Our research impact

Our research into ageing and the wellbeing of older people in Kenya has influenced benefit systems within Kenya and across sub-Saharan Africa more widely.

Research from the University is informing policy on how society can support the so-called ‘sandwich generation’.

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.

Education researchers at Southampton are listening to the views of youngsters with autism to help them settle into new schools.

A Southampton collaboration explores the impact of early neglect and deprivation on Romanian adoptees. The work aims to inform policy and practice to help young people and their families get the right support.

Our researchers are supporting the clinical development of anti-cancer monoclonal antibody treatments, to make treating certain cancers more effective than ever before.

Research from the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Centre demonstrates how the diet and lifestyle choices of prospective parents and pregnant mothers can affect the long-term health of their children.

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.

Tackling unhelpful ways of thinking and talking about parental feeding choices.

An education and medicine collaboration helps youngsters make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing in the face of the pandemic.

A think tank jointly founded by a Southampton professor identifies the UK towns most at risk from the effects of COVID-19.

A dentistry simulation model led by Southampton has directly influenced government policy to improve dental outcomes and stabilise the country's dentistry sector.