Read the latest news from the University, including student successes and research breakthroughs, browse our calendar of upcoming events, listen to the latest podcast episodes, and read blogs from academics across our 5 faculties.
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Explore our upcoming Â鶹ÉçÇø Open Days
There's no better way to get to know the Â鶹ÉçÇø and the city, than to come to see it for yourself. Come to one of our open experience days, and we'll help you explore our island city, and get to know what life as a student is like.
News
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New Study Reveals Urgent Need for "Blue Justice" in the Emerging Blue Economy
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Revolution Plastics Institute shortlisted for Environmental Leadership Award
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New Centre will prepare professionals for the emergency frontline
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New research aims to dispel myth around ethnicity and floating
Events
View all eventsSep 16 2024
-Jun 10 2025
Starting Your Journey to Fellowship - APEX Orientation
Oct 17 2024
APEX - Professional Conversation Cohort 5 Briefing and Launch
Oct 21 2024
Enhancing your Professionalism with a Growth Mindset
Blogs
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Exciting new workshops for Postgraduate Researchers: your 2024/25 Graduate School Development Programme is here!
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Charmaine Lim - A Master’s for my ideal career in elite sport performance
Podcasts
We're developing our podcasts to bring you expert insight on topical issues, stories from our Â鶹ÉçÇø and alumni, and University news. Find out more about our existing podcast series below.
Life Solved
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Participation and Performance
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Alumni
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Humans in extremes
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Featured research stories
New resource to help in the fight against climate change
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Study suggests mild COVID-19 can have harmful effects on cardiovascular health
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First ever sturgeon to be found in Africa
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Webinars
Hear from our academics and experts directly from wherever in the world you are, by viewing one of our webinar series.
Research Futures
Our Research Futures webinar is focused on furthering conversations between our various disciplines to support our researchers’ projects and interactions while in isolation.
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Business Covid Webinar Series
View all of the episodes in the webinar series from the Faculty of Business and Law
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Getting Started Series
Our 'Getting Started' webinar series is designed to give you up-to-the-minute information, tips and guidance to help you get started with your uni application.
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Magazines
Read SOLVE to explore our research success stories and discover how we're addressing the planet's most-pressing issues through our research.
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SOLVE
Read SOLVE and explore how we're searching for radical solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing society and the planet.
Media enquiries
Want an expert opinion on a story? Our press officers can put you in touch with the right person.
- Phone: +44 (0)23 9284 2728 (8.30am-5.30pm)
- Email: pressoffice@port.ac.uk
For urgent, out-of-hours media enquiries, call +44 (0)7594 502 933.
Please do not use the out-of-hours media number for enquiries about coronavirus. Please use the University Coronavirus Information line +44 (0)23 9284 5588.