Geopolitics and the AI revolution loom on the horizon for business leaders, says Veronica Hope Hailey, dean of the University of Bristol Business School

MK:U is using degree apprenticeships to address the UK skills gap in cybersecurity and open up the industry to a wider audience

From the dawn of time, to the tech that shapes our tomorrows, space-based research at Portsmouth strives for giant leaps in human knowledge and capability.

Our Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation is a world-leading astronomy centre with an international reputation for research excellence across theoretical cosmology, observational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, and gravitational waves. 

Only radical action can stop plastic pollution wreaking havoc on health and the environment. At the University of Portsmouth’s Revolution Plastics Institute, researchers are helping to build a world that’s more sustainable.

The Institute aims to urgently transform understanding of the global plastics crisis through research and innovation, to support the transition to a sustainable plastics future.

If left unsolved, a perfect storm of health and social care challenges will define what tomorrow’s society looks like. Computer science innovation has the potential to make sweeping improvements across the field – and the University of Portsmouth is at the forefront.

Our wide-ranging research into health and wellbeing tech is driven by advances in medical informatics, machine learning, wearables, smart environments and data science. People of all ages, around the world, are feeling the benefit. 

Pioneering new uses of data to save vulnerable patients

As a coastal university on the UK’s only island city, we’re more aware than most of the vital importance of healthy waters – from safe and stable food chains, to a thriving marine economy. Our researchers strive to understand, influence and improve aquatic environments here and globally. Their expertise is essential to the future of our beautiful blue planet.

Supporting the safe discharge of Fukushima wastewater

At Portsmouth, researchers across a range of disciplines are determined to play a part in ending violence against women and girls. Across a varied portfolio of projects around the world, they’re revealing the latest threats and challenges, exploring practical solutions, and engaging with governments and services to make real change happen.

Giving a voice to women around the world