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Hampshire mum welcomes new cervical cancer trial this World Cancer Day
A cancer survivor is welcoming a new clinical trial that could improve long-term outcomes for people with cervical cancer. Sonia Dancer,...
Feb 2, 2023


Cutting-edge COVID-19 trial opens in Southampton
Southampton researchers are trialling a new combination of two COVID-19 treatments. The trial is being run by the Southampton Clinical...
Jan 25, 2023


UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million for 2023-2028
The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network) has been awarded £2.4 million to support research studies over the next five...
Jan 13, 2023


Nose bacteria insight paves the way for new meningitis vaccine
Southampton researchers have discovered how bacteria that naturally live in some people’s noses may protect them against meningitis. New...
Jan 9, 2023


First gene therapy for haemophilia B approved for use in patients
A pioneering new treatment for the blood clotting disorder haemophilia B, developed in a trial led by Southampton’s Dr Rashid Kazmi, has...
Dec 15, 2022


Funding boost for biofilms research and innovation
Southampton researchers are set to benefit from further funding for world-class biofilms research and innovation. The Biotechnology and...
Nov 30, 2022


Teens recruit squirrels to promote clinical research
Squirrels explore clinical research in new videos by teenagers in Southampton. The ‘In a nutshell’ series explains how to take part in...
Nov 18, 2022


Parents urged to support new research tackling RSV infections in babies
Parents in the Southampton area are being urged to support a new respiratory virus study. RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is one of the...
Nov 11, 2022


Southampton research nurses win at Nursing Times Awards
Clinical research nursing in Southampton has been honoured in the 2022 Nursing Times Awards. The winners of the 2022 Awards were...
Oct 28, 2022


Immune boosting antibody trialled in oesophageal cancer
A clinical trial for patients with advanced oesophageal cancer has opened in Southampton. ELEVATE is testing an immunotherapy drug in...
Oct 28, 2022


Antiviral drug could treat a wide range of COVID-19 variants
New research has shown the drug molnupiravir could be used to treat people against a wide range of COVID-19 variants. The antiviral...
Oct 26, 2022


Olympic sprinter Iwan Thomas spotlights Group B strep vaccine study
Olympian Iwan Thomas has thanked “amazing” staff at the Princess Anne Hospital for his son Teddy’s life-saving care in a BBC report for...
Sep 28, 2022
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