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Simon PeatfieldDirector of Communications and Marketing
Simon is the Director of Communications and Marketing at the University of Southampton. Communications and Marketing manages the University’s reputation and brand and they communicate its aims and achievements to stakeholders around the world.
The University of Southampton is a top 20 UK university and a top 100 university globally. The university is an exceptional place whose people achieve remarkable things. They are a world-leading, research intensive university, with a strong educational offering, renowned for innovation and enterprise.
The ambition at the University of Southampton is to change the world. This is a grand statement, but it is an achievable one with the support of the more than 200,000 hardworking people who make up the students, staff, alumni, and community of the institution.
The Latest from University of Southampton
SpaceX's latest rocket launch carried an experimental device by our scientists which could reveal the secrets of the quantum world 🌌
The OpToSpace payload hitched a ride on the Falcon 9 rocket which was designed by our Professor Hendrik Ulbricht and his PhD student Jack Homans,…
We were pleased to welcome Minister @StephenMorganMP who visited our medical researchers and LifeLab facility to see how we are helping to improve children’s long-term health prospects.
He was joined by @LabourSatvir as they toured our facilities and met with visiting…
Yesterday we officially launched AI@Southampton, marking the finale of a 10-day festival packed with AI talks, workshops, games, and film nights 🙌🏼
This new initiative will accelerate AI related research, education and knowledge exchange.
See more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/dsm4d1znib
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/rzlsm1luxe…
Our scientists have discovered deep Earth pulses beneath Africa that are slowly, over millions of years, tearing the continent apart and forming a new ocean 🌋🌊
The team studied volcanic rocks in Ethiopia to uncover what’s happening deep beneath the Earth’s surface.
Read more…
AI could transform UK public services - but responsible use is key to keeping public trust.
@DameWendyDBE's report with @DianeCoyle1859 and @NuffieldFound explores how we can harness #AI for a better quality of life.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/lNup3O
The first images taken by the largest camera ever built have been revealed at the start of its 10-year survey of the cosmos.
Our astronomers will be analysing some of the immense amount of cosmic data from the Vera C. Rubin observatory in hope they can uncover the universe's…
Our researchers are warning that millions of people around the world aren’t being counted in census and survey data, leaving policymakers in the dark about the populations they govern.
Find out more 👉 https://ac.pulse.ly/nuyum65qxb
50 years on from the release of movie blockbuster Jaws, our shark expert Prof David Sims @OceanEarthUoS debates the so called 'Jaws effect', charting the fortunes of the 'great white' for @ConversationUK 🦈
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Jaws helped spur a fishing frenzy – so how have the world’s sharks fared since the 1975 release?
The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.
theconversation.pulse.ly
From humble beginningsto world-renowned status
The University of Southampton has built up strong relationships with partner organisations all over the world, including business, industry and other leading higher education institutions. The university has a campus in Malaysia, with a high focus on Engineering courses. Following the first two years in Malaysia our students continue their studies in the UK with access to our world-class research facilities. UoS also has strategic partnerships with Dalian Polytechnic University and universities within China and Singapore.
The university is a founding member of Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) for international research collaboration and addressing issues of global significance.
Core Principles
- Collegiality: one team working, planning, and delivering together, toward our shared vision
- Quality: always striving to achieve the highest quality in everything we do
- Internationalisation: delivering across global markets and building strong partnerships with other leading organisations
- Sustainability: ensuring our actions lead to financial, social, and environmental sustainability
A top 20 UK university
22,000
Enrolled students
£137m
Annual research income (16/17)
The University of Southampton is a world-class research-intensive Russell Group university. Over 96 percent of our research has been assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
The university groups its groundbreaking work being carried out by world-leading researchers into the eight research themes, through which they are addressing some of the most challenging issues facing society today. These eight research themes are: Energy, Environment, Global economy and culture, Health and healthcare, Population, migration and mobility, Security, Technology, and Transport.
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