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RESEARCH APPLICATIONS
& ACHEIVEMEN
TS
A research-led university.
200+ Research Groups
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Research Income by Source 2006/07
Total £73.5M
Research Councils
41%
EU Other2%
Other Overseas4%
Other Sources1%EU Gov
11%
UK Industry9%
UK Gov16% UK Charities
16%
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Top 10 for Research - World leading research in:• Electronics and computer
science
• Oceanography
• Optoelectronics
• Sound and vibration
• Nanotechnology
• Developmental origins of adult disease
• Archaeology of human origins
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Research Themes - 10 Multi-disciplinary• Energy
• Nanoscience
• Digital economy
• Ageing & life-long health
• Health technologies
• Life/physical sciences interface
• Neuroscience
• Maritime
• Global threats to security
• Living with environmental change
Pushing the boundaries.
Combining academic excellence with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to
research
Cutting Edge Research with everyday applications
Every time you:
• Use the internet
• Make a bank transaction
• Make a telephone call
you use technology developed at Southampton.
Research achievementsWorking across the globe on climate change
Among the first to develop optical fibres back in the 1960s. Optoelectronics Research Centre
At the forefront of development of the World Wide Web
Instrumental in making aircraft engines quieter
and more efficient
World leaders in the study of links
between mothers’ diet and lifestyle and the health of
children into adulthood.
Institute of Developmental
Sciences
Sir Tim Berners-Lee,inventor of the World Wide Web, holds a Chair of Computer Science in ECS
The University’s Wolfson Unit helped the British Cycling team win triple gold in Bejing & are UK Sport Innovation partner for the 2012 Olympics.
A History of High Impact
• Development of the Optical Fibre and Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier
– Multi $Bn market
– Underpins the Internet
• Optical fibres drawn at the University by spin out Fibercore (Cisco) are on 95% of commercial airliners, the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rovers
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR)
The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) was founded in 1963 and is one of the leading research centres for acoustics worldwide.
New £6 million purpose-built facility
Human factors research unit
Home to South of England Cochlear Implant Centre