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📻 Coming up at 4pm today on BBC Radio 4

CPC-CG Director @janefalkingham.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social will discuss #intergenerational #economic justice, with CPC-CG's @sophiehale.bsky.social @resolutionfoundation.org, + @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️
BBC Radio 4 - The Briefing Room, Are the old robbing the young?
Are we seeing inter-generational economic injustice?
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December 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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A new whooping cough vaccine trialled by UoS Medicine @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk could offer better protection.

The @nihr.bsky.social @iliadbio.bsky.social supported study shows a vaccine can stop infection causing bacteria from living in the nose and throat.

More 👉 https://tr.ee/hK8NsY
A man (Professor Robert Read) in a light blue shirt and tie stands with his arms crossed in a laboratory. Shelves with scientific equipment and supplies are blurred in the background.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Film expert @louisbayman.bsky.social says the latest instalment in the Knives Out series offers suspense, comedy and enough asides about religion and politics to get any traditional festive arguments going.
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Wake Up Dead Man: an enjoyable slice of murderous Christmassy fun
This locked-room mystery offers a lifetime of stored resentments, jealousies and greed spill over into brutal hatred – a bit like a family Christmas then.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Our historians helped to build a database of nearly 300,000 medieval English soldiers - turns out, many had professional careers lasting 20 years.

Read more in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 👇

theconversation.com/we-built-a-d...

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We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Great to hear @helenfarr.bsky.social of our Centre for Martime Archaeology on BBC World Service charting the fortunes of Spanish galleon, the San José - thought to be the most valuable shipwreck in the world: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
What in the World - Could this be the most valuable shipwreck in the world? - BBC Sounds
Colombian authorities say they’ve retrieved items from what they think is the San Jose
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December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans descend from settlers who migrated south, 60,000 years ago, to the ancient supercontinent of Sahul.

Our maritime archaeologists with @huddersfielduni.bsky.social used DNA techniques to reach their findings.

Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/11...
Rocky desert in the Australian outback with sparse vegetation, copper coloured earth and a mountain range in the distance. Map showing migration routes of settlers 60,000 years ago from what is now South East Asia (Sunda) to modern Australia (Sahul). The green landmass labeled "SUNDA" is on the left, and "SAHUL" on the right. Blue and orange arrows move from Sunda to Sahul and various Islands.
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Our researcher Becky Ward was interviewed by the BBC about the financial cliff edge facing care leavers as they turn 18.

She's been working with Step by Step, who are calling for fairer financial support.

Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/11...
A medium shot from behind a camera operator's shoulder shows a woman, Becky Ward, sitting on a purple sofa in an office or studio setting. She is wearing a floral pink and green blouse and dark jeans, looking directly at the camera with a calm expression. In the foreground, the camera operator's arm and hand are visible holding a mobile phone which is reflecting the scene. The main recording equipment is a camera on a tripod with a small rig cage and a red microphone visible, positioned slightly to the right.
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Famed computer scientist @timbl.bsky.social wants everyone to own their own data, says our lecturer Dr Alex Zarifis💻🛜

Writing in the @uk.theconversation.com, Dr Zarifis said the plan needs state and consumer support to work👇

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Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work
In his new book, This is for Everyone, the creator of the web argues for protection against the power and privacy invasion of big tech companies.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Summer could be 42 days longer by the end of the century according to our @sotongeogenviron.bsky.social scientists and @royalholloway.bsky.social researchers ☀️

European lake mud dating back thousands of years helped them make the prediction.

Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/fdcljgd2ga
A group of people sits on a sunlit grassy hill, facing away from the camera. They are enjoying a serene sunset over the cityscape in the background. Tall trees border the scene, with soft, warm light creating a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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A new breakthrough by our scientists could pave the way for more targeted treatments for some blood cancer patients.

Researchers identified a specific subtype of lymphoma which doesn’t respond well to current therapies.

Read more 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/6ymk1rtwvd
Headshot of Professor Francesco Forconi from the University of Southampton with a blue box at the bottom contains a quote about his cancer research.
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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What are your favourite Tudor TV dramas? Conor Byrne
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
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The five best TV shows about the Tudors – recommended by a historian
We seem to have an endless appetite for Tudor history.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Could the China-US trade war be pushing up the cost of our Sunday roast dinners?

Read what our expert Dr Theo Stanley says in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 🐔🍗

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How the China-US trade war could push up the cost of British chicken dinners
The humble soya bean is a vital part of the British diet.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Great to see our Professor of Paediatric Sleep Medicine Cathy Hill and Professor Samuele Cortese in the news today.

They've been talking about a new sleep study led by @southamptonctu.bsky.social to help families of children with a diagnosis of ADHD.

Watch Cathy on BBC South Today tonight 👇
uhsftresearch.bsky.social Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social · Nov 6
“We hope this can greatly improve the lives of children with #ADHD and their families,” says Professor Cathy Hill 💙

BBC's David Allard visited @uhsft.bsky.social to learn more about @southamptonctu.bsky.social's Sleep Buddy.

Watch BBC South Today to find out more 🎥
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Artificial developments are weakening the natural defenses of our shorelines, leaving people vulnerable to rising sea-level, says our visiting researcher Dr Dhritiraj Sengupta.

Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, he says mapping them can help👇

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Artificial developments weaken coastal resilience – here’s how mapping them can help
The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and disrupting hydrodynamics.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Our researchers found that teams high in narcissistic rivalry performed worse than others in an escape room.
They also found that charismatic narcissists seemed to boost morale early on but were seen as arrogant and less empathic by the end.
theconversation.com/how-narcissi...
How narcissism ruins teamwork – and why it matters in the workplace
Charm can open doors but ego slams them shut. An escape-room experiment shows how the wrong kind of confidence can quietly sink a team.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Grassroots feminist groups in Mexico are adapting the #DayOfTheDead celebration to protest against gender-based violence, says our expert Dr Jane Lavery.

Read our latest @uk.theconversation.com article here 👇

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How the Day of the Dead is being used to protest violence against women
Day of the Dead celebrations changed during COVID, shaped by anxieties about the ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender violence.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Scientists have confirmed the existence of a miniature T rex - around one tenth of the size of a fully grown T rex!

@gruiformabi.bsky.social says the identification of Nanotyrannus overturns decades of research.
theconversation.com/new-miniatur...
New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator
The fossil may help end a long-running debate in palaeontology.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez unpicks the things that Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats 🦇
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Seven things Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats
Bats are our allies, not enemies.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Film expert @louisbayman.bsky.social writes about 80s classic Gremlins in The Conversation's Scary Stories for Kids series.

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Scary stories for kids: Gremlins and the terror of normal, even cute, things becoming horrific
Don’t get them wet. Don’t expose them to bright light. Don’t feed them past midnight.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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It was a classic year at BFI's recent London Film Festival, says expert @louisbayman.bsky.social📽️🎞️

Here he outlines the top #films to look out for in 2026 👇

theconversation.com/london-film-...

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London Film Festival: a hit year for human dramas – the films to look out for in 2026
Our cinema expert brings you the best (and a few of the worst) at this year’s film festival in the capital.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Are bitcoin treasury companies the future of corporate finance or a speculative bubble waiting to burst?

Dr Larisa Yarovaya is interviewed in @theconversation.com's weekly podcast.
theconversation.com/companies-no...
Companies now own more than $100 billion in bitcoin – but the shine may be wearing off crypto treasury companies
Cryptocurrency expert Larisa Yarovaya explains the risk and rewards of bitcoin treasury companies on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Did you see the meteor over Southampton? @astro-pwise.bsky.social explains what happened in the Daily Echo.
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2554861...
Incredible moment ‘huge’ meteor streaks over Southampton caught on camera
Incredible footage shows a “huge” meteor streaking over Southampton leaving stargazers in awe
www.dailyecho.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Congratulations to our NIHR ARC Wessex researchers awarded over £16m to continue targeting issues in healthcare, public health and social care.

The money from NIHR research is part of a £157 million investment across England, over five years.

Read more 👉 www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/10...
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Maria Corina Machado "represents a fragile hope in a region where democratic renewal is both urgent and unfinished" writes @piariggirozzi.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com.

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Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro
The Venezuelan opposition leader was forced to go into hiding in 2024 after being banned form standing in that year’s election.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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"Without trust, things fall apart."

@drjennings.bsky.social has written for @bigissue.com about the global crisis in public trust and how we can get it back.

www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?
As The Celebrity Traitors comes to our screens, academic Will Jennings looks at why we've lost trust in our institutions, and each other.
www.bigissue.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM