University of Winchester

If Southampton and Portsmouth are the lusty, grubby loins of Hampshire, then Winchester is surely its pure and pulsing heart. One-time capital of long gone Wessex, Winchester is the pulsing heart of Hampshire. Relatively speaking, anyway – it’s a quiet, cathedral city with lots in the way of greenery and ancient architecture and practically zilch in terms of nightlife ...more detail The new University (earning the title in 2005) is a former teacher- training ground for Anglican priests that still has its teaching credentials, but now gets kudos for artsier stuff too, with some meaty performing arts, archaeology, psychology and business courses ... more on academic Winchester claims to have more pubs per square mile than any other city in the country ... more on entertainment There aren’t that many square miles though and the Union’s more than happy to pick up the entertainment slack ... more on the SU Uni accommodation, Westdown Student Village in particular, is almost oozing with sexiness and provokes many a nostalgic sigh from alumni ... more on housing Dyslexia support’s top notch but the older buildings are troublesome for wheelchairs. £1,300 bursaries for UK undergrads ... more on welfare

Woohoo: Students get to graduate in the spectacularly photogenic cathedral
Boo: The area is dead during the holidays (and only just breathing even during term-time…)
Tel: (01962) 841515
E-mail: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
Website: www.winchester.ac.uk