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[[File:University of Winchester coat-of-arms.jpg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Winchester''' was founded in 1840 as the '''Winchester Diocesan Training School''' to train teachers. It was renamed '''King Alfred's College''' in 1928, and became a university in 2005. Its main campus is near the centre of [[Winchester]].

==LGBT history==

In February 2015 the university organised an LGBT symposium as part of [[LGBT History Month]], on the eve of the inaugural [[Hampshire Pride]] parade.<ref>[http://www.winchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/Pages/University-launches-Hampshire-Pride-with-Symposium-to-celebrate-LGBT-History-Month.aspx. "University launches Hampshire Pride with Symposium to celebrate LGBT History Month"] ([http://www.webcitation.org/6oGhU62fr Archived] by WebCite® at 2017-02-14)</ref>

[[OneBodyOneFaith]]'s [[Norman Pittenger library]] is housed at the university.

==Alumni and staff==

[[Elizabeth Stuart]], who specialises in [[Queer Theology]], is Professor of Christian Theology.

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