Dinosaur wind tunnel test provides new insight into the evolution of bird flight
A study into the aerodynamic performance of feathered dinosaurs, by scientists from the University of Southampton, has provided new insight into the evolution of bird flight.
University of Southampton launches first MOOC to engage global learners
The University of Southampton today (18 September) launches its first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which will enable anyone to study online, for free, wherever they are in the world.
Study reveals benefits of wishes on seriously ill children and their parents
New research has shown that schemes that grant children with a life threatening illness a special wish have a positive impact on their and their family’s wellbeing.
Imaging for life: new imaging tools to aid regenerative medicine projects
Scientists at the University of Southampton are to study the 3D architecture of healthy human tissues down to the nanometre scale (one billionth of a meter), to develop regenerative cell techniques for musculoskeletal repair.
Understanding the mechanics of cells to provide new medical breakthroughs
University of Southampton researchers are at the forefront of research into mechanobiology, an emerging field of science combining biology and engineering, which investigates the influence of mechanical forces on cellular and molecular processes.
Registration to Inaugural WUN Global China Conference is Now Open!
The Inaugural WUN Global China Conference “Family Transition, Ageing, and Social Security in China” will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong during 5-6 December 2013. The conference aims to examine key issues arising from family transition, ageing and social security in China and the mechanisms underlying these changes in various dimensions, including the social science and humanistic perspectives.
“Regret-free” approaches for adapting agriculture to climate change
A new study, from the CGIAR research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which involves researchers from the University of Leeds, shows how decision-makers can sift through scientific uncertainty to understand where there is a general consensus.
Climate forecasts shown to warn of crop failures
A new study has showed that in about one-third of global cropland, temperature and soil moisture has a strong relationship to the yield of wheat and rice at harvest. And, for those two key crops, the model could predict crop failures three months in advance for about 20 per cent of global cropland
Scientists develop ground-breaking new method of ‘starving’ cancer cells
A University of Southampton Professor, in collaboration with colleagues at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, have discovered a novel way of killing cancer cells.
Funding boost to help tackle major health challenges in the South
Health researchers from Southampton have been given £9million to help them tackle some of the South’s most pressing health problems.
