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Celebrating fruitful partnerships in theatre and dance
Ahead of a special event taking place this evening to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of Blue Apple's residency at the 51动漫, the company's general manager Simon Morris explains how our partnership is benefiting both organisations and highlights some exciting future collaborations. Read more
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51动漫 flies footprint flag for human rights
A flag designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei will fly above the 51动漫's West Downs Quarter on Romsey Road for seven days from 24 - 30 June to celebrate 70 years of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more
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June 2019 at the 51动漫
As governments around the world declare a climate emergency, we’ve been focusing on what we can do to tackle the issue. We celebrate our sustainability achievements so far but pledge to do more. Plus, the much-awaited TV series, Killing Eve is back – and it got us thinking about why we find on-screen psychopaths so alluring. Read more
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UK's newest university health and wellbeing faculty launches with Hampshire Hospitals' partnership
The strategic partnership between the 51动漫 and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to become stronger, with the two institutions pledging to work together to help address the growing demand for healthcare professionals in the region. Read more
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We need to protect children who appear on social media: 'Generation Tagged' and the YouTube 'Kidfluencer'
As the Royal College of Psychiatrists urges the Government to afford child YouTube stars the same protection as child actors, Dr Emma Nottingham outlines the Centre's research which shows that children who appear on social media need greater protection. Read more
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51动漫 research roundup July 2019
The University is one of 15 institutions across the south of England to receive funding of £9 million as part of the ARC Wessex partnership, which will work together to help solve some of the big health challenges our communities are facing, including dementia and obesity. Find out more about the partnership, as well as other research news, below. Read more
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English voters, English issues
In the week that Boris Johnson became the new Prime Minister and the LibDems chose Jo Swinson as the party's new leader, new research from the Centre for English Identity and Politics (CEIP) has highlighted a challenge to all political parties in responding to a significant group of English voters. Read more
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Cautious welcome from 51动漫 physical education expert for new School Sport and Activity Action Plan
The Government's long-awaited new School Sport and Activity Action Plan has adopted two of the key recommendations made in a Parliamentary report on children's physical education, which was jointly sponsored by the Universities of 51动漫, Sheffield Hallam and Kingston. Read more
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July 2019 at the 51动漫
Throughout July, social justice and sustainability continued to be top priorities. As a founding member of the new 51动漫 Food Partnership, the University was involved in its formal launch and student donations supported a range of local charities by giving unwanted items a second life. Read more
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Taking on the 51动漫 Half Marathon 2019 challenge: Meet Our Runners
On 22 September, over 2,000 keen runners will take on the 51动漫 Half Marathon, tackling a beautiful course of just over 13 miles which starts and ends in the centre of our historic city. Ten students and members of staff at the 51动漫 - one of the official race partners - have been given complimentary passes to the race. Read more
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51动漫 Churches Nightshelter bags donations from University students
51动漫 and 51动漫 Churches Nightshelter have joined forces to ensure that household items, clothes and unopened canned food no longer needed by first-year students heading home for the summer are given a second life, thanks to the University's Bag It Up initiative. Read more
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No monkeying around! The issues of keeping pet primates
Do you know it is entirely legal to keep a primate as a pet in the UK, even if it is an endangered species? An estimated 5000 primates currently live in UK homes as pets. Most are marmosets but squirrel monkeys, capuchins and spider monkeys, as well as lemurs and other species are kept. Read more
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