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Solent University

With a population of around 11,000 staff and students, Solent University offers over 200 qualifications, from HNDs to PhDs, in areas including business, sport, technology, and the creative industries, and is home to one of the world’s leading maritime schools. Every year we are joined by around 10,000 additional students on short professional courses.

We work closely with businesses to develop courses, deliver apprenticeships, professional development and training that are tailored to industry needs – ensuring our graduates are precisely what employers are looking for. Highly skilled, highly motivated professionals who are ready to jump straight in.

· Home to world-leading research in communication, cultural and media studies, and art and design (REF, 2014)

· Highly rated for teaching, inclusivity, facilities and student employability (QS World University Rankings, 2017)

· Awarded TEF Silver in recognition of the University’s excellent teaching (OfS, 2018)

· 12th out of 124 in the country for boosting graduate earnings (The Economist, based on LEO data, 2015/16)

· In the top 10 UK institutions for number of graduate start-ups created, two years running (HE-BCI, 2016/17)

· Winner of the Times Higher Education ‘Most Improved Student Experience’ Award 2015.

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A man walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Paris City Hall in July 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris 2024 Olympics: How the Games are being used to marginalize the most vulnerable

Sporting events like the Olympic Games claim to promote equality and human dignity, yet are frequently used to marginalize people. Perhaps it’s time to consign Olympism to the dustbin of history.
Mayflower ashore on the banks of the Thames in 1624, being broken for parts. Dr Mike Haywood (used with the kind permission of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants)

Mayflower 400: the science of sailing across the ocean in 1620

When a shipload of puritan colonisers set sail for the New World, maritime science and navigation were fairly unsophisticated.
Mind the plants! Shunevych Serhii/Shutterstock

Lockdown: how to stay fit at home

Use tins of beans, use a coat, use your kids … it’s all about being creative with the space you’ve got.

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