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Summer could be 42 days longer by the end of the century according to our @sotongeogenviron.bsky.social scientists and @royalholloway.bsky.social researchers ☀️
European lake mud dating back thousands of years helped them make the prediction.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/fdcljgd2ga
European lake mud dating back thousands of years helped them make the prediction.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/fdcljgd2ga
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Summer could be 42 days longer by the end of the century according to our @sotongeogenviron.bsky.social scientists and @royalholloway.bsky.social researchers ☀️
European lake mud dating back thousands of years helped them make the prediction.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/fdcljgd2ga
European lake mud dating back thousands of years helped them make the prediction.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/fdcljgd2ga
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A new breakthrough by our scientists could pave the way for more targeted treatments for some blood cancer patients.
Researchers identified a specific subtype of lymphoma which doesn’t respond well to current therapies.
Read more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/6ymk1rtwvd
Researchers identified a specific subtype of lymphoma which doesn’t respond well to current therapies.
Read more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/6ymk1rtwvd
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A new breakthrough by our scientists could pave the way for more targeted treatments for some blood cancer patients.
Researchers identified a specific subtype of lymphoma which doesn’t respond well to current therapies.
Read more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/6ymk1rtwvd
Researchers identified a specific subtype of lymphoma which doesn’t respond well to current therapies.
Read more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/6ymk1rtwvd
What are your favourite Tudor TV dramas? Conor Byrne
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/the-five-bes...
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/the-five-bes...
The five best TV shows about the Tudors – recommended by a historian
We seem to have an endless appetite for Tudor history.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What are your favourite Tudor TV dramas? Conor Byrne
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/the-five-bes...
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/the-five-bes...
Could the China-US trade war be pushing up the cost of our Sunday roast dinners?
Read what our expert Dr Theo Stanley says in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 🐔🍗
theconversation.com/how-the-chin...
Read what our expert Dr Theo Stanley says in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 🐔🍗
theconversation.com/how-the-chin...
How the China-US trade war could push up the cost of British chicken dinners
The humble soya bean is a vital part of the British diet.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Could the China-US trade war be pushing up the cost of our Sunday roast dinners?
Read what our expert Dr Theo Stanley says in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 🐔🍗
theconversation.com/how-the-chin...
Read what our expert Dr Theo Stanley says in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 🐔🍗
theconversation.com/how-the-chin...
Great to see our Professor of Paediatric Sleep Medicine Cathy Hill and Professor Samuele Cortese in the news today.
They've been talking about a new sleep study led by @southamptonctu.bsky.social to help families of children with a diagnosis of ADHD.
Watch Cathy on BBC South Today tonight 👇
They've been talking about a new sleep study led by @southamptonctu.bsky.social to help families of children with a diagnosis of ADHD.
Watch Cathy on BBC South Today tonight 👇
“We hope this can greatly improve the lives of children with #ADHD and their families,” says Professor Cathy Hill 💙
BBC's David Allard visited @uhsft.bsky.social to learn more about @southamptonctu.bsky.social's Sleep Buddy.
Watch BBC South Today to find out more 🎥
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC's David Allard visited @uhsft.bsky.social to learn more about @southamptonctu.bsky.social's Sleep Buddy.
Watch BBC South Today to find out more 🎥
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Great to see our Professor of Paediatric Sleep Medicine Cathy Hill and Professor Samuele Cortese in the news today.
They've been talking about a new sleep study led by @southamptonctu.bsky.social to help families of children with a diagnosis of ADHD.
Watch Cathy on BBC South Today tonight 👇
They've been talking about a new sleep study led by @southamptonctu.bsky.social to help families of children with a diagnosis of ADHD.
Watch Cathy on BBC South Today tonight 👇
Artificial developments are weakening the natural defenses of our shorelines, leaving people vulnerable to rising sea-level, says our visiting researcher Dr Dhritiraj Sengupta.
Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, he says mapping them can help👇
theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, he says mapping them can help👇
theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Artificial developments weaken coastal resilience – here’s how mapping them can help
The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and disrupting hydrodynamics.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Artificial developments are weakening the natural defenses of our shorelines, leaving people vulnerable to rising sea-level, says our visiting researcher Dr Dhritiraj Sengupta.
Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, he says mapping them can help👇
theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, he says mapping them can help👇
theconversation.com/artificial-d...
Our researchers found that teams high in narcissistic rivalry performed worse than others in an escape room.
They also found that charismatic narcissists seemed to boost morale early on but were seen as arrogant and less empathic by the end.
theconversation.com/how-narcissi...
They also found that charismatic narcissists seemed to boost morale early on but were seen as arrogant and less empathic by the end.
theconversation.com/how-narcissi...
How narcissism ruins teamwork – and why it matters in the workplace
Charm can open doors but ego slams them shut. An escape-room experiment shows how the wrong kind of confidence can quietly sink a team.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our researchers found that teams high in narcissistic rivalry performed worse than others in an escape room.
They also found that charismatic narcissists seemed to boost morale early on but were seen as arrogant and less empathic by the end.
theconversation.com/how-narcissi...
They also found that charismatic narcissists seemed to boost morale early on but were seen as arrogant and less empathic by the end.
theconversation.com/how-narcissi...
Grassroots feminist groups in Mexico are adapting the #DayOfTheDead celebration to protest against gender-based violence, says our expert Dr Jane Lavery.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article here 👇
theconversation.com/how-the-day-...
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article here 👇
theconversation.com/how-the-day-...
How the Day of the Dead is being used to protest violence against women
Day of the Dead celebrations changed during COVID, shaped by anxieties about the ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender violence.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Grassroots feminist groups in Mexico are adapting the #DayOfTheDead celebration to protest against gender-based violence, says our expert Dr Jane Lavery.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article here 👇
theconversation.com/how-the-day-...
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article here 👇
theconversation.com/how-the-day-...
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a miniature T rex - around one tenth of the size of a fully grown T rex!
@gruiformabi.bsky.social says the identification of Nanotyrannus overturns decades of research.
theconversation.com/new-miniatur...
@gruiformabi.bsky.social says the identification of Nanotyrannus overturns decades of research.
theconversation.com/new-miniatur...
New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator
The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a miniature T rex - around one tenth of the size of a fully grown T rex!
@gruiformabi.bsky.social says the identification of Nanotyrannus overturns decades of research.
theconversation.com/new-miniatur...
@gruiformabi.bsky.social says the identification of Nanotyrannus overturns decades of research.
theconversation.com/new-miniatur...
Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez unpicks the things that Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats 🦇
theconversation.com/seven-things...
theconversation.com/seven-things...
Seven things Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats
Bats are our allies, not enemies.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez unpicks the things that Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats 🦇
theconversation.com/seven-things...
theconversation.com/seven-things...
Film expert @louisbayman.bsky.social writes about 80s classic Gremlins in The Conversation's Scary Stories for Kids series.
theconversation.com/scary-storie...
theconversation.com/scary-storie...
Scary stories for kids: Gremlins and the terror of normal, even cute, things becoming horrific
Don’t get them wet. Don’t expose them to bright light. Don’t feed them past midnight.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Film expert @louisbayman.bsky.social writes about 80s classic Gremlins in The Conversation's Scary Stories for Kids series.
theconversation.com/scary-storie...
theconversation.com/scary-storie...
It was a classic year at BFI's recent London Film Festival, says expert @louisbayman.bsky.social📽️🎞️
Here he outlines the top #films to look out for in 2026 👇
theconversation.com/london-film-...
@uk.theconversation.com
Here he outlines the top #films to look out for in 2026 👇
theconversation.com/london-film-...
@uk.theconversation.com
London Film Festival: a hit year for human dramas – the films to look out for in 2026
Our cinema expert brings you the best (and a few of the worst) at this year’s film festival in the capital.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It was a classic year at BFI's recent London Film Festival, says expert @louisbayman.bsky.social📽️🎞️
Here he outlines the top #films to look out for in 2026 👇
theconversation.com/london-film-...
@uk.theconversation.com
Here he outlines the top #films to look out for in 2026 👇
theconversation.com/london-film-...
@uk.theconversation.com
Are bitcoin treasury companies the future of corporate finance or a speculative bubble waiting to burst?
Dr Larisa Yarovaya is interviewed in @theconversation.com's weekly podcast.
theconversation.com/companies-no...
Dr Larisa Yarovaya is interviewed in @theconversation.com's weekly podcast.
theconversation.com/companies-no...
Companies now own more than $100 billion in bitcoin – but the shine may be wearing off crypto treasury companies
Cryptocurrency expert Larisa Yarovaya explains the risk and rewards of bitcoin treasury companies on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Are bitcoin treasury companies the future of corporate finance or a speculative bubble waiting to burst?
Dr Larisa Yarovaya is interviewed in @theconversation.com's weekly podcast.
theconversation.com/companies-no...
Dr Larisa Yarovaya is interviewed in @theconversation.com's weekly podcast.
theconversation.com/companies-no...
Did you see the meteor over Southampton? @astro-pwise.bsky.social explains what happened in the Daily Echo.
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2554861...
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2554861...
Incredible moment ‘huge’ meteor streaks over Southampton caught on camera
Incredible footage shows a “huge” meteor streaking over Southampton leaving stargazers in awe
www.dailyecho.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Did you see the meteor over Southampton? @astro-pwise.bsky.social explains what happened in the Daily Echo.
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2554861...
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2554861...
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Congratulations to our NIHR ARC Wessex researchers awarded over £16m to continue targeting issues in healthcare, public health and social care.
The money from NIHR research is part of a £157 million investment across England, over five years.
Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...
The money from NIHR research is part of a £157 million investment across England, over five years.
Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...
Welcome news today. After 18 months of hard work we can tell everyone that we will be continuing our research until 2031
@hantsconnect.bsky.social @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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@hantsconnect.bsky.social @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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£16.3 million for health and care research in Wessex
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Southampton £16.3 million to continue valuable applied...
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congratulations to our NIHR ARC Wessex researchers awarded over £16m to continue targeting issues in healthcare, public health and social care.
The money from NIHR research is part of a £157 million investment across England, over five years.
Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...
The money from NIHR research is part of a £157 million investment across England, over five years.
Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...
The awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Maria Corina Machado "represents a fragile hope in a region where democratic renewal is both urgent and unfinished" writes @piariggirozzi.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...
theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro
The Venezuelan opposition leader was forced to go into hiding in 2024 after being banned form standing in that year’s election.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Maria Corina Machado "represents a fragile hope in a region where democratic renewal is both urgent and unfinished" writes @piariggirozzi.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...
theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...
"Without trust, things fall apart."
@drjennings.bsky.social has written for @bigissue.com about the global crisis in public trust and how we can get it back.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
@drjennings.bsky.social has written for @bigissue.com about the global crisis in public trust and how we can get it back.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?
As The Celebrity Traitors comes to our screens, academic Will Jennings looks at why we've lost trust in our institutions, and each other.
www.bigissue.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Without trust, things fall apart."
@drjennings.bsky.social has written for @bigissue.com about the global crisis in public trust and how we can get it back.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
@drjennings.bsky.social has written for @bigissue.com about the global crisis in public trust and how we can get it back.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Our researchers @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social have examined 5 million year old plankton fossils as part of an international research project 🌊
The study suggests tropical Pacific Ocean ecosystems may be more resilient to climate warming than first feared.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/BpAlpo
The study suggests tropical Pacific Ocean ecosystems may be more resilient to climate warming than first feared.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/BpAlpo
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our researchers @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social have examined 5 million year old plankton fossils as part of an international research project 🌊
The study suggests tropical Pacific Ocean ecosystems may be more resilient to climate warming than first feared.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/BpAlpo
The study suggests tropical Pacific Ocean ecosystems may be more resilient to climate warming than first feared.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/BpAlpo
Read BBC South Today's additional coverage of this story here - featuring our academic Prof Tamar Pincus👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Read BBC South Today's additional coverage of this story here - featuring our academic Prof Tamar Pincus👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stones has been "overfished" from Denmark's rocky reefs - which are vital habitats for marine life🐟🐠
Now efforts are restoring these reefs to help fish thrive, says our postdoc Dominique Townsend.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article👇
theconversation.com/stones-have-...
Now efforts are restoring these reefs to help fish thrive, says our postdoc Dominique Townsend.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article👇
theconversation.com/stones-have-...
Stones have been ‘overfished’ from the sea – here’s how Denmark’s rocky reefs are being restored
Restoring boulder reefs provides vital habitat for marine animals and helps reduce coastal erosion in the face of climate change.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Stones has been "overfished" from Denmark's rocky reefs - which are vital habitats for marine life🐟🐠
Now efforts are restoring these reefs to help fish thrive, says our postdoc Dominique Townsend.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article👇
theconversation.com/stones-have-...
Now efforts are restoring these reefs to help fish thrive, says our postdoc Dominique Townsend.
Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article👇
theconversation.com/stones-have-...
What does PM Keir Starmer's revamped top team mean for the next phase of his government?
Our expert Dr Bradley Ward says Darren Jones will play a pivotal role 👇
theconversation.com/starmers-dow...
@uk.theconversation.com
Our expert Dr Bradley Ward says Darren Jones will play a pivotal role 👇
theconversation.com/starmers-dow...
@uk.theconversation.com
Starmer’s Downing Street reshuffle: why he’s brought in Darren Jones for ‘phase two’ of his government
The prime minister has added new advisors and appointed Darren Jones as his chief secretary.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What does PM Keir Starmer's revamped top team mean for the next phase of his government?
Our expert Dr Bradley Ward says Darren Jones will play a pivotal role 👇
theconversation.com/starmers-dow...
@uk.theconversation.com
Our expert Dr Bradley Ward says Darren Jones will play a pivotal role 👇
theconversation.com/starmers-dow...
@uk.theconversation.com
Did you catch our expert Dr Jay Self on the BBC this weekend?
He's leading a new trial which is using videogames to help improve the vision of young children with a rare eye condition.
Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He's leading a new trial which is using videogames to help improve the vision of young children with a rare eye condition.
Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Eyesight video game offers my daughter genuine hope'
Five-year-old Nevaeh has a rare condition that makes her eyes move uncontrollably .
bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Did you catch our expert Dr Jay Self on the BBC this weekend?
He's leading a new trial which is using videogames to help improve the vision of young children with a rare eye condition.
Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He's leading a new trial which is using videogames to help improve the vision of young children with a rare eye condition.
Read more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Politics professor @drjennings.bsky.social told the Big Issue that Zack Polanski's election as Green Party leader poses a significant challenge to the Labour Party.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Zack Polanski's election as Green Party leader poses a challenge for Keir Starmer, with danger on his left flank, say experts
www.bigissue.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Politics professor @drjennings.bsky.social told the Big Issue that Zack Polanski's election as Green Party leader poses a significant challenge to the Labour Party.
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Find out how our global health expert Dr @michaelghead.bsky.social and his colleagues @unisouthampton.bsky.social think President Trump cuts could affect worldwide cancer research funding, and how to safeguard it. theconversation.com/how-to-save-...
How to save global cancer research from Trump’s cuts
What happens if Trump cuts cancer research funding?
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Find out how our global health expert Dr @michaelghead.bsky.social and his colleagues @unisouthampton.bsky.social think President Trump cuts could affect worldwide cancer research funding, and how to safeguard it. theconversation.com/how-to-save-...
Fascinating study involving @jasonreifler.bsky.social showing that 'pre-bunking' false claims about election fraud can help to restore trust in voting.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims
New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say
www.science.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fascinating study involving @jasonreifler.bsky.social showing that 'pre-bunking' false claims about election fraud can help to restore trust in voting.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...