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Nearly half of long-term antidepressant users can quit the drugs with GP support and access to internet or telephone helplines alone. Scientists found that more than 40 per cent of people who were well and not at risk of relapse managed to…

New research shows colossal undersea mountains, towering up to thousands of metres high, stir up deep sea currents and impact how our ocean stores heat and carbon. An international team, led by the University of Cambridge – working…

New research provides the clearest evidence yet that the Cambrian explosion - a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago, could have been triggered by only a small increase in oxygen levels in Earth’s atmosphere and shallow ocean…

A project led by the University of Southampton has created a ‘digital twin’ of RRS Discovery - the pioneering research vessel that first took explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica. Using state-of-the-art…

New research has found that the stigma of Covid-19, racism, and discrimination in healthcare have impacted the ability of ethnic minority patients to access healthcare for Long Covid symptoms. The study, by researchers at the…

A report published today calls for a new generation of rights to protect workers from the rise of ‘management by algorithm’. The report published by the Institute of Employment Rights says that algorithmic management threatens to degrade…

Narcissistic tendencies are heavily shaped by our upbringing and are significant contributors to violence and bullying in adult relationships – but the causes and outcomes are different for men and women. New research from the University…

A series of Active Living Community Cafés for people with long-term health conditions are being held in Southampton. The café sessions are organised by the University of Southampton as part of research into understanding the experiences of…

A team of scientists from the USA and UK has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and shrimps, across all the oceans of the world. The research, led by Texas…

Artificial intelligence is being employed in the hunt for a female partner for a critically endangered male plant species that predates dinosaurs. A research project led by the University of Southampton is scouring thousands of acres…