Our research impact

Changing the way we measure ocean acidification.

Enabling UK rail infrastructure to become more sustainable.

Researchers at Southampton are working with low-income fishing communities in India to promote sustainable fishing practices and protect biodiversity in the oceans.

Southampton spin-out company Audioscenic is making waves by redefining how we enjoy sound as consumers of the entertainment industry. 

Future-proofing railway embankments from the impacts of climate change.

Sensors under railway lines provide crucial data to help tackle trouble spots, saving cash and carbon.

Laser and light-based techniques lie behind both the search for life on Mars and accelerated drug discovery on Earth.

Tests prove fuel cell vessels can cut shipping’s carbon burden.

Researchers from Southampton have coordinated sea trials of a 20-metre high wing-sail that could be fitted to large cargo vessels, cutting carbon emissions by a third.

Southampton research is pushing forward the frontiers of our understanding of the fundamental laws of nature by revealing insights into the interiors of neutron stars.

An innovative Southampton initiative, that brought together mathematicians and theoretical physicists from around the world, is helping shed light on complex challenges in mathematics and physics.

Data science and, computer-aided design informed by local needs and skills help academic team to do prosthetics differently.