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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
Our News
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Statement
EU Referendum
At a time of uncertainty about the future relationship of the UK and Europe, we want to provide a clear statement of our position and provide the latest information about what Brexit will mean for people from the EU either currently or planning to study or work at Winchester. Read more![](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-3.jpg)
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Institute for Apprenticeships: an important opportunity for employers to shape its role
From April 2017, the new, independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) will help ensure employers get the quality skills they need from the apprenticeships system by acting as the ultimate decision-maker on approving apprenticeship standards. Read more![Papers stacked in a filing cabinet drawer](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-4.jpg)
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"Doing nothing is not an option" Five minutes with Aneeta Prem
Aneeta Prem is a human rights campaigner, magistrate and educational author. She is also the founder of Freedom Charity, which works to protect the lives of children and young people by raising awareness of dishonour-based violence, forced marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK. Read more![Papers stacked in a filing cabinet drawer](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-4.jpg)
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From Winchester to New York City
University of Winchester Drama graduate Will Parker is forging a successful career in acting, writing and producing in New York, one of the most competitive cities in the world. Here, he describes the hard work that has won him roles in a number of feature films. Read more![](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-3.jpg)
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February 2017 in review
February was a big month for celebrating progress at The University of Winchester. From improving our health to cleaning up the environment around us, we made some huge changes, and had opportunities to honour hard work with awards shows and parades. Here are some of the biggest events this month. Read more![Top of timber clad contemporary building against a bright blue sky](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-1.jpg)
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You are what you eat!
Helen Ryan-Stewart (Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology and Internationally Accredited Anthropometrist) gives her top 5 tips for healthy eating as part of our #20HealthyDays campaign. Read her blog below, or join her on Twitter (@_UoW) on Monday 13 March at 11am for a Q&A session. Read more![](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-2.jpg)
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"I can't say I've mastered courage." Five minutes with Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her work leading the inter-religious coalition of Christian and Muslim women and organising the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace movement that brought an end to the Second Liberian War. Read more![Black spectacles placed on open book](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-6.jpg)
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"As consumers we have the power to change things three times a day through our food choice." Five minutes with Philip Lymbery
Chief Executive of campaigning animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery has a reputation as one of industrial farming’s fiercest critics. Read more![Sir Jonathon Porritt stood between two women, smiling](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Research-Blogs/J-Porritt-blog-thumbnail.jpg)
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"I'm still absolutely persuaded that it's not too late to create a better future for the whole of humankind" Five minutes with Sir Jonathon Porritt
Sir Jonathon Porritt is co-founder of leading sustainability charity Forum for the Future and arguably Britain’s most influential Green thinker. He is also an honorary graduate of the University of Winchester, having been awarded a Doctorate of Law in 2009. Read more![Papers stacked in a filing cabinet drawer](/media/Content-Assets/Press-Centre/Centre-Press/News-Placeholder-Image-4.jpg)
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