For the National Year of Reading Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities @uniwinchester.bsky.social picks 5 books about the lives of musicians that are stonking good reads for The Conversation. Read his choice here bit.ly/3QlFtJi
To mark the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, royalty expert and Reader in Renaissance History @uniwinchester.bsky.social, Dr Ellie Woodacre, talks to Radio Solent’s Katie Martin about the late Queen’s impact. Ellie’s due on at 1045am tomorrow (21 April) or catch up on BBC Sounds.
Tom Arnold, director for the Musical Theatre course @uniwinchester.bsky.social, describes how trips to the Mayflower Theatre as a child sparked his interest in the stage and gives updates on his new musical Sense and Sensibility in a piece for the Daily Echo today. Read it here bit.ly/3QbmK33
Steve Northam, Entrepreneur in Residence @uniwinchester.bsky.social is rolling out regular Dragons’ Den style pitching competitions open to all students across the institution (not just those studying business subjects). Find out how to enter and what you can win here bit.ly/4tWRQdi
Students from Business School @uniwinchester.bsky.social have helped author Tom Spencer boost his online profile as part of the new Consultancy Club scheme. Read more here bit.ly/4887WIB
You are warmly invited to the second @uniwinchester.bsky.social
Death, Religion and Culture MA Online Dissertation Symposium which takes place on Tuesday 28th April from 18:00 BST. This event is open to everyone so please feel free to share details widely: www.winchester.ac.uk/study/Postgr...
Dr Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities @uniwinchester.bsky.social, is the next guest on speculative fiction podcast Meal of Thorns, talking to host Jake Casella Brookings about Ready Player One. The episode is available from Monday (20 April) on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
Good luck to the School of Law @uniwinchester.bsky.social shortlisted for University Commercial Impact Award at the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards 2026, the winners of which will be announced on Thursday (16 April) at a ceremony at the Park Plaza London Riverbank. Find out more here bit.ly/4tEO3Sv
We have been reaccredited as a University of Sanctuary in recognition of our ongoing support for refugees and asylum seekers. To mark this, a special event – Putting Sanctuary Values into Action – was held recently @uniwinchester.bsky.social. Find out more here bit.ly/3Q7DE2j
Creative Writing Lecturer at @uniwinchester.bsky.social Vanessa Harbour has won the 2026 Weald Book Award, a children’s book prize voted for by young readers, for her wartime adventure story Safe. Find out more here. bit.ly/47URvPz
The work of Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis, Lecturer in Biological Anthropology @uniwinchester.bsky.social, helping to sort the jumbled bones of medieval kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral features in British Archaeology Magazine (May/June 26). Read about the project here bit.ly/4qz3FFd
Dr Vicky Feldwick, manager of the Music Centre @uniwinchester.bsky.social is ‘listener in residence’ on digital radio station Magic Classical all this week. Listen out for Vicky at 11.30am each day. You can hear all her appearances at bit.ly/4sjn6C0
Ryan Turner Sports Science student @uniwinchester.bsky.social explores whether glycerol can help athletes stay better hydrated during exercise in the heat in his Dissertation Diary. See it here bit.ly/4sHyyZa
Congratulations to Dr Xavier Guegan, Senior Lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial History @uniwinchester.bsky.social, who has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contribution to historical scholarship.
Members of the Elite Sports Programme @uniwinchester.bsky.social ran five personal best times (PBs) at the British Universities and Colleges Track & Field Indoor Championship in Sheffield recently. Catch up with our athletes’ exploits here bit.ly/4uUtOAE
Venturefest South marked the start of its 10th year of supporting regional innovation and business growth at the latest Southern Innovation Catalyst event @uniwinchester.bsky.social this week. Read more here bit.ly/3NZZbt2
Good luck to Katie Bizley, Senior Schools & Colleges Development Officer @uniwinchester.bsky.social who has been shortlisted for Volunteer of the Year at the Youth Careers Awards 2026 which take place tomorrow (26 March) at Clayton Hotels, Chiswick.
Students @uniwinchester.bsky.social pitched their ideas to a panel of ‘investors’ at a Dragons' Den-style event to round off their third year Business Start Up Module. Find out about their business ides here bit.ly/4c8jXPt
Congratulations to Wayne Veck, Professor in Education and Pathway Leader Education Studies (Special & Inclusive Education) @uniwinchester.bsky.social who's been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship. It will enable him to dedicate more time to research into inclusive education.
Students from the Event Management, Marketing and Business Management Programmes @uniwinchester.bsky.social visited Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre to see behind the scenes of a major events venue and to meet a Winchester alumna. Read more here bit.ly/47NeOL6
In June, school librarians, teachers and school leaders will come together at @uniwinchester.bsky.social for the @sla.org.uk Annual Conference. Here’s a look at what’s on the programme…
‘From Performer to Programmer: Evolving Roles in Contemporary Guitar Practice’ is the title of an article for the online journal Rock Music Studies co-authored by Laura Lee, lecturer of Music Performance & Production @uniwinchester.bsky.social.Read it here bit.ly/4uGqbhN
Have humans had their day? Not according to experts in the field of AI who gathered @uniwinchester.bsky.social for a special forum recently. Read more here bit.ly/4sXKWDN
Had the best time philosophising at @uniwinchester.bsky.social as part of @thebpa.bsky.social & @triphilosophy.bsky.social’s #BritishPhilosophyFortnight #BPF2026.
Thank you @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social for being so brilliant! Your goody bag game is unmatchable (spot @profmdwhite.bsky.social)
Students from all 5 Social Work programmes @uniwinchester.bsky.social united today (17 March) for a special series of events to mark World Social Work Day, whose theme is ‘Hope and Harmony’. Here’s some of the students after a reflection session held in the Chapel at Winchester Business School.
First Year Physiotherapy students @uniwinchester.bsky.social have been selling cakes today (17 March) to raise money for mental health charity Mind at the West Downs Gallery. One of the team, Lucy Lockwood, is also running the London Marathon for Mind. Visit Lucy’s Just Giving page at bit.ly/3Pg2vk2
Dominic Duggan, Immersive Technologies Student @uniwinchester.bsky.social describes the many things he learned during a team assignment to design a stealth game where players pose as alien interns sent to sabotage an office. Read his piece on LinkedIn here.. bit.ly/40AuihG
Emma Goto, Senior Lecturer in Education @uniwinchester.bsky.social has co-authored an article entitled ‘Encouraging Reasonableness in the Digital Literacy Classroom’ published in the latest edition of the journal Advancing Education. Read it here bit.ly/470LRuT
Steve Northam, Senior Lecturer in Business Management @uniwinchester.bsky.social,added some eggs-citement to his Creativity Innovation & Design session with the egg-drop challenge. Watch the results here… bit.ly/4sdjyBL
