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One World Week celebrates diversity

Mon, Feb 28, 2011

An exhibition which challenges the way we see people with disabilities has marked the beginning of One World Week.....more

Law students reach national final of client interviewing competition

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

Two second-year law students from the University of Portsmouth Business School have beaten 12 other institutions, including several postgraduate teams, to reach the final of a national client interviewing competition.....more

Volunteers turn old clothes into fashion gold

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

Fashion students gave up a day of their time this week to spend it sewing clothes to raise money for Rowan’s Hospice. The ‘ragamuffin’ event saw Fashion and Textiles Design with Enterprise students working their magic on the 'rag' bags of clothes which Rowans can't sell in their shops by customising them to make them stylish and saleable.....more

Water softeners no benefit to children with eczema

Mon, Feb 21, 2011

In the first study of its kind to evaluate the potential benefit of ion-exchange water softeners on eczema, researchers found no clinical benefit to children diagnosed with the disease.....more

Water softeners no benefit to children with eczema

Mon, Feb 21, 2011

In the first study of its kind to evaluate the potential benefit of ion-exchange water softeners on eczema, researchers found no clinical benefit to children diagnosed with the disease.....more

Well dressed sports coaches win confidence

Mon, Feb 21, 2011

Sports coaches who wear suits on match days and tracksuits on training days are more likely to get the optimum out of their teams, according to new research.....more

University of Portsmouth leaps up satisfaction tables

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

The University of Portsmouth has jumped 16 places in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, it was reported today.....more

Portsmouth entrepreneurs on a winning streak

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Three University of Portsmouth students have won top prizes for their product designs in a competition for universities in the South.....more

Cult art game wins general release

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

An experimental and award-winning computer game designed by University of Portsmouth lecturer Dr Dan Pinchbeck has won full independent release for this summer.....more

The appliance of science

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

A physics degree course which brings local businesses into the lecture theatre has won development funding worth £30,000. The course at the University of Portsmouth is the first physics course in the country where local organisations are involved in designing a curriculum to help students become more employable.....more

Laugh and apes laugh with you

Wed, Mar 2, 2011

Just like humans, chimpanzees mimic the laughter of their playmates even if they don't find the situation as 'funny'.....more

Public sector leads on fraud prevention

Wed, Feb 16, 2011

A new report on fraud released today has revealed Britain’s public sector is way ahead of both private and voluntary sectors in fighting fraud, though the UK is still a “sitting target” for fraudsters.....more

Entrepreneurs win cash - and prizes that money can't buy

Wed, Feb 9, 2011

The winners at this week's stage one Enterprise challenge awards proved once again that University of Portsmouth students are inventive, creative and talented.....more

University student becomes first Portsmouth Poet Laureate

Wed, Feb 9, 2011

A student of drama and creative writing has been crowned the first Poet Laureate of the city of Portsmouth.....more

Health Minister opened University of Portsmouth Dental Academy

Wed, Feb 2, 2011

The University of Portsmouth Dental Academy was officially opened today by Health Minister Lord Howe.....more

First images from giant radio telescope

Tue, Feb 1, 2011

The first ‘radio pictures from the largest telescope in the world have revealed images of a quasar (a black hole in a distant galaxy) with unprecedented resolution. The images of the 3C196 quasar were taken by the International Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) Telescope, a network of radio telescopes designed to study the sky at the lowest radio frequencies accessible from the surface of the Earth.....more

Cosmologists explore Universe with new supercomputer

Tue, Feb 1, 2011

A supercomputer capable of doing a billion calculations each second has been installed at the University of Portsmouth, enabling cosmologists to test our understanding of the origin of galaxies and of gravity itself.....more