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Anglo-French expert presents at European Council
Fri, Nov 26, 2010
After a ground-breaking defence deal between Britain and France agreed earlier this month, a University of Portsmouth expert on Anglo-French relations in Africa has been invited today to present his latest research at the European Council in Brussels. ....moreStudents celebrate religious diversity at Festival of Light
Fri, Nov 26, 2010
Over 80 students, representing 25 different nationalities and practising different religions, packed out the University’s Chaplaincy Suite yesterday to celebrate the Festival of Light, a multi-faith event organised to coincide with the UK’s Inter Faith Week. ....moreArchitecture students devote day to connecting parts of Portsmouth
Wed, Nov 24, 2010
Architecture students from the University of Portsmouth held an event entitled ‘Connecting Portsmouth’ with the aim of knitting two areas of Portsmouth together.....moreCreative students work snapped up
Mon, Nov 22, 2010
Artists at the University of Portsmouth have had a record year for selling their work in an entrepreneurship event called “For Sale”.....moreUK students build links with Nigerian peers
Fri, Nov 19, 2010
A national Nigerian Students’ Union Government Summit in Abuja, Nigeria next week is being co-sponsored by two English universities.....moreStudents win Best Film at the Portsmouth News Guide Awards
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Students from the University of Portsmouth have won the award for Best Film at the Portsmouth News Guide Awards for their graduate film ‘The Last Resort’.....moreHeavier people are better at smelling food
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
People who have a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) have a greater sense of smell when it comes to food, a new study has found.....morePrehistoric winged beasts pole-vaulted into flight
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Controversial claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly have been refuted by the most comprehensive study to date which asserts that giant pterosaurs were skilled in flight.....moreDinosaur discoveries lead to national award
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
A University of Portsmouth palaeontologist who has now discovered more than 50 new species from the age of the dinosaurs has collected a national award at the Natural History Museum.....moreExhibition celebrates alternative beauty in gay men
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
An exhibition which challenges the stereotype of male beauty is being shown at the University of Portsmouth. ....morePortsmouth graduate part of winning radiography team
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
A University of Portsmouth radiography graduate has seen the subject of his dissertation on improving the quality of care for cancer patients put into practice and win national recognition.....moreAccolade for UoP student, captain of Pompey
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
Aaron Mokoena, Captain of Portsmouth Football Club and Captain of the South African National Football Team - Bafana Bafana – and sports science undergraduate at the University of Portsmouth, received the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony at the Guildhall, London, today.....moreBars may be killing spiral galaxies
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
With the help of the army of volunteers working on the Galaxy Zoo 2 ‘citizen science’ project an international team of scientists led by a Portsmouth astrophysicist may have discovered what is killing spiral galaxies.....moreM&S Deputy Secretary to speak at Business School open evening
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
The Deputy Secretary for Marks & Spencer will speak to students, business professionals and staff about leadership, culture and ethics in the workplace at a Portsmouth Business School open evening this Thursday 11th November. ....moreUniversity criminologists bring 'real crime' to Portsmouth Bookfest
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
A forensic psychologist and an ex-police crime scene investigator are amongst the specialists drafted in to explain ‘real crime’ and fly in the face of fiction at the first Portsmouth ‘Bookfest.’....moreChinese graduates celebrate success in Shanghai
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Over forty Chinese graduates from the University of Portsmouth have celebrated receiving their degree conferment at a ceremony in China. It’s the second time a graduation ceremony has been held for students from China who were unable to attend the degree ceremony in Portsmouth this summer.....moreShock absorbent flooring to reduce injury through falls
Mon, Nov 8, 2010
A study to see if using ‘shock absorbent’ flooring can reduce injuries caused by falling in hospitals is being piloted by the University of Portsmouth. ....moreSponsorship deal to boost access to funding for high growth companies
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Companies in the Solent region are to benefit from a new initiative to help them obtain business development funding thanks to a new alliance in the south. The universities of Portsmouth and Southampton are collaborating with Oxford Innovation, an organisation which links investors with businesses seeking funding.....moreSting in the tail for bike thieves
Thu, Nov 4, 2010
An innovative locking device that uses CCTV to prevent bicycle theft at the University of Portsmouth is being extended across campus.....moreStudy will reveal true champions of recycling
Wed, Nov 3, 2010
For the first time, eco-warrior youngsters will be measured alongside the ‘waste not, want not’ older generation to see who is leading recycling in Britain’s homes.....moreThe camera never lies or does it?
Tue, Nov 2, 2010
Physical attractiveness might be determined by the way people move their faces and alter their voices, instead of by the way they look. ....morePortsmouth students offer free advice on employment law
Tue, Nov 2, 2010
A free clinic offering employment law advice to members of the public has proved so successful it is being offered again at the University of Portsmouth Business School this month.....moreManager turns teacher and wins award
Tue, Nov 2, 2010
A university manager-turned-lecturer has been given a Fellowship Award in recognition of her long and committed career. ....moreUniversity launches alumni association
Mon, Nov 1, 2010
Over 100 former students gathered at the University of Portsmouth’s first alumni networking event to mark the launch of the new alumni association. ....more