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Robin Baker, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies @_UoW has assembled a prestigious group of contributors for a new book looking at the influences of Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian learning on the Bible. Find out more here bit.ly/4px87Vi

Broken musical instruments destined for disposal have a new lease of life as part of The Climate Unity: Circular Art exhibition at the West Downs Art Gallery @_UoW until 22 July. Find out more about the show here bit.ly/4ykr4i1

Practitioners, researchers, employers and funding partners attended a recent celebration @_UoW marking the successful completion of the second cohort of our innovative REAL (Research, Evaluation, Audit and Literature) course. Read the full story here bit.ly/4wNrdsH

Graduates @_UoW are among the most employable in the country, with the latest national figures placing the University 12th out of 106 English universities for the proportion of graduates progressing into work and/or study. Read more here bit.ly/4gAY9zL

Dr Phil Marter, Senior Lecturer in the Archaeology of the Recent Past @_UoW, will give a free talk, entitled Exploring the Hidden Landscapes D-Day Marshalling Camps, at the D-Day-Story Museum in Southsea on 27 July 27. Book tickets here bit.ly/4w6aEs0

Music graduate @_UoW Sam Bishop has unveiled his debut country single, When It Ends, marking a fresh direction in his recording career. He’s featured in the Hampshire Chronicle here tinyurl.com/44y7haw7

Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real World learning @_UoW is heavily quoted in today’s article in the TES entitled Why schools still can’t (easily) measure skills. Read the piece here bit.ly/4us7iO8

A major MoD grant for the University of Winchester will help equip more students @_UoW with much-needed cyber defence skills. Read more here bit.ly/3RS6nt0

As war rages on with Ukraine, is Vladimir Putin losing his influence over the former Soviet states of Eurasia? Read the new blog by experts on Russian affairs @_UoW Sean Roberts and Ulrika Zeimer here bit.ly/4vFdLWX

Richard Cheetham, a Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching @_UoW, is one of the authors of a new study into the under-researched area of leadership and captaincy in women’s rugby. Read more here bit.ly/4vCoCB3

On the latest episode of the Royal Studies Podcast Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology @_UoW talks to Ellie Woodacre about the bone puzzle that was the Royal Mortuary Chests project at Winchester Cathedral. Listen here bit.ly/4olB7P9

Dr Katherine Weikert, Head of School of Humanties @_UoW, explains the rise and fall of Winchester's royal mint for BBC news’ Hidden Hampshire feature. Read about the city’s coin-making history in the Middle Ages here bit.ly/49L6oVC

Talked to School Librarians’ conference at Winchester university tonight. They’re heroes. Putting books into the hands of school students who might not otherwise find books they like.

Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology @_UoW is quoted in an article about Winchester Cathedral’s mortuary chests project in latest New Humanist magazine (bit.ly/4ah5Yq8). Find out about our role in the project here bit.ly/4dTO13j

Liana Wilson, about to graduate with a Criminology degree @_UoW, is featured in July’s Woman & Home article “Be the woman your were born to be.” Mum-of-5 Liana returned to education after being in an abusive relationship. Read her story here bit.ly/4ufcIMo

Will childhood obesity soon be a thing of the past? That’s the question debated in the latest episode of the Dietitian Café podcast hosted by Kate Hilton and featuring Grace Allmark, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics @_UoW. Listen here bit.ly/4vsps3c

A new book edited by Professor of Law @_UoW Anat Scolnicov examines how constitutional ideas have been adopted and adapted by different states around the world and through history. Read more here bit.ly/4vo1iqz

He’s your man for pop punditry…Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences @_UoW reviews Sathnam Sanghera’s George Michael biography, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, for The Conversation. Read his thoughts here bit.ly/4vrinzZ

The annual Refugee Education Conference @_UoW on June 17 has the theme 'Courage in Education'. It is open to colleagues from primary, secondary, further and higher education and professionals supporting refugees and asylum seekers. To register visit bit.ly/3RNhgMz

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