W100 Representative
Simon PeatfieldDirector of Communications and Marketing
Simon is the Director of Communications and Marketing at the University of Southampton. Communications and Marketing manages the University’s reputation and brand and they communicate its aims and achievements to stakeholders around the world.
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
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Our climate experts report that Planet Earth is getting thirstier, which is making droughts more extreme 🌍💧
They believe the atmosphere is demanding more water out of the soil, rivers, and plants due to climate change.
Find out more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/zmmjjicvpp
We're involved in testing a device that could help people with Parkinson’s Disease to stay active for longer.
The device sends electrical pulses that contract muscles in the foot to improve walking.
Read more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/rnv7lbfeqs
Our music professor, Matthew Shlomowitz, is helping amateur composers create original music from unusual combinations of instruments, with @CoMA_NewMusic
Find out about their London premiere here👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/c0kfyxsxbx
@UoSMusic
Our expert in employment law Dr Joe Atkinson says workers need a meaningful say over digital surveillance at work 💼
His new report says it poses risks to employees’ rights and wellbeing.
Read more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/rpie4zdgft
Breast cancer researchers are supporting a charity walk on 8 June in aid of the research they conduct.
PhD student Grace Hayes, who studies how breast cancer spreads to bones, is backing the cause with her mum, Deborah.
Find out more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/vhv0cfmtwa
“Academic reputation, employability prospects and network building”, that’s what brought Dibyayan, a BSc Accounting and Finance student, to the UK. But what he found was even more rewarding.
From building life long relationships at the campus to landing a role at…
Our researchers have found that boys who are overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children.
Their children are more likely to develop asthma, obesity and low lung function.
Find out more 👉 https://tr.ee/mcssA3
📸 World Obesity
The untold story of a gruesome 18th century triple murder in Sussex is examined for the first time.
In a new book by Professor Tony Kushner, ‘The Jewish Pedlar’ tells the story of Jacob Harris.
Launching June 4, find out more 👉 https://lemonbooking.pulse.ly/kmovrywonf
A new study from our psychology researchers shows that small tweaks to talking therapy could help prevent patients with anxiety and depression from developing psychosis, a condition that affects 1 in 100 people.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/jJTcxg
@SotonPsych
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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