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Press Release25/03/2025

BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire to chair University's Education Question Time

BBC journalist and broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire is to appear at a special event at the University of Winchester focusing on current issues in education. Read more

Press Release05/03/2025

Journalism lecturer Brian scoops prize for article on miscarriages of justice

University of Winchester Journalism lecturer Brian Thornton has scooped a top writing award with a hard-hitting piece about the shortcomings of the British legal system. Read more

Press Release24/03/2025

Phoka flies the flag for Lesotho at Commonwealth celebration

A University of Winchester student rubbed shoulders with Royalty when he attended the recent Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Read more

Press Release21/03/2025

Nursing student Myles features in NHS case study to promote work placements

A Nursing student at the University of Winchester is featured in new NHS case study. Myles Jordan is the first Learning Disability (LD) Nurse (RNLD) to have carried out a work placement at a GP surgery in Southampton. Read more

Press Release10/03/2025

Witnesses with 'alcohol myopia' can remember hair but not faces

A new study co-authored by an academic from the University of Winchester hopes to bring into focus some of the blurry facts about alcohol and memory. Read more

The Conversation13/03/2025

The Bends at 30: this fraught, compassionate, disturbed record remains one of Radiohead's best

Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Winchester, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Radiohead's iconic album, The bends. Read more

Press Release07/03/2025

Philosophy Fortnight can help sharpen your thinking skills

Winchester is set to play a prominent role in the fortnight launched by the British Philosophical Association who say the subject provides “crucial skills for living in complex worlds and for responding to pressing global challenges, from pandemics to climate change”. Read more

Press Release12/03/2025

Alumni give advice and inspiration to students at Futures Fair

The breadth of career opportunities open to students on Humanities and Social Sciences courses was demonstrated at a special event held at the University of Winchester. Read more

The Conversation05/03/2025

Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue

Brian Thornton,Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Winchester, is the 2025 winner of The Conversation Prize for writers. Here his winning entry - Convicting the Innocent, a look at the systemic barriers facing people wrongly convicted of a crime... Read more

Press Release06/03/2025

Students take over Winchester Fashion Week

This year’s Winchester Fashion Week (17-21 March) will be run by students from the University of Winchester. Read more

Press Release19/02/2025

University event highlights the importance of healthcare apprenticeships

Employers from acute, community, social care, primary care and voluntary sector gathered at a special Health and Wellbeing Apprenticeship event at the University of Winchester. Read more

Press Release04/03/2025

Students enjoy fur-ensics demo by Lab assistants Hoodie and Red

Forensics students at the University of Winchester received a special visit from two four-legged experts recently. Read more

Press Release04/03/2025

Winchester elite athletes reach finals at national championships

Students from the University of Winchester’s Elite Sports Programme achieved their best-ever results at the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) National Indoor Athletics Championships in Sheffield earlier this month where two competitors made finals. Read more

Press Release28/02/2025

Law duo win place in national final of Client Interview competition

Two Law students from the University of Winchester are through to the finals of a national competition which tests their professional skills. Read more

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Press Release20/02/2025

Winchester archaeology toolkit used to help Ukrainian war veterans

A University of Winchester academic’s work on the therapeutic potential of archaeology is making an impact in Ukraine where it being used to help soldiers and civilians traumatised by their experiences in the war with Russia. Read more

Press Release25/02/2025

PhD researcher Paula asks: 'Are we getting the most out of volunteering?'

A growing number of employers are arranging volunteering opportunities for their staff, but how does this actually benefit the firms, their workers and the voluntary organisations they are hoping to help? Read more

Press Release17/01/2025

Winchester Hatchery will nurture new businesses born at University

A new start-up hub at the University of Winchester aims to turn bright ideas into thriving new businesses. The Winchester Hatchery will offer a dedicated space for students and staff looking to develop their business dreams. Read more

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Blog18/02/2025

It's time for bold change in the curriculum

Does the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review lack ambition? Bill Lucas Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester makes a case for a fundamental shift in how pupils are taught and assessed. Read more

Press Release17/02/2025

Christina launches appeal to fund guidebook to globally-important gardens

A University of Winchester academic has initiated a fundraising campaign to help pay to produce a guidebook to one of the world’s most important horticultural sites. Read more

Press Release14/02/2025

'Breaking the Storm' discusses elements creating turbulence in children's mental health

A special event organised by Dr Rhiannon Love, co-lead of the University of Winchester’s Centre for Research into Educational Action and Theory Exchange (CREATE), was held on Thursday 6th February to coincide with Children’s Mental Health Week. Read more

Press Release13/02/2025

Alliance’s work with children of armed forces families receives £174K boost

The work of the Service Children’s Progression Alliance (SCiP), founded and funded by the University of Winchester, has received a boost in the form of a £173,958 grant. Read more

Press Release13/02/2025

Sixth-formers tackle big questions facing society with the aid of University project

The third cohort of students from Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh have completed the Group Project in Interdisciplinary Learning with the University of Winchester. Read more

Press Release12/02/2025

Experts will help cyclists get the best from mind, body and machine

Staff from the University of Winchester are saddling up for a series of talks aimed at cyclists of all ages and abilities. Read more

Press Release07/02/2025

Emma's expertise helps bring new CBeebies show to air

A University of Winchester academic is the expert consultant on a new TV show which aims to help pre-school children acquire problem-solving skills in a fun way. Read more

Press Release05/02/2025

Academics seek to explain our enduring love affair with love

Following their sell-out success with a special evening on Dracula, academics at the University of Winchester are turning their attentions to love and romance for an event to mark St Valentine’s Day. Read more

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