
NEXUS Science
Demand for water, energy, and food (WEF)
Research in the UK has changed dramatically in recent years, and the need to address today's big societal issues is a strategic focus for universities, government, research councils, business and industry.
In order to tackle today's big societal issues, we must develop innovative approaches that bridge conventional boundaries between research disciplines and create innovative solutions to these global dilemmas. The University of Southampton has responded to this challenge by identifying five themes (USRGs), (plus four institutes), that build on our current areas of expertise across the university's five faculties. By joining up our exciting and diverse areas of research and by partnering with external organisations, our interdisciplinary research is making a significant contribution towards understanding and alleviating some of society's major challenges.
Demand for water, energy, and food (WEF)
Monitoring of Engineered and Natural Systems Using Sensors
Network for Anti-Microbial Resistance and Infection Prevention
Sensors for land, air and space
Confronting the CO2 issue
Addressing four grand challenges
Research, innovation, education and expertise
The future starts here
Tackling global challenges facing the World Wide Web
The following are some of our long running and successful USRGs which developed in new directions, as shown below.
World class capabilities and applications
Tackling inequalities nationally and globally. Now part of the Global Health Research Intstitute - www.southampton.ac.uk/global-health
Now merged into the Web Science Institute
Innovative technology finding solutions
at Southampton
and Lifelong Health
The future and impact of work in a fast changing global context
in real-world contexts
Now part of the Institute for Life Sciences
Now part of the Zepler Institute
Now part of the Institute for Life Sciences