Join us to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen!

21-24 January 2026: Performance of Sense and Sensibility

Come and see our talented BA Musical Theatre students perform one of Jane Austen's most iconic stories. With words, music and lyrics by Thomas Arnold and Grace O'Keeffe.

Wed 21 - Sat 24 Jan. 2026, 19.00 evening performances and 14.00 Sat. matinée. Paul Chamberlain Building, King Alfred Campus, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NR. Tickets £8; £5 for students. To book, visit our online store.

10 Dec 2025: Launch of short film Fanny Price's Tea Party - 'Mansfield Park, 1814'

We have teamed up with Jane Austen's House and Museum in nearby Chawton, where Britain's most beloved author lived and worked, to produce a short film. Fanny Price's Tea Party aims to recover lost voices from the Regency period such as those of servants and shows that, rather than being regional or even provincial, Jane Austen and her writing were globally connected. Following its premiere at the University the film will be available to view on the JAHM website. For further details, read the press release.

20 January – 13 February 2026: Ukrainian Artists

The Winchester Ukrainian Cultural Association (WUCA) is delighted to announce a new exhibition, hosted by the University of Winchester. Ukrainian Artists is an art exhibition bringing together works by Ukrainian Artists and Art, created across different countries and artistic genres. This exhibition offers a reflective space on Ukraine as a cultural, historical, and deeply personal experience. While there is a diversity of visual languages and styles, all the works are united by a shared voice and a strong connection to Ukrainian identity. 

Free admission. 

The University of Winchester, West Downs Gallery, West Downs Campus, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5HT

Monday to Friday: 8am – 6pm
Saturday: 8:30am – 4pm
 
Organisers: Ukrainian Artists and Art with kind support of the University of Winchester and Winchester City Council.

Founded in Sept. 2023, WUCA is a non-profit community group formed with support from Winchester City Council and Community First. WUCA aims to support and give a voice to Ukrainians, and hosts regular events in conjunction with the Ukrainian community.

Sunday 8 March: University Showcase for International Women's Day

Join us for a special afternoon celebrating creativity, community, and the voices of women today. Our talented students, alongside young people from the Playmakers Youth Theatre, will create powerful spoken word pieces inspired by strong women of our time.

Find out more and book your ticket

The Modern History Research Centre is the platform for our modern historians and all those across the University and in the community with an interest in the recent past. The centre runs a dynamic series of regular talks and seminars.

Find out more about the Modern History Research Centre and explore its news and events.

'Vice and Violence': A Quartet Symposium, 19 June 2026

On 19 June, the University’s interdisciplinary Culture-Media-Text Research Centre will host a symposium on the work of the philosophers Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch (collectively known as ‘the Quartet’). The symposium will explore how their work might be brought to bear on the study of film, as well as how film might reframe our understanding of their philosophy, with a focus on war and violence. The Call for Papers is open until 27 February. For further information, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre page.

Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis is a community climate and sustainability action group, based at and supported by the University. They run an active annual programme of events, from regular meet-ups to themed talks and workshops.

Find out more about Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis.

TEDx is a programme of local, self-organised events that bring people together to spark deep discussion and real connection. The University has been the home of TEDxWinchester since 2020 and together we are going from strength to strength.

TEDxWinchester 2025 took place on 6 June and among the many inspirational speakers was University of Winchester criminologist Natasha Harding, Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Meet Natasha.

Find out more about TEDxWinchester.