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Trainees breathe new ideas into city landscape

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

Some of the city’s landmark buildings are being given a top-to-toe examination by architecture students to see if they can be gently improved.....more

Design graduates harness power of social networking

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Two University of Portsmouth graduates are using the power of social networking to help market their web design company, generating interest from as far afield as Chicago, Johannesburg and the Turks and Caicos Islands.....more

Fires and floods key to dinosaur island secrets

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Fires and floods which raged across the Isle of Wight some 130 million years ago made the island the richest source of pick ’n’ mix dinosaur remains of this age anywhere in the world. ....more

Reality-check for would-be entrepreneurs

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs at the University of Portsmouth are practising their skills and sharpening their wits by helping run and grow a virtual reality business.....more

High levels of student satisfaction at Portsmouth

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Students at the University of Portsmouth have reported very high levels of satisfaction in the National Student Survey for the fourth year running.....more

Portsmouth footballers talent-spotted in America

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Two University of Portsmouth footballers were talent-spotted while on tour in America and asked to play in the country’s National Cup Finals. ....more

Graduate intern scheme popular with Portsmouth businesses

Tue, Aug 10, 2010

A national graduate intern scheme launched earlier this year is proving overwhelmingly successful in the city with over 70 graduates from the University of Portsmouth being placed with local companies. ....more

Victims of fraud scarred and full of shame

Thu, Aug 5, 2010

The human cost of fraud is laid bare in a new report published by experts in fighting fraud.....more

New support for autism

Thu, Aug 5, 2010

Parents, practitioners and academics on the south coast with an interest in autism have formed a new group to help them better cope with and study the condition.....more

Heritage Lottery Award for city theatre

Wed, Aug 4, 2010

The New Theatre Royal has been awarded a £60,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its development plans in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth. ....more

Happy extraverts are more creative

Tue, Aug 3, 2010

Outgoing people who are in a good mood are significantly more creative than people who keep themselves to themselves, according to a new study.....more