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Southampton leads international research exchange to help patients with anxiety disorders
07 February 2012
Researchers from the University of Southampton are leading an international research exchange that aims to develop a greater understanding of anxiety disorders and develop more effective treatments for patients.
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Southampton enters research agreement with The Crown Estate
03 February 2012
The University of Southampton has entered into a research agreement with The Crown Estate to provide specialist expertise to projects involving the seabed and near surface geology of UK waters.
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Southampton research shows early bone growth linked to bone density in later life
03 February 2012
Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with a research group in Delhi, India, have shown that growth in early childhood can affect bone density in adult life, which could lead to an increased risk of developing bone diseases like Osteoporosis.
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Find out how Southampton is changing the world
03 February 2012
All next week (6-10 February), the University of Southampton is showcasing how its research is helping to solve some of today’s big global issues such as climate change, energy, the ageing population, high-tech crime and lifestyle diseases.
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The shape of things to come: researchers examine the future of UK high streets
02 February 2012
Researchers at the University of Southampton have been awarded over £250,000 to evaluate alternative visions of the future of UK high streets over the next 25 years.
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Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations
02 February 2012
A marine biologist from the University of Southampton has been involved in a global study, which has questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide.
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The shape of things to come: researchers examine the future of UK high streets
02 February 2012
Researchers at the University of Southampton have been awarded over £250,000 to evaluate alternative visions of the future of UK high streets over the next 25 years.
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Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenza and would activate alternative mechanisms of the immune system
31 January 2012
Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, including seasonal, avian, and swine flu.
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Southampton’s cochlear implant centre celebrates 21 years of providing life-changing technology
27 January 2012
The South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the University of Southampton, which provides life-changing technology for children and adults with severe to profound hearing loss, celebrates its 21st birthday this weekend.
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Ford drive Southampton’s future engineers and scientists with £1m scholarship programme
27 January 2012
Students from the University of Southampton are amongst a select group to benefit from a new scheme aimed at helping to develop 100 of the UK’s next generation of engineers, scientists and innovators.
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The ‘power’ of the country house is revealed through Broadlands Archives
27 January 2012
The University of Southampton has completed the acquisition of the Broadlands Archives - one of the most significant manuscript collections in the UK.
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Southampton researchers play key role in Alzheimer’s Research UK report
27 January 2012
Researchers from the University of Southampton have made a major contribution to a report calling on the government to invest more in dementia and Alzheimer research.
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Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria
27 January 2012
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.
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Southampton to help provide vital food security research
25 January 2012
The University of Southampton has joined together with four other institutions to provide vital research in food security as part of the new Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP) scheme, announced by the Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.
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Using Hollywood technology to unlock the secret of pianist’s sounds
20 January 2012
University of Southampton academics are pioneering a new way of using motion capture technology to examine the way pianists play the piano.
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New research finds sport is effective in reducing reoffending rates
18 January 2012
A new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of offenders.
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Southampton researchers ask can we reduce crime by learning how we combine our real and cyber identities?
18 January 2012
Researchers at the University of Southampton have launched a unique, international project to look at the complex nature of identity, both in the real world and online.
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New research to enhance speech recognition technology
17 January 2012
New research is hoping to understand how the human brain hears sound to help develop improved hearing aids and automatic speech recognition systems.
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Managing private and public adaptation to climate change
13 January 2012
New research has found that individuals and the private sector have an important role to play in the provision of public policies to help society adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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Discover the stars at the University of Southampton
11 January 2012
To coincide with BBC Two's Stargazing LIVE event, the University of Southampton is hosting two special astronomical events for all the family next week.
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Internet could help nurses treat obesity, say University of Southampton researchers
11 January 2012
Nurses and patients could be given more support to reduce the amount of obesity in today’s society through internet-based resources, according to research at the University of Southampton.
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World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed
10 January 2012
Scientists have revealed details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents, 5 kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor.
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New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style
10 January 2012
Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for chronic, or treatment-resistant, depression (Refractory Depression).
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‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic vents
04 January 2012
Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents.
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University of Southampton Professor honoured for services to science
03 January 2012
Professor Judith Petts, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Southampton, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list.