Biological Sciences
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School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton unisouthampton.bsky.social tackling the world’s greatest life science challenges.
Join Anastasia & Mark at #southamptoncityfarm till 4pm 2day 🚜🌞 Come & find out where your veggies 🫛🥬🍅come from 🌎hear how to grow some of your own #novelcrops at home 🌱👩🏼🌾 & play bean themed games too! 🫘 Next stop #BSF2026 @thelablablab.bsky.social @novelcropnet.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social
A team from Southampton were among exhibitors at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, sharing their work on digitally reconstructing living & extinct species with thousands of visitors. Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/biosci/news/... #RoyalSociety #SummerScience @leaveylab.bsky.social
Congratulations to all of our students who graduated today. We are so proud of all you've achieved so far and excited to see what's to come! Keep in touch: www.southampton.ac.uk/alumni-suppo...
Our scientists have discovered a new way to adjust how our immune system works. They hope it could help to design more effective medicines that turn up our body’s natural immunity in cancer therapies, or calm it down when treating autoimmune disease. Find out more: www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...
We're excited to be part of ORFeus, a new European training programme focused on the dark proteome and its potential role in the development of new treatments, like immunotherapy. southampton.ac.uk/biosci/news/... #ORFeus #MSCA-DN #HorizonEU
Join us at Sholing Valley Country Park Spring Festival 2day 🌈🌦️ Chat to Mark Anastasia and @uosengagement.bsky.social team about climate ☀️ chickpeas and find out all about #BSF2026 in #southampton too! @novelcropnet.bsky.social #sotonbeans #citizenscience
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
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
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...
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...
A huge congratulations to all of our 2025 graduates - it was brilliant to celebrate with you today. Wishing you all the very best for the future #WeAreUoS
The School of Biological Sciences co-organised the 2025 International Symposium for Young Scholars in Basic Medical Sciences, which took place in Jinan, China. The event welcomed nearly 80 young scholars and postgraduate students from 12 countries. Read more: bit.ly/4aYvilQ
Huge congratulations to our nominees this evening Rising Star Dr Abigail Sudol - Public Good and Social Mobility Prof Mark Chapman and ED&I Concordat Faculty Champions Network team @theeliaslab.bsky.social and ALL the other nominees & amazing winners tonight 👇 👏👏👏
We are excited to be at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social #vcawards2025 tonight 🌟 Wishing everyone the best of luck!! 🍀🤞🥳
Prof Mark Chapman and @socobiodtp.bsky.social PhD student Anastasia Kolesnikova having lots of fun and very busy at #southamptonpride today! 🏳️🌈❤️ Beans, games, free plants 2 !! 🌿 Come and say 👋 @sotonlgbt.org.uk @uosengagement.bsky.social #pride #sotonbeans
We are very excited to be part of #Pride 🏳️🌈 this weekend @SouthamptonGuildhall Sat 23rd Sun 24th August! Learn all about our #sotonbeans 🫘🫛 ☀️research @unisouthampton.bsky.social @rsb.org.uk Have fun play games & take a plant home 🌿 #citizenscience sign up below 2 👇 #sotonpride #scienceforall
The 2025/26 Public Engagement Development Fund Call is now open! Staff, PGRs and community partners can apply for funding to develop, explore and deliver projects that strengthen public engagement with our university’s research and its impact. Read more 👉 bit.ly/44tkR57
Join us for the launch of Hidden in Stone, a public exhibition exploring 200 million years of life on the South Coast! Opening this weekend at God’s House Tower, Southampton until June 1st. Discover artwork, meet the researchers and artists! More info 👉 bit.ly/43VN9qr
🎉 Congratulations to Jake Kleboe on winning a national Movember Award for his Baking for Bros fundraising! 🏆👏 His legendary banana bread and dedication to men’s health have now been recognized nationally. Well deserved, Jake! We’re proud to support your cause. #Movember #BakingForBros #SotonBioSci
Applications are open for "The Neurobiology of Disease: Understanding Alzheimer's" course at our International Summer School 2025! Apply by 31 March 2025 to get a 30% discount on tuition fees! Read more 👉 bit.ly/3E3etYW
We are having a brilliant time at #winchestersciencecentre today for #SOTSEF #bsw25 Brains 🧠🤯 Bones 🦴 Beans 🫘 Plants 🌿 Ears 👂Phages @phagecollection.bsky.social Bugs 🧫🦠 @ukbiofilms.bsky.social & Worms 🔬 LOTs and LOTS of children and LOTs of sciencey fun! 🥳 🥼🧪🥽 #citizenscience #scienceforall
Getting ready for #BSW25 #SOTSEF with our Current Research Masters students #Outreach Festival 2day @unisouthampton.bsky.social Huge congrats to all 45 students presenting and Thnx 2 all 4 such a brilliant day! 🎉👏🔬🧫 @chemfield.bsky.social @philwilliamson.bsky.social @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social
Shout out to our student followers! If you're on campus between the 10th - 12th of February head over to Garden court to talk about careers.
🎉 Excited to share that Prof Max Crispin has made the Highly Cited Author list for the 4th time (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)! This recognition reflects multiple papers in the top 1% cited globally. Proud to be among 12 UoS researchers included this year, continuing a strong tradition of excellence. 🙏