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Politics and international relations

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We analyse political decisions made in the UK and around the world to understand how they affect people’s sense of place, their movement and their human rights.

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An aerial shot of a UK town, with some signs economic fortunes are not strong such as underused spaces

Getting policymakers to focus on England's left-behind towns

Future societies and communities
University experts have made the fortunes of coastal and former industrial towns easier to see. Thanks to research by professors Will Jennings and Gerry Stoker, data on towns is now routinely collected

Unearthing pandemic insights to help towns level up

Future societies and communities
Health and wellbeing
A think tank jointly founded by a Southampton professor identifies the UK towns most at risk from the effects of COVID-19.
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Research institutes, centres and groups

Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR)

We utilise, develop, and apply experimental methods to study key questions in the behavioural and social sciences.

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.

Centre for Music Education and Social Justice

We are committed to the study of and advocacy for equality in music education. We bring together music practitioners, and local, national, and international partners, in conversations about social justice and the alleviation of inequality, powerlessness and discrimination.

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