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Researchers raise doubts about Conservative party modernisation
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
A new study raises significant doubts about the extent to which Conservative Party’s policy on work and employment relations has been ‘modernised’ under the leadership of David Cameron.....moreArchitecture student wins national award
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
A Portsmouth architecture student has won a national award and £1,000 prize money for his plans to regenerate the city’s Hilsea Lido.....morePhD student helps save lives in Haiti
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
A University of Portsmouth student and disaster management specialist is in Haiti helping manage the rescue efforts of people still trapped in the rubble after the major earthquake on January 12 which killed hundreds of thousands of people.....moreBritons may be avoiding wheat unnecessarily
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Too many people are self-diagnosing food allergies and could be restricting their diet unnecessarily, according to a new report by the University of Portsmouth and commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau.....more£160bn lost globally to healthcare fraud
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Staff, patients and drug companies are stealing billions from the healthcare system globally, according to a new report on the financial cost of fraud in healthcare.....moreRoyal treatment for Music in the Round
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
More people than ever before can now hear wonderful music without leaving town, thanks to the Music in the Round series moving to the larger capacity New Theatre Royal for its sixth season in the city.....moreChancellor Sheila Hancock stars in city performance
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Sunday 17 January, 7.30pm: 'Let's Make it Great'Sheila Hancock, Sandi Toksvig, Paul Jones, Fay Presto and more … ....more
Record number of students studying abroad
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
A record number of biology students at the University of Portsmouth are widening their horizons and their chances of finding work once they graduate by packing their bags to study abroad.....moreOnly humans make a mockery of laughter
Mon, Jan 11, 2010
Our ape ancestors have used laughter to show they are enjoying themselves for 16 million years - but only humans have learned to use laughter to sneer, mock and ridicule, according to a scientist at the University of Portsmouth.....moreArchitecture students build ice house
Fri, Jan 8, 2010
Portsmouth snowboarders spent the coldest year in living memory sleeping with their dog in an igloo built by architecture students on Southsea Common. ....moreWaterproofing houses could cut heating bills
Thu, Jan 7, 2010
New water-proofing technology could dramatically cut energy consumption in the average home by up to 30 percent. ....more