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Southampton surgeon Professor Bhaskar Somani has received a prestigious award for his research into kidney stone treatments. He has been presented with the Christian Chaussy Award by the German Society for Shockwave Lithotripsy. Professor Somani is a consultant urological surgeon at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). He has been supported by the UHS Research Leaders Programme. He was presented with the award at the annual German Urology Congress 2026 in Düsseldorf. He is

Healthcare professionals are using University Hospital Southampton’s (UHS) Research Leaders Programme to improve care for patients. The Research Leaders Programme (RLP) is open to all healthcare professionals employed by UHS. The competitive award covers salary costs for at least one day a week for up to three years. It provides time, training and personal development to support staff to achieve their ambitions. UHS is guided by its three core trust values of Patients First,

Survivors of intensive care who experience post-traumatic stress could benefit from a specialist type of talking therapy, according to new research. Around 200,000 people survive a stay in intensive care in the UK each year. Around one in four of these patients experience significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress. If left untreated, these symptoms can last for years. The EMERALD study was delivered through the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Southampton. It assesse

Professor Aarvold shares how he's using an international travelling fellowship to advance his research into hip dysplasia.

Researchers have found a possible link between taking antibiotics during glioblastoma cancer treatment and shorter survival. The study was conducted by researchers at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) and Guy’s and St Thomas’. The results are now published in the journal Clinical Oncology. Dr Sean Main, consultant neuro-oncologist at UHS, is first author. He is supported by the UHS Research Leaders Programme. Aggressive brain cancer Approximately 40 percent of patients wi

Medical physicist Dr Sofia Michopoulou has been honoured with an NHS England South East Healthcare Science Award. Dr Michopoulou is Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). Her research focuses on advancing imaging techniques and biomarkers to improve dementia diagnosis. This is helping to support earlier and more accurate diagnosis for patients. She was honoured with the Research and Innovation Award at this year’s NHS England South East Hea