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Did you catch us on BBC South Today yesterday?
Our scientists Prof Mandy Fader and Dr Sandra Wilks were interviewed for a study into the benefits of reusable catheters.
See our behind-the-scenes shots - or read more here bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We are hosting a free screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing.
The film, featuring @chrisgpackham.bsky.social CBE alongside leading experts, sets out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for the UK.
Find out more: https://southampton.pulse.ly/yipsuammhj
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Very happy to share our Druantia III–Zorya II synergy story, now on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2026.05.12.724681v1
It appears alongside several Druantia III papers from excellent colleagues, each telling a different part of the story. (links below)
I joined! Took a while...
Join us at Sholing Valley Country Park Spring Festival 2day 🌈🌦️ Chat to Mark Anastasia and @uosengagement.bsky.social team about climate ☀️ chickpeas and find out all about #BSF2026 in #southampton too! @novelcropnet.bsky.social #sotonbeans #citizenscience
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Amritpal Mudher, whose work on novel therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Read the full paper here: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Happy 100th birthday to honorary graduate Sir David Attenborough!
Sir David received his honorary degree in 1992, the same year he opened the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Southampton, now the British Science Festival, returning to the city 16-20 Sept.
If you could change one thing in Southampton, what would it be? 🏙️🤔
Join the Future Cities #UoSPCEHubs & special guests Claudia Murg & @tom-rushby.bsky.social to share your 💭 at our first #UoSPENLunch of 2026!
📆 Mon 18th May
⏲️ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 FutureCitiesPEN2026.eventbrite.co.uk
🍽️ FREE LUNCH
A fab, sunshiny week in 🇩🇰! Great #glycotime 🧪 at the CBM16 in Helsingør, with posters
Bea: regulation of N-glycosylation by OST (doi.org/10.1101/2025...)
Silvia: Siglec-6 high-recision recognition of glycolipids (doi.org/10.1038/s420...)
Ojas: de novo binders design (doi.org/10.64898/202...)
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Which bird has the best song? In this article for The Conversation, Dr Judith Lock champions the European robin for its tuneful verse and impressive repertoire of different motifs. Do you agree? Read the article and cast your vote: theconversation.com/which-bird-h...
