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The University of Southampton is a top 20 UK university and a top 100 university globally. The university is an exceptional place whose people achieve remarkable things. They are a world-leading, research intensive university, with a strong educational offering, renowned for innovation and enterprise.
The ambition at the University of Southampton is to change the world. This is a grand statement, but it is an achievable one with the support of the more than 200,000 hardworking people who make up the students, staff, alumni, and community of the institution.
The Latest from University of Southampton
Second-year Fashion Design students at Winchester School of Art have partnered with Ramco and @HelpforHeroes on a first-of-its-kind initiative transforming military surplus into commercially viable, sustainable fashion.
See more: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/02/giving-military-surplus-a-makeover.page
Is your phone your comfort blanket? 📲
Phubbing, checking your phone during conversations, is linked to deeper psychological needs. New research by psychologist Dr Claire Hart shows attachment insecurity and materialism as key factors.
Read more: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/02/is-your-phone-your-comfort-blanket.page
Forget the flowers and try a playable poem instead 💕
Jordan Magnuson, Senior Lecturer in Games and Media shares how these five short video games that work like poems are perfect for Valentine's Day.
These five short video games work like poems – and they’re ideal for Valentine’s Day
Here are five short game poems, all playable in a web browser, that explore themes of love, intimacy, longing and separation.
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Our researchers are using mindfulness to enable more effective endoscopies in awake patients. It means doctors could catch cancers earlier without using general anaesthetic or sedation.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/h9j8mpaogl
Hundreds of millions of years ago our planet was frozen, in a state called Snowball Earth.
Scientists had believed the freezing conditions caused the climate to shut down entirely. But researchers here at Southampton have examined ancient rocks in Scotland and discovered that
One in four pregnancies are affected by maternal obesity.
Our researchers contributed to a Royal College of Physicians report linking it to far higher risks of serious complications including gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and haemorrhage.
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We’re proud to be partnering with GSK, Oxford and Cambridge to train future leaders in pharmaceutical science.
A newly launched doctoral training programme will help equip the next generation of scientists with vital skills for research and industry.
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We have identified a number of patients who are able to be discharged today and families will be contacted this afternoon to make suitable arrangements for their collection.
Our phone lines continue to be extremely busy – please refrain from calling where possible. 3/3
We moved more than 200 patients to other areas of our hospital where they are being cared for by our staff.
Our focus continues to be safe patient care and moving them to other wards and departments across our site. 2/3
From humble beginningsto world-renowned status
The University of Southampton has built up strong relationships with partner organisations all over the world, including business, industry and other leading higher education institutions. The university has a campus in Malaysia, with a high focus on Engineering courses. Following the first two years in Malaysia our students continue their studies in the UK with access to our world-class research facilities. UoS also has strategic partnerships with Dalian Polytechnic University and universities within China and Singapore.
The university is a founding member of Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) for international research collaboration and addressing issues of global significance.
Core Principles
- Collegiality: one team working, planning, and delivering together, toward our shared vision
- Quality: always striving to achieve the highest quality in everything we do
- Internationalisation: delivering across global markets and building strong partnerships with other leading organisations
- Sustainability: ensuring our actions lead to financial, social, and environmental sustainability
A top 20 UK university
22,000
Enrolled students
£137m
Annual research income (16/17)
The University of Southampton is a world-class research-intensive Russell Group university. Over 96 percent of our research has been assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
The university groups its groundbreaking work being carried out by world-leading researchers into the eight research themes, through which they are addressing some of the most challenging issues facing society today. These eight research themes are: Energy, Environment, Global economy and culture, Health and healthcare, Population, migration and mobility, Security, Technology, and Transport.
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