Exeter College, Oxford
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Founded in 1314, friendly and inclusive Exeter College lies at the heart of Oxford, supporting students and fostering academic excellence for over 700 years.
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“I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). I am fond of mushrooms (out of a field); have a very simple sense of humour (which even my appreciative critics find tiresome); I go to bed late and get up late (when possible).” . - JRR Tolkien (1911, Classics and English) #HobbitDay
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The Fellows garden at Exeter College looks beautiful no matter what the weather 📷. #exetercollegeoxford #oxforduniversity
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Following the conclusion of our admissions process Exeter College will admit all UK offer-holders:
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Exeter College is delighted to announce its first-ever Feline Fellow. 👏. Find out more:
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This is Walter, who is keeping an eye on things in College while the majority of students and staff are away. We're delighted to welcome him to the team.
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JRR Tolkien – best known as the author of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings – arrived at Exeter College in 1911 to study Classics, later transferring to English Language & Literature. It was in Exeter's Library that Tolkien found a copy of Sir Charles Eliot's Finnish Grammar.
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Happy 708th birthday, Exeter College! 🥳🎂. Bishop Walter de Stapeldon founded the College #OnThisDay in 1314, making Exeter @UniofOxford’s fourth oldest college! 🎉
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Starting off Week 2 of Hilary Term with a golden hour pic of the best view in Oxford 🌟. #ExeterCollegeOxford
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Exeter's Tutorial Fellow in English, Prof Nandini Das, has made history by being appointed Vice President of The @HakluytSociety, the first South Asian and the first person of colour to hold the position in the society’s 175-year history. Huge congratulations, @rentravailer!
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We've said it before but genuinely, Exeter College's garden has *the best view* in Oxford 😍
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There is something about Exeter College at night that makes us feel like we are in a dark academia novel 📚. #ExeterCollegeOxford #OxfordUniversity #DarkAcademia
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Exeter College by night, as seen from Ship Street 🌙. 📸 spiralling_oxford
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Happy 707th birthday Exeter College!!🥳🎉🎂. Yes it’s officially 707 years since Walter de Stapeldon founded Exeter College!. That’s about the time Dante was writing the Divine Comedy & Chaucer wasn’t even a twinkle in his father’s eye!. Imagine if these walls could talk!!
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Hello from a wintry looking Fellows' Garden! ❄️
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It may be cooler during the day and the evenings darker but there is something about the Autumn colours that make Exeter College look more magical 🍂🍁. #ExeterCollegeOxford #AutumnAesthetic
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A huge congratulations to everyone who has received an offer to study @UniofOxford today! 🥳 We’re excited to welcome our Offer Holders to Exeter College very soon. #ApplyingToOxford
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Today is the 111th, or ‘eleventy-first,’ anniversary of alumnus J.R.R. Tolkien (1911, Classics and English) matriculating at Exeter College, Oxford! . ‘Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit.’
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2020 marks 100 years since women were formally admitted to the University of Oxford for the first time. Today we are flying the banner of the Oxford Women’s Suffrage Society to mark the centenary. #womenatoxford @UniofOxford
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It's starting to feel like spring here in the Fellows' Garden! 🌤️
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Safe travels to all Exeter College students leaving Oxford for winter vacation ❄️🎇 . We'll see you back here in January. 💚. #ExeterCollegeOxford #OxfordUniversity
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Let's hope this weather sticks around for all the students arriving in Oxford over the next few weeks! ☀️ #WelcomeToOxford
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It's the end of 8th week and the summer vacation residents are wasting no time moving in!
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Spring has sprung in our Fellows’ Garden 🌸 . Today, and everyday, we’re proud to lay claim to the best view in Oxford 💗 . 📸 credit: 12atoxford on Instagram . #ExeterCollegeOxford
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It’s our birthday! 🎂 . Walter de Stapledon founded Exeter College 709 years ago today, making us Oxford’s fourth oldest college 🥳 . We’ve changed a lot in 7 centuries, but our architecture has always been * chef’s kiss *
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🎄✨ The Christmas spirit has officially arrived at Exeter College! . The tree is up, the lights are twinkling, and only 4 days until the end of Michaelmas term. ❄️🎅. #exetercollegeoxford #oxforduniversity
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Happy New Year from everyone at Exeter College 🎇. We have been here 711 years, here's to another year ✨. #ExeterCollegeOxford #OxfordUniversity
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Today is the first day of spring! ☀️🌷🌿 . We’re excited for the longer and warmer days to return and hope these pictures from the Fellows’ Garden bring some sunshine to your day! . #SpringEquinox
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✨ Exeter College presents: the new Library ✨. Featuring: improved environmental performance, accessibility for all, and increased reader space 📚. #ExeterCollegeOxford
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Autumn has well and truly arrived in the Fellows' Garden! 🍂
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Now that construction on our new Library has concluded, we have also reopened our Fellows’ Garden! . The perfect place to enjoy the Autumn leaves 🍂 . #ExeterCollegeOxford
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Walter the #CollegeCat is doing such a good job in charge of the Porters' Lodge that tonight, for the first time, he is doing the night shift. It's a lot of responsibility for a kitten but he's up for it
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So Walter, Exeter's newest resident and official #CollegeCat, not only has his own pidge but also his own Insta. Check it out here:
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Happy New Year from Exeter College, Oxford! 🎇🎉
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Thinking back to how beautiful Exeter College looked dusted with snow ❄️. Here’s to those quiet, magical moments that remind us to pause and admire the beauty around us. ✨. #ExeterCollegeOxford #OxfordUniversity #SnowDays
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Exeter College was founded 710 years ago today 🎊. Today we celebrate our students, staff, fellows, and everyone who has contributed to our rich history of learning and cultivating knowledge 👏. To 710 more years! . #ExeterCollegeOxford
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We share the widespread concern that the process by which this year’s A-level grades have been decided may unfairly disadvantage some candidates. Read about our meticulous process for ensuring fairness & the record no of students coming to Exeter this yr:
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Congratulations to Professor Nandini Das @rentravailer, Tutorial Fellow in English, who begins an exciting new role as a Literary Delegate for @OxUniPress this month. 👏📚 . Find out more:
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The sun in Oxford is out, welcoming us into third week of Hilary term 🌞
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Exeter College is quiet today, but looking beautiful in the sunshine 😍
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This Sunday, there will be a special service in the Exeter College Chapel at 6PM: a dramatic, musical reading of the Passion of Christ, according to St Mark. Shaun Evans, who plays the young Inspector Morse in the Endeavour series, will be a guest narrator. All are welcome!
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#FridayFeeling: It's our birthday tomorrow - 706 years since the College was founded in 1314! Better search for more candles.
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Happy birthday to the BEST official college cat, Walter! . We thank Walter today, and everyday, for gracing Exeter College's grounds 🐱 . 📸 credit: Jess Cho. #ExeterCollegeOxford #WalterTheCollegeCat
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Happy 250th Birthday to @CoveredMarketOx 🎉. Here at Exeter, we couldn't be luckier to have such a historic and vibrant market just on our doorstep. With independent shops, cafes and restaurants just around the corner, what more could our students ask for?. #ExeterCollegeOxford
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Endeavour is back on our screens, and when we say the new series got off to an explosive start, it's not an understatement! 💥. Here's a before & after of Fellow Prof Jonathan Herring's office, which features in the opening few minutes! 😱 . Find out more:
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🎉 Congratulations to all who have received offers to study at Oxford at Exeter College. Walter de Staplecat is ready to welcome you in October! 💚. #ExeterCollegeOXford #OxfordUniversity
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What a beautiful day in Oxford. The perfect #WelcometoOxford for our new and returning students!
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Welcome back to Exeter College for Hilary Term. We hope your first day back hasn't been too stressful and that you are ready for another great term. 💚. #ExeterCollege #OxfordUniversity
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Happy birthday Exeter College!! - founded on this day 703 years ago - 4 April 1314 - by Bishop Walter de Stapeldon
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How fitting that George R.R. Martin, "the American Tolkien", should choose to visit Exeter College during his recent visit to Oxford!. Tolkien studied at Exeter College, and GRRM is a huge admirer (and occasional critic) of his work. Thanks for calling in, @GRRMspeaking!
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Happy Hobbit Day - birthday of both Bilbo & Frodo Baggins 🎉🎂. Today we not only celebrate all things hobbit but also the brilliant mind that created them - Exeter alumnus J.R.R. Tolkien (1911, Classics & English). #ExeterCollegeOxford #HobbitDay #JRRTolkien #LordoftheRings
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Exeter College's garden is a tranquil oasis in the centre of Oxford. The perfect spot to study, provided you can take your eyes off the fabulous views of the Radcliffe Camera!
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A beautiful day for relaxing or studying in the garden. We are so lucky to have a lovely, peaceful spot like this is the centre of Oxford
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Despite the slight drizzle this morning, we celebrated #AscensionDay with joyful singing from the @Exeterchoir. This year's service took place in our Fellows' Garden to allow for social distancing, followed by takeaway breakfast! 🎶
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Exeter Fellow in English, Professor Nandini Das @rentravailer, will appear in a new three-part BBC Two series exploring the Tudor's most fascinating family dynasty, The Boleyns. 📺. Catch episode one of 'The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family' tomorrow, 13 Aug:
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The truth comes out. .
On #InternationalCatDay it's high time we admitted that we know who stole the @ExeterCollegeOx sign banning Simpkin from their library and that we've been harbouring a fugitive for 6 months.
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A splash of Spring to start the day, from the Fellows Garden
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Congratulations to Exeter Fellow in English @rentravailer on being appointed to the new UK Committee on Research Integrity. Hosted by UK Research and Innovation, UK CORI has been established to promote research integrity across the UK and internationally.
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It's 70 years to the day since the first edition of The Lord of the Rings by Exeter alumnus JRR Tolkien (1911, Classics & English) was first published!. Interested in Tolkien? 'Tolkien at Exeter College' by renowned Tolkienist John Garth is available from Exeter College lodge.
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This is the same view JRR Tolkien had as a student here 100 years ago #exetercollege
http://t.co/HT3iLrjUvC.
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It's officially autumn 🍁🍂. Our jumpers and scarves are out and we are embracing the pumpkin spice season ☕🥧. #ExeterCollegeOxford #OxfordUniversity #Autumn #AutumnVibes🍁
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A beautiful morning and beautiful singing this #AscensionDay from the top of Exeter College's main tower. Thanks @Exeterchoir, you are wonderful!
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Happy #InternationalCatDay! This is a Walter the College cat appreciation post, Exeter's smallest, cutest and fluffiest member. 😻. We spoke to Walter's human, Amy (Exeter DPhil student), to find out about his first year at College. 👇. 📸 walter_the_exeter_cat (On Instagram)
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📢 Three cheers for Exeter College's Jackson Library!. The Library has been nominated for the 'Higher Education Project' at this years @ArchitectsJrnal Architecture Awards 🎉. Read more here:. #ExeterCollegeOxford
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Happy World Book Day from Exeter College’s recently refurbished Library 😍 . Did you know we have over 40,000 books in our collection? . #ExeterCollegeOxford #WorldBookDay
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The College looked absolutely beautiful under a blanket of snow yesterday
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Throwback to this time 4 years ago, when Walter's ears were still too big for his head and he spent all day every day curled up with a mouse!
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Bouncy castles on the Front Quad anyone?. It's nearly the end of term and Exeter's students are letting their hair down and making the most of being allowed on the grass!
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Thursday is Ascension Day, usually marked at Exeter with singing from the tower. This year, to allow social distancing, the service will take place in the Fellows’ Garden at 8am. Sing and rejoice & enjoy a free take-away breakfast! Students/staff please see your email to sign up.
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Good morning Oxford! (View from Exeter College tower)
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Happy #InternationalCatDay from our lovely cats around college, Walter and Bella😻 Make sure to give your furry friends a hug today!
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Wonderful to see the wisteria making an appearance again outside the Library! 🥰 💜
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So excited that the fabulously talented actor, writer & director @andoh_adjoa (star of Bridgerton, Silent Witness, numerous @TheRSC productions, Clint Eastwood's Invictus and so much more) will be in conversation with Exeter Fellow @rentravailer on 5 June. Stay tuned for details!
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We love the transformation of Broad Street into Broad Meadow! What a beautiful and relaxing community space, right on Exeter's doorstep. Check it out if you're in Oxford whilst we've still got good weather! 😍🌷
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During lockdown the lawn in Front Quad is looking a little less tidy than usual, but I bet the bees love it!
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Wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year! 🎇🐯 . Preparations are under way for tonight’s formal dinner in Hall- we hope Exonians enjoy the celebrations welcoming in the #YearOfTheTiger.
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Merry Christmas from everyone at Exeter College! 🎄🎅☃️❄️
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Exeter College is open to visitors most days of the year. Free to prospective students, children, Oxford students and alumni, £3 for other visitors. Summer is an ideal time to step into this beautiful, peaceful space. More info at
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We're in full 🌿 bloom 🌿. Wishing everyone a lovely weekend from all of us at #ExeterCollegeOxford. 📸 credit: 12atoxford on Instagram
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We were thrilled to welcome Endeavour’s Shaun Evans back to Exeter College on 3 March. Shaun filmed several episodes of Endeavour at Exeter. On this occasion he gave a dramatic reading of the Passion of Christ in Exeter's Chapel before dining in Hall
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It’s a known fact that the best view in Oxford can be found in the Exeter College Fellows’ Garden 😉 . ✏️ Captured by @cassie.sketches on Instagram
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