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Anna McKie talks to Graham Galbraith, vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth, about widening access and why his university is just as important as a Russell Group institution.

To understand the principles and ethos of the University of Portsmouth, you need to look to its past as a polytechnic, says vice-chancellor Graham Galbraith. 

“It amuses me when people say they want to turn post-1992 institutions into polytechnics, as we actually have the same principles and backbone as before,” he says. “It’s just that as universities, we’ve been able to expand what we do and what we offer.”