Our staff in the news
Professor Mandy Fader appeared on BBC South Today talking about a University study which showed that reusable catheters are just as safe for patients as single-use ones. Our press release also featured in the Southern Daily Echo, Doctors.net and News Medical.

Dr Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy and Dr Anna Freeman were quoted in the Independent UK (and USA edition) and the Southern Daily Echo following their study which found severe asthma patients often battle multiple health conditions. Read our press release.
Dr Stephanie Blankshein and Professor Fraser Sturt’s research into a Neolithic island in Scotland has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, Times of India, India Today, BBC Countryfile, German magazine FOCUS, ThisDay in Nigeria and Earth.com, following more extensive coverage last month. Stephanie has also featured on the Time Team podcast. Read our press release.
Dr Nat Easton’s research into using tree bark to detect air pollution was covered by BBC South Today and on BBC Radio Solent and Dorset. Read our press release.

A new report from Clean Air South was covered by the BBC, with interviews from Sue Littlemore and Dr Thomas Daniels on BBC Radio Solent and Dorset. Read our press release.
Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris spoke to the BBC about falling birth rates in Hampshire, adding that “about 15 per cent of the youngest cohort, the Gen Z cohort, say they definitely don’t want to have children.”
Professor Ann Berrington spoke to the Financial Times about births in England and Wales falling to lowest level since 1977.
Dr Neil Gostling featured in a Southern Daily Echo story about meeting Sir David Attenborough, following his 100th birthday. In separate stories, Dr Gostling was also interviewed by ITV Meridian about his new exhibition in Portsmouth, and by NPR about efforts to resurrect the dodo.
Dame Wendy Hall (sitting below centre right) was a panelist on a live debate hosted by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in London which discussed whether there is a “crisis of control in AI”.

Dr Keyvan Hosseini spoke to the New York Times about the environmental impact of a suspected oil spill off Kharg Island in Iran, before later being interviewed by French TV about the same story.
Professor Rob Johns told France 24 that Starmer’s lack of popularity may be in part due to the polarising effect of Brexit that has made centrism unattractive.
Dr Charlie Birts commented on research using weight loss jabs during cancer treatment featured in the Sun.
Dr Farès Moussa discussed on the BBC’s In Our Time programme the history of an ancient society, the Garamantes, who flourished in the inhospitable Sahara Desert.
Professor John Denham spoke to Channel 4 news about whether the UK is facing an identity crisis, following news that thousands of protesters joined two rival marches in London this week.
Dr Max Stafford told LBC that he “can’t see a return to the EU any time soon” amid reports former health secretary Wes Streeting said he would like the UK to rejoin the block.
Professor Jane Falkingham spoke to the Telegraph about the closing gap between men and women’s longevity, following news one in eight boys born this year will live to see 100.
Professor Samuele Cortese’s research on ADHD dosages was run by Technology Networks and the Southern Daily Echo. Read our press release.
Professor Andy Sellars was quoted in the Telegraph talking about the bottlenecks found in AI models which are caused by very small units on digital chips running trillions of multiplications each second.
Dr Michael Head was quoted in The Guardian in an article on the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Dr Alasdair Munro was later quoted in The Sunday Times and the Daily Mail about Ebola.
Dr Bernice Kuang contributed to an article for the Rest is Politics newsletter, inspired by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart discussing falling birth rates around the world.
Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato’s election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society was in the Southern Daily Echo. Read our press release.
Dr Chris Hanley’s research into how lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment was covered by Greatest Hits Radio and the Southern Daily Echo. Read our press release.
Winchester School of Art’s fashion show in the city’s cathedral featured in the Hampshire Chronicle, Business South and on ITV Meridian. Read our press release.
Dr Andrea Maria Pelliconi commented to BBC Online about a long-running territorial dispute in Western Sahara.
Noé Wambreuse was quoted in a CNN piece on sea cucumbers with ’tissue immortality’.
Professor Paul Elkington spoke to BBC Radio Guernsey about our new Institute for Medical Innovation (IMI), two hours and 20 mins in. Our press release was also covered in the Guernsey Press and on Island FM, who later interviewed Professor Elkington.
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