Professor Jason Reifler was interviewed by LBC Radio and BBC Radio Solent in response to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro by US forces.

Professor Pia Riggirozzi told the ‘i’ newspaper that similar action against Colombia would be “far riskier”.

Professor Andrew Serdy was quoted by Vision Australia Radio network and was interviewed by SABC News in South Africa regarding the seizure of a Russian flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. His article for The Conversation US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position received 35,754 reads across 10 countries.

Dr Gillian Dow spoke to BBC Radio Solent (at 15:10mins), on the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, about the novelist’s legacy and how her writing is still relevant to readers today.

Professor Jeanice Brooks was quoted in the Daily Telegraph in an article about Jane Austen also being an amateur composer.

Dr Hatsuyo Shimazaki joined 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.

Professor Tim Wildschut’s research showing feelings of nostalgia can act like a ‘hot-water bottle’ was covered by the Sunday Times.

Professor Sarah Morris appeared on ITV Meridian talking about how children can stay safe online, amid an increase in online blackmail.

Dr Zoë Walters research on a liosarcoma featured in an article in the Daily Mirror.

Professor William Powrie was interviewed on BBC Radio Solent about the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education, and rail research at our University.  

Professor 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 and the Alton Herald.

Dr Michael Head and Jessica Boxall were quoted in articles in the Daily Mirror, The Sun, and the Daily Express about diseases which doctors are worried about in 2026.

Professor Aymen Al-Shamkhani’s team’s work developing a new type of antibody to treat cancer was covered by the Daily Echo, Heart FM, SciTechDaily, Medical Xpress, News Medical and others. Read our press release.

Professor Tom Gernon’s research showing major explosions cause diamonds to erupt from the Earth’s crust was covered by the Indy100.

Professor Paul Little was quoted in Wired about how nasal rinsing may protect you from a cold.

Professor John Marshall receiving the Polar Medal in the 2026 New Year’s Honours was covered by BBC Online and the Southern Daily Echo, in print and online.

Professor Jon Copley and Norwegian scientists’ discovery of methane releasing ‘mounds’, 2.5 miles under the Arctic Ocean, was reported on by Newsweek and Earth.com.

Professor Mark Stoyle spoke to the History Hit podcast Not Just The Tudors and BBC Radio Solent about how Christmas was banned in England for several years in the 1640s.

Dan Mar Molinero was interviewed by BBC Radio Solent about what makes a great Christmas song.