Our research impact
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Turning the blight of sargassum seaweed into an economic boon
Blight to boon: encroaching seaweed. Researchers predict when and where the sea will dump vast amounts of sargassum – and find good ways to use it
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Southampton students help small businesses tackle climate change
Business School addresses SMEs’ sustainability problems while giving graduates real-world experience.
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Improving pregnancy and maternal health for young adolescents
The lives of millions of women and girls worldwide are being improved thanks to Southampton research on young adolescent pregnancy and maternal health.
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Southampton researchers develop technologies to make better artificial limbs for people in Cambodia
Data science and, computer-aided design informed by local needs and skills help academic team to do prosthetics differently.
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How teaching children about epigenetics could save the NHS - and the planet
Southampton’s LifeLab goes global as academics find new ways to help young people across the world live a long and healthy life.
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Southampton’s academics team up with local creative writing organisation to prompt new relationships between the University and local communities
What began life as a project about the coast became an exercise in something much bigger.
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Tackling housing debt and eviction
At a time where the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis are continuing to have an impact, Southampton research is ensuring that the voices of those at threat of losing their homes are heard.
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Career development in Universities: academic career trajectories
Professor Yehuda Baruch, a global leader in career studies, brings a system perspective to exploring careers in various contexts. His recent study examined careers of university leaders, building on and expanding his Career Ecosystem Theory.
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Highlighting the links between hearing loss and brain health
Dr Kate Hough encouraged local communities to look after their hearing.
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Homelessness in the countryside: a hidden crisis
Southampton research is helping uncover a hidden homelessness crisis in rural England.
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Enriching public understanding and interest in the Law
Interdisciplinary approaches to law, through humanities and the arts.
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Improving the asylum system by making it more trauma-sensitive for vulnerable people
Navigating the UK asylum system can negatively impact the mental health of young people seeking asylum. However, unaccompanied minors rarely have their voice heard.