The University of Southampton has a distinguished heritage that can be traced back to the creation of the Hartley Institution in 1862.

　　The Hartley Institution became a university college in 1902.It was renamed Hartley University College,and subsequently became University College Southampton.In 1952,HM The Queen granted the University of Southampton a Royal Charter to award degrees in its own right,conferring full university status.

　　Today,the University of Southampton is in the top one per cent of world universities(QS World University Rankings 2015-16)and is a forward-thinking institution that aspires to change the world for the better.Through education,research,innovation and enterprise,we provide opportunities that transform the lives of our students,our community,society and the economy.

　　The University is one of the UK’s top institutions for engineering,computer science and medicine.We combine academic excellence with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to research,supporting a culture that engages and challenges students and staff in their pursuit of learning.As a founder member of the Russell Group of 24 major research-intensive universities of the UK,we offer a high-calibre study environment.

　　In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise(2014),over 97 per cent of the University’s research environment has been assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent.We are ranked eighth in the UK for research intensity and 11th in the UK based on the volume and quality of our research.

　　We are proud to have the best Music department in the country on the basis of the quality of our research(REF 2014).Our world-leading engineering ranking is confirmed by our submissions to Electronic and Electrical Engineering and General Engineering,both ranked first in the country for the volume and quality of their research.The University is also ranked in the top five nationally in ocean and Earth science,nursing and allied health professions,history,modern languages and social policy(including criminology,demography,gerontology and sociology).

　　We are ranked among the top 20 universities in the UK according to the Complete University Guide 2017,Guardian University Guide 2017,and The Times University Guide 2016.

　　Our multidisciplinary approach brings world-class researchers from across the University together to address global challenges such as climate change,global health,hi-tech crime and our ageing population,crossing the boundaries that traditionally separate subject areas to pioneer innovative solutions.

　　Here are a few research highlights:

　　-For 60 years,Southampton researchers have been at the forefront of the global revolution in digital communications.The University is the birthplace of the optical amplifier technology that led to the development of the Internet and created a global telecommunications network.

　　-Our staff and students have worked to support over 1,000 elite athletes as part of their preparation for the Beijing,Vancouver and the London 2012 games.Their engineering excellence has contributed to sports that won 50 per cent of Team GB's medals at the London 2012 Olympics,and is now supporting athletes for Rio 2016.

　　-Our researchers have created technology to store the history of the human race in a simple piece of glass for billions of years.Using optical discs made of nanostructured glass,they have already saved copies of important documents,such as the King James Bible,the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Magna Carta in the format.A standard-sized disc can store around 360 terabytes of data,with an estimated lifespan of up to 13.8 billion years and withstand temperatures of 1,000°C.

　　-Our engineers designed and flew the world’s first‘printed’aircraft,which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design.

　　-Our researchers have discovered communities of species previously unknown to science on the seafloor near Antarctica,clustered in the hot,dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents.Other deep-sea expeditions revealed details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents,five kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor

　　-Southampton is a world leader in biometrics and is at the forefront of research into gait biometrics that identifies and recognises people by the way they walk.The science has the potential to revolutionise the methods used by security agencies to identify criminals,it has improved national security and has been used in covert surveillance to identify terrorists in ports and airports.

　　-Our research into the natural antimicrobial properties of copper is helping to tackle one of today’s most formidable healthcare challenges–hospital superbugs such as MRSA and norovirus.Southampton research has shown that copper completely destroys the bacteria’s DNA in minutes.

　　-Our researchers are at the forefront of improving our understanding of musculoskeletal and metabolic conditions throughout people’s lives,and through that understanding to develop preventive strategies.

　　-The University leads the UK in cancer immunology research.Our exciting discoveries are moving out of the laboratory into clinical trials,where they are already making a world of difference to people with cancer.We are currently fundraising£25m to build a new Centre for Cancer Immunology,due to open in 2017.Through connecting world-leading scientists with cutting-edge facilities,the Centre aims to accelerate research progress and save more lives from cancer.Find out more at www.southampton.ac.uk/youreit

　　-Our geographers are leading high-resolution mapping projects to help the development of countries around the world and aid response to disease and natural disasters by providing information about population distribution,demographics and movement.For example,‘WorldPop’develops global population mapping that,among its many other projects,is helping the world to understand the scale of the Zika epidemic.

　　-Our researchers are using cutting-edge technology such as satellite imaging,computer simulations,X-ray imaging and the latest geophysical analysis to uncover our cultural heritage.A groundbreaking collaborative project led by Southampton has been exploring the Roman harbour city of Portus in detail and continues to make exciting discoveries.

　　To read more about our world-changing research,visit http://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/impact/highlights.page

　　For the University Strategy,see www.southampton.ac.uk/strategy

　　南安普敦大学拥有悠久的历史，可以追溯到1862年哈特利学会的成立。

　　哈特利学院于1902年升格为大学学院。更名为哈特利大学学院，随后成为南安普敦大学学院。1952年，女王陛下授予南安普敦大学皇家宪章，使其能够独立授予学位，赋予其完整的大学地位。

　　如今，南安普顿大学位列世界大学前1%，是一所具有前瞻性的机构，立志让世界变得更好。通过教育、研究、创新和企业精神，我们提供改变学生、社区、社会和经济生活的机会。

　　该大学是英国顶尖的工程、计算机科学和医学院校之一。我们将学术卓越与创新和创业式的研究方法相结合，支持一种能够吸引并挑战学生和教职员工追求学习的文化。作为英国24所主要研究型大学组成的罗素集团创始成员，我们提供高水平的学习环境。

　　在最近的研究评估(2014年)中，大学超过97%的研究环境被评为世界领先且国际卓越。根据研究的数量和质量，我们在英国研究强度排名第八，英国排名第十一。

　　基于研究质量，我们为拥有全国最优秀的音乐系感到自豪(REF 2014)。我们世界领先的工程排名通过电子与电气工程学院和通用工程学院的申请得到了证实，这两所学院的研究量和质量均位居全国第一。大学在海洋与地球科学、护理及相关卫生专业、历史、现代语言和社会政策(包括犯罪学、人口学、老年学和社会学)等领域均位列全国前五。

　　根据《2017年完整大学指南》、《卫报大学指南2017》和2016年《泰晤士大学指南》，我们被评为英国前20名大学之一。

　　我们的多学科方法汇聚了来自全校的世界级研究人员，共同应对气候变化、全球健康、高科技犯罪和人口老龄化等全球挑战，跨越传统上分隔学科的界限，开创创新解决方案。

　　以下是一些研究亮点：

　　-60年来，南安普敦的研究人员一直站在全球数字通信革命的前沿。该大学是光放大器技术的发源地，该技术推动了互联网的发展，并建立了全球电信网络。

　　-我们的教职员工和学生为北京、温哥华和伦敦2012奥运会的备战，支持了1000多名精英运动员。他们的工程卓越成就为英国队赢得2012年伦敦奥运会奖牌50%的项目做出了贡献，并支持运动员参加2016年里约奥运会。

　　-我们的研究人员创造了将人类历史存储在一块简单玻璃中数十亿年的技术。利用纳米结构玻璃制成的光盘，他们已经保存了重要文件的副本，如钦定版圣经、联合国《世界人权宣言》和《大宪章》。标准尺寸光盘可存储约360TB数据，估计寿命可达138亿年，耐受1000°C的高温。

　　-我们的工程师设计并试飞了世界上第一款“打印”飞机，这可能彻底改变飞机设计的经济性。

　　-我们的研究人员在南极附近海底发现了此前科学未知的物种群落，这些群落聚集在热液喷口周围的炎热黑暗环境中。其他深海探险则揭示了世界上最极端的深海火山口细节，位于加勒比海底裂缝中五公里处

　　-南安普敦是生物识别领域的世界领先者，处于步态生物识别研究的前沿，该技术通过行走方式识别和识别人。该科学有潜力革新安全机构识别罪犯的方法，提升了国家安全，并被用于秘密监控以识别港口和机场的恐怖分子。

　　-我们对铜天然抗菌特性的研究正在帮助应对当今最棘手的医疗挑战之一——医院超级细菌，如MRSA和诺如病毒。南安普敦的研究显示，铜能在几分钟内完全破坏细菌DNA。

　　-我们的研究人员走在提升对肌肉骨骼和代谢疾病理解的前沿，并通过这些理解制定预防策略。

　　-大学在癌症免疫学研究领域领先英国。我们令人振奋的发现正从实验室进入临床试验阶段，已经为癌症患者带来了巨大改变。我们目前正在筹集2500万英镑，建设一个新的癌症免疫学中心，预计于2017年启用。通过连接世界顶尖科学家与尖端设施，该中心旨在加速研究进展，挽救更多癌症生命。更多信息请访问www.southampton.ac.uk/youreit

　　-我们的地理学家正在领导高分辨率制图项目，帮助全球各国发展，并通过提供有关人口分布、人口结构和流动的信息，协助应对疾病和自然灾害。例如，“WorldPop”开发了全球人口测绘，在其众多项目中，帮助世界了解寨卡疫情的规模。

　　-我们的研究人员利用卫星成像、计算机模拟、X射线成像和最新的地球物理分析等尖端技术，发掘我们的文化遗产。由南安普敦领导的一项开创性合作项目，详细探索了罗马港口城市波尔图斯，并持续不断发现令人兴奋的发现。