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Clinical support for patient self-management is rhetoric rather than reality
17 May 2013
The processes to allow people to self-manage their own illness are not being used appropriately by health professionals to the benefit of their patients, new research suggests.
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South Africa’s new radio telescope reveals giant outbursts from binary star system
17 May 2013
An international team of astronomers have reported the first scientific results from the Karoo Array Telescope (KAT-7) in South Africa, the pathfinder radio telescope for the $3 billion global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.
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Southampton researchers develop new tool to provide radiation monitoring in Japan
15 May 2013
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton have designed a new tool to intelligently combine nuclear radioactivity data in Japan. The technology harnesses the power of crowdsourced radiation data; an innovative resource which became available after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Southampton researchers develop new tool to provide radiation monitoring in Japan
15 May 2013
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton have designed a new tool to intelligently combine nuclear radioactivity data in Japan. The technology harnesses the power of crowdsourced radiation data; an innovative resource which became available after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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£5.6m national collaboration to develop the next generation of computing systems
14 May 2013
A national collaboration of electronic engineers and computer scientists is aiming to develop the next generation of energy-efficient computing systems.
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Secret streets of Britain’s Atlantis are revealed
09 May 2013
A University of Southampton professor has carried out the most detailed analysis ever of the archaeological remains of the lost medieval town of Dunwich, dubbed ‘Britain’s Atlantis’.
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The high-tech future of healthcare: a digital health assistant in your home
09 May 2013
An interdisciplinary research collaboration between the Universities of Southampton and Reading and led by the University of Bristol, known as SPHERE (Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment), will develop home sensor systems to monitor the health and wellbeing of people living at home.
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New consortium positions UK’s leading science universities on the global stage
09 May 2013
The most powerful cluster of research intensive universities in the UK are joining forces to form a new consortium to become one of the world's leading hubs for science and engineering research.
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Music academics help BBC recreate a Jane Austen Regency ball
07 May 2013
Music staff at the University of Southampton are featuring in a BBC2 documentary called ‘Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball’.
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Odour and environmental concerns of communities living near waste disposal facilities
14 May 2013
A recent study involving the University of Southampton has investigated public perception of how waste disposal sites affect residents living nearby.
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First standard for provenance of information on the Web published
01 May 2013
PROV, a worldwide specification for provenance of information on the Web, has reached a key milestone, with the publication of a standard thanks to the work of an international group led by a University of Southampton professor.
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Southampton professor receives prestigious award for optical fibre research
26 April 2013
A professor from the University of Southampton has been awarded a highly prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Award by the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.
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Museum find proves exotic ‘big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
25 April 2013
The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum’s underground storeroom proves that a non-native ‘big cat’ prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century.
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University ‘blackout’ to reduce energy use
25 April 2013
Students and staff at the University of Southampton are taking up the challenge to reduce weekend energy consumption across three University campuses by turning off all non-essential equipment.
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ORC researchers create ‘Speed of light’ fibre optic
25 April 2013
By exploiting a characteristic of hollow-core optical fibres, researchers at the University of Southampton claim to have brought data transmission rates within touching distance of the speed of light.
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Microscopic dust particles found in underground railways may pose health risk
24 April 2013
New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.
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Patients with chronic fatigue use additional areas of brain when using memory
22 April 2013
A UK research consortium to advance studies into chronic fatigue and ME has been launched
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£1 million for Southampton cancer drug research
16 April 2013
University of Southampton scientists have been awarded over £1million by the blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research to develop new treatment strategies for lymphoma patients.
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Archaeologists shine new light on Easter Island statue
11 April 2013
A team of archaeologists from the University of Southampton have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyse carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa Hakananai’a.
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Clinical Trials Unit gets funding boost
11 April 2013
The University of Southampton’s Clinical Trials Unit (UoSCTU) has received funding for a further five years to allow it to continue to facilitate and manage clinical trials for ground-breaking cancer treatments.
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Ocean nutrients are a key component of future environmental change say scientists
10 April 2013
Variations in nutrient availability in the world’s oceans could be a vital component of future environmental change, according to a multi-author review paper involving scientists from the University of Southampton.
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Southampton scientists climb to Everest Base Camp to further hypoxia research
10 April 2013
Scientists and medical staff from Southampton are taking on one of the harshest environments known to man to further vital research into the effects of low oxygen levels on the human body.
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£3.7 million to help improve mental health treatment in Europe
08 April 2013
The University of Southampton has been given £3.7 million to help train and structure career paths for young scientists in Europe working in mental health research.
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Southampton student reboots John Snow’s lifesaving cholera map for the 21st century
05 April 2013
A postgraduate student from the University of Southampton has ‘remapped’ data from 19th century epidemiologist John Snow’s famous map of London cholera outbreaks, transferring the lifesaving information to modern day street layouts.
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Volunteers show little enthusiasm for the Big Society, research says
04 April 2013
People who are carrying out the aims of the Big Society – those doing voluntary work – show little enthusiasm for the Prime Minister’s idea, according to new research presented at the British Sociological Association’s annual conference in London.