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We have an established reputation for working collaboratively, taking disruptive approaches and risk through interdisciplinary team science. Part of Archaeology, Art, design, media and fashion, Biological sciences, Business, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematical sciences, Medicine, Psychology Our aim is to take a strategic approach to building connected networks with interdisciplinary collaboration at the heart of the life sciences community. Our mission is to facilitate fusions of expertise in research and education from a range of disciplines to broaden scientific opportunities and address key issues in health, society, and enterprise. About us An interdisciplinary research institute bringing together expertise from across the University to tackle society's challenges in the Life Sciences. Our people Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 380 academic members from across all the University’s faculties. Publications Read more about the outputs from our research collaborations and our impact. Annual report Our annual report features high impact case studies of interdisciplinary Life Sciences research. News Search our archive of interdisciplinary Life Sciences research news stories. Projects Find out more about the projects we are working on. My research centres on interdisciplinary team science, spanning the fields of engineering, medicine, biological sciences, environmental sciences and data. Professor Hywel Morgan Director of Inst for Life Sciences (Int) Life Sciences are central to our wellbeing, the economy, and the protection of an environment critical to our survival. The University of Southampton is at the forefront of approaches to address these global challenges. Professor Peter Smith Professor of Life Sciences View all our people From Mars to Humans: revolutionising healthcare technology Engineering Health and wellbeing Innovative technology used to search for signs of life on Mars is poised to revolutionise disease detection and monitoring, thanks to research led by the University of Southampton. Read more Supercharging your immune system Health and wellbeing Research led by Professor Nullin Divecha and his laboratory team has identified a way to boost the power of the human immune system to find and destroy cancer cells within the body. Read more Using copper to fight COVID-19 Health and wellbeing Future societies and communities Biological Sciences and Health Sciences are showing how copper can provide a permanent defence against the spread of Coronavirus on surfaces in just one minute. Read more Helping diagnose and treat COVID-19 more quickly Health and wellbeing Read more Empowering young people to make positive health choices during the COVID-19 pandemic Health and wellbeing Read more 2017 Using nanoclay gel to regrow, repair and replace damaged cells Health and wellbeing Read more Show more research highlights Show fewer research highlights Our interdisciplinary research groups Related research institutes, centres and groups BiOmics Technological advances have allowed scientists to gather large amounts of data about a vast array of species, organisms and single cells. Our researchers are using mathematical modelling, machine learning and other algorithms to extract information and patters from large data sets to further our understanding of disease. Digital Health Our researchers are examining and developing information and communication technologies to help address the health problems and challenges faced by patients. Ecology and Evolution The Ecology and Evolution research group covers the interactions of species with their environment. Integrative Molecular Phenotyping Centre Southampton’s unique in-depth expertise in multi-omic technologies, combined with access to patient cohorts from world-leading collaborative clinical and commercial partners, aims to transform precision medicine across the disease spectrum, from cancer immunology to respiratory conditions. Interdisciplinary Dementia and Ageing Centre We are a network that brings together local expertise from across the research spectrum within the University and University Hospital Southampton. Our aim is to increase understanding of dementia and brain ageing and how to treat and care for people with these conditions. Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Health The University hosts a substantial interdisciplinary community of researchers working to transform musculoskeletal health across the life course. Microfluidics and Sensors Microfluidics is the interdisciplinary study of the behaviour, manipulation and application of fluid at the microscale. It underpins the concept of the lab-on-a-chip, where multiple key components and operations are integrated onto one small platform. Southampton Imaging Imaging has become an essential part of scientific research, from biomedical sciences to engineering to optoelectronics. Connect with us Contact us We welcome new partners and enquiries about our Life Sciences research, education and enterprise. 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Get a prospectus © 2023 University of Southampton Site map Accessibility Privacy Data protection & freedom of information Terms & conditions Contact Jobs Back to top Study View all courses Taught postgraduate study Postgraduate taught degree courses Postgraduate taught tuition fees Pre-masters for international students Funding your postgraduate taught studies How to apply for a postgraduate taught degree Pre-sessional English courses Pre-sessional English courses Course modules Assessment Subjects Acoustical engineering Audiology Biomedical and medical engineering Civil engineering Maritime engineering Photonics and optoelectronics Social statistics and demography PhDs and research degrees Create your own research project Find a PhD project A missing link between continental shelves and the deep sea: Have we underestimated the importance of land-detached canyons? A seismic study of the continent-ocean transition southwest of the UK A study of rolling contact fatigue in electric vehicles (EVs) Acoustic monitoring of forest exploitation to establish community perspectives of sustainable hunting Acoustic sensing and characterisation of soil organic matter Advancing intersectional geographies of diaspora-led development in times of multiple crises Aero engine fan wake turbulence – Simulation and wind tunnel experiments Against Climate Change (DACC): improving the estimates of forest fire smoke emissions All-in-one Mars in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) system and life-supporting using non-thermal plasma An electromagnetic study of the continent-ocean transition southwest of the UK An investigation of the relationship between health, home and law in the context of poor and precarious housing, and complex and advanced illness Antarctic ice sheet response to climate forcing Antibiotic resistance genes in chalk streams Assessing changes in astronomical tides on global scales Being autistic in care: Understanding differences in care experiences including breakdowns in placements for autistic and non-autistic children Biogeochemical cycling in the critical coastal zone: Developing novel methods to make reliable measurements of geochemical fluxes in permeable sediments Bloom and bust: seasonal cycles of phytoplankton and carbon flux British Black Lives Matter: The emergence of a modern civil rights movement Building physics for low carbon comfort using artificial intelligence Building-resolved large-eddy simulations of wind and dispersion over a city scale urban area Business studies and management: accounting Business studies and management: banking and finance Business studies and management: decision analytics and risk Business studies and management: digital and data driven marketing Business studies and management: human resources (HR) management and organisational behaviour Business studies and management: strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship Carbon storage in reactive rock systems: determining the coupling of geo-chemo-mechanical processes in reactive transport Cascading hazards from the largest volcanic eruption in over a century: What happened when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted in January 2022? Characterisation of cast austenitic stainless steels using ultrasonic backscatter and artificial intelligence Climate Change effects on the developmental physiology of the small-spotted catshark Climate at the time of the Human settlement of the Eastern Pacific Collaborative privacy in data marketplaces Compatibility of climate and biodiversity targets under future land use change Cost of living in modern and fossil animals Creative clusters in rural, coastal and post-industrial towns Deep oceanic convection: the outsized role of small-scale processes Defect categories and their realisation in supersymmetric gauge theory Defining the Marine Fisheries-Energy-Environment Nexus: Learning from shocks to enhance natural resource resilience Desert dune avalanche processes modern ancient environments Design and fabrication of next generation optical fibres Developing a practical application of unmanned aerial vehicle technologies for conservation research and monitoring of endangered wildlife Development and evolution of animal biomineral skeletons Development of all-in-one in-situ resource utilisation system for crewed Mars exploration missions Disturbance and recovery of benthic habitats in submarine canyon settings Ecological role of offshore artificial structures Effect of embankment and subgrade weathering on railway track performance Efficient ‘whole-life’ anchoring systems for offshore floating renewables Electrochemical sensing of the sea surface microlayer Engagement with nature among children from minority ethnic backgrounds Enhancing UAV manoeuvres and control using distributed sensor arrays Ensuring the Safety and Security of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems Environmental and genetic determinants of Brassica crop damage by the agricultural pest Diamondback moth Estimating marine mammal abundance and distribution from passive acoustic and biotelemetry data Evolution of symbiosis in a warmer world Examining evolutionary loss of calcification in coccolithophores Explainable AI (XAI) for health Explaining process, pattern and dynamics of marine predator hotspots in the Southern Ocean Exploring dynamics of natural capital in coastal barrier systems Exploring the mechanisms of microplastics incorporation and their influence on the functioning of coral holobionts Exploring the potential electrical activity of gut for healthcare and wellbeing Exploring the trans-local nature of cultural scene Facilitating forest restoration sustainability of tropical swidden agriculture Faulting, fluids and geohazards within subduction zone forearcs Faulting, magmatism and fluid flow during volcanic rifting in East Africa Fingerprinting environmental releases from nuclear facilities Flexible hybrid thermoelectric materials for wearable energy harvesting Floating hydrokinetic power converter Glacial sedimentology associated subglacial hydrology Green and sustainable Internet of Things How do antimicrobial peptides alter T cell cytokine production? How do calcifying marine organisms grow? Determining the role of non-classical precipitation processes in biogenic marine calcite formation How do neutrophils alter T cell metabolism? How well can we predict future changes in biodiversity using machine learning? Hydrant dynamics for acoustic leak detection in water pipes If ‘Black Lives Matter’, do ‘Asian Lives Matter’ too? Impact trajectories of organisation activism on wellbeing of ethnic minority communities Illuminating luciferin bioluminescence in dinoflagellates Imaging quantum materials with an XFEL Impact of neuromodulating drugs on gut microbiome homeostasis Impact of pharmaceuticals in the marine environment in a changing world Impacts of environmental change on coastal habitat restoration Improving subsea navigation using environment observations for long term autonomy Information theoretic methods for sensor management Installation effect on the noise of small high speed fans Integrated earth observation mapping change land sea Interconnections of past greenhouse climates Inverse simulation: going from camera observations of a deformation to material properties using a new theoretical approach Investigating IgG cell depletion mechanisms Is ocean mixing upside down? How mixing processes drive upwelling in a deep-ocean basin Landing gear aerodynamics and aeroacoustics Lightweight gas storage: real-world strategies for the hydrogen economy Long-term change in the benthos – creating robust data from varying camera systems Machine learning for multi-robot perception Machine learning for multi-robot perception Mapping Fishing Industry Response to Shocks: Learning Lessons to Enhance Marine Resource Resilience Marine ecosystem responses to past climate change and its oceanographic impacts Mechanical effects in the surf zone - in situ electrochemical sensing Microfluidic cell isolation systems for sepsis Microplastics and carbon sequestration: identifying links and impacts Microplastics in the Southern Ocean: sources, fate and impacts Migrant entrepreneurship, gender and generation: context and family dynamics in small town Britain Miniaturisation in fishes: evolutionary and ecological perspectives Modelling high-power fibre laser and amplifier stability Modelling soil dewatering and recharge for cost-effective and climate resilient infrastructure Modelling the evolution of adaptive responses to climate change across spatial landscapes Nanomaterials sensors for biomedicine and/or the environment New high-resolution observations of ocean surface current and winds from innovative airborne and satellite measurements New perspectives on ocean photosynthesis Novel methods of detecting carbon cycling pathways in lakes and their impact on ecosystem change Novel technologies for cyber-physical security Novel transparent conducting films with unusual optoelectronic properties Novel wavelength fibre lasers for industrial applications Ocean circulation and the Southern Ocean carbon sink Ocean influence on recent climate extremes Ocean methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology Ocean physics and ecology: can robots disentangle the mix? Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Assessing the utility of coastal enhanced weathering Offshore renewable energy (ORE) foundations on rock seabeds: advancing design through analogue testing and modelling Optical fibre sensing for acoustic leak detection in buried pipelines Optimal energy transfer in nonlinear systems Optimal energy transfer in nonlinear systems Optimizing machine learning for embedded systems Oxidation of fossil organic matter as a source of atmospheric CO2 Partnership dissolution and re-formation in later life among individuals from minority ethnic communities in the UK Personalized multimodal human-robot interactions Preventing disease by enhancing the cleaning power of domestic water taps using sound Quantifying riparian vegetation dynamics and flow interactions for Nature Based Solutions using novel environmental sensing techniques Quantifying the response and sensitivity of tropical forest carbon sinks to various drivers Quantifying variability in phytoplankton electron requirements for carbon fixation Reconciling geotechnical and seismic data to accelerate green energy developments offshore Resilient and sustainable steel-framed building structures Resolving Antarctic meltwater events in Southern Ocean marine sediments and exploring their significance using climate models Robust acoustic leak detection in water pipes using contact sound guides Silicon synapses for artificial intelligence hardware Smart photon delivery via reconfigurable optical fibres Southern Ocean iron supply: does size fractionation matter? The Gulf Stream control of the North Atlantic carbon sink The Mayflower Studentship: a prestigious fully funded PhD studentship in bioscience The calming effect of group living in social fishes The duration of ridge flank hydrothermal exchange and its role in global biogeochemical cycles The evolution of symmetry in echinoderms The impact of early life stress on neuronal enhancer function The oceanic fingerprints on changing monsoons over South and Southeast Asia The role of iron in nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis in changing polar oceans The role of singlet oxygen signaling in plant responses to heat and drought stress Time variability on turbulent mixing of heat around melting ice in the West Antarctic Triggers and Feedbacks of Climate Tipping Points Uncovering the drivers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression using patient derived organoids Understanding ionospheric dynamics machine learning Understanding recent land-use change in Snowdonia to plan a sustainable future for uplands: integrating palaeoecology and conservation practice Understanding the role of cell motility in resource acquisition by marine phytoplankton Understanding the structure and engagement of personal networks that support older people with complex care needs in marginalised communities and their ability to adapt to increasingly ‘digitalised’ health and social care Understanding variability in Earth’s climate and magnetic field using new archives from the Iberian Margin Unpicking the Anthropocene in the Hawaiian Archipelago Unraveling oceanic multi-element cycles using single cell ionomics Unravelling southwest Indian Ocean biological productivity and physics: a machine learning approach Up, up and away – the fate of upwelled nutrients in an African upwelling system and the biogeochemical and phytoplankton response Using acoustics to monitor how small cracks develop into bursts in pipelines Using machine learning to improve predictions of ocean carbon storage by marine life Vulnerability of low-lying coastal transportation networks to natural hazards Wideband fibre optical parametric amplifiers for Space Division Multiplexing technology Will it stick? 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