Beth Clarkson, Senior Lecturer in Sports Management, University of Portsmouth, joins academic researchers Alex Culvin, Keith Parry, and Stacey Pope to share their recently published research on how the pandemic is affecting men’s and women’s [… read more ]
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced art galleries to close and important exhibitions to be cancelled. It’s made Sue Harper, Emeritus Professor of Film History at the University of Portsmouth, think a lot about curatorship and [… read more ]
Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Day 67, and Maddie has noticed [… read more ]
In the second piece of his three part series on the University of Portsmouth’s local technology training project for women, PONToon, Community Reporter Andrew Larder speaks to the team about the project, its progress and [… read more ]
A new boys-only class encouraging boys to be involved in dance is starting in Portsmouth with the TADAA Performing Arts School. TADAA’s Principal Bryony Rode de Vries and teacher Helen Wallis report. TADAA Performing Arts School [… read more ]
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast has released two episodes since we last featured them on S&C, so there’s twice as much local politics to catch up on. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury are joined by local [… read more ]
S&C co-founder and features editor Tom Sykes reports on our upcoming book, Pompey Writes, an anthology of the best writing and visual art to have appeared on the website plus brand new material from some [… read more ]
On 31st March 2018, the Aurora Helpline and Referral Service for victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse closed, following recent changes to local authority contracts commissioning the service. In its 6 years of [… read more ]
For International Women’s Day, Andrew Larder watches the latest production by the Southsea Shakespeare Actors, Richard III, and finds a new way to perform Shakespeare. This week celebrates International Women’s day and Southsea Shakespeare Actors [… read more ]
This Saturday, 25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), which marks the start of 16 Days of activism to end violence against women and girls. CEO of Hampshire [… read more ]
Copyright © 2017 - 2020 | Star & Crescent | All Rights Reserved