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Men dont enjoy work till the end
Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Men begin their working lives with far less enthusiasm than women, according to new research.....moreBig caffeine consumers high on happiness
Tue, Jun 29, 2010
The more caffeine people consume the more they see it as a positive thing, according to a new study.....moreNASA astronaut visits university
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
Local school children boldly went where no class has been before by being part of an exclusive audience with a NASA astronaut at the University of Portsmouth today. ....moreReptiles grew crests to win best mate
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
Huge flying reptiles and the fin-backed ancestors of some modern mammals developed outlandish head crests to help them attract mates and win battles, according to a new study.....moreMystery of map which points to Mary Rose wreck
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
A University of Portsmouth expert has stumbled across the mystery of a 400-year-old map which seems to pinpoint the wreck site of the Mary Rose.....moreStudent journalist scoops national press
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
A journalism student from the University of Portsmouth on a week’s unpaid work experience job has had a story published in the national press. ....moreKeepy uppy game designed by Portsmouth students
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
Football fans at this weekend’s Glastonbury festival will be able to keep the World Cup excitement alive in between music by playing interactive ‘keepy uppy’ football game on one of the big screens. ....morePortsmouth pupils graduate in finale to Universities Week
Wed, Jun 23, 2010
Eighty five local school children “graduated” from the University of Portsmouth on Friday in a ceremony which marked the final day of the country’s first-ever Universities Week.....morePortsmouth 'dragons' take to the air
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
The gigantic flying pterosaurs unveiled today on London’s Southbank as the centrepiece in the Royal Society’s 350th anniversary were made by scientists and students at the University of Portsmouth.....more£500K boost to brain tumour research
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
Brain tumour researchers at the University of Portsmouth received a massive boost today with a cash injection of over £500 K. It will help secure the future of cancer research at the University which has the UK’s first dedicated laboratory-based brain tumour research centre. ....morePortsmouth law student wins Inns of Court Scholarship
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
A Portsmouth School of Law student who always dreamed of becoming a barrister is now one step closer after winning a prestigious scholarship from the Middle Temple.....moreEngineering student wows design teachers
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
A student who wants to become a teacher has had her first lesson for a design and technology class ranked as one of the best in the subject by hundreds of secondary school teachers.....moreMulti-sensory memorial garden impresses judges
Wed, Jun 9, 2010
A competition to design a memorial garden for University of Portsmouth staff, students and their families has been won by two students from the School of Architecture.....moreLeading light in psychology to share her expertise
Wed, Jun 9, 2010
An international expert on animal intelligence will come to the UK as a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at the University of Portsmouth.....moreNew radio telescope will listen to the Universe on the FM-band
Wed, Jun 9, 2010
The first major radio telescope to be built in Britain for many decades will ‘listen’ to the sky at FM frequencies, providing vast quantities of data to a super computer in the Netherlands, paving the way for unexpected new discoveries. ....moreBelching cow research awarded Neil Rackham prize
Wed, Jun 9, 2010
Research on cows causing more damage to the environment than cars has won a new prize for the level of interest it generated in the media. ....moreGlobal warming secret may lie at bottom of ocean
Tue, Jun 8, 2010
A scientist is hoping to provide answers to questions about catastrophic climate change by looking back in time. ....moreDesign student's work on show in London
Thu, Jun 3, 2010
A Portsmouth student will be exhibiting her design for a kitchen scales for the visually impaired at the prestigious Design Museum’s ‘design overtime’ event this Friday evening.....moreStudents Union first in UK to gain charity status
Thu, Jun 3, 2010
The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union has become the first in England and Wales to register as a charity with the Charity Commission.....moreMath formula proves giraffes can swim
Wed, Jun 2, 2010
Mathematics has proven that giraffes can swim – even though they wouldn’t be very good at it and nobody has ever seen them do it.....more'Smart' houses will watch over you
Tue, Jun 1, 2010
Smart houses that recognise when someone is ill or has forgotten to take medication – or even if the fridge needs replenishing – are likely to become commonplace in the UK.....more