Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
Sparsholt College celebrated the class of 2014 at their annual Presentation Awards as students were proudly looked on by their families, friends and lecturers. The prestigious event, held at Winchester Cathedral last week, recognises the hard work, outstanding academic achievements and vocational accomplishments of the College’s Higher Education and Level 3 students. ITV national news […]
Budding naturalists of all ages are being invited to join plant and animal experts to help identify the wildlife found around the University of Southampton’s Highfield Campus, during Southampton’s first BioBlitz. The intensive wildlife survey, which takes place on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June, will see local people join wildlife groups and university scientists […]
The south of England’s first major poetry festival, Winchester Poetry Festival, is set to make its mark on the literary landscape with the announcement of its full festival programme, which will bring world class voices as well as emerging talents to an exciting three day event in September. The inaugural festival will feature a mixture […]
On Saturday 7 June Bishop’s Waltham will be celebrating International Yarn Bombing Day. Believed to have begun in Texas, yarn bombing is a type of street art through which everyday items such as bollards, benches and bridges are decorated with knitted or crocheted items. Its popularity has spread throughout the world and has now reached […]
From a disposable cup of tea to a Gold medal and Best Discovery Exhibit, Sparsholt College closes the recycling loop with their sustainable cup-themed garden The Paper Chase at 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The top medal winning garden, designed and built by Horticulture students at the College, demonstrates the full circle of the re-cycling process – […]
The University of Southampton is part of a consortium that has been awarded £2.5 million to develop a national infrastructure that will allow experimentation on future internet technologies. The UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) has provided the funding for a new National Dark Fibre Infrastructure Service (NDFIS), which will enable the University’s researchers to […]
The Sorting Office is holding its Summer Open Studio on Saturday, June 14 from 10am to 5pm. This is a chance to see behind the scenes of this vibrant artist and designer-maker studio and to chat with its 16 resident artists about their individual work. There’s also the opportunity to buy unique gifts and to […]
Sparsholt College celebrated the return of bees to its 400 acre campus at a special event which launched the start of the College’s centenary celebrations, marking 100 years of land based education and training on its current site. Special guests and VIPs including College President Lord Malmesbury joined the Principal and the Sparsholt team to […]
