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Study identifies Arctic lakes as a major source of prehistoric methane
31 October 2007
Researchers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the University of Southampton have identified Arctic lakes as a likely source of increased levels of atmospheric methane as temperatures rose towards the end of the last ice age.
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Why don't people care more about politics?
25 October 2007
Ways of getting more people involved with politics and decision-making will be examined at a new Centre for Citizenship and Democracy at the University of Southampton's School of Social Sciences. Researchers in the Centre will also look at issues such as migration, immigration and social cohesion.
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National Oceanography Centre, Southampton receives its largest ever gift to support transatlantic exchange
24 October 2007
An innovative transatlantic student and academic staff exchange programme has been made possible with the largest individual philanthropic gift ever received by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), the UK's leading centre for marine science.
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New biography outlines life and career of remarkable politician
22 October 2007
A new biography of British politician Peter Thorneycroft is launched tomorrow (Tuesday 23 October 2007) at Portcullis House in Westminster, London.
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Hampshire universities join forces to help local communities thanks to £1 million cash boost
22 October 2007
The three universities based on Hampshire’s south coast are joining forces to improve the health and well-being of local communities across South Hampshire thanks to a £1million funding award from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
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University of Southampton works with unique school to break down barriers in education for girls with complex needs
15 October 2007
The University of Southampton has entered into a unique Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with a local school for girls with complex individual needs.
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Southampton medic in world’s first major genome screen for osteoarthritis
12 October 2007
A Doctor at the University of Southampton is to be involved in the world’s first search of the human genome for genetic risk factors for osteoarthritis.
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Rare archive collections reveal history of people who came to Hampshire
11 October 2007
A new exhibition at the University of Southampton takes a look at the people who came to Hampshire through the years and the county that they found when they arrived.
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Discover the marine environment of Southampton this half term
11 October 2007
Experience 'hands on' science and discover the marine environment of Southampton Water this half-term with ‘Discover Oceanography’ at the University of Southampton.
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Lift off for the Southampton Science Café
10 October 2007
Find out how science shapes our modern world with the launch of the Southampton "Science Café".
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Investigating the Internet’s impact on business
08 October 2007
‘The role of the Internet in today’s business world’ is the title of the first lecture to be given on behalf of the School of Law’s Institute of Law and the Web (ILAWS) and partners, Thomas Eggar LLP, a leading regional law firm in the South of England.
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Study shows strong link between a mother's hip size and the risk of breast cancer in her daughters
08 October 2007
An international study led by University of Southampton professor David Barker, with Professor Johan Eriksson of the University of Helsinki and Kent Thornburg of Oregon Health and Science University, has shown a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer.
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Cancer expert appointed chief clinician of Cancer Research UK
4 October 2007
Cancer Research UK has appointed leading cancer researcher Professor Peter Johnson as its first Chief Clinician. Professor Johnson is currently the charity's Chair of Medical Oncology and Director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre in Southampton, based at the University of Southampton.
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Report shows Southampton is one of the top English universities for successful postgraduate research
03 October 2007
Postgraduate research students at the University of Southampton have achieved the second highest qualification rates of all English higher education institutions, according to a recent report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
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The 2007 IBM Hursley Lecture: ‘The Many Uses of Images in Healthcare’
03 October 2007
Professor Sir Michael Brady FRS FReng, BP Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford, will deliver the 8th IBM Hursley Lecture this month.
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Deepest ever scientific ocean drilling could hold key to understanding earthquakes
02 October 2007
One of the most ambitious earth science expeditions yet mounted to gain a better understanding of the earthquake process, has begun off the coast of Japan, involving geologists from the universities of Southampton and Leicester.