Southampton lecturer recognised at national public health awards
28 May 2021
Dr Sara Morgan, a public health lecturer at the University of Southampton, has received an Early Career Researcher award from the NIHR and Public Health England.
28 May 2021
Dr Sara Morgan, a public health lecturer at the University of Southampton, has received an Early Career Researcher award from the NIHR and Public Health England.
19 May 2021
Volunteers from Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth are being invited to take part in a new clinical trial launching this week, looking at different COVID-19 'booster' vaccines
17 May 2021
The first COVID-19 vaccine study in the UK recruiting pregnant women has been launched today at NIHR sites across the UK, including University Hospital Southampton.
14 May 2021
The Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex announces the winners of its virtual awards event, which took place on the 13 May 2021 and recognised research teams across Wessex for their outstanding contributions to COVID-19 research.
11 May 2021
An interview with Professor Shanaya Rathod, CRN Wessex Mental Health Specialty Lead, to discuss research into the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
27 April 2021
Volunteers from Southampton are needed to take part in the next NIHR-supported COVID-19 vaccine trial.
31 March 2021
In this interview, Geoff Lewis and Mark Maffey describe their efforts to set up a COVID-19 vaccine research facility in Southampton.
26 March 2021
The Engaging Adolescents in Changing Behaviour (EACh-B) intervention is an extension of the LifeLab initiative that has been running since 2007. School students get to spend one day of their academic year working in the purpose-built lab, exploring how their lifestyle impacts them and how they can make changes for the better. EACh-B is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and sponsored by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
26 March 2021
Professor Julie Parkes and Dr Sara Morgan from the University of Southampton discuss their NIHR-funded out-of-court community-based intervention programme.
23 March 2021
In Wessex, over 20,000 participants have taken part in 39 nationally-prioritised Covid-19 studies supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex.
19 March 2021
A new vaccine research facility will open at the John Pounds Centre in Portsea in order to deliver nationally prioritised COVID-19 vaccine trials.
17 March 2021
In this interview, Mr Malcolm West, an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, discusses Wessex-led trainee research into improving outcomes for patients undergoing an emergency laparotomy.
24 February 2021
The public are invited to an online event discussing the role of research in the development of COVID-19 vaccines
22 February 2021
n this interview, Clare Meachin, a Divisional Nurse Director at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust looks back at her nursing career and discusses the development of the NIHR’s 70@70 Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leader Programme.
22 February 2021
In this interview, Cindy Whitbread, a Lead Research Nurse at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shares her path into research and discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research.
15 February 2021
Wessex to support a new trial of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in children and young adults
04 February 2021
A study examining using different approved COVID-19 vaccines, as well as different intervals between doses, has launched in Southampton.
01 February 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine candidate trialled in Dorset has been found to be 89.3% effective.
01 February 2021
Researchers have praised volunteers from Dorset for their role in supporting COVID-19 vaccine research.
29 January 2021
In this interview Dr Daniel Osborne talks about his unique position as a research orthoptist
29 January 2021
In this interview, Katharine Wilcocks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Physiotherapist, talks about becoming a physiotherapy researcher.
29 January 2021
In this interview, Dr Richard Marigold, a Consultant Stroke Physician talks about UHS awarded with Hyperacute Stoke Research Centre (HSRC)
29 January 2021
Dr Sarah Fearn and Dr Alexandra Young talk about making digital health accessible
27 January 2021
Research teams in Wessex have opened two new trials exploring the effectiveness of antibody treatments in preventing and protecting against COVID-19.
19 January 2021
In this interview, Dr Geoff Sparrow, a retired GP Associate Specialist in Medical Oncology explains why he was inspired to return to research to support the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine trials in the Wessex region.