Our research impact
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Transforming musculoskeletal health across the lifecourse
Musculoskeletal health across the lifecourse is being transformed thanks to world-leading research at Southampton.
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Pioneering Alzheimer’s drug development
Advancing the development of targeted treatments to slow or halt disease progression.
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Highlighting risks from car brake dust emissions
Brake pad emissions can be more toxic than diesel exhaust.
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Transforming chronic respiratory disease care
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Exploring how young people's diet, environment and mental wellbeing shape their health
Southampton researchers explored how food insecurity, diet and urban life shapes adolescent health in Soweto.
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Air pollution research transforms UK policy and public health awareness
Pioneering research from a Southampton respiratory physician and clinical professor has transformed our understanding of air pollution from a respiratory issue to a central public health challenge.
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Understanding the impact of migration on older people’s support networks
Support networks for an ethnic minority of older people in Romania have changed following the large-scale emigration in 1990 by their younger family members.
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Transforming patients’ experiences of living with increased cancer risk
Innovative e-learning, shaped by Southampton research, is improving the experience of men living with increased risk of prostate cancer.
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Understanding and Projecting Childbearing Trends in the UK
Fertility forecasting projections developed by Southampton academics are being used by national statistical offices and government departments. They help shape plans for future demand in schooling, housing, childcare services, and health and welfare provisions.
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Tackling pension poverty
Addressing inequalities in the pension system.
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Dealing with chronic pain
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Rapid diagnosis of dementia
A new rapid laser-based test that could diagnose different types of dementia in just minutes has been developed by Southampton researchers.