The research institutes and groups at the University of Southampton are among the best in Europe. Our experts cover a range of different disciplines, giving you a wide choice of specific topics from single subject areas.
We explore the science and real-world application of acoustics. Our research includes underwater acoustics, aeroacoustics, and virtual acoustics.
The Active Living research group aims to enable lifelong active living through enhancing movement and general health.
We focus on the physical and mental health and well-being of young people. We aim to ensure healthy futures for them and future generations.
We are dedicated to exploring advanced applications of cutting-edge optical fibres, with a special emphasis on hollow core fibres. These fibres are designed and fabricated by the Zepler Institute Hollow Core Fibre group, while our group focuses on as...
Advanced Laser Laboratory is a joint TRUMPF Lasers UK (formerly SPI Lasers) and Optoelectronics Research Center (ORC) lab. The group is led by Dr C Codemard (TRUMPF) and Professor M N Zervas (ORC), embedded in the ORC, addressing fundamental fibre la...
We are a community of academic experts and industry leaders working in collaboration with project professionals and research bodies for the advancement of project management knowledge and practice. Our focus is on people, technology and processes.
The Advanced Solid-State Sources group develops novel approaches for scaling output power from lasers for use in a variety of applications including industrial manufacturing, medicine and defence.
Our group undertakes top-class research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.
We research care systems and experiences of care in the context of getting older and/or living with dementia. We provide solutions that help people to stay well and independent for as long as possible, and support researchers to develop capacities in...
We research the science and engineering of complex systems. We focus on areas including human-machine teams and human-in-the-loop interaction.
We are a collaborative group of about 60 scientists and clinician scientists working to a common goal: how to harness the immune system to cure cancer.
We investigate how the immune system recognises and responds to cancer, enabling a mechanistic understanding for the development of new therapies for patients.
The Applied Economics group produces innovative research that furthers and deepens our understanding of economic behaviour and global economic challenges, that informs and influences economic policy.
We focus on mathematical modelling and mathematical physics, and investigate everything from neutron stars to superfluids.
Our group covers a wide range of fundamental and applied research in space physics and spacecraft engineering.
We study space and cosmic phenomena above the Earth’s atmosphere. We use observations of the heavens to better comprehend our place in the Solar system, to improve our understanding of the origin and growth of galaxies, extreme objects such as black ...
ACoRNS is a research-practice partnership that aims to improve the lives of autistic children and adults through addressing questions that matter to practice and enabling autistic voices by applying creative methods.
Our groups research uses large volumes of complex, heterogeneous, multi-dimensional and often unstructured dataset from different sources. We aim to understand patterns, trends, and associations of diseases to inform preventive action.
We integrate human osteoarchaeology and zooarchaeology to explore aspects of past human identities, migration, diet, disease, and religious practices.
Our research focuses on the application of engineering principles and life sciences. We're exploring ways to solve problems across topics such as biology, medicine and healthcare.
Using advanced omics technologies to explore the complex biology of cancers.
We provide state-of-the-art facilities, research and diagnostic services in high quality, high resolution light and electron microscopy, with a special emphasis on 3D imaging.
Technological advances have allowed scientists to gather large amounts of data about a vast array of species, organisms and single cells. Our researchers are using mathematical modelling, machine learning and other algorithms to extract information ...
Our research aims to find sustainable solutions for people living with bladder and bowel leakage problems to improve their quality of life.
We explore new technologies and treatments to promote the repair and regeneration of bones and cartilage. Our research cuts across the boundaries of the biological, medical and physical sciences.
BRAIN UK is a virtual brain bank, making archived tissue samples available for research across the UK.
Our research translates new understanding of tumour B-cell biology into clinical practice.
We research how cells become specialised, communicate with each other and respond to the environment, leading to an impact on the development of cancer, neurological diseases and the function of the immune system.
We aspire to advance accounting education through innovation, research, and collaboration, equipping educators and students to address real-world financial challenge.
We utilise, develop, and apply experimental methods to study key questions in the behavioural and social sciences. We engage with societal challenges via research, consultancy, policy outreach, and training postgraduate students, early-career researc...
We undertake interdisciplinary research involving scientists and clinicians. Through worldwide collaborations, we combine our expertise to understand and develop potential new treatments for cancer.
We promote the application of psychology to improve health and wellbeing, and to alleviate or prevent health problems, in clinical and non-clinical populations.
Our multi-disciplinary research responds to the breadth of defence and security requirements, delivering leading edge capability to both government and to our industrial partners.
We carry out interdisciplinary research on the conditions of achieving democratic futures, ranging from conceptual debates to challenges of institutional innovation and public policy. We provide a forum to share ideas and information, supporting each...
Our research characterises how the environment during human development contributes to risk of chronic disease, underpinning resilience to challenges in later life.
The Centre for Digital Finance is at the forefront of understanding the complex interrelationship between finance and emerging transformational technologies.
We are dedicated to advancing knowledge of a complex region that has been of key significance in shaping both historical and contemporary developments across the world.
Our aim is to enhance understanding of the growing challenges that corporations, financial markets and banks are facing in developing national and global landscapes.
The political salience of England and British identities was evident in recent elections and referenda. The centre explores both the formation and meaning of these identities and England’s local and national governance.
We bring together expertise working on flexible, stretchable functional materials for electronic systems.
The Centre fosters cutting-edge collaborative research in geometry, topology, homotopy theory, noncommutative geometry and group theory and provides a focal point for interdisciplinary applications in modern data science.
Global Constitutionalism is an interdisciplinary field of study that draws on insights from politics, law, international relations, political theory, and philosophy to study the basic laws and norms of the international system.
We conduct and share research about how the English language is used around the world. In particular, we focus on different forms of English and its role as a common language. We enable collaboration and knowledge exchange with researchers and centre...
GHaP aims to be a central focus of social science related global health research within the School of Social, Economic and Political Sciences and the whole of the University of Southampton.
The Centre for Green Maritime Innovation will be a national facility driving technology to cut maritime emissions.
Our research areas are: Optimizing Treatment and Behaviours; Novel Medical Devices and Systems; Community Health and Wellness; AI and Health.
Bringing partners together to become a global leader in healthcare analytics that significantly impacts everyone’s health.
The CHDSCR brings together researchers studying stem cells and development and ways to promote the regeneration of diseased or injured tissues. We aim to provide an environment where excellent scientists can make exciting discoveries for patient bene...
We specialise in the study of the global empires that have defined so much of the world for centuries, and which continue to profoundly shape it today.
CISEI builds on an interdisciplinary collaborative foundation to understand sustainability holistically, to co-create knowledge and value for a range of stakeholders, including individuals, communities and organisations.
We use our expertise in child development, psychological interventions and affective neuroscience to research ways to help those affected by mental health issues.
We provide an interdisciplinary forum for the University's research in Film Studies and other screen media.
The Centre for International Law and Globalisation (CILG) was established in 2022 and brings together researchers working in a broad range of fields of international and global law.
We bring together researchers who are creating the future of internet of things and pervasive systems, from underpinning semiconductor and sensor devices, machine intelligence and data science, through to new application domains.
The Centre for Justice Studies (CJS) comprises a collaborative network of legal and other scholars concerned with exploring questions of criminal law, criminal justice and punishment.
We provide a wide range of language learning courses and resources, for students.
CLLEAR promotes the excellence of research in areas of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. Our members’ research is concerned with cognitive and socio-cultural aspects of language, language use, and language education.
Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) is a platform involving researchers and practitioners with the aim to deliver the impact of machine intelligence to society.
We are a world leading centre for maritime archaeological research and education. We offer cutting-edge training and hands-on learning opportunities, shaping the future of maritime archaeology.
We research the science and art of marketing, focusing on areas like consumer behaviour, branding, and digital and data science.
We are a vibrant community of researchers composed of four departments of the School of Humanities (Archaeology, English, History and Music) who promote an interdisciplinary perspective on medieval and Renaissance studies.
The Centre for Modern and Contemporary Writing supports interdisciplinary research on 20th and 21st-century writing and culture.
We are advocates 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.
We apply advanced mathematical and analytical modelling to help people and businesses make better decisions. We’re one of the largest groups of our kind in the UK.
We investigate cognitive psychology and human perception processes through vision, touch and sound. Our research explores high-level functions, including learning, memory, metacognition and reading.
We aim to rescue ethnography from its current void in political science and build the UK's first centre for ethnographic research in politics and administration.
We explore the causes of population change and the effects on people, communities and governments. Lawmakers and planners use our research to make policy decisions that improve society and the world we live in.
The Centre for Private and Commercial Law encourages academic staff in researching and building impact in all aspects of private and commercial law, regulation and policy.
The research we carry out increases our understanding of the psychosocial effects of cancer on daily life. By managing its impact we can improve health outcomes and help people live well.
Our central aim is to bring world leading scholars in Accounting together to exchange knowledge and expertise to address persistent challenges affecting our national and international societies and environment.
Our educational researchers are working to further theoretical understandings and practices of inclusion, through participatory and practitioner-based methodologies.
The Centre for Research on Ageing is an international and multi-disciplinary research centre examining key issues in ageing and the lifecourse, informing policy and debate at the national and local level.
We study how people understand themselves, their emotions, and their relationships to provide insights that enhance personal growth, social connections, and understanding of human behaviour.
We are a hub for research-active staff from the Department of Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour. We respond critically to academic, policy and practitioner debates around a broad range of work and organisations-related issues.
Our research addresses how systems thinking and approaches can ensure the delivery of desired societal and business outcomes. We strive to make positive change and contribute to a resilient and sustainable future for generations to come.
Our aim is to better understand the nature of risk and decision-making through research, consultancy and education. We develop new approaches to risk analysis, and help individuals and organisations improve the quality of their decision-making.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between robot perception, control, and interaction to lead the creation of robotic systems that seamlessly integrate into society, transforming industries and lives.
We delve into the lives of ancient hominin species, deciphering their societal structures from diverse evidence to piece together how these ancient species organised themselves as individuals and societies.
Our interdisciplinary research centre brings together researchers, educators, cultural producers and the refugee voluntary sector to increase understanding of cross-border processes.
We connect experts in sustainability accounting and reporting to support the integration of sustainability into our research, education, and enterprise initiatives.
The Characterisation and Analytics research group specialises in research-led analytical problem-solving by using the latest instruments to examine and analyse chemical data.
We contribute to the progress of new developments in healthcare, the environment, bioenergy systems and bio-nanotechnology.
Our group of education specialists and researchers provides technical support to make sure our chemistry students are ready for research.
Advances in chemistry and molecular biology have revolutionised our understanding of life’s building blocks. We design, explore, and apply these molecules to advance biotechnology, medicine, and sustainability.
Our research focuses on the physical and mental health of Children and Adolescents.
We are a group of clinicians working together to increase the numbers of patients cured of cancer. Our expertise spans across many fields, from haematological and medical oncology to immunology.
Our work spans coronary and structural heart disease, rhythm abnormalities and pacing, as well as heart failure and complex devices.
We bring together interdisciplinary expertise to address ethical, legal and psychosocial issues of implementing new technologies.
Southampton Law School’s Clinical Legal Education initiative offers students the opportunity to engage in experiential learning through its Global Legal Clinic.
We study clinical areas that include major human infectious diseases and diseases that affect the central nervous system.
Coastal Communities SIG focuses on bringing together researchers and non-academic stakeholders to tackle challenges facing coastal communities.
We're a centre for multidisciplinary engineering simulation and design, and combine a range of analytical, computational and experimental techniques.
We develop theoretical models and computer simulations for a wide range of photonics systems, such as optical fibres, integrated waveguides, and quantum technology.
Our research activities cover a range of computational techniques and theories, from multi-scale modelling to semiconductor and metallic nanoparticles.
Critical Infrastructure and Image Politics (CIIP) is a research group dedicated to investigating the politics of contemporary digital and visual cultures at the intersection of media art and critical theory.
We explore and develop mechanisms controlled or monitored by computer-based processes.
We bring together expertise and excellence in the field of cyber security research and education.
We bring together leading researchers, government bodies, and key industrial players from underpinning semiconductor chips security, digital forensics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain to create future secure systems through world-class resear...
We study and describe culture using qualitative research methods drawn from anthropology. We foster dialogue and collaboration within and beyond Modern Languages, examining the pedagogical, scholarly, and socio-political relevance of ethnography.
We undertake innovative research into the causes of dementia, helping to develop and test new biomarkers and treatments.
The Demographic and Migration Modelling research group develop innovative methods for estimating and forecasting demographic change.
Discovering developmental processes from conception, throughout pregnancy and during childhood, and innovating medical monitoring and diagnostics that create the best start to life and optimise life-long health.
We develop theory, computational methods, and associated software, to enhance our understanding of chemical systems and processes. The University supports us with high-performance computing resources.
Our researchers are examining and developing information and communication technologies to help address the health problems and challenges faced by patients.
Our group brings together engineers and computer scientists to discover new approaches to prevent, diagnose and manage health and medical conditions. Our research is end-to-end across digital health from sensors and meditech through to data science, ...
We take digital and computational approaches to humanities research. Our work includes research on digital infrastructures, digital media and cultures, critical data studies, and computational analysis.
A collaborative platform for exploring advancements and exchanging expertise in digital technology within the marine and maritime space. We foster innovation and research.
We provide bespoke, flexible digital preservation solutions for organisations in all sectors, empowering you to safeguard your collections into the future.
We design and develop novel optical fibre sensors capable of measuring temperature, strain, and vibration at thousands of points using a single strand of optical fibre. Such sensors have applications in wide range of fields from aerospace and civil e...
Our group's research covers a wide range of interests in the modelling, measurement and control of structural vibrations.
Our research focuses on adaptations to changing environments, including the responses of organisms to stress factors brought about by environmental change at physiological, population and community levels.
The Econometrics group produces research in both econometric theory and applied econometrics with particular emphasis on methods and applications designed to deepen our understanding of economic and financial problems.
Economic theory provides a framework for understanding how people make decisions about allocating resources. We test and refine these theories in controlled experiments to better understand economic behaviour and inform policy makers to improve the w...
We are a group of human geographers with research interests in economic, social, and political geographies.
We aim to improve education across the whole of Electronics and Computer Science in a meaningful, healthy, and sustainable way.
The Electrical Power Engineering (EPE) Research Group is part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Our expertise ranges from nanoscale insulation materials and plasma, through to electrical power systems...
The Electrochemistry Group has research programmes to generate new materials and new electrochemical approaches to energy conversion and storage. This includes research into fuel cells, thermoelectrics, lithium batteries and supercapacitors.
The research group addresses societal challenges in energy and climate change in response to the University’s mission 'to change the world for the better'.
We have a strong interest in the fundamentals of electrochemical science and technology including interactions with biological systems, cavitation, microelectrode techniques, new technique development and scanning methods.
We research modern scientific and technological challenges faced by the world, with a focus on energy efficiency, emerging energy technologies and sustainability.
We’re working to enable surface interactions to occur with minimal energy loss and impact on the environment through enhanced materials performance and improved designs.
We carry out geospatial analysis and experimentation to understand environmental change and its impact on climate around the world. Our work has socio-economic impact and informs environmental policy and decision making.
Our group is internationally known for its research on various aspects of Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Fluids Mechanics, such as: low-head hydropower, wave energy, sediment transport, development of numerical and mathematical models.
Our research utilises a multidisciplinary approach to explore the mechanisms underlying the interplay between environmental factors, genetic and epigenetic processes and their influence on disease risk across the lifecourse.
We train future research and innovation leaders across the multi-disciplinary themes of digital, physical and biological systems engineering.
Southampton Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) delivers access to world class experimental cancer medicine for the population of southern England and beyond.
Our department is recognised for its use of quantitative and qualitative methods to study social processes and family change.
We design and fabricate passive and active periodic fibre devices, including fibre Bragg gratings, for a variety of applications in photonics.
We develop new fibre technologies and explore their applications in areas including communications, sensing, lasers, materials processing and imaging.
Our research group examines the synthesis of new materials and functional molecules that contribute to innovation and technology.
We study and design serious games to support learning and social change, helping organisations and communities tackle real-world challenges.
Hollow core fibres enable gas-light interactions over extended lengths, opening up diverse applications in high sensitivity gas sensing, novel wavelengths generation, and waveguide enhancement.
GAIN is an interdisciplinary community of scholars studying gender and inequalities at Southampton. We work with relevant local, national and international organisations to undertake research of real-world value. Image: Barbara Hepworth, Two Forms ...
We aim to help people with inflammatory bowel disease using genetic research and clinical data analysis to personalise diagnoses and treatments.
We use advanced facilities to perform the precise and accurate analysis of the chemical and isotopic composition of Earth materials.
We manage, analyse and process environmental data. Our consultancy services and interdisciplinary research projects range from managing river catchments and coastal zones to the wider fields of environment, social and economic development.
We research in a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future, enabled by state-of-the-art facilities and technology development.
The Global Health research group in Social Statistics and Demography is focused on exploring health issues and inequalities around the globe, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
The Global Health Community of Practice is an open forum to support all members working across global health in either research, education or knowledge exchange, and innovation.
Research conducted by the Southampton Gravity group focuses on gravitational waves, general relativistic spacetimes around black holes, and the properties of ultra-dense matter in neutron stars, such as superfluidity and superconductivity of nuclear ...
We research how healthcare is organised and delivered in a range of contexts, with the aim of achieving better outcomes for patients.
The High Power Fibre Laser group, led by Professor Johan Nilsson, works on advanced fibre lasers for beam combination and sensing for lidar and net-zero aviation (pollution monitoring).
We are world leaders in Hollow Core Optical Fibre research. Our ground-breaking fibres guide light at vacuum speeds and unprecedented intensities, enabling advances in telecoms, manufacturing and sensing.
Our research is centred around understanding the mechanisms of disease, using contemporary techniques and bioinformatics to identify and understand the basis of human disease and translating this for patient benefit.
We research quantum light-matter interactions between atomic ensembles and single photons. We aim to merge these systems to form large-scale quantum photonic networks for processing over global distances.
Iris is the world’s only research centre dedicated to developing intelligent, self-powered sensing systems. We operate in some of Earth’s most remote, harsh environments, giving a better understanding of the natural phenomena that occur at the extrem...
We explore pathogens causing infectious diseases of global importance. Our research involves understanding how pathogens interact with their hosts and using this information to develop new vaccines, antimicrobials and diagnostics.
The Infrastructure Research Group has expertise across structural and geotechnical engineering. We address research challenges found onshore and offshore, supporting sustainability and resilience.
The Innate Immunity research group conducts interdisciplinary research in the role of innate immune cells in human health and disease.
i-NutriLife is a Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) Innovation Hub. OIRC is a network funded by the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council that promotes collaborations between academia and ...
We bring together researchers with expertise across the themes of health and medicine, living systems, disruptive life technologies, and insights through data. We have an established reputation for working collaboratively, taking disruptive approache...
We are an interdisciplinary research hub that explores and develops the relationships between criminal justice scholarship, research, policy, and practice.
Researching collaboratively to advance health across the life course through research and innovation in the developmental sciences.
The Institute of Maritime Law is a world leading centre for research, consultancy and training in maritime law, led by Director, Professor Andrea Lista.
Exploiting optical interactions at surfaces for bio/chemical analysis.
Our research is dedicated to exploring the foundations of magnetic resonance, to extending its capabilities, and to finding new ways to apply magnetic resonance methods to the study of materials, life processes, and chemistry
We are a network that brings together local expertise from across the research spectrum within the University and University Hospital Southampton. Our aim is to increase understanding of dementia and brain ageing and how to treat and care for people...
The University hosts a substantial interdisciplinary community of researchers working to transform musculoskeletal health across the life course.
We are a world-leading team of researchers that adopt novel and innovative approaches to solve problems created when humans exploit aquatic ecosystems.
We develop new information technologies and their use in industry and commerce. We focus on ways in which this technology can inform areas like secure systems, risk management, cyber security and social media analysis.
We're a collective of critical data researchers challenging the misuse of data in global, social and environmental issues. Our goal is to create thought-provoking counter-narratives and drive real-world change.
We use multi-proxy environmental data, and model past and present environments to further our understanding of environmental change.
LATU’s mission is to further innovative language assessment and testing research in a multicultural and multimodal world in the digital age and to promote knowledge exchange and dissemination.
We explore the use of lasers to create sensors that can be used by a patient’s bedside to test for an underlying disease or a health condition.
The Law and Technology Centre brings together leading scholars with shared research interests in the intersection of law and technology drawing on the long-standing reputation of Southampton Law School as a vibrant hub in this field.
We bring together colleagues to research the areas of leadership, school improvement, educational effectiveness and policy.
Empowering children and young people through science, to make positive lifestyle choices.
Our research helps us understand how people live with one or multiple long term conditions. By focusing on what matters to people we can improve their support and wellbeing in the community.
Macroeconomics at Southampton spans a variety of research directions, and emphasises building models of aggregate behaviour by adding up the behaviour of individual economic agents. The researchers in the group strive to advance the methodology of ma...
Our multidisciplinary research team studies the biogeochemistry of marine systems, both in the open ocean and in shelf seas. We take on societal and global environmental issues.
Research in our group focuses on understanding the effects of environmental change and human activities on marine ecosystems and biodiversity from the coast to the deep-sea. We investigate changes at biochemical, cellular, individual and community le...
The Maritime Decarbonisation SIG drives eco-friendly shipping through collaboration and innovation, addressing environmental impact, regulations, and economic opportunities, in response to global challenges.
We aim to explore and understand the dynamic behaviour of engineering systems and structures in a maritime environment.
The modelling group focuses on mathematical modelling across science and engineering, including physics (from the physics of quanta and strings to that of liquid crystals), chemistry (modelling lithium-ion batteries and solar cells), engineering (con...
We have a global reputation for research in the areas of mathematics and science education.
Our research interests include electric machines, microfluidics, ultrasonics, thick-film sensors, and control systems.
Our research aims to support teaching and learning activities and inform the student experience.
Our research provides evidence to support effective management of medicines by patients, carers and health professionals so they are prescribed safely and used by informed patients to manage symptoms and promote health and well-being.
Experts in the design and use of surveys, with particular relationships with official statistics, the use of administrative data sources, longitudinal surveys and modelling with survey data.
We work on topics like patient treatment regimens, catheter design and management, and surgical instrument decontamination.
Microfluidics is the interdisciplinary study of the behaviour, manipulation and application of fluid at the microscale. It underpins the concept of the lab-on-a-chip, where multiple key components and operations are integrated onto one small platform...
We research how molecular machinery governs cellular life, developing tools to tackle diseases caused when these molecular operations are disrupted.
The MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (Director, Professor Nicholas Harvey) was established in 2021, following reconfiguration from the forerunning MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit. At the MRC LEC, we study the determinants of musculoskeletal and me...
Our research encompasses both fundamental optical physics as well as the design, fabrication and testing of fibre-based and on-chip devices for a broad range of applications.
Our group carries out frontline research on observational astrophyics. We study the formation and growth of black holes across the electromagnetic spectrum.
We use lifecourse epidemiological methods to reduce the population burden of common chronic musculoskeletal disease and disability.
Understanding and harnessing light-matter interactions at the nanometre scale.
The University of Southampton is a core partner of NBIC, together with the University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, and the University of Nottingham.
We specialise in tribology which is the science of friction, wear and lubrication of surfaces that come in to contact in motion.
The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides training in research methods. The centre also produces online learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation.
We work with industry and academia to tackle global challenges relating to infrastructure.
At the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, we conduct applied health research with our partners and others in the health and care sector, alongside patients and members of the public. Applied health research aims to address the immedi...
We aim to address societal, economic, environmental and engineering challenges through effective nature-based ocean solutions.
We research national and global health priorities, from basic neuroscience to age-related neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.
The group researches the next generation of wireless communications systems and their components to transform our communications systems.
This partnership works to increase the evidence base for primary care practice through high quality research and strategic leadership.
The NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre takes new discoveries, treatments and technologies into the clinic, using unique tools, facilities and world-changing expertise.
The NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility is an extensive, dedicated space for early-stage clinical research located at Southampton General Hospital.
Nutritional Intervention Preconception and during Pregnancy to maintain healthy glucosE metabolism and offspRing health (NiPPeR)
We provide research space, consultancy, and training in characterisation and remediation technologies for civil nuclear programmes, decommissioning, site clean-up, and new nuclear infrastructure.
We explore the development and optimization of new semiconductor material platforms for application in nonlinear photonics. Our work draws on elements of materials science, nonlinear waveguide optics, photonic component design and device fabrication.
Our mission is to understand disease processes and to improve lifelong human health and wellbeing through research and innovation in the areas of nutrition, endocrinology and metabolism.
We bring together experts addressing energy challenges from the perspectives of technology, the environment, society, finance, and policy. Our aim is to unlock the potential of ocean renewable energy.
We are at the intersections of transdisciplinary ocean studies and concepts of global and environmental justice, exploring how to decolonise our engagements with the ocean and understandings of justice.
We develop autonomous robotic, sensing and intelligence capabilities that address bottlenecks in the flow of information between data collection and human insight.
Operational Research (OR) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.
Led by Professor Peter Smith, our group specialises in the development and manufacture of novel optoelectronic devices for applications in quantum technology, integrated optical sensors and laser optics.
We find new ways to use and apply optical technologies in telecommunications.
Our group develops a variety of innovative optical fibre devices and sensors. We go from the study of fundamental physics to the development of ruggedised portable units which include electronics/data analysis and are field deployable.
We focus on the synthesis and discovery of novel compounds, the development of sustainable methodologies, and the application of organic chemistry to explore and manipulate biological systems
We study the structure, properties and reactions of organic compounds. One of our research aims is to develop environmentally sustainable approaches to chemical manufacture that minimise chemical waste.
We aim to improve the health of children and the adults that they will become through innovative research and education.
Humans are now the main cause of climate change on Earth. We work all around the world to understand how Earth's climate system works naturally. We use what we learn about past changes in climate, to predict the ways in which Earth will respond to hu...
People, Property, Community (PPC) comprises a collaborative network of legal and other scholars concerned with exploring the broader implications of contemporary property ownership.
We aim to improve the survival, recovery and quality of life of those experiencing surgery or critical illness.
Our group’s research in photonics is helping the development of critical global technologies.
We seek to understand, quantify and predict the physical character of the ocean, and the dynamic processes that control its circulation and mixing.
The Physical Optics Group is led by Professor Peter Kazansky. Research activities in the group are focused on adventurous and potentially high impact research in optics, quantum and physical electronics.
We specialise in developing novel photonic materials, waveguide devices, and laser systems for application in remote sensing, defence, manufacturing, and metrology.
We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.
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.
Our group combines expertise in population, health and wellbeing with the application of technical excellence in geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and qualitative, participatory methods.
Our data-led virtual modelling systems are helping to solve some of the world's most challenging issues around food security, climate change, anti-microbial resistance, healthy ageing and disease.
We focus on behavioural research across a wide range of conditions and populations. We aim to improve health-related outcomes at individual, community and population level.
We are an internationally renowned centre of excellence known for conducting high-quality research to improve people’s lives. We inform and enhance evidence based primary health care in the UK and around the world.
We bring together a critical mass of clinical and non-clinical researchers to explore important mental health problems.
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Public Opinion Research Southampton (PORS) researches and teaches substantive and methodological problems in public opinion. We develop high-quality modules for our degrees, organise internal workshops, host external speakers, publish in academic jou...
We specialise in developing pulsed laser technology for use in medicine, defence, renewable energy, and manufacturing.
We work with researchers around the world to contribute to research in algebra, analysis, geometry and topology.
We explore the ultimate limits of light-matter interaction in nanophotonic devices, aiming to unlock the potential for advancements in quantum material engineering and high-precision sensing.
Our research group examines the connections between physics, chemistry and engineering.
Our research covers respiratory conditions such as asthma, rhinitis, COPD, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and cystic fibrosis.
We research the processing, perception and control of complex signals.
We conduct fundamental and applied research in the field of optical fibre technology covering materials science, new fibre designs and fabrication techniques required for high-power lasers, generation of new wavelengths, sensing, and telecommunicatio...
The group works at the forefront of all aspects of silicon photonics. Our work ranges from fundamental study of devices and circuits to close collaboration with industry.
Our research explores skin health and comfort using sensing technologies. We improve medical devices and wearable products to increase quality of life, patient safety and health outcomes.
Our interests range from nano-scale biological sensors to complete sensor systems.
Our research vision is to revolutionise manufacturing in the digital era by developing the next generation of reconfigurable, scalable, resilient, power efficient, disruptive ‘smart’ fibre laser tools for the demanding medical and biosciences sectors...
Inspiring the next generation of engineers, designers and business leaders to support the sustainable growth and regeneration of UK manufacturing.
Our group explores the intersection of medicine, healthcare practices and the human experience through the lens of the humanities. We provide a platform for teaching innovations, public engagement, research collaborations and grant applications.
We highlight research on the ‘long 19th century’ (1789-1917) carried out by our members across several faculties and a wide range of disciplines.
SoCATS helps to identify aspiring clinical academics and supports them in their training as they work towards becoming the research leaders of the future.
We deliver world-leading clinical trials of innovative new treatments and diagnostic tools. Our trials directly influence routine clinical practice for the benefit of patients.
We aim to build on existing interdisciplinary ethics teaching, and to nurture interdisciplinary research and outreach.
We create data to show you as a business leader or public servant what's happening at any location you work in. Whether you want to know when potential customers will come, or if your decisions are improving a local environment, we can help.
We aim to produce evidence to help allocate resources in a way that promotes health and effective health care.
We are a leading centre for health technology assessment and health services research in the UK. Our expertise in evidence synthesis, health economics and information science informs timely policy decisions on the use of new healthcare technology and...
We explore the underlying theories of particle physics from collider phenomenology to string theory and from lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to beyond the Standard Model physics and cosmology.
Imaging has become an essential part of scientific research, from biomedical sciences to engineering to optoelectronics.
SIAH places culture at the heart of world-changing research. We work across subjects to support socially engaged, creative and critical work.
We work with partner organisations to tackle global marine and maritime challenges. From developing green technologies to influencing government policy, our experts from across the University are improving quality of life and the environment.
We offer a full range of software development services, covering many different technologies and all academic disciplines.
The Southampton Theory, Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre brings together different research groups with world-leading expertise on issues relating to fundamental physics and astronomy.
We study the interaction between the Sun and the magnetospheres and upper atmospheres of Earth, Saturn and Jupiter.
Our research into educational measurement and language assessment aims to widen understanding of language testing, societal impact, mixed-research methodologies, statistical practice, and influence industry practice.
We develop and apply state-of-the-art tools and methods to provide chemical and structural insights into materials, biological and environmental systems
We're one of the largest groups of university statisticians in the UK researching statistics and demography methodologies. Whether it's improving the accuracy of census data or helping predict levels of air pollution, our work guides policymakers aro...
As part of the Southampton statistical sciences research institute (S3RI) we carry out research in methodology and substantive applications.
Founded in 2018, the Centre explores structural, societal, legal and regulatory issues associated with gender discrimination, raises awareness, investigates the causes and seeks better solutions.
The group works on all aspects of fundamental physics - string theory; quantum field theory; applications to gravity, black holes, cosmology, particle physics, condensed matter and quantum information.
Our research focus and activities are in the fields of operations, supply chain, and their relevant disciplines.
The Sustainability and Materials group uses emerging chemical technologies to address world challenges in catalysis, clean energy, carbon capture, and healthcare diagnostics.
We bring together colleagues from across the University, and work with experts from around the world to answer one of the most pressing questions of our time: “How will we choose to manage our planet for ourselves and future generations?”
Our group explores how to improve renewable energy sources and create more efficient electronic device technology to benefit the environment.
Transforming knowledge for better, fairer and sustainable societies. Established in March 2019, the University India Centre functions as a living bridge connecting world-leading scientists, policy experts and key stakeholders from Southampton and Ind...
We research, teach and raise awareness of relations between Jews and non-Jews, from antiquity to the present day. Our aims are to promote interfaith dialogue and fight against prejudice and antisemitism.
We are a world-leading research centre for dielectric materials, insulation systems, high voltage phenomena and renewables integration that innovates the way forward towards a sustainable electric grid.
Our research focuses on the interactions between behaviour, infrastructure and operations and how they translate into transport policy and practice.
We take a wholistic approach to researching the tumour microenvironment. Bringing together expertise, we aim to make a positive impact on the lives of patients with cancer.
We empower and train the next generation of researchers, engineers and technologists to develop and deliver a more sustainable future using AI.
Our group uses high-intensity femtosecond lasers to generate very short (attosecond) pulses of coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray radiation. This radiation can be used for imaging and spectroscopy at very small dimensions (<50nm) and a...
Our research explores the adverse impacts of musculoskeletal problems in the workplace. We aim to improve the lives of workers, patients and employers by informing policy and practice.
Vision Science works with other research institutions to increase the potential of a cure, or improve treatment, for age-related macular degeneration and other blinding eye diseases.
Our group explores the theory behind technological areas including control, machine learning and computer vision.
We are a multidisciplinary team of academics, research staff and postgraduates who try to improve the world we live in through engineering solutions.
The Web and Internet Science (WAIS) group at the University of Southampton researches large-scale systems that combine computational, data and human components. We're part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS).
We bring together the university’s world-class, interdisciplinary, socio-technical expertise in web science, data science and artificial intelligence to leverage the unique role of online technologies in tackling global challenges.
We are an interdisciplinary research and enterprise hub tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the world of paid and unpaid work.
Regularly updating data on population numbers and characteristics to help with effective governance and efficient allocation of resources.
We specialise in digital, media, technology, marketing, fashion, design, and art. We enable collaboration between academic staff, research users, and broader communities to transform society for the better.
The Zepler Cleanrooms Complex is a state-of-science centre which includes a variety of facilities and laboratories for materials and device research in electronics, photonics and nanotechnology, with both planar wafer and optical fibre capabilities s...
