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Southampton student in national surgical skills final
January 2012
A third year medical student from the University of Southampton has been shortlisted to take part in the grand final of a nationwide surgical skills competition.
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Towards faster lasers to map jet engines
December 2011
The University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is developing lasers, which will allow for a better understanding of the combustion process in jet engines and reduce emissions.
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Southampton students win Government app prize
November 2011
Electronics and Computer Science students from the University of Southampton have won an award from the Cabinet Office for designing new applications using government data.
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A team of scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a revolutionary ultrasonic attachment for taps, which massively enhances the ability of water to clean.


The University of Southampton’s Professor Terry Dawson led a major conservation project in the Galapagos Islands aimed at protecting their last remaining extensive coral reefs. In this clip, Terry and the research team are seen swimming up close to a whale shark during fieldwork for the Darwin Initiative project Galapagos Coral Conservation.


A first digital view of Portus, the ancient port of Rome, has been produced by the Archaeological Computing Research Group at Southampton. Computer graphics make the site easier to understand by presenting archaeological findings in an easily comprehensible, but historically accurate format.


The Wellington papers are one of the most prestigious collections of primary documents relating to British history in the first half of the nineteenth century. We are seeking £700,000 to complete critical conservation of the archive.
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