The '''University of Portsmouth''' is a modern, "post-1992" university in [[Portsmouth]], UK. Although a new university, it has a strong academic reputation in pharmacology, biosciences and advanced electronics. It is very popular with overseas students from both European countries, and further afield, particularly Commmonwealth countries, with a sizeable student body from Malaysia and Singapore.
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The university social scene is notable for being one of the very few universities in the world to have an octopush club, a form of underwater hockey. This is unsurprising in a sea orientated city, and other unusual sports the student body organises include wakeboarding and "extreme frisbee", often played in the massive open expanses of Southsea Common.
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The university is ranked 6th best in the country amongst the "modern" universities.