Third-year Electronic Engineering student, em dash conservationist. Sometimes, I write. If you write for Wessex, there's a 1-in-3 chance I'll edit it.
As the second instalment in the talk series “In conversation with our research leaders,” brought to you by the University’s Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP) on Thursday 22nd April.
→The national platform AGILE has received £3.2 million worth of funding from the government. It aims to to fast track potential new treatments which may prevent people become severely ill with the virus.
→The Academic Awards and Society & Volunteering Awards have made a return for 2021.
→A petition launched via SUSU regarding international students’ tuition fees during COVID-19 has won a majority of the student vote.
→The School of Mathematical Sciences at the University has launched the Maths = E + D + I Competition.
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Nominations are open for the annual SUSU Leadership Elections, which notably include the Sabbatical Officer roles alongside other part-time volunteering roles.
→Farida Yusuf reflects on how mantras against constant productivity are superficial in the face of our economic structure.
→In the Queen’s New Year Honours for 2021, two prominent academics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton have been awarded MBEs for services to Medicine and Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
→With the support of the University’s Office for the Development of Alumni Relations, the Students’ Union has launched the Sports Clubs’ Coronavirus Appeal, a fundraising initiative to keep sports accessible to students through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
→A US News and World report has placed the University of Southampton in the top 100 of Universities worldwide.
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