CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.southampton.ac.uk:80/?","20130630215742","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1372629462"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>University of Southampton</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <link rel="Shortcut Icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/favicon.ico"/> <meta name="author" content="University of Southampton"/> <meta name="copyright" content="University of Southampton, 1994 - 2013"/> <meta name="keywords" content="University of Southampton"/> <meta name="description" content="University of Southampton"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/reset.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/default.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/navigation.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/home.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/print.css" media="print"/> <link href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/Slide_home_olive.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" id="cookielawinfo-style-css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/cookie_li/cli-style.css" type="text/css" media="all"/> <link rel="stylesheet" id="cookielawinfo-table-style-css" href="/web/20130630215742cs_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/css/cookie_li/cli-tables.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>  <script src="/web/20130630215742js_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/js/rotatingbanner/jquery-1.7.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/web/20130630215742js_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/js/rotatingbanner/jquery.flexslider-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130630215742js_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/js/cookie_li/jquery.cookie.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130630215742js_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/js/cookie_li/cookielawinfo.js"></script> <script type="text/xml"> <oa:widgets> <oa:widget wid="2827522" binding="#OAWidget" /> </oa:widgets> </script> <link rev="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage" href="http://id.southampton.ac.uk/"/> <link rel="alternate" href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/feeds/rssfeed.xml" type="application/rss+xml" title="Latest news: University of Southampton"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/"/></head> <body> <ul id="accessibility"> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/sitemap.html">Site map</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="javascript:(function(){d=document;lf=d.createElement('script');lf.type='text/javascript';lf.id='ToolbarStarter';lf.text='var%20StudyBarNoSandbox=true';d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(lf);jf=d.createElement('script');jf.src='https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/https://core.atbar.org/atbar/en/latest/atbar.min.js';jf.type='text/javascript';jf.id='ToolBar';d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(jf);})()" target="" title="">Accessibility Tools</a></li> </ul> <div id="container" class="large"> <script type="text/javascript"> // // BeginOAWidget_Instance_2827522: #OAWidget $(window).load(function() { $('.flexslider').flexslider({ animation: "fade", controlsContainer: ".flex-container", //Selector: Declare which container the navigation elements should be appended too. Default container is the flexSlider element. If the given element is not found, the default action will be taken. slideDirection: "horizontal", //String: Select the sliding direction, 'horizontal' or 'vertical' slideshow: true, //Boolean: Animate slider automatically slideshowSpeed: 4000, //Integer: Set the speed of the slideshow cycling, in milliseconds animationDuration: 400, //Integer: Set the speed of animations, in milliseconds directionNav: false, //Boolean: Create navigation for previous/next navigation? (true/false) controlNav: true, //Boolean: Create navigation for paging control of each clide? Note: Leave true for manualControls usage keyboardNav: true, //Boolean: Allow slider navigating via keyboard left/right keys mousewheel: false, //Boolean: Allow slider navigating via mousewheel prevText: "Previous", //String: Set the text for the "previous" directionNav item nextText: "Next", //String: Set the text for the "next" directionNav item pausePlay: false, //Boolean: Create pause/play dynamic element pauseText: "Pause", //String: Set the text for the "pause" pausePlay item playText: "Play", //String: Set the text for the "play" pausePlay item randomize: false, //Boolean: Randomize slide order slideToStart: 0, //Integer: The slide that the slider should start on. Array notation (0 = first slide) animationLoop: true, //Boolean: Should the animation loop? If false, directionNav will received "disable" classes at either end pauseOnAction: true, //Boolean: Pause the slideshow when interacting with control elements, highly recommended. pauseOnHover: true, //Boolean: Pause the slideshow when hovering over slider, then resume when no longer hovering manualControls: "", //Selector: Declare custom control navigation. Example would be ".flex-control-nav li" or "#tabs-nav li img", etc. The number of elements in your controlNav should match the number of slides/tabs. start: function(){}, //Callback: function(slider) - Fires when the slider loads the first slide before: function(){}, //Callback: function(slider) - Fires asynchronously with each slider animation after: function(){}, //Callback: function(slider) - Fires after each slider animation completes end: function(){} //Callback: function(slider) - Fires when the slider reaches the last slide (asynchronous) }); }); // EndOAWidget_Instance_2827522 // </script> <div id="heading"> <div tabindex="1" class="flex-container"> <div class="flexslider"> <ul class="slides"> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/promotion/hollow_optical_fibres_01.shtml" title="Light speed. Optical fibre tests the laws of physics" tabindex="2"><img src="/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/inline/promotion/hollow_fibre_optics_homepage.jpg" alt="Light speed. Optical fibre tests the laws of physics" title="Light speed. Optical fibre tests the laws of physics"></a> <div class="flex-caption-text">The University of Southampton combines 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.</div></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/promotion/nigel_shadbolt_knighthood.shtml" title="Web Science guru. Nigel Shadbolt honoured with knighthood" tabindex="2"><img src="/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/inline/promotion/nigel_shadbolt_knighthood_homepage.jpg" alt="Web Science guru. Nigel Shadbolt honoured with knighthood" title="Web Science guru. Nigel Shadbolt honoured with knighthood"></a> <div class="flex-caption-text">The University of Southampton combines 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.</div></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/promotion/whale_fall_01.shtml" title="Whale fall. The mystery afterlife of Earth's biggest animals" tabindex="2"><img src="/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/inline/promotion/whale_final.jpg" alt="Whale fall. The mystery afterlife of Earth's biggest animals" title="Whale fall. The mystery afterlife of Earth's biggest animals"></a> <div class="flex-caption-text">The University of Southampton combines 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.</div></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/promotion/enactus.shtml" title="Social enterprise. Enactus students claim third national title" tabindex="2"><img src="/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/inline/promotion/enactus_homepage.jpg" alt="Social enterprise. Enactus students claim third national title" title="Social enterprise. Enactus students claim third national title"></a> <div class="flex-caption-text">The University of Southampton combines 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.</div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav"> <ul> <li id="searchBox"><form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/https://search.sharepoint.soton.ac.uk/Pages/results.aspx" method="get"><fieldset><input class="text" id="words" name="k" value="Search" type="text" onfocus="if(this.value==this.defaultValue)this.value=''"/><button class="submit" type="submit" name="submit">Submit</button><input value="All" name="s" type="hidden"></fieldset></form></li> <li class="home"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/aboutus/index.shtml" title="About us">About us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/faculties/index.html" title="Faculties & subject areas">Faculties & subject areas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/index.shtml" title="Research at the University">Research</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/index.shtml" title="Undergraduate study">Undergraduate study</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/postgraduate/index.shtml" title="Postgraduate study opportunities at the University">Postgraduate study</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/international/index.shtml" title="International">International</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/teachers/index.html" title="Teachers and advisors">Teachers and advisors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/alumni/index.shtml" title="Alumni">Alumni</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/supportus/index.shtml" title="Giving to Southampton">Giving to Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/business/index.shtml" title="Business">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/" title="Career opportunities at the University">Job Opportunities</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/index.shtml" title="All the news and events from the University">News and Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/visitus/" title="Visit the University of Southampton">Visit Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <div class="news"> <h2>Latest News</h2> <ul class="clear news"> <li> <p class="date">28 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/jun/13_122.shtml">Southampton archaeologist helps sequence 700,000 year old horse genome</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="date">27 June 2013</p> <p><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/jun/13_121.shtml">Psychologists research Andy Murray's magic</a></p> </li> </ul> <p class="right"><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/feeds/rssfeed.xml" class="rss">News feed</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="subcontent"> <div class="news"> <h2>Open Days 2013</h2> <ul class="news highlight"> <li> <p>Your chance to find out what<br/>it's like to live and study here.<br/><a title="Open Days 2013" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/university_open_days/">Book your Open Day place.</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.facebook.com/unisouthampton" target="new"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.soton.ac.uk/images/inline/social/small/facebook.png" alt="Facebook"/></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://twitter.com/unisouthampton" target="new"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.soton.ac.uk/images/inline/social/small/twitter.png" alt="Twitter"/></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.youtube.com/sotoncomms" target="new"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.soton.ac.uk/images/inline/social/small/youtube.png" alt="Youtube"/></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.futurity.org/tag/university-of-southampton/" target="new"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/images/inline/social/small/futurity.png" alt="Futurity"/></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/itunes/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742im_/http://www.soton.ac.uk/images/inline/social/small/itunesU.png" alt="iTunes U"/></a></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/tools/index.html">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/inf/foi.html">Freedom of information</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/inf/termsandconditions.html">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/inf/phone.php">Phone book</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130630215742/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/contacts.html">Contact details</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/https://sussed.soton.ac.uk/" title="portal login">SUSSED</a></li> <li id="cookie-law-info-again" class="last"><a href="#" title="Privacy and Cookies Policy">Privacy & Cookies Policy</a></li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript" id="cookie-law"> // jQuery(document).ready(function() { var a = '<div id="footer"><span id="cookie-law-info-bar">We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.<a href=\"#\" id=\"cookie_action_close_header\" class=\"medium cli-plugin-button cli-plugin-main-button\">Continue</a> <a href=\"http://www.southampton.ac.uk/inf/cookies.html\" id=\"CONSTANT_OPEN_URL\" target=\"_new\" class=\"\">More about Cookies</a></span></div>'; var b = '{"animate_speed_hide":"500","animate_speed_show":"500","background":"#fff","border":"#999999","border_on":true,"button_1_as_button":true,"button_1_link_colour":"#fff", "button_2_button_colour":"#CC0000","button_2_button_hover":"#CC0000","button_2_link_colour":"#999999","button_2_as_button":true,"font_family":"verdana","notify_animate_hide":true,"notify_animate_show":false,"notify_div_id":"#cookie-law-info-bar","notify_position_horizontal":"right","notify_position_vertical":"bottom","showagain_tab":true,"showagain_background":"#fff","showagain_border":"#cccccc","showagain_div_id":"#cookie-law-info-again", "text":"#000"}'; cli_show_cookiebar(a,b); }); // </script> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/https://ssl." : "https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try{ var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12546908-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/https://ssl." : "https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215742/http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try{ var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16499914-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} </script> </body> </html>