“We’re building the healthiest generation in our history.” Stephen Morgan MP visited University of Southampton’s LifeLab to see how researchers & pupils are tackling child health, obesity & early prevention. 🧪🧒 buff.ly/RMDqOVr #ChildHealth #LifeLab #EarlyEducation

🚨 UoS Impact Fund 2025/26 – Call 1 is OPEN! 🔹 Up to £2,000 🔹 For impact generation & evaluation 🔹 Deadline: 1 August, 5pm Open to UoS staff on research/KE contracts Apply here 👉 buff.ly/Yt1FSu7 More info: [email protected] #ResearchImpact #UoSResearch

🧠 New consultation response by Prof PK Senyo (@sotonbusiness): tackling risks of AI in financial services. From biased algorithms to cyber threats, his brief outlines how to build trust & stability in AI-driven markets. 📄 Read: buff.ly/cN5RDcu #Finance #Ai

🚨 New blog from PPS Intern Alex Brown! What’s it like to support evidence-based policy as a student? Alex reflects on her internship at University of Southampton Public Policy | Southampton. Read more 👉 buff.ly/iGFMIDd #PublicPolicy #Internship #EvidenceBasedPolicy

We were thrilled to host Dame Angela McLean (Government Office for Science) at University of Southampton for the PPS Annual Lecture! She shared insight into the role of GCSA and science advice in policy making. Thank you for an inspiring visit! #SciencePolicy #AI #ClimateAdaptation #GCSA

📢 We are hiring! Join as a Digital Communication Officer, help share powerful research stories and engage with real world policy. 💼 10–20 hrs/week 🗓 Duration: 17 weeks 📅 Deadline: 20th July 2025 Apply here: buff.ly/CvRMDpG #UoS #internship #PublicPolicy #PPS

🚢 UK ports must become clean energy hubs if we’re serious about decarbonising shipping. Our Net Zero Ports consultation response calls for: ✅ Grid upgrades ✅ Shore power ✅ Clean fuel bunkering ✅ A national Centre for Green Maritime Innovation 🔗 buff.ly/Kl6v6UB

🎙️ We presented to the Science & Tech Select Committee on why ⚡ silicon photonics matters. Prof Callum Littlejohns made the case for its role in 🇬🇧 AI, quantum, defence & net zero. 📽️ Watch: buff.ly/YXUt0Lf #SiliconPhotonics #UKTech #Innovation

🚢 CO₂ shipping is vital to UK net zero. But ports face major regulatory gaps. New response by Dr. Wassim Dbouk (SMMI, University of Southampton) calls for reform of COMAH, EPR & DGHAR to unlock safe, scalable CO₂ storage. 🔗 buff.ly/dPqmXrc #CCS #NetZero #Ports #ClimatePolicy

🏘️ What makes a New Town feel like home? Dr Joseph Owen & Prof Nicky Marsh (UoS) share insights from their Feeling Towns project in evidence to Parliament. 📄 Read their full submission:buff.ly/Tr2XL6Z #NewTowns #Policy #PrideInPlace #LevellingUp #PublicPolicy

🎓 From student to policy shaper? Check out this brilliant blog from a University of Southampton Politics undergrad reflecting on their internship with Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) 🗳️ Research, democracy, and future ambitions collide. 🔗 buff.ly/CDBwGke #PolicyInternship #FutureLeaders

🌫️ Air pollution is still killing us. Royal College of Physicians new report lays out how to finally treat air pollution as the urgent health crisis it is. 🩺 Actionable, evidence-based, and long overdue. 📘 Read “A Breath of Fresh Air”: buff.ly/u3R2V2H #AirPollution #PublicHealth

🧵New submission to from PPS affiliates Dr Alexandra Krendel et al. 🔍 The manosphere is radicalising boys. 📱 Algorithms serve violent misogyny within minutes. 🏫 Teachers are reporting backlash in schools. 📄 Full evidence here: buff.ly/sEpDxxg

🎉 Mansbridge turns 100! Celebrate with us on Sat 6 Sept, 11am–2pm at Mansbridge Primary School (SO18 2LX) 🎈 👶 All-ages fun: 🎧 Silent disco | 🎨 Face painting 🍔 Free food for first 100 residents! 🖼️ Plus: local stories & art exhibition 🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/QkAxO9J

🚨 Big things ahead for Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)! In this short video, Sarah Chaytor outlines what we’ll be working on in UPEN Programmes over the next 4 years across People, Place, and Practice. ▶️ Watch & share #UPEN #KnowledgeExchange #ResearchPolicy #Engagement

Researchers at UoS call for science-led, inclusive ocean policy to unlock the UK’s blue economy and tackle climate challenges. From offshore wind to marine biodiversity, their submission to APPG for the Ocean charts a way forward Link: buff.ly/zfp3mYj #OceanPolicy

🗣️ Young people in Southampton have spoken! The Southampton Youth Voice Report shares what matters most to them: mental health, housing, safety, cost of living, education & more. Co-produced with Public Policy | Southampton & Southampton City Council 📘 buff.ly/FKbD2VD

🎧 New episode of The Policy Pod We explore how mapping Southampton’s food system can support a healthier, fairer, and greener future 🍽️🌱 Featuring Dr Jenny Baverstock & Lucy Scullard 🔗 Listen now: buff.ly/w8acf28

🌊 How can flood and coastal erosion funding better serve vulnerable UK communities? Dr Sien Van Der Plank (University of Southampton) responds to DEFRA’s 2025 FCERM consultation, offering key improvements to the proposed hybrid model. Read more: buff.ly/prrEUeS

🌱 From grassroots projects to neighbourly connections; Cara Headon talks about community development in Mansbridge, and what it takes to make it thrive. 📖 buff.ly/bEteRUy #Community #Neighbourhoods #Southampton