Researching the Entrepreneurial University
19 October

The inaugural lecture by David Pickernell, Professor of Small Business and Enterprise Development, is taking place on Wednesday 24 October from 6pm in the Portland Building.

Since 2002 Professor Pickernell’s research has focused on different (and often contested) aspects of what has become termed the ‘Entrepreneurial’ university. Innovation and enterprise have increasingly become more important for universities but what is driving these activities, what are the best practices that can be implemented and how can policy be driven from that?

This lecture will discuss these aspects, the research that surrounds it and future possible research areas.

Admission is free, but please book a place here.

National award for UK games industry influence
16 October

Dr Mark Eyles, Principal Lecturer in the School of Creative Technologies, has received a national award in recognition of his influence in the UK games industry.

The TIGA Games Course Accreditation scheme, which Mark helped to set up and run, has won an Association Excellence Awards Best Certification Programme Silver Award.

Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, also won a Best Leadership of an Association Bronze Award at the awards ceremony.

Read more here.

Engineering student wins national award
28 September

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering student Jake Piner has won the the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Undergraduate Award 2018.

took the prize with his final-year project, ‘Analysing the benefits of a well-engineered building control system’. He will be presented with £500 and a certificate at the President’s Awards Dinner on 12 October.

A trophy will also be awarded to Piner’s course tutor, Dr David Sanders, in acknowledgement of Portsmouth University’s achievement.

Read more here.

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