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Nursing cohort can wear their badges with pride after coming through Covid
It is a long-standing tradition for nurses to wear the badge of their training school on their uniform and 86 graduate nurses were urged to wear theirs with pride after a special ceremony held at the University of Winchester. Read more
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Making reparations for slavery will help right historical wrongs, argues Winchester academic
As Black History Month gets underway Robert Beckford, Professor of Climate and Social Justice and Director of the Winchester Institute for Climate and Social Justice, explains why those who profited from the trans-Atlantic chattel slave trade must pay reparations… Read more
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CBD: why the recommended daily dose was lowered from 70mg to 10mg by food regulator
Cannbidoil (CBD) may not be as safe as originally thought and Dr Julio Ponce, Lecturer in Forensic Science at the University of Winchester, explains why the Food Standards Agency has made a drastic reduction in its recommended daily dosage… Read more
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Virtual reality can help emergency services navigate the complexities of real-life crises
Selina Robinson, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Forensic Investigation, and Brandon May, Criminology Lecturer at Winchester have been working with academics from the University of Portsmouth to look at ways in which VR technology can provide realistic 3D simulations of real-world situations to help train the emergency services. Read more
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Latest report shows undergraduates at University of Winchester enjoy ‘very high quality’ teaching experience
Undergraduate teaching at the University of Winchester has been rated as generally “very high quality” but “outstanding” in some areas in the latest round of assessments by the Office for Students (OfS). Read more
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Project which unearthed enslaved people's contribution to botanic garden shortlisted for top research award
A University of Winchester academic’s work to highlight the contribution to the world of botany by enslaved Africans and indigenous people on a Caribbean island has led to an award nomination. Read more
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University of Winchester launches new Institute of Policing
The University of Winchester has established an Institute of Policing to support the education and training of the next generation of police officers. It will offer a new degree-level apprenticeship for police constables in collaboration with various police forces, and the College of Policing, from September 2018. Read more
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Placements with international non-profit organisations develop responsible leaders, claims new report
A new report from the University of Winchester, in partnership with Emerging World, has revealed that sending employees abroad to apply their skills to projects to benefit emerging markets can develop more responsible leaders. Read more
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Winchester student detained by Yemen Houthi-Saleh forces must be freed
A postgraduate student at the University of Winchester, Mr Hisham Al-Omeisy, has been arbitrarily detained by Houthi-Saleh forces in Yemen since 14 August, 2017, without the due process and protections afforded to him under Yemen’s own constitution, and international law. Read more
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