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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. Call us on + 44 (0) 1962 827678 or email us at press@winchester.ac.uk

Our News

Press Release27/10/2025

51�� historian Simon shares smugglers' tales with TV's Robson

Actor and TV presenter Robson Green received a clifftop history lesson from a 51�� lecturer during his exploration of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. Read more

Press Release07/10/2025

Chancellor Hugh officially opens new-look Martial Rose Library

Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis returned to one his favourite roles, Chancellor of the 51��, to officially open its newly refurbished Martial Rose Library (MRL). Read more

Press Release22/10/2025

51�� among first universities to adopt Orange Button suicide prevention scheme

The first group of staff and students at the 51��, who have completed Suicide First Aid training can now wear their orange buttons with pride and confidence. Read more

Press Release20/10/2025

Comedy podcaster Brendan says University was great grounding for creative career

A 51�� Creative Writing and Drama Studies graduate is one of the team behind a new comedy podcast following a team of hopeless monster hunters in a fictional Nevada desert town. The new spooky serial, Welcome to Hole, launches on 29 October - just in time for Hallowe’en. Read more

Press Release09/10/2025

51�� academic contributes to Law Commission report on reform of trial process for sexual offences

A 51�� academic has welcomed a new report by the Law Commission which seeks to improve the understanding of consent and sexual harm in the criminal justice process and improve treatment of complainants. Read more

Press Release13/10/2025

Vanessa is the university's new chaplain

51�� has a new chaplain. The Rev’d Vanessa Lawrence starts in the role officially at the beginning of November but has already made her presence felt on campus – presiding over the recent Welcome Week Eucharist Service at the University’s chapel. Read more

Press Release18/09/2025

Our Class of '25 nurses can wear their 51�� badges with pride...

More than 100 new nurses and nursing associates have received their much-prized training badges having completed their courses at the 51��. Read more

Press Release29/09/2025

Top businesspeople join university's new Employer Advisory Board

A panel of top businesspeople has been recruited by the 51�� to ensure the curriculum is relevant and connected to the real world of work. Read more

Press Release03/10/2025

Healthcare is a widening field for research thanks to government's 10-year plan

Academics at the 51�� learned about the huge breadth of research opportunities in the field of healthcare at special event run with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Read more

Press Release22/09/2025

See the world through many different eyes at Divergent Visions film festival

A film festival set up to celebrate movie-making by people from under-represented communities is going from strength to strength as it enters its third year at the 51��. Read more

Press Release24/09/2025

Creatives gather at University to help shape new cultural strategy for Hampshire

More than 200 representatives of the Hampshire’s cultural sector attended a special event at the 51��. Read more

Press Release20/08/2025

Remi on his way to 51�� to study Law after pioneering gene therapy changes his life

Remi Pereszczak, is preparing to start a law degree at the 51�� after being the first patient in the world to receive revolutionary gene therapy treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to reverse the effects of a life-threatening condition. Read more

Press Release11/09/2025

Taurai creates map of Zimbabwe's threatened heritage sites for virtual museum

A postgraduate student at the 51�� has created an interactive map highlighting heritage sites in his native Zimbabwe which he believes are under threat. Read more

Press Release04/09/2025

University party see charity's work to combat Ghana plastic pollution crisis

University party visit schools and communities in Ghana to help charity promote its campaign to combat plastic pollution. Read more

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Press Release01/09/2025

University expands range of top-up degrees for those who want to upgrade their qualifications

The University is expanding the number of top-up degrees it offers, giving people with a Higher National Diploma (HND), Foundation Degree or other equivalent qualifications the chance to complete an honours degree in just one year. Read more

Press Release29/08/2025

University acts come to the aid of city music venue

Students from the 51�� are putting on a special show to help support one of the city’s best known live music venues. Read more

Press Release27/08/2025

Academics bring 51��'s hidden history to life for Heritage Open Days

Academics at the 51�� will be shedding light on some of the city’s darker corners and forgotten folk during 51�� Heritage Open Days (12-21 September). Read more

Press Release21/08/2025

Chatbots are not your friends, warns new video made by team looking at our emotional interactions with AI

Alexander Laffer, a Lecturer in Media and Communication at the 51�� and member of AEGIS, warns that people who become too fond of or too reliant upon AI companions can be open to manipulation. Read more

Press Release26/08/2025

Breaking the silence on shipping's sexual offences

New research findings from the 51�� are shedding light on the alarming reality of sexual offences experienced by seafarers. Commissioned by the campaigning charity Safer Waves, the research is one of the first to explore the breadth of sexual offences onboard merchant vessels. Read more

Press Release17/07/2025

Mum Liana emerges from abusive relationship to win Student Social Mobility Award

51�� student Liana Wilson’s remarkable journey back into education has reached another high spot after she received a national award. Mother-of-five Liana, aged 39, was one of three winners in the Academic Success category at the upReach 2025 Student Social Mobility Awards. Read more

Press Release19/08/2025

University and County Council celebrate collaborative success through BRIDGE project

A special event brought together staff from Hampshire County Council and the 51�� to promote the power of strategic partnerships in solving public health issues. Read more

The Conversation18/08/2025

Brief encounters - the ten best songs under one minute long

It only takes a minute to fall in love, according to the first line of a song which carries on for another four minutes to labour the point! Here, respected pop guru and Associate Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences at the 51��, Glenn Fosbraey, picks his favourite sixty-second masterpieces... Read more

Press Release06/08/2025

Pioneering conference looks at love hate relationship between UK and Argentina

An online conference organised by academics at the 51�� will examine the long and chequered relationship between the UK and Argentina. Read more

Press Release29/07/2025

Sports Coaching student Megan joins F1 legends at Downing Street

A 51�� student was in pole position to meet some of the most important figures in motor racing when she attended a special event at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Formula 1. Read more

Press Release02/08/2025

Summer Schools give 51�� students chance to explore ancient Greece and Rome

Two students from the 51�� will explore the treasures of ancient Greece and Rome after gaining places at prestigious summer schools. Read more

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