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Research
The WSI is a hub for a world-leading, interdisciplinary, socio-technical research community, that reaches far beyond the University of Southampton. -
Our people
We're leading academics in the fields of web science, data science and artificial intelligence research. -
Research projects
Find out what we're working on and search our current and past projects. -
Publications and policy papers
Read publications on our research and analysis, including policy papers that sum up recent developments in web science, data science and artificial intelligence. -
Work with us
We’re an invaluable resource and partner for policymakers, businesses and industry, and academics. -
Funding for research
We fund research and PhD studentships in web science, data science and AI, as well as collaboration between academic and non-academic partners.
We established the research area of web science to study this ecosystem that we have created, and to understand how machines and people are working together collectively.
Dame Wendy Hall
Director of the Web Science Institute
Web science continues to expand, and now includes the role of data in society and the development of human-centred AIs.
Professor Leslie Carr
Professor of Web Science and Deputy Director of the Web Science Institute
Work on trust, bias and effective governance within AI and web science is central to what we’re doing.
Professor Tom Irvine
Deputy Director of the Web Science Institute
Harnessing AI to improve eye health
Innovative smartphone games support treatment and testing for children’s eye conditions.
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Music and AI combine for quirky performance
Can artificial intelligence (AI) write a love letter? Southampton researchers in Music, English and Computer Science have shown that, with some help from humans, it can! -
Can AI be used to undermine elections?
Online political disinformation and voter profiling spiked during recent elections in the UK and US. How can we now protect democracies from threats posed by AI?
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Working out if a computer can play jazz
A Southampton researcher was awarded an Alan Turing Institute fellowship to investigate whether AI can replicate the complexities of jazz improvisation.
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University showcases AI advances at festival
A celebration of AI and the arts took place in Winchester on 2nd June, at the University of Southampton’s first AI Arts Festival -
University of Southampton AI Arts Festival 2024
Check out this video of the highlights of the AI Arts Festival, a celebration of how AI and the arts are coming together in a variety of ways. -
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Web Science Institute
Building 32
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm UK time