Some of the stories featuring University of Southampton staff and students that are making the news in June 2013. If you see coverage of the University that you think should be included here, please contact the media relations team in Communications and Marketing 023 8059 3212, email press@soton.ac.uk
Dispatches on C4
Richard Holt, Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology, was featured on the Channel 4 show, Dispatches. The programme entitled Diets, Drugs & Diabetes, examines a new generation of diabetes drugs that some drug companies hope could also be a magic treatment for obesity. However some claim the drugs are associated with an increased risk of cancer.
Watch the show here.
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More specialist cancer nurses
Patients battling cancer have a better experience of care at hospitals that employ more cancer specialist nurses, according to research by the University. The story has been featured by the Nursing Times, Wave 105, Jack FM and BBC Radio Solent.
Read our press release here.
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Helping stroke patients through rehabilitation
The pioneering work the University is doing to help stroke survivors has been featured by BBC South Today. Researchers are using muscle stimulators to teach muscles affected by the stroke, to move again.
Read more here.
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New fossil discovery gives new insight into evolution of birds
Senior palaeontologist Dr Gareth Dyke was part of an international discovery of a new species of bird-like dinosaur, which appeared on the front page of The Guardian and on BBC news online.
Read our press release here.
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Smartphone app to look for rare New Forest insect
The was widespread regional media coverage on BBC TV South, BBC News online, BBC Radio Solent and the Daily Echo for the story that Dr Alex Rogers, a Reader in the Agents, Interaction and Complexity Research Group in Electronics and Computer Science, had developed a smartphone app to help search for the rare New Forest cicada.
Read our press release here.
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Nutrition and height interview
Bernard Harris, Professor of the History of Social Policy, was interviewed on World Update on BBC World Service (interview at 39 mins 30 secs in) about his research into nutrition and height following an announcement by the Deputy Minister in Thailand saying that drinking milk can improve children's height.
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Pioneering lecturing styles
Dr David Read from Chemistry has been quoted in The Times newspaper about how he has changed his lecturing style to incorporate electronic voting pads or “zappers” to test students in lectures and give feedback.
