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Student wins award for designing communities of hope

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

An architecture student who helped design a camp for some of Angola’s poorest communities and who is now working on a self-sustaining village in the Congo has won a national award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).....more

Portsmouth criminologists deliver verdict on Stephen Lawrence inquiry

Mon, Feb 23, 2009

There has been a significant cultural change to the mindset of the police since the inquiry into the handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation, is the message the senior government ministers will hear from crime specialists at the University of Portsmouth, on the 10th anniversary of the report’s publication.....more

Engineers need cash boost for top trophy bid

Mon, Feb 23, 2009

A crack team of Portsmouth engineers is gearing up to knock spots off the opposition on the Formula 1 racetrack at Silverstone.....more

University signs contract for new international foundation college

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

An international foundation college will begin enrolling students in September following the signing of a five year contract between the University and Navitas Ltd, an Australian-based educational provider. ....more

University sees 25 per cent increase in applications

Wed, Feb 18, 2009

The University of Portsmouth has recorded a record increase in applications this year, making it the third highest performer out of all English universities.....more

Architecture students have designs on churchyard

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Architecture students have been asked to help put a church back at the heart of its community.....more

Digital information saved for future generations

Wed, Feb 11, 2009

Portsmouth researchers are part of a bold rescue plan to recover and safeguard the rapidly vanishing technology and cultural information about the generation born and brought up in the digital age....more

Portsmouth scientist becomes spokesperson for the world's leading astronomical survey

Mon, Feb 9, 2009

A professor of astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth has been elected as the spokesperson for the most ambitious astronomical survey ever undertaken....more

Nearly 50 new species of prehistoric creatures discovered in record time

Mon, Feb 9, 2009

In just four years a University of Portsmouth palaeontologist has discovered 48 new species from the age of the dinosaurs – while other scientists took 180 years to identify the same number....more

Students win Royal Television Society Award

Mon, Feb 9, 2009

Five University of Portsmouth students have won a Royal Television Society (RTS) Southern Award for their ten-minute-long documentary about a professional BMX rider who broke his back and then went on to win the world championships in Beijing....more

Business looks brighter with expertise

Mon, Feb 9, 2009

A centre of excellence which helps British industry stay one step ahead of global competitors is playing a key role in introducing new skills and technologies in the south-east....more

Lecturer appointed Pompey Artist in Residence

Fri, Feb 6, 2009

Pompey football supporters might find they are no longer just spectators - but the subject of paintings by the first-ever Artist in Residence at Portsmouth Football Club....more

Straw: No soft options left for criminals

Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Jack Straw, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, said probation was no longer a soft option and community punishment would be tough and highly visible.....more

Orphan chimpanzees cleverer than humans

Mon, Feb 2, 2009

Orphaned chimpanzee infants given special ‘mothering’ by humans are more advanced than the average child at nine months of age.....more