Video: #SCAF assualt on Tahrir Square! Solidarity to the Egyptian Revolution!

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Fighting sexism is bad for business

Questions are being asked as to why the Waterhole bar rejected an application of a Love Music, Hate Sexism event in Portsmouth Student Union. The event, which was planned by the UPSU women’s association was to be held as an alternative to the Athletic Union’s Naked Calendar launch party to be held at Liquid, another… [Read more…]

University of Portsmouth confirm art workshop closures and redundancies

In the last few minutes, an email has been sent to Faculty of Creative and Cultural industries students confirming that the Ceramics, Small Metals and Glass workshops are to be closed. The workshops which are used by many students and have been defended by students, staff and Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry, will be lost… [Read more…]

How do we stop the worrying rise of the Far-Right?

*Written for Pugwash News In the last week, the think-tank Demos has released a report highlighting something that anyone their eyes open could already see; there has been a worrying rise of the far-right across Europe. And is not just the traditional base of European fascism such as France and Italy that has seen this… [Read more…]

Some thoughts on #Nov9

Over 30 University of Portsmouth student and myself have just returned to the island after traveling up to London to march against the privatisation of Higher Education and the increase of tuition fees. This is not much more than my thoughts spread on a webpage. Media The coverage has been interesting to say the least.… [Read more…]

Portsmouth students fight job losses

Around 60 students and lecturers marched in Portsmouth on Wednesday of last week against course closures and 16 redundancies. They picketed the Eldon building, where the arts department is based, then marched to University House and occupied the lobby. Students are angry that the university wants to cut workshops including ceramics, small metals and glass.… [Read more…]

Do they owe us a living?