University of Southampton

Continued success in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, demonstrates and strengthens the University of Southampton’s position as one of the world’s leading universities.The University has six subjects in the top 50, twice…

A new study has shown how fish influence ocean ecosystems in coastal regions, revealing for the first time how they circulate nutrients and oxygen around the waters when they spawn. This process is key to keeping the ecosystems…

University of Southampton researchers are taking part in a national study to explore the lived experiences of ethnic minority groups living with Long Covid.The study will explore people’s symptoms, healthcare and wider support and…

New research has found that the weakened immune systems of blood cancer patients can improve after they receive a third COVID-19 vaccination.Patients with lymphoma have defects in their immunity system that restrict its response to…

The ‘Jazz Transformer’, a computer algorithm designed to authentically improvise jazz compositions using artificial intelligence, is set to perform at the University of Southampton.The non-human guest will play alongside new…

56 million years ago a period of abrupt global warming known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), was caused by a massive release of greenhouse gases, likely triggered by volcanic activity. A new study published in Science…

Geographers at the University of Southampton have produced high resolution population maps of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nearly 40 years after its last population and housing census. The study is the latest in a number…

The University of Southampton will host a special week (14 – 18 March 2022) to mark the growing Southampton-India ties in collaboration with Southampton City Council, Southampton City of Culture 2025, India Business Group and supporting…

The University of Southampton will lead one of the eleven new national research networks to tackle challenges in ageing, announced today by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council…

A new study has discovered that the powerful jets of wind that blast out of a black hole only occur after it has built up a hot outer layer of plasma, known as its corona. Researchers observed the behaviour of a black hole in our galaxy…