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Business student receives national award at Houses of Parliament
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
A University of Portsmouth Business School student collected a national award at the Houses of Parliament yesterday in recognition of his successful campaign to slash the prices of Isle of Wight ferry fares for teenagers.....moreInternational bazaar opens up the world to school children
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
An event to unite different cultures created by a Portsmouth Business School student has introduced nearly 250 school children to the food, music, history and traditions of countries from all over the world.....morePortsmouth Professor lobbies for brain tumour research
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
A University of Portsmouth Professor is addressing the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP, at a reception tonight to highlight the work of the Brain Tumour Research group.....moreBloomberg software at fingertips of business students
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Students can access the same data, analytics and software used by city traders now that the University of Portsmouth Business School has installed a dozen Bloomberg trading terminals.....moreComputer gamers to save the world
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
A lecturer from the University of Portsmouth is the only person in Europe with a lead role in a new online computer game aimed at solving some of the world’s most difficult problems such as poverty, hunger and disaster.....moreDr Miriam Stoppard attends allergy seminar
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
Visitors to a conference on food allergies were given an insight into the life of leading children’s doctor and broadcaster, Dr. Miriam Stoppard, at the University of Portsmouth yesterday.....more
Flight safety collaboration wins top KTP prize
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
A project between the University of Portsmouth and a Hampshire business which has saved the company over £50,000 a year has been awarded a prize from the Technology Strategy Board.....morePortsmouth student takes gold at boxing championships
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
For the second-year running a University of Portsmouth student has taken home gold at the final of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) women’s boxing championships.....moreBusiness students reach IBM challenge final
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
A team of students at the University of Portsmouth Business School have beaten nearly 300 teams across the UK to the final of the IBM Universities Business Challenge.....moreIg Nobel awards showcase bra that doubles as a gas mask
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A woman's bra which in an emergency can double as a pair of gas masks – one for the wearer, the other for a friend - will be one of the items showcased at next week’s Ig Nobel Awards at the University of Portsmouth Business School.
....moreDouble grant win for brain cell research
Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Two significant grants into glial cell research at the University of Portsmouth could hold the key to finding a new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis, brain tumours, Alzheimer's and other diseases of the brain.....more
Vice-Chancellor advocates fees and funding reform
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
A fairer system of adding average interest to student loans, redirecting current university bursaries and providing a discount for payment of fees upfront was advocated by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Craven, at a public lecture last night on fees and funding.....moreOlympics inspire young artists
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
Young people from local further education and sixth form colleges are to have the thrill of exhibiting their work in a gallery thanks to a joint project with the University of Portsmouth.....moreStudent works for UN as disaster expert
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
A University of Portsmouth student who was among the first to fly out to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in January has been seconded by the United Nations to continue working in the country for a further three months.....moreMaking music dance wins place in the final
Tue, Mar 9, 2010
A Portsmouth student is in the running for Britain’s Young Engineer of the Year for a product he invented while still at school.....moreSeafarers scourge provides hope for biofuel future
Mon, Mar 8, 2010
The secret to a cleaner, greener alternative to petrol could be inside the guts of tiny, wood boring crustaceans which have plagued seafarers for centuries. ....moreScientist studies loud musics effect on drinking
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
A scientist has won a grant to study whether loud music drowns out our ability to judge how much alcohol we are drinking.....more