{"id":11249,"date":"2026-05-13T15:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/?p=11249"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:47:25","slug":"our-staff-in-the-news-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/2026\/05\/13\/our-staff-in-the-news-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Our staff in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\" style=\"min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-new-marine-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our staff in the news<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our archaeologists excavated and recorded a large timber platform hidden beneath what today appears to be a stone-built island, in a Scottish loch. Lead researcher <strong>Dr Stephanie Blankshein<\/strong> spoke to numerous news outlets about surveying the \u2018crannog\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/archaeologists-reveal-secrets-of-prehistoric-humanmade-island.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Read our press release<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our story appeared on\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/articles\/c4g872xel26o\">CBBC Newsround<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0e2w31wedqo\">BBC Online<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/news\/archaeologists-discover-remarkable-neolithic-structure-thats-older-than-stonehenge\">BBC Countryfile<\/a><\/span>, BBC Reporting Scotland, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/highlands-islands\/wooden-platform-found-hidden-under-neolithic-artificial-island-in-loch\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STV<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/archaeology\/loch-bhorgastail-isle-of-lewis-b2969783.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Independent<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/wires\/pa\/article-15787441\/Wooden-platform-hidden-Neolithic-artificial-island-loch.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MailOnline<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derstandard.at\/story\/3000000319630\/aelter-als-stonehenge-versunkene-strukturen-einer-kuenstlichen-insel-werden-sichtbar\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Der Standard<\/span><\/a> (Austria), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/heritage-and-retro\/secrets-of-the-crannog-revealed-scots-artificial-island-older-than-stonehenge-8485677\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Scotsman<\/span><\/a>, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/16224391\/archaeologists-uncover-mystery-structure-neolithic-island-scotland\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Scottish Sun<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26075654.archaeologists-revealed-secrets-loch-bhorgastail\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The National<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/newslens\/2026\/0504\/1571634-neolithic-scotland-loch\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RTE News<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/national\/26075586.wooden-platform-found-hidden-neolithic-artificial-island-loch\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Glasgow Times<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26078851.ancient-timber-platform-discovered-beneath-scottish-island\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>. Also <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/a-5000-year-old-man-made-island-discovered-underwater-in-scotland-may-be-older-than-stonehenge\/articleshow\/131014625.cms\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Times of India<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.national-geographic.pl\/historia\/tajemnice-sztucznych-wysp-w-szkocji-budowano-je-tysiace-lat-wczesniej-niz-sadzilismy\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">National Geographic Polska<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/this-island-in-scotland-is-actually-a-man-made-mini-landmass-resting-on-a-wooden-platform-new-discovery-shows-180988674\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Smithsonian Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/submerged-prehistoric-island-was-constructed-by-humans-5000-years-ago-making-it-older-than-stonehenge-83424\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">IFLScience<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archaeology.org\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/scientists-explore-neolithic-crannog-in-scotland\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Archaeology Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archaeologymag.com\/2026\/05\/5000-year-old-artificial-island-in-scottish-loch\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Archaeology News<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/historienet.dk\/kultur\/arkaeologi\/vild-opdagelse-mystiske-oeer-i-skotland-er-bygget-af-trae\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Historie<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Archaeology-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Archaeology-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Archaeology-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Archaeology-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Archaeology.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Excavating underwater at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Antarctica sea ice collapse driven by triple whammy of climate chaos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antarctica is being ravaged by a triple-whammy of climate chaos that has melted sea ice to record lows, a new Southampton study has revealed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/antarctica-sea-ice-collapse-driven-by-triple-whammy-of-climate-chaos.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Read our press release<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our story was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/08\/climate\/antarctic-sea-ice-decline-winds-warming-ocean\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CNN<\/span><\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-15801101\/Antarctica-climate-chaos-melted-sea-ice.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Daily Mail<\/span><\/a>, Daily Express, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/sea-ice-antarctica-climate-change-b2973288.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Independent<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/05\/09\/triple-whammy-of-climate-chaos-why-antarcticas-sea-ice-collapse-is-no-longer-a-mystery\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Euronews<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26083425.antarctic-sea-ice-melted-record-lows-southampton-study-shows\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/antarctic-sea-ice-defied-global-warming-for-decades-now-hidden-ocean-heat-is-breaking-through-282356\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Conversation<\/span><\/a>, quoting <strong>Dr Aditya Narayanan<\/strong>, <strong>Dr Alessandro Silvano<\/strong> and <strong>Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Local election coverage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Will Jennings <\/strong>covered the local election results on Sky News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Robert Johns<\/strong>, politics student Harry Kent, and SUSU President Emma Brown spoke to BBC Radio Solent about the local elections. Professor Johns was also on Greatest Hits Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Daniel Devine <\/strong>also spoke to LBC News about the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Max Stafford <\/strong>told Times Radio we are in a much more volatile period for electoral politics in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other media coverage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Bernice Kuang <\/strong>spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ng-interactive\/2026\/may\/02\/what-happens-when-deaths-outnumber-births\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a> about the social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Cecilia D&#8217;Angelo <\/strong>and <strong>Dr Raphaela Gracie&#8217;s <\/strong>study showing nutrient imbalance in the sea could be driving coral disease was covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26072495.nutrient-imbalances-pose-threat-coral-reefs-says-study\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanographicmagazine.com\/news\/coral-disease-linked-to-nutrient-imbalance-over-ocean-warming\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oceanographic Magazine,<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-microbiologist.com\/news\/nutrient-imbalance-may-drive-coral-disease-more-than-heat-stress-new-study-suggests\/8798.article\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Microbiologist<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/coral-reefs-face-a-second-major-threat-beyond-warming-oceans\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth.com<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ecomagazine.com\/news\/coastal\/nutrient-imbalance-may-drive-coral-disease-more-than-heat-stress\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ECO Magazine<\/span><\/a>. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/nutrient-imbalance-may-drive-coral-disease-more-than-heat-stress.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span><\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Dr-Raphaela-Gracie-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Dr-Raphaela-Gracie-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Dr-Raphaela-Gracie-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Dr-Raphaela-Gracie-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Dr-Raphaela-Gracie.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Raphaela Gracie in the University\u2019s Coral Reef Laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Nicci Campbell<\/strong> was quoted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26077925.southampton-university-take-part-cochlear-implant-trial\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a> and ITV Meridian about how a new cochlear implant trial will give severely and profoundly deaf patients a say in how they view improvements to help them hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Joshua Krook <\/strong>spoke to Times Radio about the possibility of people doing work or tasks for AI Agents, and the potential for criminality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Neil Gostling <\/strong>spoke to BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Dorset, celebrating Sir David Attenborough&#8217;s 100th birthday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26091575.university-southamptons-birthday-message-david-attenborough\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a> also marked his connections to our university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Sir-David-Attenborough-and-Dr-Neil-Gostling-1200x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Sir-David-Attenborough-and-Dr-Neil-Gostling-1200x702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Sir-David-Attenborough-and-Dr-Neil-Gostling-500x292.jpg 500w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Sir-David-Attenborough-and-Dr-Neil-Gostling-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazines.soton.ac.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Press-Sir-David-Attenborough-and-Dr-Neil-Gostling.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir David Attenborough speaking to Dr Neil Gostling during documentary filming at the University\u2019s \u00b5-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre in 2023. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Jay Amin <\/strong>told the <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/six-memory-symptoms-you-should-never-ignore-4398591\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">i Paper<\/span><\/a> that memory issues are a part of ageing and some mild symptoms, like forgetting why you went upstairs, is considered normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Michael Head<\/strong> was quoted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health-fitness\/conditions\/cold-flu\/hantavirus-how-contagious-deadly-infection-outbreak\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Telegraph<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/39012940\/hantavirus-cruise-ship-hazard-hotbeds-death-hondius\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sun<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/health\/mv-hondius-hantavirus-oceanview-statement-37107700\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mirror<\/span><\/a>, as well as ITV and Times Radio on the hantavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Jon Copley&#8217;s <\/strong>research into deep sea mining ran in bulletins across BBC Radio. Jon also spoke to BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Today Programme about research showing sperm whale calls are richer than first thought, later appearing on BBC News, BBC World Service and BBC Radio Solent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk\/news\/26069448.winchester-school-art-textile-artist-leads-flax-workshop\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hampshire Chronicle<\/span><\/a> ran our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/students-get-handson-with-sustainable-linen-production.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span><\/a> about WSA alumna Alice Hume running a flax workshop for students on <strong>Elaine Igoe&#8217;s<\/strong> new Sustainable Luxury Textiles course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Kath Woods-Townsend <\/strong>spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yerxr51rjo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BBC South<\/span><\/a> about a LifeLab project investigating ultra-processed food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor James Scanlan <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/uk\/home-news\/amazon-drone-deliveries-darlington-b2972289.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Independent<\/span><\/a> that there are &#8216;unsolved problems&#8217; as Amazon becomes the first UK retailer to begin drone deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor William Powrie <\/strong>and colleagues featured in a Green Signals podcast dedicated to rail research at the University. The podcast is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f6ktmG6OACY?si=HyEk_jk-fmCIQrYO\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1P0dqDePtEVsKNp88q4DzJ\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spotify<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Vanissa Wanick <\/strong>spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-nz\/news\/other\/8-classic-boardgames-from-your-childhood-that-are-having-a-resurgence\/ss-AA21ECbW\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the i paper<\/span><\/a> about the resurgence of classic childhood board games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matthew Coats <\/strong>featured with WSA students in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk\/news\/26048325.winchester-students-use-ai-3d-create-custom-clothes\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hampshire Chronicle<\/span><\/a> article about using AI to create custom fit clothing. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/fashion-avatars-put-winchester-students-one-step-ahead.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Max Stafford <\/strong>spoke with LBC about the appearance of Morgan McSweeny before the Foreign Affairs Select committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Hao Dong <\/strong>was quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/25\/business\/china-imports-americans-homebuilding-costs\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CNN International<\/span><\/a> in a feature about Americans importing homes from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Adrian Chadi <\/strong>was quoted in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/cellphone-workplace-bans-usa-b2968226.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Independent<\/span><\/a> article about phone bans in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Philip Calder <\/strong>spoke to the Mind and Matter podcast about how the mind and body reacts to what it is fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00b5-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre&#8217;s <\/strong>part to examine the Iron Age Melsonby Hoard was mentioned in BBC Radio 4&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002v9nv\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Start the Week<\/span><\/a>. The centre scanned a huge soil block full of artefacts from the archaeological find. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2025\/03\/southampton-scanning-expertise-helps-investigate-major-iron-age-hoard.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Ronan McCarthy&#8217;s<\/strong> research on Tormentil featured in Indonesian daily newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaindonesia.com\/humaniora\/882511\/tormentil-bunga-liar-dari-rawa-yang-ternyata-ampuh-lawan-superbug\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Media Indonesia<\/span><\/a>. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/03\/wildflowers-potential-to-help-tackle-antibiotic-resistance.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Sandy Jack <\/strong>was interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn43ev0pwwko\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BBC South Today<\/span><\/a> about her new heart surgery prehabilitation study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Saul Faust <\/strong>spoke to BBC Radio Solent and Greatest Hits about launching a new vaccine trial in Southampton to protect people from bird flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Hormoz Ebrahimnejad <\/strong>told Greatest Hits that he remains unable to contact his family in Iran, with the nation still in a communication blackout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Caroline Childs <\/strong>was quoted in new book The Age Code, talking about whether we can slow our biological clocks through good nutrition, heathy food and the \u2018mediterranean diet\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dame Wendy Hall&#8217;s<\/strong> comments, made to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee, that China is backing attempts to introduce global AI governance, were reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/14\/china-now-ais-good-guy-as-us-takes-a-wild-west-approach-mps-told\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a>. She also told BBC Radio 4 that the UK could use AI by supporting more local initiatives that empower people to innovate and grow new opportunities for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor Ronan McCarthy&#8217;s <\/strong>research showing a common wildflower could help to tackle antibiotic resistance received further coverage in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/2192533\/groundbreaking-study-finds-surprise-item\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Express<\/span><\/a>. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/03\/wildflowers-potential-to-help-tackle-antibiotic-resistance.page\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">press release<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Amy Feakes <\/strong>and <strong>Professor Tim Minshull&#8217;s <\/strong>research showing fin whale calls reduce during seismic surveys ran in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/noisy-ocean-surveys-are-disrupting-whale-communication\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth.com<\/span><\/a>, Heart FM and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26018914.southampton-study-finds-human-noise-silencing-whales\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Southern Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>. 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