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Biological sciences

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From global warming to life-threatening infections, our research focuses on today's biggest challenges. Working with industry, public sector and other universities, we see science as a way of achieving real-life benefits.

Research highlights

Research highlights

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Finding cancer treatments using AI

AI, big data and analytics
Health and wellbeing
Southampton researchers are using AI to study how immune cells function in the body, aiming to improve immunotherapy treatments and patient outcomes.

Insights from Mars transforming healthcare technology

Engineering
Health and wellbeing
Laser and light-based techniques lie behind both the search for life on Mars and accelerated drug discovery on Earth.
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Building greener communities with satellite technology

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Future societies and communities
Space
AI, big data and analytics
Scientists at Southampton are using satellite data to assess the carbon production of plants, monitor the Earth’s health, and help create greener, healthier global communities.
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Transforming early cancer diagnosis

AI, big data and analytics
Health and wellbeing
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Improving health and wellbeing using molecular imaging

Engineering
Health and wellbeing
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Supercharging your immune system

Health and wellbeing
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Using copper to fight COVID-19

Health and wellbeing
Future societies and communities
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Securing food for the future

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Health and wellbeing
Future societies and communities
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Research institutes, centres and groups

Microbiology

We work on topics like patient treatment regimens, catheter design and management, and surgical instrument decontamination.

Plants and Food Security

We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.

Neuroscience

We work on national and global priorities of health and well-being, underpinning research in neuroscience, and age-related neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.

Cell and Developmental Biology

We explore how molecular interactions between proteins and small molecules, defined at atomic resolution, govern biochemical output and in turn control cell behaviour.

Ecology and Evolution

The Ecology and Evolution research group covers the interactions of species with their environment.

Molecular and Precision Biosciences

We research how molecular machinery governs cellular life, developing tools to tackle diseases caused when these molecular operations are disrupted.

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