http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/index.shtml The latest news releases from the University of Southampton en-gb Copyright University of Southampton, http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ Fri May 17 09:43:38 +0100 2013 iSolutions, Interwoven TeamSite http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/bg_logo_small.png http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/index.shtml University of Southampton 213 46 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_83.shtml 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. 17 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_76.shtml 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. 15 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_76.shtml 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. 15 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_84.shtml A national collaboration of electronic engineers and computer scientists is aiming to develop the next generation of energy-efficient computing systems. 14 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_80.shtml 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’. 09 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_79.shtml 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. 09 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_81.shtml 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. 09 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_78.shtml Music staff at the University of Southampton are featuring in a BBC2 documentary called ‘Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball’. 07 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_74.shtml 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. 01 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_72.shtml 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. 26 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_71.shtml 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. 25 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_69.shtml 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. 25 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_70.shtml 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. 24 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_67.shtml A UK research consortium to advance studies into chronic fatigue and ME has been launched 22 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_66.shtml 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. 16 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_62.shtml 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. 11 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_64.shtml 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. 10 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_61.shtml 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. 10 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_60.shtml 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. 08 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_58.shtml 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. 05 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/apr/13_57.shtml 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. 04 April 2013 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/mar/13_56.shtml A unique partnership between the University of Southampton, Wiltshire College and the Army has been approved to open a University Technical College (UTC) in Salisbury. 28 March 2013 06:00:00 +0100