August 2011
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New telephones and voice mail access

We have successfully completed the New Telephone System Project so all staff will now have a new phone or had their existing phone converted to run on the new telephone system. Please also…

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Windows 7 rollout

The project to rollout Windows 7 to student-facing PCs for the start of the 2011/12 academic year has been making strong progress with a successful pilot in Anglesea Building and over 200 of…

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New fossil lends weight to giant bird theories

A gigantic prehistoric bird which could have been as big as an ostrich has been identified from a single jawbone. The new bird, estimated to have been between two and three metres tall,…

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Early bird gym membership

Early bird membership offer for new students: SAVE £10! Buy your gym membership before Wednesday 5 October 2011 for a one-off price of £135 and not only will you be saving £10, you…

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Beware of scam student loan emails

Some students are receiving scam emails claiming to be from Student Finance England and asking for account details. These emails may also come from friends on Facebook. These are fraudulent emails. Student Finance…

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BBC recruits students for Big Screen Olympic Games coverage

The BBC selected twice the number of students from the University of Portsmouth than it intended to be involved in producing content for the UK’s ‘Big Screens’ during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic…

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Fraud in HE sector could exceed £1 billion per annum

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to protect themselves more effectively against fraud, claims a new report, which found that the total cost of fraud in the sector could exceed £1 billion per annum….

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Scientist urges compulsory sports bras in schools

A campaign has been launched to educate schoolgirls on breast health and make sports bras a compulsory part of PE kit in all UK schools in the same way that mouthguards are for…

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classes

The University supports students whose first language is not English by running classes in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). These 12-week classes are free of charge and are available in both semesters. They…

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