Medically speaking&#8230;

Professor Tony Kendrick, Research

Antidepressant medication prescribing has increased steadily over the past three decades and now more than 60 million prescriptions for the drugs are issued each year in England, to more than 10% of the adult population.

Careers, Education, Professor Philip Calder, Research

The email with “Invitation to review” in the subject line arrives; you quickly scan down the email identifying the “Decline invitation” link; you click the link; the invitation is consigned to history, never to trouble you again.

Professor Michael Moore, Research

Tackling the rise of antimicrobial resistance is of international priority highlighted by the World Health Organisation…

Education, Marcus Parry

Marcus Parry, Head of the Academic Unit of Medical Education, shares what’s been happening in his week.

Professor Karen Temple, Research

The academic unit of Human Development and Health has more than 180 ‘core’ and project specific staff, in conjunction with many affiliated hospital staff and many, many students, all broadly researching human development with a focus on its impact over

Professor Karen Temple, Research

This month, the Wessex Genome Medicine Centre, based at University Hospital Southampton, will have been open for a year. It has seen nearly 450 people stepping forward to have their genomes analysed.

Education, Professor Karen Morrison

It’ almost time again for the National Student Survey (NSS) to run, the annual collection of opinions from final year students enrolled at the University, commissioned by HEFCE and co-ordinated via Ipsos MORI1.

Careers, Education, Professor Karen Morrison

‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’… 1 Autumn has arrived, the leaves are turning and there’s a hint of frost in the morning air. And with this the welcome sight of thousands of new students on campus…

Professor John Holloway, Research

Normally the summer is a quieter time, perfect for finishing those papers that have been long in gestation, or writing that grant application that you have been telling yourself you must do.

Professor John Holloway, Research

In amongst all the pressures on us as academics to publish and win grants, it can sometimes be easy to lose sight of why we undertake research – to increase knowledge and hopefully improve diagnosis and treatment of patients in