Student-run company holds children’s awards ceremony
The student-run company WriteUP will be hosting an award ceremony on the 10th of May. The writing competition was held between years 5, 6 and 7 of Priory school pupils from Wimborne Junior School and Craneswater Junior School. The competition…
UPSU receives Olympic accreditation
The University of Portsmouth’s Students’ Union has been recognised with a silver award by the NUS as part of their ‘Be a Champion’ campaign, which means that UPSU now has Olympic accreditation. Only 20 other Students’ Unions around the country…
Portsmouth community join students for Sport Relief
Sainsbury’s Sport Relief took place on Sunday the 25th March at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth. The event was organised by the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union and was assisted by the volunteering groups RAG and VIP. Around 50 volunteers helped…
University Roundup
Cardiff University Cardiff University plans to open up recovery centres for severely drunk students. These are being created to help lift the burden on the emergency services. The ARC (alcohol recovery centre) will be a highly supervised room, providing a…
New local campaign against sexual violence
A new hard-hitting campaign against sexual violence has been set up by Hampshire police. The campaign is called ‘Don’t cross the line’ and aims to teach people what chain of events can lead to rape, dispel common myths and provide…
Elections: VP Activities Question Time Live Blog
Recap the VP Activities Question Time between Grant Clarke, Gregor Engelmann, Pat MacMahon, Liam Ryder, Alex Vince and Ahsan Karim with our live blog.
Elections: VP Education & Democracy Question Time live blog
Recap the VP Education & Democracy Question Time between Luke Franks, Enzo Rossi and Sam Bogg with our live blog.
Major changes to University course structure from next September
As of September this year, the University of Portsmouth is planning on changing the length of the academic year. Those attending the UoP in September 2012 will be expected to begin lectures two weeks earlier than the previous years. This…
University Round Up
University of Stirling A report into how the University of Stirling is run has suggested that students should be involved in the salaries of the higher up members of their university. The report suggests that students should have the power…
Students join forces to clean Portsmouth’s beaches
On 22nd February UPSU along with the Volunteering in Portsmouth (VIP) group organised a beach clean up on Portsmouth beach. This trip to the seaside was motivated by the national Student Volunteering Week, which was carried out from 20th to 26th February….