Dinosaur expert helps launch dinosaur app
A dinosaur expert from the University of Portsmouth is taking part in the launch of a dinosaur app for smart phones and tablets this week. Palaeontologist Dr Steve Sweetman will be accompanying journalists…
Portsmouth an example for others to follow
A new national movement to inspire churches, mosques, temples and synagogues to help create employment and grow businesses has been launched with support from Portsmouth Business School. The Cathedral Innovation Centre, the first…
Missing people in research spotlight
International experts in missing people are to meet for the first time to share good practice and findings from research. The University of Portsmouth is hosting the three-day conference in June with speakers…
City plays host to an array of free science events
Over the next two weeks Portsmouth residents could stumble upon science when they go shopping, stop for a cup of tea or look at the night sky. The University of Portsmouth is celebrating…
Mildly criminal and poor seen as ‘beyond redemption’
Young men from poor backgrounds who have committed petty crimes are the least likely to be trusted or expected to succeed, according to new research. The finding was a surprising result in new…
University of Portsmouth appoints new Vice-Chancellor
The University of Portsmouth has appointed Professor Graham Galbraith, currently deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hertfordshire, as Vice-Chancellor. He succeeds Professor John Craven who will retire after 16 years in post. Professor…
UoP blogging the coldest journey
University of Portsmouth sports science technician Geoff Long is currently on board SA Agulhas as she makes her way south carrying Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his six man team to begin the first…
Grant win for cutting edge astronomers
The Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) has been awarded its first “Consolidated Grant” from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The grant, which covers the full range of research undertaken at…








