Read the latest news from the University, including student successes and research breakthroughs, browse our calendar of upcoming events, listen to the latest podcast episodes, and read blogs from academics across our 5 faculties.
Got an enquiry? Contact our Press and Media team at pressoffice@port.ac.uk or by calling +44 (0)23 9284 2728, and our Events Team at events@port.ac.uk.
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Explore our upcoming Undergraduate Open Days
There's no better way to get to know the University of Portsmouth and the city, than to come to see it for yourself. Come to one of our open experience days, and we'll help you explore our island city, and get to know what life as a student is like.
News
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University of Portsmouth announces new state-of-the-art sport facility
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Relational and Restorative Practice conference valuable opportunity to support the University of Portsmouth’s civic agenda
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Secondary school students know how to spot scientific fake news
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Investigating the ‘criminal waste’ of plastic at crime scenes
Events
View all eventsJul 30 2024
Blue Horizon - Bridging the Gap: Women in Aquaculture
Jul 31 2024
Explore Outside in World: children's books in translation drop-in
Jul 31 2024
Innovation Connect & Eagle Labs - How to use AI as Your Unfair Advantage
Blogs
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Why school suspensions and exclusions have risen dramatically in England – and what could be done
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Violence against women isn’t the only national emergency – we must also tackle the misogyny that’s causing it
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Taking breaks from competing is key to athletic resilience – a sports psychologist explains
Podcasts
We're developing our podcasts to bring you expert insight on topical issues, stories from our students and alumni, and University news. Find out more about our existing podcast series below.
Life Solved
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Participation and Performance
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Alumni
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Humans in extremes
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Featured research stories
New resource to help in the fight against climate change
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Study suggests mild COVID-19 can have harmful effects on cardiovascular health
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First ever sturgeon to be found in Africa
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Webinars
Hear from our academics and experts directly from wherever in the world you are, by viewing one of our webinar series.
Research Futures
Our Research Futures webinar is focused on furthering conversations between our various disciplines to support our researchers’ projects and interactions while in isolation.
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Business Covid Webinar Series
View all of the episodes in the webinar series from the Faculty of Business and Law
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Getting Started Series
Our 'Getting Started' webinar series is designed to give you up-to-the-minute information, tips and guidance to help you get started with your uni application.
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Magazines
Read SOLVE to explore our research success stories and discover how we're addressing the planet's most-pressing issues through our research.
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SOLVE
Read SOLVE and explore how we're searching for radical solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing society and the planet.
Media enquiries
Want an expert opinion on a story? Our press officers can put you in touch with the right person.
- Phone: +44 (0)23 9284 2728 (8.30am-5.30pm)
- Email: pressoffice@port.ac.uk
For urgent, out-of-hours media enquiries, call +44 (0)7594 502 933.
Please do not use the out-of-hours media number for enquiries about coronavirus. Please use the University Coronavirus Information line +44 (0)23 9284 5588.