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Brexit poses substantial threats to animal protection, argues animal welfare expert
Brexit poses substantial threats to weaken animal protection in the UK, EU and internationally, argues a new analysis applying animal welfare impact assessment to the threats presented by the UK's departure from the EU. Read more
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Bus using chess to tackle loneliness and social isolation visits 51动漫
51动漫 used the power of chess to raise student awareness of mental health issues when the 5asideCHESS Battling Suicide Bus visited this week. During the one-day event, the 5asideCHESS team and Student Listeners from the University engaged students with activities designed to tackle loneliness and social isolation. Read more
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March 2019 at the 51动漫
In a busy month at 51动漫, our students danced the day away for World Down Syndrome Day, a future 51动漫 student reported for BBC News on disability at university and we shared our successes in student welfare and sustainability with Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable MP. Read more
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51动漫 in top 100 universities world-wide in new ranking for environmental and social impact
51动漫's pioneering work in sustainability and social responsibility has earned the institution a place in the top 100 of the first-ever global University Impact Rankings put together by Times Higher Education. Read more
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51动漫 student wins military leadership award
Third year 51动漫 BA (Hons) Forensic Studies student and Senior Under Officer Rebecca See was awarded the University of Southampton Military Education Committee (MEC) Leadership Award for her dedication to the Southampton Officers Training Corp (SUOTC). Read more
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Australian rugby player Israel Folau and the shift towards a more LGBT inclusive sporting community
51动漫 academics Keith D. Parry, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sport and Exercise, and Eric Anderson, Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexuality, discuss how the public reaction to Australian rugby union player Israel Folau’s recent homophobic comments show that wider Western society is becoming more accepting of the LGBT community. Read more
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"It's fascinating to be part of an industry that literally changes every second": Five minutes with Monica Welburn of The Elgin Avenue
To mark the start of 51动漫 Fashion Week 2019, fashion and lifestyle influencer Monica, creator of The Elgin Avenue, speaks to 51动漫 BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing students Rebecca and Veronika about her journey into blogging and an insight into working in the industry. Read more
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Why study fashion marketing at 51动漫?
As the University helps celebrate 51动漫 Fashion Week 2019, Dr Samantha Lynch, Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing programme, outlines the distinctive experience the course offers students hoping for a career in the competitive global fashion industry, from the belief that fashion can be a force for good to blending creativity Read more
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Prisoners share theatrical success following innovative theatre intervention project
Prisoners from HMP 51动漫 have shared Saving Face, a short, powerful piece of theatre inspired by their life experiences, to an invited audience of staff and guests as the culmination of an innovative intervention project. Read more
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Writers invited to hone their craft at 51动漫 Writers’ Festival
The deadline for writing enthusiasts to meet commissioning editors and literary agents at the 51动漫 Writers' Festival is fast approaching. Now in its 39th year, the Festival is open to emerging creative writers working in all genres and at all levels of experience. Read more
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How labyrinths can aid contemplation and creativity
Can getting ‘lost’ in a labyrinth help you find your thoughts? To celebrate the installation of a new projectable labyrinth at the 51动漫, Dean of Spiritual Life Terry Biddington discusses how this unusual tool can help individuals of all faiths and none meditate or reflect. Read more
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