Our staff in the news
Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island
Our archaeologists excavated and recorded a large timber platform hidden beneath what today appears to be a stone-built island, in a Scottish loch. Lead researcher Dr Stephanie Blankshein spoke to numerous news outlets about surveying the ‘crannog’.
- Our story appeared on CBBC Newsround, BBC Online, BBC Countryfile, BBC Reporting Scotland, STV, The Independent, MailOnline, Der Standard (Austria), The Scotsman, The Scottish Sun, The National, RTE News, Glasgow Times, Southern Daily Echo. Also Times of India, National Geographic Polska, Smithsonian Magazine, IFLScience, Archaeology Magazine, Archaeology News and Historie.
Antarctica sea ice collapse driven by triple whammy of climate chaos
Antarctica is being ravaged by a triple-whammy of climate chaos that has melted sea ice to record lows, a new Southampton study has revealed.
- Our story was published by CNN, the Daily Mail, Daily Express, the Independent, Euronews, Southern Daily Echo, and in The Conversation, quoting Dr Aditya Narayanan, Dr Alessandro Silvano and Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato.
Local election coverage
Professor Will Jennings covered the local election results on Sky News.
Professor Robert Johns, politics student Harry Kent, and SUSU President Emma Brown spoke to BBC Radio Solent about the local elections. Professor Johns was also on Greatest Hits Radio.
Dr Daniel Devine also spoke to LBC News about the elections.
Dr Max Stafford told Times Radio we are in a much more volatile period for electoral politics in the UK.
Other media coverage
Dr Bernice Kuang spoke to The Guardian about the social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer children.
Dr Cecilia D’Angelo and Dr Raphaela Gracie’s study showing nutrient imbalance in the sea could be driving coral disease was covered by Southern Daily Echo, Oceanographic Magazine,The Microbiologist, Earth.com and ECO Magazine. Read our press release.
Professor Nicci Campbell was quoted by the Southern Daily Echo and ITV Meridian about how a new cochlear implant trial will give severely and profoundly deaf patients a say in how they view improvements to help them hear.
Dr Joshua Krook spoke to Times Radio about the possibility of people doing work or tasks for AI Agents, and the potential for criminality.
Dr Neil Gostling spoke to BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Dorset, celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. The Southern Daily Echo also marked his connections to our university.
Dr Jay Amin told the i Paper that memory issues are a part of ageing and some mild symptoms, like forgetting why you went upstairs, is considered normal.
Dr Michael Head was quoted in the Telegraph, Sun and Mirror, as well as ITV and Times Radio on the hantavirus outbreak.
Professor Jon Copley’s research into deep sea mining ran in bulletins across BBC Radio. Jon also spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about research showing sperm whale calls are richer than first thought, later appearing on BBC News, BBC World Service and BBC Radio Solent.
The Hampshire Chronicle ran our press release about WSA alumna Alice Hume running a flax workshop for students on Elaine Igoe’s new Sustainable Luxury Textiles course.
Professor Kath Woods-Townsend spoke to BBC South about a LifeLab project investigating ultra-processed food.
Professor James Scanlan told the Independent that there are ‘unsolved problems’ as Amazon becomes the first UK retailer to begin drone deliveries.
Professor William Powrie and colleagues featured in a Green Signals podcast dedicated to rail research at the University. The podcast is available on YouTube and Spotify.
Dr Vanissa Wanick spoke to the i paper about the resurgence of classic childhood board games.
Matthew Coats featured with WSA students in a Hampshire Chronicle article about using AI to create custom fit clothing. Read our press release.
Dr Max Stafford spoke with LBC about the appearance of Morgan McSweeny before the Foreign Affairs Select committee.
Professor Hao Dong was quoted by CNN International in a feature about Americans importing homes from China.
Dr Adrian Chadi was quoted in an Independent article about phone bans in the workplace.
Professor Philip Calder spoke to the Mind and Matter podcast about how the mind and body reacts to what it is fed.
µ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre’s part to examine the Iron Age Melsonby Hoard was mentioned in BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week. The centre scanned a huge soil block full of artefacts from the archaeological find. Read our press release.
Professor Ronan McCarthy’s research on Tormentil featured in Indonesian daily newspaper Media Indonesia. Read our press release.
Professor Sandy Jack was interviewed by BBC South Today about her new heart surgery prehabilitation study.
Professor Saul Faust spoke to BBC Radio Solent and Greatest Hits about launching a new vaccine trial in Southampton to protect people from bird flu.
Dr Hormoz Ebrahimnejad told Greatest Hits that he remains unable to contact his family in Iran, with the nation still in a communication blackout.
Dr Caroline Childs was quoted in new book The Age Code, talking about whether we can slow our biological clocks through good nutrition, heathy food and the ‘mediterranean diet’.
Dame Wendy Hall’s comments, made to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee, that China is backing attempts to introduce global AI governance, were reported in The Guardian. She also told BBC Radio 4 that the UK could use AI by supporting more local initiatives that empower people to innovate and grow new opportunities for themselves.
Professor Ronan McCarthy’s research showing a common wildflower could help to tackle antibiotic resistance received further coverage in the Express. Read our press release.
Amy Feakes and Professor Tim Minshull’s research showing fin whale calls reduce during seismic surveys ran in Earth.com, Heart FM and the Southern Daily Echo. Read our press release.
Dr Rebecca Collins and Dr Sien Van Der Plank’s research into the wellbeing benefits of the Isle of Wight’s outdoor spaces was covered by BBC South, BBC Radio Solent, the Southern Daily Echo, Isle of Wight Radio and others. Read our press release.
Dr Ellen Hedstrom’s research into the experiences and frustrations of parents with children waiting months or years for ADHD diagnoses was covered by Southern Daily Echo.
Professor Nick Maguire spoke to BBC Radio 4’s World At One programme about bipolar symptoms in relation to the recent story about Kanye West being prevented from performing at the Wireless music festival.
Leo Micklem and Professor Blair Thornton’s research into soft robotics appeared in Smithsonian Magazine.
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