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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
@sotonbiosciences.bsky.social
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
Dark and light blue text on a sky blue background that reads: University of Southampton, Call for exhibitors closing soon, Southampton Science and Engineering Festival, 6th – 15th March 2026 Visit the Exhibitor Area at sotsef.co.uk/sed-registration, #SOTSEF. Accompanying image: a young girl with a padded purple jacket, wearing a VR headset and holding a VR controller in one hand, looking up in amazement.
The call for #Southampton #Science and #Engineering Festival 2026 at @unisouthampton.bsky.social - including Science and Engineering Day, is CLOSING SOON!
↘️ Visit sotsef.co.uk/sed-registration to find out more and register.
🗓️ DEADLINE: Monday 12th January 2026
#SOTSEF🔍
#BSW25 #WeAreUoS
A Red-brick building with large windows and a stone insignia, under a clear blue sky. A vibrant green tree stands to the left. Large white text reading "Happy New Year" is in the sky, adorned with sparkling stars and the University of Southampton emblem in the corner.
Happy New Year from everyone at the University of Southampton! ✨
Whether you’re studying, researching, teaching or supporting our University, we can’t wait to see what 2026 brings.
Sparklers light up the stage at the end of the 2025 winter graduation ceremony
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
Postgraduate students in front of a large sign at the symposium
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
A scientist in a lab coat and safety goggles uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a small tube, surrounded by various lab equipment and bottles with blue and red caps. Shelves with additional lab supplies are visible in the background.
Close-up illustration of multiple rod-shaped bacteria with hair-like structures and long whip-like appendages, set against a black background. The bacteria appear pink and fuzzy, with intricate details on their surface.
Toxic bug E. coli uses a secret weapon to survive in our gut even when it is being treated with antibiotics 🧪
Our scientists have unmasked a super-pump inside the bacteria that is activated by our stomach acid.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/gomzlvmqrd
It was great to have Cat McColgan visit our lab to show us the etching prints she had created demonstrating plasmolysis, a mode of action that bacteria use to defend themselves against phages 🧫
Instagram: cb_mccolgan
Website: www.cbmccolgan.com
Love RNA biology and care about reproducibility? I’m co-editing a @bio-protocol.bsky.social special issue with @marionhogg.bsky.social & Renate Weizbauer —focusing open access and transparent RNA detection protocols.
Submit yours today - en.bio-protocol.org/content17
#OpenScience #ReproRNAbiology
PhD Opportunity: Advance UTI treatment with on-chip tech! 🔬🧫
Work at the microbiology-bioengineering interface with Hywel Morgan, @fnobrega.bsky.social and me.
Program EPSRC/MOD CISDnS CDT cisdns-cdt.ac.uk
Co-funded by IfLS Southampton
tinyurl.com/infoUTI
tinyurl.com/applyUTI
Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
Advert for PhD studentship on PIF protein in wheat with Matthew Terry, University of Southampton
I have a PhD studentship available to work on PIF proteins in wheat with Stephen Pearce @rothamsted.bsky.social and @colleendrapek.bsky.social at Phytoform labs. Any reposts greatly appreciated.
Thrilled to share the core of my PhD work, now published in NAR!
This project was a true collaborative effort across multiple teams, and it was a joy to bring it to life.
Huge thanks to everyone involved, and especially to @fnobrega.bsky.social for the incredible support and guidance 🙏🏻
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Our researchers have mapped 52 different bacteria-eating viruses (phages) in the fight against antibiotic resistant hospital superbugs. The research was made possible by Bowel Research UK.
Find out more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/czdvrfqaem
Dark and light blue text on a sky blue background that reads: University of Southampton, Call for exhibitors now open, Southampton Science and Engineering Festival, 6th – 15th March 2026 Visit the Exhibitor Area at sotsef.co.uk/sed-registration, #SOTSEF. Accompanying image: a young girl with a padded purple jacket, wearing a VR headset and holding a VR controller in one hand, looking up in amazement.
The call for #Southampton #Science and #Engineering Festival 2026 at @unisouthampton.bsky.social - including Science and Engineering Day, is NOW OPEN!
↘️ Visit sotsef.co.uk/sed-registration to find out more
🗓️ Deadline for contributors: Monday 12th January 2026
#SOTSEF🔍
#BSW25 #WeAreUoS
⭐ NAR Breakthrough! ⭐
A community-driven collection uniting 52 phages, 74 Klebsiella isolates, and extensive genomic + phenotypic data — all freely available at klebphacol.org.
🧬 Learn more: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
@fnobrega.bsky.social @danielarothschild.bsky.social #antimicrobialresistance
A scientist wearing a blue lab coat and gloves is working in a laboratory. They are using a pipette to transfer liquid into a petri dish inside a fume hood. Several bottles of liquid and lab equipment are visible in the background.
Could weight loss drugs like Ozempic help to boost the effectiveness of breast cancer treatments in women with obesity?
Our researchers have been funded by Against Breast Cancer to investigate.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/vitxspwdgm
The annual VertZoo trip to @morethanadodo.bsky.social for a comparative anatomy study practical is always fun, but this year @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social is joined by @unisouthampton_wsa! The museum refurb looks amazing, modern but completely in keeping @unisouthampton.bsky.social #ArtAndScience
This week is #AntiBullyingWeek ! To celebrate what makes us unique and to raise awareness we're wearing #OddSocks ! Let's empower everyone to use their #PowerForGood to speak out, support others, and build a world where kindness wins.
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