Media coverage: 6 to 19 December
Top news: University signs landmark UK-Australia pact to boost security and defence research
University leaders signed a deal with the UK and Australian governments to support the security agreements between both nations. UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP ratified the deal at the signing ceremony. Read our press release.
Additional coverage
- On the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, Dr Gillian Dow spoke to BBC Radio Solent (at 15:10mins) about the novelist's legacy and how her writing is still relevant to readers today.
- Prof Jeanice Brooks was quoted in the Daily Telegraph in an article about Jane Austen also being an amateur composer.
- Dr Hatsuyo Shimazaki also joined the BBC Women's Hour (45 mins in) as the founding member of the Jane Austen Society of Japan.
- Dr Simon Boxall spoke to Sky News about an earthquake in Japan.
- Prof Tim Wildschut research showing feelings of nostalgia can act like a hot-water bottle was covered by the Sunday Times.
- The Daily Echo ran our press release about Winter Graduation.
- Professor Sarah Morris appeared in ITV Meridian talking about how children can stay safe online, amid an increase in online blackmail.
- Dr Zoë Walters research on a liosarcoma was featured in an article in the Daily Mirror.
- Prof William Powrie was interviewed on BBC Radio Solent about the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education, and rail research at the university.
- Our press release about deep sea lava storing carbon dioxide was featured in Science Daily (USA), Your News (USA), Today News 24 (India).
- Prof Ian Williams told the Telegraph that Britain must "reverse its unnecessary growth" of waste incineration.
- Dr Jane Lavery's initiative with schools to learn about the Day of the Dead was covered by the Hampshire Chronicle.
- Prof Pete Fussey was quoted in a Guardian article about the police using a controversial facial recognition technology.
- Prof Jane Falkingham was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 about stagnating living standards.
- A new type of optical fibre developed in part by Prof Francesco Poletti was named as one of the top 10 breakthroughs of the Year for 2025 by Physics World magazine.
- Prof Graham Niblo talked to BBC Radio Solent about the GCHQ Christmas Challenge.
- India Today featured Prof Tom Gernon's research on continents being peeled from the inside.
- Prof Paul Little's research on using nasal sprays to treat colds and flu was covered by The Times.
- Our press release about a greedy white dwarf star which is devouring its nearby celestial twin was featured in the Times of India, quoting Prof Phil Charles.
- Prof Mark Stoyle was interviewed by German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel about how Christmas was banned in England for several years in the 1640s.
- Prof Phillip Calder's research suggesting people aren't getting enough Omega 3 was covered by multiple outlets including Associated Press, India Today, Fox News, and GB News.
- Prof John McNabb was quoted about a study into the origins of human made fire in CNN.
- The VC's announcement was covered by the Oxford Oxford Mail, the Daily Echo, THE and Cherwell.
The Conversation and Times Higher Education