Research highlights
Exploring how young people's diet, environment and mental wellbeing shape their health
Southampton researchers explored how food insecurity, diet and urban life shapes adolescent health in Soweto.
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Developing infrastructure to tackle homelessness
Southampton clinical psychologists link research, education and social enterprise to tackle homelessness.
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Giving autistic children a voice – the power of ‘I am’ Digital Stories
‘I am’ Digital Stories created by Southampton researchers are ensuring that the voices of autistic children and young people are heard during crucial transitions in their education and lives.
Research institutes, centres and groups
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Centre for Clinical and Community Applications of Health Psychology
Promotes the application of psychology to improve health and wellbeing, and to alleviate or prevent health problems. -
Centre for Innovation in Mental Health
We use our expertise in child development, psychological interventions and affective neuroscience to research ways to help those affected by mental health issues. -
Centre for Perception and Cognition (CPC)
We investigate cognitive psychology and human perception processes through vision, touch and sound. Our research explores high-level functions, including learning, memory, metacognition and reading. -
Centre for Research on Self and Identity
We study how people understand themselves, their emotions, and their relationships to provide insights that enhance personal growth, social connections, and understanding of human behaviour. -
Interdisciplinary Research in Pain
We study pain through close partnership with individuals who live with it, and their carers. We identify priorities for patients, communities and clinicians helping us to improve wellbeing even when pain cannot be reduced or eliminated. -
Primary Care Behavioural Science Group
We focus on behavioural research across a wide range of conditions and populations. We aim to improve health-related outcomes at individual, community and population level. -
Psychiatry
We bring together a critical mass of clinical and non-clinical researchers to explore important mental health problems. -
Southampton Imaging and Radiology Research Group (SIRRG)
Our mission is to elevate the academic development, visibility, and robustness of imaging research within Southampton.
Eye movement recording facilities
Our eye tracking facilities can record human eye movement which helps us research language processing and visual threat detection.
Visual haptics laboratory
Our human computer interface technology lets us mimic physical sensations. We explore the way humans combine vision and touch to work out shape and material properties.
Psychophysiology laboratory
Using equipment like facial electromyography we explore the relationship between the mind and body to see how they interact.
Observation laboratory
With a 1 way mirror and recording suite we use this lab to observe and investigate social interactions.
