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Comedy podcaster Brendan says University was great grounding for creative career
A University of Winchester 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
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Winchester academic contributes to Law Commission report on reform of trial process for sexual offences
A University of Winchester 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
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Vanessa is the university's new chaplain
The University of Winchester 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-square.jpg)
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Healthcare is a widening field for research thanks to government's 10-year plan
Academics at the University of Winchester 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
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Remi on his way to Winchester to study Law after pioneering gene therapy changes his life
Remi Pereszczak, is preparing to start a law degree at the University of Winchester 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
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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
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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 University of Winchester 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
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Breaking the silence on shipping's sexual offences
New research findings from the University of Winchester 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
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Mum Liana emerges from abusive relationship to win Student Social Mobility Award
University of Winchester 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
The Conversation
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 University of Winchester, Glenn Fosbraey, picks his favourite sixty-second masterpieces... Read more
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Sports Coaching student Megan joins F1 legends at Downing Street
A University of Winchester 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
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