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Medicine

We have an international reputation for making important scientific discoveries in the lab and translating them into successful clinical treatments. Through our links across the University, the NHS and industry we have been able to push the boundaries of medical research and address key healthcare issues.

Research highlights

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Protecting communities against viruses

Culture and creativity
Health and wellbeing
Future societies and communities
An education programme developed at the University, designed to help primary school children protect themselves from the spread of COVID-19, is now available to young people across the UK.

Improving cancer treatments through monoclonal antibodies

Health and wellbeing
Our researchers are supporting the clinical development of anti-cancer monoclonal antibody treatments, to make treating certain cancers more effective than ever before.
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Optimising treatment for gastrointestinal cancers

Health and wellbeing
Through large-scale clinical trials and other studies, Southampton research has defined new standards of care and changed worldwide clinical practice for cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Research institutes, centres and groups

Active Living

The Active Living research group aims to enable lifelong active living through enhancing movement and general health.

Centre for Cancer Immunology

The Centre for Cancer Immunology's interdisciplinary research helps scientists and medics to collaborate worldwide. By bringing people together and sharing our expertise, we're working faster than ever before towards a cure for cancer.

Centre for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Our research characterises how the environment during human development contributes to risk of chronic disease, underpinning resilience to challenges in later life.

Centre for Health Technologies

Our research areas are: Optimizing Treatment and Behaviours; Novel Medical Devices and Systems; Community Health and Wellness; AI and Health.

Child and Adolescent Research Group

Our research focuses on the physical and mental health of Children and Adolescents.

Clinical Ethics, Law and Society (CELS)

We bring together interdisciplinary expertise to address ethical, legal and psychosocial issues of implementing new technologies.

Global Health Community of Practice

The Global Health Community of Practice is an open forum to support all members working across Global Health in either Research, Education or Knowledge Exchange, and innovation.

Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Our research is centred around understanding the mechanisms of disease, using contemporary techniques and bioinformatics to identify and understand the basis of human disease and translating this for patient benefit.

Institute for Life Sciences

We bring together interdisciplinary researchers with expertise across the themes of health and medicine, living systems, disruptive life technologies, and insights through data

National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)

NBIC is the central hub where academia, industry, government and public policy come together to tackle the grand challenges biofilms present, impacting $4 trillion in global economic activity.

Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre

We are a leading centre for health technology assessment and health services research in the UK. Our expertise in evidence synthesis, health economics and information science informs timely policy decisions on the use of new healthcare technology and services, directly benefitting patients and ensuring good value for money for our health service.

Centre for Defence and Security Research

Our multi-disciplinary research responds to the breadth of defence and security requirements, delivering leading edge capability to both government and to our industrial partners.

Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration

The CHDSCR brings together researchers studying stem cells and development and ways to promote the regeneration of diseased or injured tissues. We aim to provide an environment where excellent scientists can make exciting discoveries for patient benefit.

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

We deliver access to world class experimental cancer medicine for the population of southern England and beyond.

MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre

We study the determinants of musculoskeletal and metabolic disease throughout the lifecourse.

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre

The NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre takes new discoveries, treatments and technologies into the clinic, using unique tools, facilities and world-changing expertise.

NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility

The NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility is an extensive, dedicated space for early-stage clinical research located at Southampton General Hospital.

Southampton Ethics Centre

We aim to build on existing inter-disciplinary ethics teaching, and to nurture inter-disciplinary research and outreach.

Versus Arthritis and MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work

We investigate the adverse impacts of musculoskeletal conditions on work. By informing policy and practice we aim to improve the lives of workers, patients and employers

Bone and Joint Research Group

We explore new technologies and treatments to promote the repair and regeneration of bones and cartilage.

Cancer Sciences

Our research works towards improving treatment for patients with cancer.

Clinical Neurosciences

Examining how clinical and environmental factors can affect brain development.

Data Science Group

Our data science research uses large volumes of complex, heterogeneous, multi-dimensional and often unstructured dataset from different sources. We aim to understand patterns, trends, and associations of diseases to inform preventive action.

Digital Health

Our researchers are examining and developing information and communication technologies to help address the health problems and challenges faced by patients.

Microfluidics and Sensors

Microfluidics is the interdisciplinary study of the behaviour, manipulation and application of fluid at the microscale. It underpins the concept of the lab-on-a-chip, where multiple key components and operations are integrated onto one small platform.

BiOmics

Technological advances have allowed scientists to gather large amounts of data about a vast array of species, organisms and single cells. Our researchers are using mathematical modelling, machine learning and other algorithms to extract information and patterns from large data sets to further our understanding of disease.

Nutrition, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Our mission is to understand disease processes and to improve lifelong human health and wellbeing through research and innovation in the areas of nutrition, endocrinology and metabolism.

Population Health Sciences

We research prevention of disease, reduction of health inequalities and optimisation of health and wellbeing for whole populations across the lifecourse, in the UK and internationally.

Primary Care Behavioural Science Group

We focus on behavioural research across a wide range of conditions and populations. We aim to improve health-related outcomes at individual, community and population level.

Innovative Nutrition Solutions for Lifecourse Health

i-NutriLife is a Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) Innovation Hub. OIRC is a network funded by the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council that promotes collaborations between academia and industry in the diet, nutrition and health space.

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