
Press Centre
Welcome to our Press Centre – the home of our latest news releases, research blogs and announcements. Journalists looking for expert comment or opinion on a story can search our online ‘Find an expert’ database: scroll down to the end of this page. Call us on + 44 (0) 1962 827678 or email us at press@winchester.ac.uk
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University of Winchester second in the UK for quality education in global ranking for environmental and social impact
The University of Winchester's ground-breaking work in sustainability and social responsibility in education has placed the institution second in the UK for Sustainable Development Goal 4, Quality Education, in the global University Impact Rankings 2021 compiled by Times Higher Education (THE). Read more
Blog
Ramadan: Sharing the fast and Iftar
In the second in our short series of blogs to mark the holy month of Ramadan (12 April - 12 May), Tasnim Husain Curtis, a Muslim and Senior Lecturer in the University's Institute of Education, and Vice-Chancellor The Reverend Professor Elizabeth Stuart discuss together the latter's solidarity fast. Read more
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Our experience with the University of Winchester Cold Case Unit
Following the announcement that the University of Winchester has joined a unique international project investigating cold cases, Oshina Ann Jose and Ingrid Hoff - both studying BSc (Hons) Cyber Crime and Forensic Investigation - share their experience of being part of the University's new Cold Case Unit and collaborating across borders. Read more
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April 2021 at the University of Winchester
In April, the University of Winchester welcomed a new Vice-Chancellor, took a stand against racial inequality in higher education, won recognition for its impact on quality education in a global ranking of universities, and marked the holy month of Ramadan. Read more
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Silver accreditation for Winchester's Hedgehog Friendly Campus
The University of Winchester's Hedgehog Friendly Campus team has been awarded Silver accreditation for completing the second stage of a national campaign to make university campuses more hedgehog-friendly. In this blog post, Carol Cook, an alumna of the MSc Animal Welfare, Science, Ethics and Law degree programme (2018-2020) outlines the various in Read more
The Conversation
Wars of the Roses: How the French meddled in this very English conflict
On the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury, a key event in the Wars of the Roses, Dr Gordon McKelvie, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester, explains how the wider politics of late-Medieval Europe, particularly France, shaped this important, and often commemorated, part of English history. Read more
The Conversation
Why imported veg is still more sustainable than local meat
In an article for The Conversation, Tamas Lestar, Lecturer in Responsible Management in the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies, explains why, as a rule of thumb, we can be almost certain that meat products, local or not, are less sustainable than vegetables imported even from the furthest point of the globe. Read more
The Conversation
How Covid-19 has affected overnight school trips and why this matters
Children are the future custodians of our planet and society. Ensuring that they have the chance to access nature - and enabling that through school trips - is something we must prioritise, argues Dr Karen Cripps, Lecturer in Business Management in the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies, in a new article in The Conversation. Read more
Press Release
Global climate emergency takes centre stage in University of Winchester livestreamed premieres
With the climate emergency at the top of the global political agenda as we move towards the COP26 climate conference in November, the University of Winchester presents four original short plays focusing on human stories at the centre of the issue of climate change. Read more
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Resilience, resistance and hope: social change in the South Caucasus through a feminist lens
Sociologist Dr Ulrike Ziemer is an expert on the socio-political situation in the South Caucasus, in particular the fiercely contested region of Nagorno Karabakh. In this blog she describes the background to her influential book Women's Everyday Lives in War and Peace in the South Caucasus, and why research into the everyday lives of women matters. Read more
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University of Winchester finalist in Social Enterprise Mark CIC Making a Mark competition 2021
The University of Winchester is one of five finalists in the Social Enterprise Mark CIC 2021 Making a Mark Competition, which celebrates the impact that social enterprises created during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more
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University of Winchester Business School awarded the Small Business Charter
The University of Winchester Business School has been awarded the Small Business Charter Award in recognition of its support for small businesses, student entrepreneurship, and its commitment to the local economy. Read more
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May 2021 at the University of Winchester
With restrictions still in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic, students hosting Climate 4 Change 2021 took their performances online, premiering brand new plays on YouTube. This month also saw the University join a UNESCO network focused on teaching philosophy in the classroom and be shortlisted for an award for social enterprises. Read more
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University of Winchester Chapel first to win Gold Eco Church Award
The Chapel at the University of Winchester has won a Gold Eco Award for its work in sustainability. It is the first Gold award for a university chapel from the project, which is run by Christian environmental charity A Rocha UK. Read more
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Winchester Fashion Week celebrates 10th anniversary in style
Due to COVID-19, the celebrations were delayed in 2020, but now Winchester Fashion Week is back. This year's 10th anniversary event is sponsored by the University of Winchester's Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies. Read more
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Open letter urges Government to equalise gender opportunity in physical education
A new education code mandating equal sport offerings between the sexes should be adopted to ensure that both boys and girls have an opportunity to play sports such as football in school, argues an open letter sent to the Secretaries of State for Education and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport today (24 June 2021). Read more
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University of Winchester edges closer to Net Zero with £3.1m grant to reduce carbon footprint
The University of Winchester is set to become one of the lowest carbon emitting universities in the UK, following the award of a £3.1 million grant from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS). Read more
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Opening the Doors to Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showman and Boater communities in higher education
As Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month draws to a close, Will Kelly, Access and Outreach Coordinator in the University's Widening Participation team, outlines the University's work to support these communities in higher education and highlights the successful online conference recently hosted by the University. Read more
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June 2021 at the University of Winchester
The University of Winchester's sustainability credentials were further enhanced this month with the announcement of a multi-million pound grant to invest in low carbon plant and equipment and a top eco award for the University Chapel. Read on to find out more about these news stories, and all the other highlights of June. Read more
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University of Winchester welcomes Universities Minister to meet teachers and nurses of the future
The Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, visited the University of Winchester this week to view at first-hand the exceptional quality of the University's teaching and health and social care degrees and meet some of the outstanding students studying to become the next generation of teachers and nurses. Read more
The Conversation