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Promoting sustainable aquaculture

Engineering
Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Future societies and communities
Marine and maritime
Researchers at Southampton are working with low-income fishing communities in India to promote sustainable fishing practices and protect biodiversity in the oceans.

Research highlights

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17 March 2025

Finding cancer treatments using AI

AI, big data and analytics
Health and wellbeing
Southampton researchers are using AI to study how immune cells function in the body, aiming to improve immunotherapy treatments and patient outcomes.
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