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Official feed of the best engineering school 😀
Four departments: Aero&Astro, ISVR, MechE, and CivilMaritime&Envirinmental
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PhD project on tipping points and natural flood management. Deadline 08/01/2026. Collaboration between @engineering-soton.bsky.social and @ukceh.bsky.social
#phd #funding #flood #research
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Habitat dependence of tipping points in upland soils and implications for natural flood management at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Habitat dependence of tipping points in upland soils and implications for natural flood management at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
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December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Bioengineering group Christmas dinner kicked off the long list of Christmas events in our school 🎄💃🍾🎉🥦 #christmas #bioengineering #quiz #quizprize
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Geoffrey and his “Barley Audible” poster at the PGR showcase #barley #sound #acoustics #engineering #plants #plantsciences @engineering-soton.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Our @engineering-soton.bsky.social towing tank has James Bond vibes 🎥 #towingtank #waves #bond #007 #shipscience #jamesbond #actionmovie
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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fully funded PhD project (UK fees only) available for modelling tipping points for natural flood management in collaboration with CEH #phd @engineering-soton.bsky.social #flooding #floods #modelling #mathematics
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Habitat dependence of tipping points in upland soils and implications for natural flood management at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Habitat dependence of tipping points in upland soils and implications for natural flood management at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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One for those in the Uk: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Climate Question - What do ice cores tells us about climate change? - BBC Sounds
Uncovering the secrets of ice cores and our changing climate with two world experts
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October 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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📣The 2026 ERC Consolidator Grant competition is now open! 📣

Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️

Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX

Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo

Deadline: 13/01/26

General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Our researchers have found invasive Asian hornets have a unique buzz - and it could help stop their spread.

This breakthrough could mean faster nest detection as numbers surge this summer. Hear the distinctive buzz below.

Find out more 👉 southampton.pulse.ly/ufbm9yzmal
August 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Our researchers, together with spin out company Radii Devices, have developed and tested a new, data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs which could lead to better fitting prosthetics, in less time and at a lower cost.

Read more 👉 tr.ee/hZXJnP

@innovateuk.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk ‬
Full prosthetic limb being warn by a participant.
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Mehdi Kashani 👏 from our National Infrastructure Laboratory appeared on @itvnews.bsky.social last night discussing the Russia earthquake. Scroll through to 10 min mark to see the clip.
#earthquakes #tsunami #nil #engineering #leadership #geotechnics #itvnews

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July 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, breaching government agencies, universities and companies. Microsoft has not issued a patch, prompting a scramble to respond.
Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say
Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Our new Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for international mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK, providing up to £4m over a five-year period. Find out more: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/farad...
Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...
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July 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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We are extremely pleased that Kevin Briggs has been awarded a two-year @royalsociety.org APEX Fellowship for cross-disciplinary research into periglacial stuff. This builds on Kevin’s five-year @raeng.org.uk Senior Research Fellowship
#hs2 #climate #iceage #engineering #railway #geotechnics
July 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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📣 Find out all about funding opportunities, grant budgets, competition schedules, and eligibility rules for ERC research funding in the coming year. The 2026 ERC Work Programme has been adopted!

👉 europa.eu/!qhVTkt

New to the ERC? Watch our webinar Thursday 10th July @ 15:00 CEST europa.eu/!3rGdWB
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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How do plant roots push through hard soil? Our new paper in npj Biological Physics and Mechanics uses X-rays to watch it happen. This new view can help us breed more resilient crops for a changing climate.🌾 #SoilScience #Agriculture

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Coupled X-ray imaging/diffraction reveals soil mechanics during analogous root growth - npj Biological Physics and Mechanics
npj Biological Physics and Mechanics - Coupled X-ray imaging/diffraction reveals soil mechanics during analogous root growth
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July 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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We are proud to celebrate David Richards, William Powrie and Anthony Blake winning 2025 British Geotechnical Association Case Histories Award for their paper "Full-scale tests on laterally loaded railway overhead line equipment mast foundations" published in Geotechnique in 2023 👏 😊
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I had an absolute blast at the #rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh! It was so lovely catching up with some many existing and new colleagues! Very first conference with my lab! @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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"The UK is a star performer in science and, after a hiatus, it’s back in the lead in ERC calls.”

President @marialep.bsky.social at the ERC plenary
@durham-university.bsky.social; the first in the UK since 2007.

To date, c. 2230 ERC grants awarded in the UK, worth over €4B.

👉 europa.eu/!xPQ4Rk
June 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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What will it take for Europe to stay globally competitive?

Read the latest ERC Magazine on boosting frontier research, AI, biotech & social innovation

🔗 bit.ly/3GiZDyF
June 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Our experts have developed an electronic knee sleeve that’s already transforming lives 🌟

For people like Mike Coyne, who has knee osteoarthritis, the technology has helped him get back to what he loves, like walking his dog, Charlie.

Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/d8itibpecb

#WeAreUoS
June 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Our @engineering-soton.bsky.social expert Prof Jordan Cheer spoke to @carolinesteel.bsky.social for CrowdScience on BBC World Service in our ‘dead sound’ anechoic chamber, about low hums at the edge of human hearing.

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
A man and two women with microphones standing in a large room with triangular sound proofing on the walls.
June 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Siul Ruiz’s first paper from his @royalsociety.org URF has been accepted 👏👏👏 Preprint available from this link; partial funding by @erc.europa.eu @ukri.org @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @yalee360.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/siul-r...
Preprint of paper | Siul Ruiz
Very happy to say that my first big paper on my URF has been accepted! :) We're putting the preprint here. Many thanks for all the support: Alberto Leonardi, James Le Houx, Daniel McKay Fletcher,...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Geoff Baker as Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering, University of Southampton. Read more here
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Geoff Baker as Adjunct… | School of Engineering, University of Southampton
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Geoff Baker as Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering, University of Southampton. Past President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMe...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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📣The ERC and #EURAXESS #Africa are organizing two insightful webinars on "𝐄𝐑𝐂 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚"

🔹 French language 🇫🇷 session on 7 May 2025 at 10:00 CEST.
🔹 English language 🇬🇧 session on 9 May 2025 at 10:00 CEST.

Register now 🔗https://lnkd.in/dUhznwnJ

#EUAfrica #HorizonEU
April 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Coming up this afternoon! 👇
frontiersmedia.bsky.social FRONTIERS - Science Journalism Residency Programme @frontiersmedia.bsky.social · Mar 26
🚀 Would you like to be a science journalist in residence or host a journalist at your institution?

Join us online for the FRONTIERS Info Day on 31 March, 14:00 CEST, and ask us your questions!

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March 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM