General Elections often mark times of great change. With the next General Election coming up, it is interesting to see what different political parties are promising to do if elected. Here are some analyses of how the different political parties’ …
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A classic British summer day of wind, cloud and rain did not stop the smiles and fun at the ‘Celebration of our International Students and Staff’ which took place on Gun House Green in the beautiful Ravelin Park here at …
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Dungeons & Dragons has become very familiar across the decades since it first appeared in 1974. However, it’s not the only roleplaying game by a long chalk and in the last half century there have been a multitude of D&D clones as well a vast variety of other games and genres. From science fiction (such as Traveller) to gothic horror (e.g. Call of Cthulhu); from superheroes to secret agents, there’s almost certainly something to suit any interest.
Keeping track of all that history has been made somewhat easier by a recent University of Portsmouth Library acquisition, Designers & Dragons by Shannon Appelcline and published by Evil Hat Productions. This four-volume set follows the history of games and publishers is an immensely readable and engaging.
Portsmouth and its Gypsy, Roma and Traveller heritage Whilst Portsmouth is not always seen as an area where many people from GRT heritages live, in fact, there is an under-recognised history of Romany and Traveller presence in the area, perhaps …
Some of our greatest thinkers and authors have been LGBTQ+. They have offered refreshingly different perspectives on everyday life and many wrote stories and essays that shared their intersectional lived experience as LGBTQ+ women and or people of the global …
There are few times in life when you can make so big an impact with so little effort as voting in a general election but you cannot just turn up and vote. You
On Monday 24 June 2024, two major updates will be applied to all our EBSCO databases, including the Discovery Service. These databases will be running at risk all day, some services such as saving articles and searches and setting up search alerts may be affected by the changes and at some point the EBSCO Discovery Service interface used will change to a new, more intuitive design.
Today, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that marked the beginning of the end for the Nazi regime and the turning point of the Second World War, LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebrating sexual and gender diversity around the world, and Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month celebrating the rich cultural diversity and history of this marginalised community.
D-Day was the start of the overthrow of the Nazi killing machine. The D-Day invasion represented a major turning point in the Allied battle against the Nazis that had systematically isolated and exterminated millions in an attempt to purge Nazi occupied territories of Jews, Roma, the disabled, LGBTQ+ people and other marginalised groups by forces including many LGBTQ+ people who were forced to conceal their sexual orientation from their own comrades.
80 years ago, the Second World War was raging across Europe. Having previously been forced into retreat and barely having rescued their forces from Dunkirk in 1940, D-day marked the final grand offensive that would win the Second World War.
One of the most challenging questions asked after important events has always been, “so what really did just happen?” Join me on a journey down the rabbit hole of reflective writing in search of answers!
