University of Exeter students celebrate sparking winter graduation

University of Exeter students have celebrated their academic achievements in style at this year’s sparking winter graduation ceremonies.

Around 5,000 guests saw their loved-ones graduate. The new graduates had studied 109 different courses and were from 98 different countries.

Professor Dame Fiona Murray CBE DCMG received an honorary degree of science for her contribution to public service. Professor Murray is an expert in the formation and scaling of deep tech ventures that solve global challenges – most notably in defense, security, and resilience

Professor Murray is the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT School of Management. Her research, teaching and professional activities focus on the intersection of critical technologies, entrepreneurship, and geopolitics. She is also an expert on how high-performing organizations – in the public and private sectors – engage with these innovation ecosystems to support their strategic innovation priorities.   

Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, said: “I would like to congratulate all of our graduates from our 2025 winter ceremonies. It was wonderful to celebrate with them and their loved ones, many of whom came from across the globe to be here.  I’m sure that our graduates will take the knowledge and skills they have learned from our world-leading teaching and research, and use this to create a lasting, positive difference in the world.”