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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.....more

Portsmouth 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).....more

Electronics 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.....more

Last 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.....more

Navy'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.....more

Students join IBM for enterprise 'bootcamp'

Wed, Jun 22, 2011

University students have taken part in a ‘dynamo bootcamp’ run by technology giant, IBM.....more

Student 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.....more

Nobel 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.....more

New 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.....more

Inside 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.....more

Portsmouth 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.....more

Universities 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.....more

Illegal 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.....more

Frog-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.....more

22,000 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.....more

New 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.....more

Disasters 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.....more

Money 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.....more

Exciting, 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.....more

Students 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