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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The Positive Pandemic: bringing students together
With University of Winchester students now spread far and wide while the University is closed and the country is in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Winchester Student Union have launched a clever and creative initiative to bring people together. Read more
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Cultural Resources for Living in the Pandemic
To round off the month we have an extended blog, as drawn together by Professor Jude Davies, Professor of American Literature and Culture in the Department of English, Creative Writing and American Studies. This long-read provides a selection of cultural resources for pandemic living. Read more
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University of Winchester historian's role in hit Netflix drama The Last Kingdom
A University of Winchester historian has once again helped to weave historical accuracy in to the new series of Carnival Films' hit television drama The Last Kingdom, which is now available on streaming channel Netflix with its fourth season. Read more
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Playwriting can give vulnerable young people confidence and a sense of control
In this blog post for The Conversation, Zoe Lewis, playwright and PhD researcher in Drama and Education at the University of Winchester discusses how writing a play and seeing it performed can change the way young people see themselves. Read more
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Home schooling during lockdown: University study aims to understand how parents are coping with the challenge
Most parents of school-age children are now responsible for home schooling as the coronavirus lockdown continues.But without any experience or time to prepare and alongside weathering the pandemic, jobs and other caring responsibilities, how are parents coping with the realities of ensuring their children carry on learning while schools are closed? Read more
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Top five Winchester blog reads for the weekend
If you're looking for something interesting to read this weekend, we've picked out five recent posts from the University blog that you may have missed. From the impact of parenting styles on children's development to how the WW2 Home Front was portrayed in film, our picks show the breadth of expertise here at Winchester. Read more
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Our top five tips for wellbeing during coronavirus lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic is causing us all a lot of stress and anxiety. In Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May 2020), we have a few simple tips/reminders from our wellbeing experts to help keep you on an even keel for the duration of the lockdown. Read more
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The Elgin Avenue's Monica Beatrice Welburn on being 'more mindful of how much you’re purchasing'
Before the current lockdown came into force, University of Winchester BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing students Rebecca Coleman and Caris Heron sat down with Monica Welburn, creator of The Elgin Avenue blog, to discuss her career journey. Read more
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University of Winchester set to welcome students onto 'Covid Safe Campus' in September
The University of Winchester is planning to welcome new and returning students onto its campus and into student accommodation at the start of the new academic year in September, it announced today (Wednesday 3 June 2020). Read more
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New study to assess impact of lockdown on the relationship between nature, wellbeing and mental health
The University of Winchester is one of the partners in an international research study which aims to assess what the impact is on people who are unable to enjoy being outdoors or have access to green spaces and the countryside because of lockdown restrictions during the current coronavirus pandemic. Read more
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New Dean appointed to lead the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Martin Broad BA(Hons) PhD ACMA GCMA FHEA as the new Dean of the University's Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies and Director of the University of Winchester Business School. Read more
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University expertise set to help shape the future of volunteering in Hampshire in just-launched survey
The University of Winchester has joined forces with Hampshire County Council and Hampshire's CVS Network to launch a public survey to understand the impact of COVID-19 on volunteering across the county. Read more
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Accreditation success for University of Winchester Music and Sound Production course
The University of Winchester's BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production programme has this week been awarded accreditation by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES), the leading professional body in this field. Read more
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University team to undertake archaeological investigations for Central Winchester Regeneration site
ARCA Geoarchaeology, a specialist team of archaeologists at the University of Winchester, are set to undertake borehole investigations across the Central Winchester Regeneration (CWR) site. Read more
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University celebrates building milestone as new West Downs Centre formally handed over
The University of Winchester's landmark learning and teaching building at its West Downs Quarter has been formally handed over to the University by construction company Osborne, just over two years after the groundbreaking ceremony in January 2018. Read more
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Capturing the pandemic for posterity: University of Winchester launches coronavirus diary project
We are living through an historic global crisis as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds and future generations will want to know how we spent our days. What was the local, lived experience of a global pandemic from day to day and week to week? Read more
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Job prospects of University of Winchester graduates among highest in the UK
The University of Winchester has excelled in the number of graduates from its undergraduate programmes who are in employment and further study, placing it in the top 10 universities in the country. Winchester is also the highest place university in the region. Read more
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Five great books by University of Winchester authors to add to your summer reading pile
Lockdown may be easing, but whether you're going on holiday or staying at home over the summer months, we have five fantastic book recommendations for page turners written by University staff and alumni. Read more
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Five ways Jürgen Klopp’s leadership style helped Liverpool to the top
Matthew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Helth at the University of Winchester and Sean Figgins, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Research Methods at the University of Chichester, set out five leadership tools that have helped Jurgen Klopp has inspired Liverpool FC Read more
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