Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis is a community climate and sustainability action group, based at and supported by the University. They run an active annual programme of events, from regular meet-ups to themed talks and workshops.

Find out more about Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis.

The Modern History Research Centre is the platform for our modern historians and all those across the University and in the community with an interest in the recent past. The centre runs a dynamic series of regular talks and seminars.

Find out more about the Modern History Research Centre and explore forthcoming events.

26 March 2025: Dementia Q&A

Join health psychologist Dr Samuel Nyman and guests for a Q&A following The Nature of Forgetting at the Theatre Royal Winchester, a powerful piece by Theatre Re about what is left when memory is gone.

28 April 2025: Musical Theatre songs

Join our talented Musical Theatre students as they perform songs from across the musical theatre repertoire. Find out more and book your ticket

16-17 May 2025: Pippin

Come dressed in your finest black to celebrate the life and times of Pippin: the Son; the Scholar; the Soldier; the King; the Lover. The Lost. With a Finale to end all Finales, what's not to like. Find out more and book your ticket.

20-22 May 2025: Earthquakes in London

Come and see our Final Year BA Acting students take on Mike Bartlett's epic 2010 play, which takes us on a journey from 1968 to 2525 and back again and opens up a range of urgent contemporary issues. Find out more and book your ticket.

The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre is delighted to announce its annual symposium, which will take place on 23 April; the theme 'The Defining Moment' is loosely based on time/temporality, or, more specifically, a ‘defining moment'. For further details, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre page.

The Stripe, King Alfred Campus, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NR

18:00 - 20:00. Doors open at 17.00

Join us for an evening of lively insightful debate on current education issues with a panel of education experts, hosted by Victoria Derbyshire. Whether you're a learner or an educator, or simply passionate about education, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and connect with like-minded individuals.

Join us from 17:00 for soft drinks and background music performed by a student and singing by Blue Apple inclusive theatre.

Book your free ticket here - also includes information on how to submit your question in advance.

Join Dr Gary Farnell, Senior Lecturer in English, and members of the Hampshire Writers’ Society, for a special tour of Winchester Cathedral. Discover some of the Cathedral’s many literary links, including ‘literary legends’ who are buried here and other writers with memorials. Come and learn about the many literary connections and listen to extracts spanning over four hundred years of Literature, from Shakespeare to Hilary Mantel. The tour will last about an hour. Afterwards, you are free to explore the cathedral and the exhibition.

30 April 2025, 11.00. The ticket price is £12 + booking fee. Find out more and how to book your ticket via the HWS website. You do not need to be a HWS member.

TEDx is a programme of local, self-organised events that bring people together to spark deep discussion and connection. The University has been the home of TEDx Winchester since 2020 and together we are going from strength to strength.

6 June 2025, 9.00 - 16.00, West Downs Auditorium, West Downs Campus, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5HT.

Find out more and book your ticket.