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£8,500 fees official
Earlier this summer the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) announced that they had accepted the University’s bid to charge £8,500 for fees.
Students reveal high levels of satisfaction with University
Portsmouth students have reported very high levels of satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year in the National Student Survey.
Students excel as BBC recruits for big screen Olympic Games coverage
The BBC has recruited twice as many students from the University of Portsmouth than originally intended to produce content for the UK’s ‘Big Screens’ during the London 2012 Olympics.
Amazon launches ‘Textbook Trade-In’ Program.
A ‘Textbook Trade-In’ scheme has been launched by online retail giant Amazon.co.uk, providing customers with the opportunity to exchange their old, unwanted textbooks for Gift Card credit.
John Craven, “Research universities are not the best universities for teaching”
The University’s Vice Chancellor Professor John Craven claimed that universities known for their quality of research are not necessarily always the best universities for teaching.
NUS President: “occupying Millbank is directly proportional to what the government has done.”
Liam Burns, has criticised former president, Aaron Porter, and the former executive of the NUS for condemning protesters who occupied Millbank Tower during the NUS National Demo.
Naked calendar future in doubt
There was anger amongst students at the Students’ Union this summer as it was discovered that it failed to stop images from the Athletic Union’s annual Naked Calendar being hosted on pornographic websites.
University investigates Union’s VP Sports elections
A complaint about the conduct of a student who campaigned to re-open the nominations for the VP Sports position is currently being investigated by the University. Current VP Sports Lauren Ryan lodged a complaint with the University after losing her…
University seeks NCTJ re-accreditation
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is reconsidering its decision to remove accreditation for the University’s single honours Journalism degree. The NCTJ had revoked accreditation earlier this year, due to the fact that not enough students were…
Fees confirmed at £8,500 from 2012
Undergraduates from the UK and EU will be charged £8,500 a year from 2012, at the University of Portsmouth. UK students coming from families that earn less than £25,000 will receive a bursary of £1,000 each year and a fee…