University of Southampton

Social science researchers at the University of Southampton have been awarded a major funding boost to help speed up the impact of their research on society and the economy.The University has been awarded a £1.25 million grant to support…

University of Southampton researchers are to lead a new landmark study to understand immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination.The study will involve 3000 people who have compromised immune systems or who do not respond well to…

Lung cancer is the biggest cause of cancer death in the UK, but a study by a team of scientists from the University of Southampton, funded by Cancer Research UK, has discovered a new way to identify patients who are twice as likely to die…

New research from the Centre for Cancer Immunology at the University of Southampton, published ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), has shown that changing how tightly an antibody binds to a target could improve treatments for…

An invention by Southampton researchers that will enable satellites to deorbit safely has launched into space for the first time.The invention, designed by Dr Minkwan Kim Associate Professor in Astronautics at the University of…

Women who take extra vitamin D during their pregnancy are more likely to have a ‘natural’ delivery, according to University of Southampton research.The study, published in the Journal of Public Health, analysed results from the MAVIDOS…

Southampton researchers have developed the world’s first robust method for estimating the value and mass of this space junk.A fully circular economy for space – removing space junk and reusing or recycling it – is a viable possibility to…

A pioneering scientist from the University of Southampton has received international recognition for her contribution to empowering women and girls in chemistry.Professor Gill Reid was named as a recipient of the Distinguished Women in…

A Southampton scientist and leading allergy expert has called for urgent action to tackle the environmental causes of the global explosion in allergy cases, amid warnings that 70 per cent of people in the UK could have food allergies by…

Government officials from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have visited the University of Southampton to formalise a commitment for a growing collaboration around research and educational activities that will help tackle environmental and…