Press Centre
Welcome to our Press Centre – the home of our latest news releases, research blogs and announcements. Journalists looking for expert comment or opinion on a story can search our online ‘Find an expert’ database: scroll down to the end of this page. Call us on + 44 (0) 1962 827678 or email us at press@winchester.ac.uk
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Playlists versus birdsong, blisters, dodgy knees and finding motivation
With just over two weeks to go before the Winchester Half Marathon on 23 September, we're catching up with some of the ten ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï runners who won complimentary passes for this year's race to find out how their training is going. Read more
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Research roundup September 2018: Focus on the Faculty of Arts
In this month's research roundup, we look at the Faculty of Arts, with a focus on developing cultural partnerships within the city and region, books published, grants, research studies and expert comments on issues in the media. Read more
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Police Use of Machine Learning Algorithms Needs New Regulatory Framework
There is an urgent need for regulatory and oversight mechanisms as machine learning tools are used for policing purposes, argues a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute and jointly authored with the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï. Read more
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Student Engagement is a top priority at ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï
The ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï has reinforced its commitment to enhancing Student Engagement with the launch of a dedicated new research centre.The Centre for Student Engagement aims to ensure students are more informed and have the opportunity to engage fully with their academic studies and extra-curricular activities. Read more
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Why choose to rent when there are other options?
In our latest equality and diversity themed blog post, Joel L Best, who recently graduated from the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï with a first in Musical Theatre, explores how the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the USA in the 1980s has been represented in theatre productions. Read more
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Machine learning algorithms are complicated, but they should not be ‘mysterious’
Marion Oswald, Senior Fellow in Law and the Director of the Centre for Information Rights at the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï, discusses the complicated nature of machine learning algorithms and why it is important for society to take care in the way they introduce, use and regulate them. Read more
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Brutal hills, target times, cramp and celebrating with cake
Congratulations to all runners who represented the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï in the Winchester Half Marathon on 23 September! In our final blog post about the race, for which the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï was an official race partner, find out how they did, the highs and lows of the 13.1 miles and their next running challenges. Read more
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Student success celebrated and prominent public figures honoured at ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï Graduation 2018
The ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï is celebrating student success and the careers and achievements of prominent public figures - including a former Archbishop of Canterbury and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - during Graduation this year (16-19 October). Read more
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“As an investigative journalist, keep knocking on doors until you get to the truth.” 5 Minutes with Louise Shorter
During Graduation this year, we were delighted to present an Honorary Fellowship to Louise Shorter, CEO of criminal justice charity Inside Justice, for her services to rights campaigning. We spoke to her about her work, Making a Murderer and the importance of public engagement in wrongful conviction cases. Read more
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Pascal's Wager, the lure of prosperity and losing my religion
Professor Adrian Kendry, Visiting Professor of Economics and Security at the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï and Former NATO Senior Defence Economist and Adviser to the 12th Secretary General, discusses the intersection between conflict, religion and economics and the impact this has on society and equality. Read more
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"Success is measured by how much you put into it and your failures will be when you don't make the effort." Five minutes with Jim Baker
Jim Baker is a black workingclass Londoner and the grandson of a Barbadian merchant seaman who arrived in Wales in 1910. A historian, commentator, activist and organiser, Jim's values and commitment to people, communities and change comes from a belief in family and welfare socialism. As an activist, he has been directly involved in challenging ra Read more
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October 2018 at the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï
In a busy month at Winchester, we welcomed Education Secretary Damian Hinds to see our pioneering work improving access to higher education, saw veteran broadcaster Alastair Stewart open our newsroom and marked a key milestone in the construction of our new learning and teaching building at our West Downs Quarter. Read more
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