Spiritual Abuse: promoting healthy Christian cultures
Dr Lisa Oakley will examine how we can respond well to experiences of coercive control in religious contexts, and prevent their occurrence in the future
Living Well Seminar
Chaired by Alan Titchmarsh and featuring expert speakers and audience participation this seminar aims to share how we can all live well.
EXPLORING THE RHYTHM OF TEAMS AND COMMUNITY: A HANDS ON IMMERSIVE SESSION (WITH DRUMS)
Come and spend an evening with us to experience the building of communities, wellbeing and personal development through drumming.
Book Launch - Freedom Song: Faith, Abuse, Music and Spirituality: A Lived Experience of Celebration, Reverend Professor June Boyce-Tillman (University of Winchester)
Join June Boyce-Tillman MBE for the launch of her book - an autobiographical/autoethnographical account of the development of an authentic interiority.
Unseen worlds: the spiritual spaces of childhood
Inaugural Lecture from Kate Adams, Professor of Education and Childhood
Brexit for Animals: Big Break or Disaster?
Philip Lymbery, Visiting Professor, CEO of Compassion in World Farming and award-winning author of Farmageddon, takes us on a post-Brexit survival guide for everyone who cares about animals, food and their children’s future.
Christian Responses to Domestic Abuse
Join Dr Kristin Aune to discuss how and why this form of violence has become so pervasive and what factors contribute to violence against women?
Gender Equality and 'honour'-based violence in the Sikh community
A talk by Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal about gender equality and 'honour'-based violence in the community.
Tomorrow
A documentary film showcasing positive stories and practical solutions to ecological, economic and social crises around the world.
Liberation from Patriarchy for Gender Justice
Find out more about this training programme from Dr Cathy Higgins, who designed and delivers 'Liberation from Patriarchy for Gender Justice' on behalf of The Junction, Derry Londonderry, and Foyle Women's Information Network.
21-hour DanceAThon to Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day
Join us to have fun dancing in city centre locations including shops, cafes, the high street, St Lawrence-in-the-Square and on the University of Winchester campus between 5am and 2am.
Human Library
Welcome to the library with a difference, where books are people and reading is a conversation.
Understanding our Companion Animals: Ethology, Welfare and Training Day Conference
A conference aimed at trainers and behaviourists wishing to network with fellow professionals and keen owners hoping to find out more about the ethology, welfare and training of the animals that they share their homes with.
The Bible in England and the Bible in English
A lecture in St Paul's Church about the powerful influence the Bible has exerted on the English language by Professor Chris Mulvey.
On belief and reason. Why we should trust the projections of global warming by climate models
A talk by Professor Tom Anderson of the National Oceanography Centre. Postponed from 13th February.
Insignificance
Inaugural lecture from Professor Alec Charles. Image © NASA.
William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester 1367 - 1404
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research Annual Lecture.
The Tavener Centre International Symposium 2019
Examining the place of music, especially its role in wellbeing and spirituality, through the insights of musicologists, composers, listeners, teachers, therapists and performers. With keynote speaker Rev. Richard Coles.
Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex, who we are and what we do
This seminar will provide an overview of the network structure, the NIHR portfolio and the study support service.
Beyond Brexit: The Future of the British Economy
A debate about Brexit and the future of the British economy
Altering the Nature of the World: Decentralising Humanity
'Humans as Hyperkeystone Species: Rewilding, Reciprocity and Sacred Ecology’, a talk by Kara Moses
Muslim Women and Gender Based Violence
Listen to Dr Geetanjali Gangoli speak about Muslim women and gender based violence
John Barnes MBE in conversation with Angus Scott, sports TV presenter
This event is now fully booked.
What is love?
Join Professor Alec Charles for the latest Tavern Talk: What is love?
The English Language in Hampshire
Join Professor Chris Mulvey for a talk about The English Language in Hampshire
Why Manners Matter
Join Dr Daniel Varndell for a talk about 'Why Manners Matter'
Talk from Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams
The opening event for the 2019 PeaceJam UK conference.
The Mimetic Subject: Identity, Gender, and Trauma in Continental Feminist Philosophy
Dr Verkerk provides a philosophical framework which rethinks the psychic, ethical, and ontological foundations of contemporary identity.
Stretchy Flesh: Theological Anthropology for Digital Humans
What does it mean to be human in the digital age?
Representing Islam on UK University Campuses: negotiating research and identity within a securitised educational environment.
Reflections on findings from a project - ‘Representing Islam on Campus’ – that explores how Islam and Muslims are represented within contemporary UK universities.
Joint preservation and limb reconstruction, the merits of restoring anatomy
This seminar will be a tour of Mr Heidari's orthopaedic practice and research interests
Thinking about Anglo-Saxon rulers in Wessex and beyond: A Panel Discussion on Alfred—Æthelred—Cnut
Professor Richard Abels (US Naval Academy, ret’d) in conversation with Dr Ryan Lavelle and Emerita Professor Barbara Yorke
Caring for critically ill children in the glare of digital media
Rights, best interests and public good in the age of ‘generation tagged’.
Professor Bill Lucas – Learning: A game of Two Halves
Exciting insights into how we all learn.
Altering the Nature of the World: Decentralising Humanity
Ecology and Spirituality: A Burgeoning New Field, a talk by Dr Andy Letcher
The Empathy Deficit - can we teach our children to care?
Sir Peter Bazalgette and Miranda McKearney OBE will discuss the empathy-draining effect of social media on our children and what can be done to reverse this. Event sponsored by Winchester City Council.
Helen Grime in conversation with Dr Michael Goron and Dr Christina Wilkins
This conversation will consider the ongoing appeal and resonance of the play and subsequent film that coined the term ‘gaslighting’: a trope which is endemic in our culture and remains a prevalent cause for concern in our society, as recent legislation against coercion and control as a form of domestic abuse suggests.
Tim Prentki in conversation with Professor Victor Merriman
Tim Prentki will be in conversation with Professor Victor Merriman who is the Director of the Performance and Civic Futures Research Group at Edge Hill University.
Marina Henriques in conversation with Professor Tim Prentki
Tim Prentki will be in conversation with Professor Marina Henriques Coutinho, Visiting Fellow from the Federal University of the Estate of Rio de Janeiro.
Noyale Colin in conversation with Dr Stefanie Sachsenmaier
Noyale Colin will be in conversation with Dr Stefanie Sachsenmaier to discuss their collaborative research ‘Performing Solidarity’.
The NIHR Research Design Service: how we can support health-related research applications
This seminar has had to be postponed. A new date has not yet been confirmed.
Asherah, the Queen of Heaven and women's worship in the Hebrew Bible: A Re-assessment
This session will look at both textual and material data related to the Hebrew Bible regarding women’s worship and rituals.
The Shekhinah: The Female Face of the Jewish God or a Masculine Idea of the Divine Feminine?
Prof Melissa Raphael shares her insight into this fascinating aspect of the feminine divine.
Inside Our Awakening Universe: The New Cosmic Story and the Meaning of Faith
A lecture by guest speaker: Professor John F. Haught, Georgetown University.
Neo-Belarusization and the new wave of national emancipation in post-soviet Belarus, 1990-1995
The lecture will focus on analysing the nature of neo-Belarusization processes in post-soviet Belarus of 1990-1995 and the special features of post-soviet national emancipation.
BPS Research Seminar Series: The Social Psychology of Social Prescribing Seminar 3: Building sustainable communities through volunteering
A one-day seminar funded by the British Psychological Society, focusing on the role of volunteering in social prescribing.
England on the verge Of Brexit
A lecture by Professor John Denham, which will explore the roots of England’s discontent in its governance and constitutional status and in the failure to tackle the nation’s economic and social divides.
Climate 4 Change
Four original short plays about Climate Change.
Winchester Writers' Festival 2019
Booking is now open for this year’s Writers’ Festival: workshops, talks and support from authors and opportunities to meet agents. For writers of all levels of experience.
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Music Experience Day
Our Music programmes offer a unique balance between Production, Performance, Sound Design, and Popular applications of music.
Film screening: The First Monday in May fashion documentary
Behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as it opens its doors to the Met Gala, the 'Super Bowl' of social fashion events.
2019 Medical Education Research Forum
Practitioners and students of Medical Education will share and discuss their work.
Working A Musical
University of Winchester BA Musical Theatre and BA Theatre Production students present this professionally produced musical.
Something new: novelty, creativity and the human brain
Inaugural lecture from Professor Paul Sowden.
First annual contemplative pedagogy lecture
Michael Bitbol examines the relationship between phenomenology and meditation.
Transition: A few tips from the Hispanic-Anglosphere (late 18th to early 20th centuries)
Five leading scholars from around the world share experiences from history which may throw light on our rapidly transforming modern world.
Why an omnichannel strategy will save the UK’s High Street and how to make it work for your business
Actionable insights from Dr Samantha Lynch at a talk in the Winchester Business Centre.
Childhood and Adolescence
The 2019 Spring Symposium of the Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society in collaboration with the University's Wessex Centre for History and Archaeology.
Designing New Cultures: Personal, Relationship and in Community - a one day participatory workshop
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Tavern Talk with Dr Paul Spencer from Winchester BID (Business Improvement District)
Part of Winchester Fashion Week 2019.
1999_Vintage Pop Up Shop
Shop in the Brooks Shopping Centre run by BA Fashion Marketing student. Part of Winchester Fashion Week 2019.
Battlefields Trust AGM and Conference
Historical talks, tour of medieval Winchester and a visit to Cheriton battlefield. Image © David Martin.
The Feminist Imagination: Enfleshing the Unconscious
Opening night for the Feminist Theology and Art Forum 2019 Exhibition
Centre for the History of Women's Education Book launches
Launching 'British and American School Stories, 1910 - 1960' by Nancy G. Rosoff and Stephanie Spencer and 'Mrs Humphry Ward and Greenian Philosophy' by Helen Loader.
Dance End of Year Show 2019
BA (Dance) and BA (Dance Performance: Young People) students perform in vibrant dance works by staff, students and professional artists.
The Tempest. A Blue Apple production
Shakespeare's classic story told with a twist on the traditional.
Art and Soul
Poetry and Prose symposium at the Gurkha Museum followed by a pop-up poetry cafe at the Railway Inn.
Early Medieval London from Market to Metropolis
A Wessex Centre for History & Archaeology afternoon seminar from Rory Naismith (King's College London).
Refugee Week: Family Fun Day
Fun Day for refugees and their families - an afternoon of entertainment, sports, games and arts and crafts.
Winchester, Women and Education
A Sybil Campbell Library Collection and the Centre for the History of Women’s Education symposium at the Hampshire Record Office.
Darkness and Chaos: A theological understanding of Black Madonnas
Third lecture of the Institute for Theological Partnerships 2019 Exploring Aspects of the Feminine Divine series.
Fetish Boots and Running Shoes 2: Latin American and Asian Perspectives
One Day Conference on the legacy of Professor Marcella Althaus-Reid.
Harmony in Education Conference
Creating a Harmony curriculum: How can Nature inspire a new way of learning?
Thomas Cranmer - Who was he?
A public lecture on the career of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer by renowned academic, best-selling author and TV presenter Professor Diarmaid MacCullouch.
Tavern Talk: When we watch outdoor arts, what are we?
Join John Lee in the St James Tavern for an informal talk on an intriguing topic.
Tavern Talk: Can media marvels turn audiences green?
Join Dr James Rendell in the St James Tavern for an informal talk on an intriguing topic.
Recovering forgotten lives: the historian's task today
A talk at Winchester Cathedral by Professor Roger Richardson
Third annual John Cranmer Memorial Foundation Lecture
Rt Revd Michael Lewis, Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf will talk on “No Abiding City: Christianity in the Middle East”
Hedgehog Surveying Workshop
The Hedgehog Friendly Campus project will be coming to the University to lead a Hedgehog Surveying Workshop.
Stress – the plague of modern life? (Or how and why we all became stressed and what we’ve done about it for the last hundred years)
In this talk Dr Jill Kirby (University of Sussex) will explore the cultural and social history of stress in 20th century Britain.
In the footsteps of Mary Sumner
In this talk Dr Sue Anderson-Faithful will map Mary Sumner's activism against geographical locations in her life.
Winchester and the Norman conquest
A one-day symposium dedicated to exploring the impact of the Norman Conquest on Winchester
Electronic Health Records: Barriers to Implementation
A Digital Infrastructure for Hampshire Health and the Digital Care Project. Part of the eighth research seminar series from our new Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.
The Descendants of the House of Wessex at War: THE HYDE900 KING ALFRED LECTURE 2019
Dr Katherine Weikert will examine the crucial events during the 'Anarchy' in Winchester in 1141, when two 7x-great-granddaughters of Alfred the Great, the Empress Matilda and Queen Matilda, fought on opposite sides for the control of the country.
Does religion do more harm than good? The Lovell Lecture
Are the world's major spiritual traditions sources of greater discord than harmony? Or are conflicts widely blamed on faith differences fundamentally social and political?
Seizing Power, Keeping Power, and Kicking up a Fuss in Early Medieval England and France
In his inaugural lecture, Professor Ryan Lavelle explores where, when and why acts of opposition could be so politically charged during the early middle ages.
Recovery from head and neck cancer surgery - what can professional sports teach us?
Seminar presented by Mr Cyrus Kerawala, Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London
NIHR Research Design Service
Are you applying for non-commercial research funding for health or social care research?
West Hill Cemetery exhibition
A fascinating exhibition about the rich history of Winchester’s landmark West Hill Cemetery.
Carol Service
A traditional service of nine lessons and carols, led by our Music Centre choirs.
Carol Service
A traditional service of nine lessons and carols, led by our Music Centre choirs.
Including refugees in Austria
A talk by Dr Michelle Proyer, Assistant Professor Inclusive Education at the Center of Teaching Training and Department of Education, University of Vienna
Degree Apprenticeships information evening
Join us at the University of Winchester Business School to find out more about our exciting degree apprenticeship programmes
Any Questions? Live broadcast
Your chance to ask questions and influence the debate with BBC Radio 4's Any Questions?
Performing Solidarity – Dissensus and Compromise
A chance to consider current social issues and alternative ways that artistic practices can contribute with regard to relating and coexisting.
Big Data Myths
Are data analytics destroying democracy? Does Google know our deepest fears?
Reviving Classic Musicals
Dr Matt Lockitt examines why only some musicals can stand the test of time.
Postponed - The first 'occupation' of Japan
The British garrison of Yokohama 1863-1875
Big City Stories
A discussion on images of African Caribbean life in twentieth century London
‘El Norte’: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
An important book which explains how the European presence in North America started much earlier than the arrival of the Pilgrims.
POSTPONED - Slavery and abolition: a Napoleonic blind spot?
Professor Alan Forrest is one of the world's leading authorities on the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon.
The Quill Project
Using digital tools to understand how law was written
The Climate Emergency - What Next?
The fourth in a series of debates relating to linked and topical issues.
Tavern Talk: Trigger Warnings
An informal short talk followed by opportunities for discussion
Meet the Researchers - West Hill Cemetery project
Find out more about this fascinating project, researched and created by Winchester academics
POSTPONED - Our ‘green and pleasant’ land: can we afford to take it for granted?
In her inaugural lecture Professor Denise Hewlett explores the challenges of managing our greenspaces.
Southern History Society Conference 2020: Sport and Leisure in Southern England, c.1500-1990
Conference run jointly with the Wessex Centre for History & Archaeology
Character education in schools: what it is, why it matters and what to do about it
Professor Bill Lucas will explain what character education is, offer an overview of character frameworks and their underpinning research and suggest practical ideas for headteachers and senior staff to take away and adapt in their schools.
Rural health care - community hospitals and their contribution to health and wellbeing
A seminar by Dr Helen Tucker, Visiting Research Fellow, which forms part of the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing's ninth Research Seminar Series
POSTPONED - Healing Spaces: madness, music & transformation
The Douglas Alfred Bunce Memorial Lecture Series
POSTPONED - Celebrating 100 years of Nurse Registration and nursing research
Faculty of Health & Wellbeing Visiting Professor Seminar Series
Book launch: Zest for Learning
a new book written by Prof Bill Lucas and Dr Ellen Spencer
Flourishing Communities launch
Celebrating our community partnerships
Cancelled - Travel and Communication in early modern Wessex
Charmian Mansell, Queen Mary University London, as part of the Wessex Centre for History and Archaeology
CANCELLED - Tavern Talk: The Culture of State Surveillance in Cinema
An informal short talk followed by opportunities for discussion
Christian Theology in the Midst of COVID-19
An online conference to stimulate theological reflection on the global COVID-19 pandemic
Voices in Refugee Education - Values, Possibilities and Practice
A one day virtual conference - an Erasmus multiplier event, organised by the Forced Migration Network
Medieval Studies lunchtime virtual mini-session
Two academic presentations relating to medieval queenship.
Who is my neighbour?
Join us for this online Foundation Lecture by Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who became the UK's first Black female Bishop in 2019
Producing change making knowledge in response to systemic inequalities
Online lecture by Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin of King's College London
Virtual Postgraduate Open Evening, 24 February 2021
University Open Evening
Virtual Postgraduate Open Evening, 31 March 2021
University Open Evening
Nelson Mandela - the man and his legacy
Live Q&A with members of the Nelson Mandela Museum in South Africa
Why banking matters for a fair and sustainable world
An online lecture from Dr Bevis Watts, Chief Executive of Triodos Bank, sector-leading in sustainable banking for 25 years.
Space for Remembrance
A 12-hour event for Remembrance 2020. This will be an online space for people to bring their own contributions or to watch/listen to others.
Music Centre Winter Showcase
University of Winchester Music Centre ensembles and choirs, with special guest comedian Vikki Stone
Self-Guided Audio Tours, 20 December 2020
We are delighted to be able to invite you to join us on campus for a Self-Guided Campus Tour, facilitated by our Student Ambassadors and the VoiceMap Audio Tours app.
Advanced Clinical Practice - Research seminar
Part of a research seminar series introducing the new Visiting Research Fellows and resident Researchers from our Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.
Eccentrics, executives or evangelists?
Foundation Lecture taking a light-hearted and hopeful look at the character of the men and women who were, are, and will be the clergy of the CofE.
First Star Scholars: opening the door to aspiration for looked-after children
A film screening and panel discussion which will look at the First Star Scholars programme, and how it can support care-leavers into Higher Education.
Use of the Dragonfly Motion Capture System for mass assessment of movement quality - Research Seminar
Part of a series introducing the new Visiting Research Fellows from our Faculty of Heath and Wellbeing.
Factory Farming - portal to pandemic?
Join Peter Stevenson, Chief Policy Advisor of Compassion in World Farming, as he considers the possibility of the emergence of the next pandemic from the inhumane conditions of factory farming.
Virtual Open Afternoon, 15 June 2021
University Virtual Open Afternoon
Is Fairtrade relevant to the University of Winchester?
Panel discussion on how Winchester can become a Fairtrade University and support producers to lead the dignified life that everyone deserves.
Generation Z in Higher Education
A conference aimed at practitioners and students interested in learning all about the new generation of students entering Higher Education.
Supporters' Masterclass
Open to anyone who is supporting their child/dependent through an application to University.
Supporters' Masterclass
Open to anyone who is supporting their child/dependent through an application to University.
International Women's Day 2021
International Women's Day is celebrated across the world. Originally, its aim was to provide a forum for women to campaign for equality and women’s rights. Over time, it has evolved and now each year, thousands of events are held throughout the world to recognise the progress that has been made,to inspire women and to celebrate their achievements.
Mission Rabies and Worldwide Veterinary Services
The Centre for Animal Welfare welcomes Dr Luke Gamble to talk about the two international animal charities that he founded.
Forward Thinking for Sustainability
Bringing together cross disciplinary approaches to sustainability, tackling climate change through discourse, action and challenge.
Sustainable Health and Wellbeing: The Tanzania National Mesh Hernia Project
Visiting Fellow Mark Szymankiewicz and Senior Lecturer Dr Rachel Locke discuss the research study that seeks to support sustainable health and wellbeing in Tanzania.
Climate Exp0
The COP26 Universities Network is pleased to announce Climate Exp0 – its first virtual conference taking place 17-21 May 2021
Climate 4 Change 2021
Four original short plays focusing on the human stories at the centre of the global climate emergency.
SMEs leading by example: Discussing successes and challenges meeting Sustainable Development Goals
Online symposium showcasing SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) progress relating to the SDGs.
August Advice Day, 11 August 2021
University Advice Day
August Advice Day, 13 August 2021
University Advice Day
Philosophy and the Apocalypse: Thinking in a burning world
Three sessions organised by the Centre for Climate Change Action and Education with the Department of Philosophy, Religions and Liberal Arts.
Dance Experience Day, 20 October 2021
Dance Experience Day
Rethinking nature, rethinking us
Join us to hear leading wildlife conservationist and author Laurence Rose speak at this year’s Foundation Lecture.
West Hill Cemetery Tour, with Dr Christina Welch
A walking tour of the West Hill Cemetery with Dr Christina Welch, discussing the findings of the University of Winchester staff and students which relate to specific memorials and graves.
A city through time: Winchester's Hidden History
Explore the history of Winchester through the stories of the people who lived here. From portrait painters to lion tamers and hotel waiters, meet the people who once made this city their home.
Edible Cultures of Winchester
From China to Canada, join University of Winchester as they explore the food cultures of Winchester’s international community.
Why Potters’ accent is different from Her Majesty’s: the English language in Staffordshire
A story to take us back over sixteen hundred years - involving accents, dialects and even food. The English Project’s lecture will show how Staffordshire English and Her Majesty’s English are related.
Place Names as Edible Encyclopedia
Place names imprinted a shared encyclopaedic knowledge on the landscape: where to find plants and animals; where to hunt; where to avoid because of pests or predators. Join Dr Eric Lacey to discover the knowledge that is hidden on your doorstep!
Keeping Heritage Open - the Museum Detox Network CANCELLED
THIS EVENT UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED: Members of the Museum Detox network gather for an online discussion about keeping heritage accessible and open for everyone.
You Spin me Right Round - spinning and weaving in the Roman world
In a world before mechanisation, how did the Romans make the thread they needed to weave textiles – from clothing to mummy wrapping, from socks to ships’ sails? Join Dr Carey Fleiner to discover how this ubiquitous task translated into social custom.
Walkeology: Wunderkammers and the Culture of Place
Walkeology is an archaeological process transcribed into a Wunderkammer (also known as a cabinet of curiosities or wonder room) of roaming artefacts and/or sensory engagements.
A Winchester Wedding Feast
In 1403, Winchester was chosen to host an important royal event—the wedding of the new king Henry IV and his bride, Joan of Navarre. Hear all about this lavish celebration.
Open Day, 27 November 2021
University Open Day
Open Day, 30 October 2021
University Open Day
Open Day, 9 October 2021
University Open Day
Postgraduate Open Evening, 13 October 2021
University Open Evening
Self-Guided Campus Tours, 18 August 2021
We are delighted to be able to invite you to join us on campus for a Self-Guided Campus Tour, facilitated by our Student Ambassadors.
Virtual Open Day and Campus Visit Day, 24-25 September 2021
University Open Day