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Southampton professors to co-direct the world’s first Open Data Institute to support UK business growth
29 November 2011
The Government has today (29 November) announced that University of Southampton Professors Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt are to co-direct the world’s first ‘Open Data Institute’ helping to support growth of new businesses on the back of Government data.
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Partnership provides free science and technology inspiration for Southampton’s school children
25 November 2011
A new partnership between the University of Southampton and INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium will provide unlimited free entry to INTECH for schoolchildren in Southampton on an organised school trip.
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University of Southampton awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize
25 November 2011
The University of Southampton has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its innovation and world-leading expertise in performance sports engineering.
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A third of women with secondary breast cancer are needlessly living in pain, research shows
22 November 2011
New research released today (22 November 2011) by Breast Cancer Care and the University of Southampton reveals that more than a third (34 per cent) of women with secondary breast cancer are unnecessarily living with uncontrolled pain.
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Southampton scientists announce research partnership with Nestlé Research Center
22 November 2011
Leading medical scientists from the University of Southampton and Medical Research Council, along with a consortium of leading international researchers, have launched a research collaboration with the Nestlé Research Center to investigate ways of improving maternal and child health during pregnancy.
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UNICEF award for Southampton midwifery and health visitor training
21 November 2011
The University of Southampton has been awarded a Certificate of Commitment from the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative for the high levels of training in breastfeeding provided to students on its midwifery and health visiting courses.
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University of Southampton opens enrolment for its first international campus in Malaysia
17 November 2011
The University of Southampton is opening enrolment for student engineers at its new Malaysia Campus in South Johor, following confirmation of its academic accreditation by the Malaysian education authorities.
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Renowned composer and University professor Michael Finnissy completes Mozart requiem
14 November 2011
Composer, pianist and professor of composition at the University of Southampton, Michael Finnissy has completed the Mozart Requiem – creating his own interpretation of the parts left missing after the 18th century composer’s death.
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Revolutionary ultrasonic nozzle that will change the way water cleans
10 November 2011
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.
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Southampton scientists research new ways to treat blood cancers
08 November 2011
Researchers from the University of Southampton have been awarded £115,000 by the blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research for a project looking for new ways to treat the most common form of leukaemia.
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New techniques in soil analysis aim to boost UK’s crop production
08 November 2011
Researchers in Southampton and Nottingham can combine new techniques to accurately predict how much water roots take up from the soil, thanks to funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).