University of Southampton

Sargassum seaweed – which wreaks annual havoc on coastal communities across the tropical Atlantic – is predicted to creep further north and into Europe in the coming decades.New research, led by the University of Southampton, has also…

A University of Southampton podiatry student has launched a campaign to empower people with diabetes to prioritise their foot care.Sophie Bennett’s S.O.L.E project is raising awareness of foot-related complications associated with…

An international team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has discovered that the breakup of tectonic plates is the main driving force behind the generation and eruption of diamond-rich magmas from deep inside the…

The future of semiconductors – which are used to power billions of electrical items worldwide – will be driven by the University of Southampton after it allied with big tech businesses to develop a new generation of skilled…

Only a small percentage of cancer research funding gets invested into primary treatments, a study by the University of Southampton and Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.The investigation, published in the journal Lancet Oncology,…

Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton studying a British dinosaur tooth have concluded that several distinct groups of spinosaurs – dinosaurs with fearsome crocodile-like skulls – inhabited southern England over 100 million…

A new study by the University of Southampton has found that health managers should consider the levels of a range of staff, beyond just doctors and nurses, when assessing patient safety.Research by the University’s School of Heath…

New research has shown genes linked with a longer life are less active in the muscles of older men who are overweight or living with obesity.Obesity is a problem affecting all age groups, but it’s now common in older people. In the UK,…

The first patient has undergone surgery in a landmark clinical trial which aims to improve heart failure treatment.Heart patient Phil O’Donoghue is taking part in the BRITISH study, which is funded by £1.8m from the British Heart…

Cutting-edge technology used to search for signs of life on Mars is poised to revolutionise disease detection and monitoring, via research led by the University of Southampton.This technology will be on show at the prestigious Royal…