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

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Orange monarch butterfly on red flower

Blog13/03/2019

Insignificance

As a prelude to his public lecture on 26 March, Professor Alec Charles, Dean of Arts at the University of Winchester, considers the value we might find in the meaningless phenomena which fill our lives. Read more

Blog20/03/2019

Why is 'White privilege' such a contentious term and how we can understand it?

Why is 'White privilege' such a contentious term and how we can understand it? Read more

Blog21/03/2019

Five minutes with John Barnes MBE

On Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day (21 March) we talk to former footballer and manager, and football pundit John Barnes MBE about racism in sport and more widely in society. Read more

Press Release26/03/2019

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

5asideCHESS bus beside two people playing chess at University of Winchester

Press Release27/03/2019

Bus using chess to tackle loneliness and social isolation visits University of Winchester

The University of Winchester 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

Blog29/03/2019

Winchester research roundup March 2019

This month's research roundup highlights new research into food hunger, animal welfare after Brexit and privacy enhancing technologies in data analysis by Winchester academics, as well as research funding, awards and conference presentations. Read more

Blog01/04/2019

March 2019 at the University of Winchester

In a busy month at Winchester, our students danced the day away for World Down Syndrome Day, a future Winchester 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

Blog03/04/2019

The intent behind the Tent: Play and Creativity Festival 2019

It has to be Festival time again: the campus is in bloom, the Play Tent is on the Dytche, and the weather is hopelessly unpredictable. Read more

Press Release03/04/2019

Winchester in top 100 universities world-wide in new ranking for environmental and social impact

The University of Winchester'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

Press Release17/04/2019

University of Winchester announces sponsorship of 2019 city-wide celebration of style

The University of Winchester is sponsoring Winchester Fashion Week (WFW) 2019, the city's annual celebration of style, which takes place from 29 April to 4 May. Read more

Presentation of award to Rebecca in uniform

Press Release29/04/2019

University of Winchester student wins military leadership award

Third year University of Winchester 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

Blog18/04/2019

Notre-Dame: burnt but not burnt down

Medieval buildings expert Dr Katherine Weikert shares her thoughts and emotions at the sight of the burning of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Read her heartfelt blog. Read more

Rugby scrum

Blog17/04/2019

Australian rugby player Israel Folau and the shift towards a more LGBT inclusive sporting community

Winchester 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

Fashion and lifestyle influencer Monica Welburn stands outside smiling with two Winchester students

Blog29/04/2019

"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 Winchester Fashion Week 2019, fashion and lifestyle influencer Monica, creator of The Elgin Avenue, speaks to Winchester BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing students Rebecca and Veronika about her journey into blogging and an insight into working in the industry. Read more

Fashion marketing students discuss work with lecturer

Blog01/05/2019

Why study fashion marketing at Winchester?

As the University helps celebrate Winchester 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

Press Release30/04/2019

Prisoners share theatrical success following innovative theatre intervention project

Prisoners from HMP Winchester 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

Blog01/05/2019

April 2019 at the University of Winchester

In a buzzing month at Winchester, we supported Winchester Fashion Week, ranked in the top 100 universities for environmental and social impact and celebrated the benefits of play during a unique three-day festival. Read more

Press Release01/05/2019

University of Winchester signs new Civic University Agreement pledging commitment to the local community

The University of Winchester has reaffirmed its commitment to the city of Winchester and the wider area by pledging to put the economy and quality of life in the local community high upon its list of priorities. Read more

Presentation of sustainable fashion award by Joy Carter to Oxfam Winchester

Press Release10/05/2019

Oxfam Winchester scoops inaugural University of Winchester Sustainable Fashion Award

Oxfam Winchester has won the first University of Winchester Sustainable Fashion Award, which recognises a local organisation working responsibly, ethically and sustainably within fashion. Read more

Press Release17/05/2019

Ground breaking ceremony marks important milestone for Winchester's new primary school

The start of construction of Winchester's first primary academy school was celebrated today (Friday 17 May) with a traditional ground breaking ceremony. Read more

Press Release20/05/2019

Writers invited to hone their craft at Winchester Writers’ Festival

The deadline for writing enthusiasts to meet commissioning editors and literary agents at the University of Winchester 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

Replica bones of Anglo-Saxon female skeleton displayed in Kings and Scribes exhibition

Blog21/05/2019

Unlocking the history inside Winchester Cathedral's mortuary chests

Today (Tuesday 21 May) a new exhibition Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation opens at Winchester Cathedral. Read more

Blog22/05/2019

Vulnerable and Intoxicated Witnesses: How reliable are they?

Can you trust the eyewitness accounts of individuals who witnessed a crime while inebriated? Can autistic children be credible witnesses? Read more

Blog31/05/2019

Winchester research roundup May 2019

The latest updates on research and academic activities at the University of Winchester. Read more

Light projection of a Labyrinth, a continuous line that weaves back on itself, on wooden floor of University of Winchester Chapel

Blog31/05/2019

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 University of Winchester, 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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Press Release13/03/2026

Creative Writing student Gabriel creates a dystopian future for his first novel

A University of Winchester Creative Writing student has published a novel set in a dystopian future. Gabriel Webster’s ‘Devotion’ is a coming-of-age story whose central character Hector goes from innocent seven-year-old to vengeful vigilante. Read more