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Southampton student to take part in eco-challenge to drive the length of Britain
12 June 2013
Lewis Morgan, an Engineering Science student from the University of Southampton, is taking part in a non-stop driving challenge across the length of Britain, in a bid to be crowned the nation’s most economical drivers.
Studying at Southampton? Our buddies will be there to help
12 June 2013
First year engineering students joining the University of Southampton this autumn will get a helping hand from a friendly team of experienced undergraduates, keen to help them make the most of their time at university.
Achieving the dream. Making a flying car
10 June 2013
A University of Southampton engineering research student is planning to turn science fiction into fact. Witold Mielniczek has invented a flying car.
5 June 2013
A new study says advances in simulations are creating a more accurate picture of the future climate, and current global sea-level rise due to Antarctic ice loss might only be half what has been reported in major studies in the last few years.
University of Southampton student wins Life Sciences Postgraduate of the Year
29 May 2013
A student from the University of Southampton has been awarded the prestigious Life Sciences Postgraduate of the Year prize. Dario Carugo, from Engineering Science and the Institute for Life Sciences received his award at the inaugural UK Life Science Skills Awards. The ceremony, held by Cogent, the strategic skills body for the science industries, took place on Thursday 16 May
Free talk shows how sustainable electricity is bringing change to rural African communities
29 May 2013
A free public talk exploring how new sustainable electricity supply systems are helping African communities is taking place at the University of Southampton on Thursday 30 May.
24 May 2013
For the last 18 months, collaboration between Hans Fangohr's group at the University of Southampton, and Professor Anil Prabakhar's group at the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (India), has developed a new technique to dampen spinwaves to avoid undesired reflection.
RINA recognises Southampton’s world-class Wolfson Unit with prestigious Medal
23 May 2013
More than 45 years of high-level advisory and consultancy work by the University of Southampton’s Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics (WUMTIA) have been recognised by one of the industry’s top professional organisations.
International award for PhD research into space debris clouds
23 May 2013
PhD researcher Francesca Letizia has been awarded the International Amelia Earhart Fellowship by Zonta International Foundation for women in PhD/doctoral programmes in aerospace-related sciences and engineering.
New lecturer for MSc Civil Engineering
21 May 2013
Dr Yongqiang Liu has recently joined the Civil Engineering lecturing staff from Singapore. She is world leading in the field of sewage treatment where she specializes in biological wastewater treatment and energy production from the byproducts of sewage treatment.