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Announcement: Pugwash News is changing its name
It’s with much excitement and trepidation that I announce the newspaper will be changing its name from Pugwash News to The Galleon from issue 64, out 1st February.
Earth Soc raise £500 for Movember
The Earth Society has raised £500 for charity during Movember, the largest amount raised by any UPSU society during the event. The beginning of the month of December marks the end of Movember, as men from around the world, including…
Nine students unite to create ‘Artea Photography’ exhibition
Nine University of Portsmouth students have come together to create a photography exhibition as part of their project management assessment named ‘Artea Photography’. The exhibition will take place over the course of 3 days, from 8th-10th December in Southsea, the content…
University of Portsmouth prepares for One World Week
A University of Portsmouth lecturer, David Ward, plans to put together a photography exhibition of business people and role models from African-Caribbean backgrounds during the next One World Week (OWW). One World Week gives University staff and students the chance…
Students contribute to international fight against AIDS
On the 1st December, University of Portsmouth students showed their support for the World Aids Day by participating in a Giant Human Red Ribbon at the Students’ Union. The 1st of December marks the union of communities and countries all…
Student volunteers get ready for elderly Christmas dinner
On the 7th December a Christmas dinner will be held for over 100 elderly residents with entertainment being provided entirely by students in clubs, societies and sports. The Elderly Christmas Dinner is an annual event hosted by Volunteering in Portsmouth…
Sheila Hancock opens new Academic Advice Rooms
University of Portsmouth Chancellor Sheila Hancock (CBE) opened new academic advice rooms and was treated to performances from University sports and societies on Friday 2nd December. Sheila Hancock became Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth in 2007 but her term…
Thousands gather in Guildhall Square for public sector strikes
Thousands of protesters gathered in Guildhall square to oppose the public sector cuts and pension reform on Wednesday 30th November. Over 33 different unions came together in Guildhall square armed with placards and megaphones as well as students and lecturers…
Ex Portsmouth student sentenced after Southsea shop robbery
A former student at the University of Portsmouth has been sentenced following his involvement in a Southsea robbery which left a shop worker hiding in fear. Thanushanth Kamaleswaran, 19, was a student at the University of Portsmouth at the time…
University Round Up
University of Derby A first year student from the University of Derby got caught in a clothes horse for an hour and had to be set free by fire rescuers. The incident happened after the girl, Danielle Morgan, fell off…