university of portsmouth Archive

  • Uni footballers playing to win

    Pompey Uni sinks Navy

    Joe Wilkes On the 19th May at HMS Temeraire sports ground, sportsmen and women from the University of Portsmouth laid waste to challengers from the Royal Navy. The events on the day were male and female football, mixed hockey and volleyball, netball and the much...

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  • Used your student vote?

    Used your student vote?

    Ben Fishwick Students wanting to vote in the general election last week were segregated from local residents in some areas, having to wait longer to cast their vote. This came at the same time as the announcement that some polling stations had closed thier doors at...

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  • Top money adviser helps students

    Top money adviser helps students

    Steph Hall Last month several students attended a networking event in London where money saving expert Martin Lewis was on hand to offer advice. The students, who were volunteers with Pugwash magazine and Pure FM, were Emily Handford, Holly Young, Emma Corsham, Katherine Astles, Jabeen Waheed...

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  • Film & Photography Society goes scavenging

    Film & Photography Society goes scavenging

    32 participants, 4 universities, 19 themes, 1 winner. On 21st November 2009, the Film and Photography Society of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) pioneered the first event of its kind in: The Southern Photographic Scavenger Hunt. This event was fully organized by the University of Portsmouth...

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  • Taking a snapshot of anti-social behaviour

    Taking a snapshot of anti-social behaviour

    A study hoping to create a picture of how different neighbourhoods across England feel about anti-social behaviour caused by alcohol and drugs is being carried out at the University of Portsmouth. Joanna Taylor has been awarded £62,000 for her three year study to complete her PhD...

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  • Student Loans Company rewards bosses

    Student Loans Company rewards bosses

    It has emerged that bosses at the Student Loans Company (SLC) have been rewarded £2m in bonuses, whilst some students are still suffering without funding due to the company’s inability to deal with the backlog of applications for loans. Ten senior executives were rewarded with five-figure...

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