1 of 2. Last night @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social students set mammal traps with @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe Court staff who are licensed and trained to do this. We used Longworth traps with lots of straw and plenty of food... Mice and a vole. We opened traps in a bag, weighed and released
Day 2 of @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social trip, we have been to Embercoombe Exmoor for a freshwater exercises. We explored the riffles and pools along streams, survived a stampede of ponies was exciting, and found invertebrate nymphs and larvae
The University of Southampton has joined ELIXIR-UK 🎉 From open-access glycan databases to data stewardship, Southampton brings a wealth of expertise to the network.
Read more: elixiruknode.org/news/2026/un...
@elisafadda.bsky.social @glycoshape.org #openscience #bioinformatics #datastewardship
A great first day @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe. We went to Helwell Bay and did a beach transect. The @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social students enjoyed the weather and doing some science. The rock formation showed Triassic red mudstones and grey Jurassic rocks.
And we're off! @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social field trip to @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe Court. Rocky shore, grassland and fresh water studies await!
@unisouthampton.bsky.social #fieldwork #ecology
(There are more students on the second coach they just hid from the camera).
Proud of Jiaoqi Cheng who has successfully passed her PhD viva 🎉 🎓Many thanks to her examiners, Susana Godinho @susanagodinho.bsky.social and Charlie Birts @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social #theeliaslab
Extremely happy to receive an Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award for my research program on phage-based approaches to tackle antibiotic-resistant and biofilm-associated infections 🧫 🔬 🧪
A research assistant position will be advertised soon - watch this space!
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Our giant paper on a small crocodyliform is out! We have a comprehensive atlas of the osteology and neuroanatomy of Koumpiodontosuchus. Amazing work from @christijanibarker.bsky.social @tetzoo.bsky.social Mark Young Katy Rankin, et al
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Our new paper on a tiny Wealden 🐊 is now out, with @tetzoo.bsky.social, @neilgostling.bsky.social and co. As a critical taxon close to the origins of the living croc lineage, we used microCT to build a comprehensive morpholgical atlas to reassess its evolutionary relationships. tinyurl.com/4t592crr
An unassuming yellow wildflower, steeped in folklore for its healing powers, has been proven to have genuine medicinal qualities.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/yO1PWB
Happy to announce that we received the HFSP to study the evolution of TRP channels! bit.ly/4uGmMQ3
This project is a collaboration between Luis Bezares from the @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social LBDV in Viellefranch and the University of Southampton. @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Fantastic job from these amazing Biosciences ECRs 👇🏼 inspiring & wowing crowds #sotsef2026 on Sat 👩🏼🔬 With 5000 visitors @unisouthampton.bsky.social campus they didn't stop all day 👏🏼👏🏼 😅 🥳! #bsw26 Now back to finishing experiments & writing the dissertations. Best of luck! ✍🏼🍀@uosengagement.bsky.social
Could weight loss jabs help treat breast cancer?
Dr Charlie Birts talks to ITV Meridian about new research exploring whether weight loss jabs could help reduce the risk of getting breast cancer and increase the effectiveness of treatment.
Watch here:
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
@uosengagement.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social
Our masters students have been very busy preparing for their Outreach festival & now all set for #sotsef2026 🤩Come say hello👋🏼 B100 rm 5013 Saturday! Find out about their research projects studying Crohn's disease 🧫, gut microbiome 🦠, immune cell sorting, brain health, zebra poo 🦓 & more! #bsw
@engineering-soton.bsky.social @mjtplantbiology.bsky.social @drmicrowill.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social
Artist’s impression of two large spinosaurus dinosaurs standing in shallow water during a smoky prehistoric wildfire scene, with flying reptiles overhead and one dinosaur roaring while the other stands nearby. Credit: Anthony Hutchings.
wearing round glasses, a green tweed jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie, smiling while seated in an office or lab workspace. Behind him are shelves with files, a computer monitor, and a fossil-like sculpture
Proud to celebrate our dinosaur expert Dr Neil Gostling and former student Thomas Land for their parts in the new Spielberg documentary The Dinosaurs on Netflix 🦕
Dr Gostling researched Spinosaurus habits, and Thomas was a science researcher.
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/03...
And check out the #FirstPerson interview with Miguel Ramirez-Moreno, where he talks about what sparked his interest in research, breaks down his work in simple language and discusses his plans for future studies.
Read: doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
Images showing how expressing human Tau in the Drosophila wing reduces the size of the posterior compartment. Panels include: a schematic of larval and adult wings highlighting the posterior region; fluorescent wing discs expressing control mCD8::Cherry or mCherry‑tagged human Tau with E‑cadherin staining; quantification plots comparing posterior/anterior size ratios; and adult wings with the posterior compartment outlined, demonstrating that Tau isoforms 0N4R and 2N4R significantly shrink this region.
@miguelrmphd.bsky.social, Douglas Watt Allan, Amritpal Mudher & co model Tau-induced neurotoxicity in the #Drosophila wing, enabling a rapid, genetically tractable in vivo system for #tauopathies studies.
Read doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
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Here's your sign! Why you need to attend the Science and Engineering Day 2026?
📅 Saturday 14 March 2026
⏰ 10:30 – 16:30
📍Highfield Campus and Boldrewood Innovation Campus
👉 Tickets: www.sotsef.co.uk/SED 🔍
#SOTSEF #WeAreUoS #BSW26 @uosmedia.bsky.social
In our latest work, we characterise the Tmn defence system. We reveal plasmolysis as a new way to block phage infection, dramatically reducing secondary infections.
A bat flying through the air
From caves to crops: Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez is leading new research funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk to explore the hidden value of bat guano and how protecting bats also matters for food security.
Read more in the Leverhulme Trust newsletter: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
Hiring two postdocs, 3-years each, at @unisouthampton.bsky.social. We're investigating bat guano in Mexico
One postdoc in my group - plant/soil micro/microbiome: tinyurl.com/2zu8nrmv
One postdoc in bat ecology + ecoservices: tinyurl.com/27attrsc
Deadline March 30
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A promotional poster for the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival and the University of Southampton. The event is titled “The science of Jurassic Park: Talk + Film screening + Q&A” presented by Dr Neil Gostling. It takes place at Avenue Campus on Tuesday 10th March from 18:00 to 22:00. The poster includes a circular photo of a person wearing a vest and lanyard, standing beside what appears to be a model or sculpture of a dinosaur head. At the bottom, there is a dark blue banner stating “Book your FREE tickets” with a link: bit.ly/SOTSEF26JurassicNight. The hashtag #SOTSEF appears in the lower right corner.
Get ready for a roar-some evening! Join Dr Neil Gostling for the screening of Jurassic Park, followed by a discussion around the science of the film, and the science in reality!
Ticket: bit.ly/SOTSEF26Jura...
#SOTSEF #WeAreUoS #BSW26 @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Join us 4 #SOTSEF👇😀! with Masters students &
Secret Life of Organoids, Inner working of Cells,
Health Innovations 🏃♂️ @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social @fnobrega.bsky.social 🦠 @nelani.bsky.social Microbes, Mood & Murals 🎨 @jt8teeling.bsky.social & Sci of Jurassic Park 🦖! @neilgostling.bsky.social #BSW26
A brain made up of multiple coloured dots on a black background
Professor Amritpal Mudher is part of a team of scientists who have developed a drug to prevent the build-up of Tau protein in the brain, which could pave the way for more effective treatments for neurogenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/hig...
Preprint out: We characterise PUA-Cal-HAD, a widespread bacterial antiphage defence family. An infection cue switches a preassembled complex into an immune filament that drains dNTPs via a coupled two-enzyme cascade, and phage DNA mimics can block filament assembly (anti-polymerisation).
Thoroughly enjoying our @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social Away Day. Lots of good discussion about the future of teaching, KEE and how we're going to keep delivering world class research. Great turnout as well, plus lunch was yum too!
PhD studentship available: Join the phage frontline against AMR! 🧫 🔬
Funded by Wessex Medical Research × Rosetrees Trust.
With @fnobrega.bsky.social, Prof Saul Faust (NIHR Southampton), Dr Liz Sheridan (NHS Dorset).
Info & Apply → www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Email me for informal enquiries
