Portsmouth brain centre receives charitable funding boost
Brain tumour research at the University of Portsmouth has been boosted by a £13,000 donation by five friends who cycled hundreds of miles in memory of a young boy who died of the…
Universities to develop future RAF leaders
A £5.3m contract to help train the Royal Air Force’s leaders of tomorrow has been won by Portsmouth Business School, in partnership with Cranfield University. Over the next five to seven years, leadership…
Portsmouth students become Paralympians
Three University of Portsmouth students past and present are taking part in the 2012 Paralympic Games. Recent graduate Dan Bentley, who won gold in Beijing, today won a bronze medal in boccia. He…
Scientists win £1m to measure storm impact on river pollution
A team of scientists, including one from the University of Portsmouth, have won over £1m to monitor the effect of storms on pollution in a river – estuary in Hampshire. Excess concentrations of…
Free employment law clinic open year-round
Portsmouth people with problems at work now have access to free, confidential employment law advice year-round thanks to a partnership between the University of Portsmouth and a local law firm. Many people in…
Sheila Hancock given fond farewell
The commitment and passion of Sheila Hancock, Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth for the past five years, has been honoured by the University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor John Craven. Presiding at her final graduation…
Epic journey in daughter’s honour
A devoted father cycled more than 1,800 kilometres across six countries to attend his daughter’s university graduation in Portsmouth – with just hours to spare. Jerzy Jablonski, 55, left home in Starachowice in…
Workshop gets children involved in space research
A free workshop that encourages teachers to get their students involved in collaborative scientific research was held at the University of Portsmouth on Thursday July 19. The purpose of the workshop, organised by…
Mathematicians aim to cut energy costs
Mathematicians in the UK and France have won €1.8 million funding to find ways of more efficiently transporting off-shore wind farms, which would make green energy more affordable. Experts in logistics from the…







