, Again
9. The Early 1990s: Change Starting
10. The Later 1990s: New Strategies
11. The Early 2000s: Restructuring
12. The Later 2000s to the Present: the Big Bang
13. Into the Future
14. Conclusions
