🫶Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for #sapcsw2026
📹 Watch our 2‑minute recap and relive two unforgettable days packed with innovation and connection.
youtu.be/LZ71Ky3PYSg?...
@sapc.ac.uk
🤔 Considering a future in Medicine? @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Why not register to attend an Open Day and find out what it means to study Medicine at a leading UK institution.
📅 In Person: Jun, Sept, Oct & Nov
💻 Virtual: Jul & Nov
👉 More info www.southampton.ac.uk/open-days/un... ✨
#VisitUoS
✨ Save the Date!
The British Science Festival is coming to Southampton, 16–20 September 2026! 🎉🔬
Featuring free events, exhibitions & performances. Stay tuned for more details! 👀💫
In partnership with the British Science Association & University of Southampton.
britishsciencefestival.org
We are pleased to congratulate our NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) colleagues whose work has been recognised in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) Top Ten most read and published papers of 2025: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-funded-research-recognised-by-bjgp #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research
We are pleased to congratulate our NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) colleagues whose work has been recognised in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) Top Ten most read and published papers of 2025: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-fu...
#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research
Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research.
Apply now: bit.ly/46ebrfu
#PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship
Medical staff in protective clothing perform an endoscopy on a seated patient in a dimly lit room with colorful lights reflecting on the ceiling. Monitors display images from the procedure.
Our researchers are using mindfulness to enable more effective endoscopies in awake patients. It means doctors could catch cancers earlier without using general anaesthetic or sedation.
Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/6xvbgbtozq | @nottmhospitals.bsky.social
One week left to register for SW SAPC 2026! ⏳
Join us for a packed and exciting programme of primary care research and discussion. 🧠💬
Find details and register via the SW SAPC 2026 website 🌐
tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
Close-up of medical staff wearing blue scrubs walking in a hospital hallway beside a hospital bed. The floor is clean and reflective, and blurred figures are visible in the background.
One in four pregnancies are affected by maternal obesity.
Our researchers contributed to a Royal College of Physicians report linking it to far higher risks of serious complications including gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and haemorrhage.
Find out more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/dm2bmrljr5
We are taking our research to Parliament!
By bringing our nasal spray evidence directly to policymakers, research teams are accelerating talks about how simple, preventative measures can inform NHS winter preparedness, antimicrobial resistance and public health messaging.
Well done to all 👏
A man with brown hair and a beard smiles at the camera. He is wearing a blue and white pin striped shirt, and has a stethoscope around his neck.
A sleek silver laptop sits on a white desk with its screen displaying a login page for "LabCloud" in blue hues. Connected to the laptop is a small white device used to identify respiratory viruses in just 60 seconds.
Our researchers are working with University Hospital Southampton to trial a new device that could cut the time to diagnose respiratory viral infections from hours to just minutes.
Read more: https://tr.pulse.ly/dtirogdrxc
@uhsft.bsky.social | @uhsftresearch.bsky.social
🎉 Take a sneak peek at where it’s all happening!
Here’s a walkthrough of the venue for SW SAPC 2026 👀✨
youtu.be/0bGaMjCR71s
We can’t wait to welcome you there - registrations are still open!
🔗 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
Hands typing on a laptop keyboard with a stethoscope placed on the wooden desk beside it.
Clunky and patched-up systems are blocking access to GP appointments, according to new research we’ve done with the @ox.ac.uk.
Researchers argue a more patient-focused approach and fewer blanket policies are key to making improvements.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/DA6ywo
Was your abstract accepted for SW SAPC 2026? Congratulations! 🎉
Fewer than 10 early bird packages left - register now before they’re gone! 🐦 ✅
Find details and register via the SW SAPC 2026 website 🌐
tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
A microscopy image showing five rounded cells outlined in white. Inside each cell, small coloured dots are scattered across the surface. The image highlights cellular structures and molecular arrangement within the cells.
Our researchers have developed a promising new way to boost the body’s immune response to cancer.
New multi-pronged antibodies can grab more immune receptors and gather them together for a stronger anti-tumour response.
Read more: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/01...
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.
✨ The Medical Education team is taking a short festive break.
A huge thank you to all our supporters and followers. Your engagement means so much to us.
Have a magical Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. We look forward to connecting again in 2026! 🎉
Event invitation by Student Minds Org for Uni Mental Health Day on 12th March 2025, aiming to support student mental health.
Around 1 in 4 students report having a diagnosed mental health issue at university. On Thursday 12th of March, 2026, we aim to get the nation talking about student mental health.
Join us for #UniMentalHealthDay and let’s make a difference together: https://bit.ly/4p0sxE4
Join our Faculty of Medicine as a Teaching Fellow!
Shape the future of medical education through teaching, curriculum design & assessment. Find out more about the undergraduate education 👇 www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjec...
📆 Closes: 13 Jan 2026
👉 Apply now: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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.
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 variety of foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids are artfully arranged on a speckled gray surface. These include a salmon steak on a wooden board, a bowl of shrimp, nuts, flaxseeds, red lentils, a bottle of oil, an avocado, eggs, broccoli, spinach, pumpkin seeds, and mixed beans.
Do you get enough omega-3 in your diet? 🐟
Our scientists have discovered that three in four people worldwide are not meeting their recommended doses of the essential fatty acid.
Read more 👉 southampton.pulse.ly/u8lo61ezgg
@research-uos.bsky.social @southamptonbrc.bsky.social
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
Not long left to apply for this fantastic opportunity 👇 to develop an educational portfolio that includes leadership, teaching, curriculum design and assessment in the early years of the primary care components of BM4/5/6/EU programmes @unisouthampton.bsky.social
#AHPs #MedicalEducation #JoinUoS
🚨 We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to take on the part-time role of 'Finals Clinical Assessment Coordinator' in the assessment team. Current clinical knowledge and experience is essential.
Closing Date: Friday 07 November 2025
Find out more: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
📢 Deadline Extended! 🗓️
We know many colleagues have recently been away on annual leave, so we’ve extended the deadline⏳
📝 Abstract submissions for South West SAPC are extended until 9am on Monday 17th November!
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
🗣️ In this talk, Gabriel Weston will describe her unlikely medical career as well as making a case for why the anatomy we learn at medical school is itself in need of urgent resuscitation.
🎟️ Book your ticket now and join us for an inspiring evening which combines medicine with storytelling. ❤️🔥💥🎉
Event poster for 'Alive: An Alternative Anatomy' a talk by Gabriel Weston. Features logos for the Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival and the University of Southampton. It also includes the event title, a photo of the author, date, time and location, a QR code and links to find out more.
🚨 Have you registered to attend 'Alive: An Alternative Anatomy' a talk by author Gabriel Weston? Time is running out, so book now to avoid disappointment. 💖
📆 11 November 2025
🕡 18:30-19:30
📍 Avenue Campus
🔗 Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alive-an-a...
#MedEd #WeAreUoS #MedicalHumanities
⏳ Have you got your abstract submitted for South West SAPC 2026? No? Hurry!
📝 Submissions close at 9am on Monday morning. 📤
🔗 Submit yours here: tinyurl.com/SWSAPC26
#sapcsw2026
A group of researchers, research nurses and clinicians standing outside University Hospital Southampton, holding large blue balloons of the number "900".
Each winter, thousands of people are admitted to hospital with a viral #respiratory #infection, putting enormous pressure on the #NHS.
The UNIVERSAL study is finding new ways to prevent and treat these infections, and recently recruited its 900th participant!
Find out more - bit.ly/3JkvXmt
Every M1nute Counts this World Stroke Day!
Did you know 1 in 4 of us is at risk of stroke in our lifetime?
It is in everyone's interest to know the signs of stroke.
Find out more: www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke...
Be ready to #ActFAST
#WorldStrokeDay2025 #MedicalEducation
#JoinUoS and apply for our AHP Teaching Fellow vacancy @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Find out more via the link below for this exciting opportunity to join our Primary Care education team. 👇
🔗 jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Applications close: Tues 11 November 2025 (11.59 pm GMT).
