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Fashion students make their mark at Marks and Spencer
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
Two fashion & textiles students have seen some of their original work go on sale in Marks & Spencer.....morePortsmouth Professor appointed Neuro-Oncology Society President
Wed, Jun 29, 2011
A University of Portsmouth Professor has been appointed the new President of the British Neuro-Oncology Society (BNOS).....moreElectronics masterclass for teenagers
Wed, Jun 29, 2011
Teenagers from across Britain are being given a glimpse into a possible career with the government’s security centre GCHQ at a summer school at the University of Portsmouth this week.....moreLast man in space
Tue, Jun 28, 2011
A giant charcoal drawing will be the last exhibit in the University’s SPACE gallery before the building is demolished.....moreNavy's impact on city to be examined
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
The way sailors have helped shape the culture of Portsmouth is to be examined more closely than ever before thanks to a new partnership between historians at the University of Portsmouth and the National Museum of the Royal Navy.....moreStudents join IBM for enterprise 'bootcamp'
Wed, Jun 22, 2011
University students have taken part in a ‘dynamo bootcamp’ run by technology giant, IBM.....moreStudent football coach wins national award
Mon, Jun 20, 2011
A University of Portsmouth student has won a national award in recognition of spending over 1000 hours coaching football in his free-time over the last three years.....moreNobel laureate biologist speaks at University
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
A British biochemist and Nobel prizewinner visited the University of Portsmouth to speak at a seminar for students and researchers earlier this month.....moreNew dinosaur could be world's smallest
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
A new species of tiny dinosaur discovered by two University of Portsmouth palaeontologists could be the world's smallest.....moreInside the mind of chimpanzees
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
A lecture which explores the underestimated intelligence of chimpanzees is taking place on Wednesday.....more'12 good men' not as good as three groups of four
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Splitting juries of 12 people into smaller groups to discuss court cases could produce better jury decision making, according to a new study.....morePortsmouth children inspired to visit mighty ship
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
One of Britain’s most iconic ships built to frighten off the French and so powerful she never had to fire her guns in anger, is to be thrust back into the limelight after years of being overlooked, thanks to a university student.....moreUniversities mark impact on society
Mon, Jun 13, 2011
The University of Portsmouth is helping showcase the best of what universities offer their local cities and regions as part of a national week marking the value of higher education institutions.....moreIllegal file sharing research awarded Neil Rackham prize
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
Research from the Portsmouth Business School into what motivates illegal file-sharers has won a research dissemination prize, sponsored by international sales management expert, Professor Neil Rackham.....moreFrog-spawn research centre wins £450,000 grant
Wed, Jun 8, 2011
A centre where techniques are developed for scientists around the world to carry out biomedical research using frog-spawn has won a £450,000 grant from the Wellcome Trust.....more22,000 tiny changes add up to a first class result
Wed, Jun 8, 2011
The University of Portsmouth has been given a first class honours degree for its sterling efforts to make the campus a green heart in the city and create a low-carbon vision for the university.....moreNew study on police interview technique seeks adults with autism
Tue, Jun 7, 2011
People with Autism and Asperger’s syndrome are being sought to take part in a new study examining police interview methods in relation to the condition. Joanne Richards from the University of Portsmouth is carrying out the research which is looking at improving how adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are questioned as police witnesses.....moreDisasters unfold 'intelligently' on phone screens
Mon, Jun 6, 2011
For the first time, a computer scientist has developed a method of making smart phones able to show a disaster unfolding in real-time on phone screens.....moreMoney and Mumbai for young entrepreneurs
Sat, Jun 4, 2011
The grand final of the University’s Enterprise Challenge took place this week with one lucky student winning a week’s work experience in Mumbai with Colvill Banks, a global company set-up by a former Portsmouth Business School student.....moreExciting, analytical lecturer wins top student award
Fri, Jun 3, 2011
English literature lecturer Dr Ben Dew has been voted the most inspirational and outstanding teacher in the first students’ union run teaching awards at the University of Portsmouth.....moreStudents build a police-proof bike for lecturer
Wed, Jun 1, 2011
A university lecturer stopped repeatedly by police for riding an electric bicycle that looked like a motorbike has been bailed out of trouble by his students who built him a better, faster, more bicycle-like machine.....more