Official account of Professor Mark E Smith, Vice-Chancellor of @unisouthampton - a founder member of the Russell Group and a top 100 world-ranked university

Joined October 2017
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Delighted to attend the farewell event for Professor @VCMarkESmith Vice-Chancellor of @unisouthampton His leadership has strengthened impact across #education, #research & #enterprise, while championing collaboration between #academia, #industry & society. Best wishes for his next chapter. #UoS
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Delighted to meet #Maharashtra officials, including State Minister, Mr M. P. Lodha, Mr Ameet Satam, BJP President Mumbai & Dr P. Anbalagan, Principal Secretary, Industries, with #IBG’s Chair, Lord Patel in #Mumbai. We discussed growth sectors & strengthening bilateral relations.
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Article in press: "Nuclear Hyperfine Interactions in Critical Metal AlB2-Structured Diborides and Correlations to Physical Properties" T. J. Bastow, A. J. Hill, A. Seeber,..., R. W. Schurko, A. Trinchi, R. J. Mulder, @VCMarkESmith sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #NMRchat

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Article in press: "NMR Determined Interactions in CaB6-structured Metal Hexaborides: Correlation with Structure and Properties" Timothy J. Bastow, Anita J. Hill, Aaron Seeber, Adrian Trinchi, Mark E. Smith sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #NMRchat

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Congratulations to Dr Nela Nikolic who has been awarded a share of £6.7 million in Springboard funding from @acmedsci to support her research developing phage‑based approaches to tackle difficult‑to‑treat bacterial infections. Read more: southampton.ac.uk/biosci/new…
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Congratulations to Research Fellow @ektaagg01, who will have the opportunity to meet with and learn from Nobel Prize winners as one of the leading young scientists worldwide invited to attend the 2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary): southampton.ac.uk/geography/…
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We can’t wait to host the British Science Festival in Southampton this year🔬🎉 It’s Europe’s longest-running science festival and for the first time in the festival’s history, local teens are helping to shape the programme. Stay tuned for updates on what will be on!
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4 years ago this week I got an email that changed my world ....... @unisouthampton wanted to discuss an offer of a chair.... my childhood dream achieved! 4 years after the offer (3.5 in post) and I am still over the moon, and loving every day of Prof Life! Thank you @ECSUoS!
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Today we say farewell to Tim Bradshaw on his final day as Chief Executive! For over 12 yrs at the RG, as CEO since 2017, Tim has been a fantastic leader & colleague for our team & everyone in the membership. We are so grateful to him & wish him all the best in his future plans🥳
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Congratulations to Professor Tony Kushner who has been awarded one of the highest international honours in the field of Holocaust studies, the 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award in Holocaust Studies from @HEF_NU 👏 Read more👉 southampton.ac.uk/parkes/new…
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We've reached the highest point in constructing our new teaching and learning building on Highfield campus! 🎉 To celebrate, we held a steel-signing topping out ceremony with university leaders and local guests. Find out more: southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/…
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We’re proud to announce the launch of our new Southampton Space Institute, dedicated to keeping the UK at the forefront of the global space industry. It builds on our 65-year heritage of education and research in space science, aeronautics and astronautics. Read more: tr.ee/hTCGrl
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We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Professor @charlot_summers as our new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. A member of our alumni, she joins us from the University of Cambridge where she leads the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute. Find out more: tr.ee/wtJGHv
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The first call for solution-state NMR access at 1.2 GHz at Warwick is open, for time to be allocated in June #UKRI #EPSRC #NMR #UniversityofWarwick #UK #SolutionNMR warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physic…

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Many congratulations to @unisouthampton on this well-deserved honour⚡️ The #QEdPrize recognises over two decades of groundbreaking research that has led to the savings of billions of pounds of public money, while improving the resilience of the UK's ageing rail network.
Our incredible team behind pioneering rail research was awarded a #QEdPrize by the King and Queen at St James’s Palace today for work strengthening the UK’s rail network. Professor William Powrie and @VCMarkESmith collected the @QEdPrizes award. See more: southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/…
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Great news for Southampton and for Prof William Powrie who I have known for many years. He and his team richly deserve this award @VCMarkESmith
Our incredible team behind pioneering rail research was awarded a #QEdPrize by the King and Queen at St James’s Palace today for work strengthening the UK’s rail network. Professor William Powrie and @VCMarkESmith collected the @QEdPrizes award. See more: southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/…
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It was a very very memorable day. The @QEdPrizes do it well so many colleagues from PhD students to the people going this great work get a chance to experience the day.
Our incredible team behind pioneering rail research was awarded a #QEdPrize by the King and Queen at St James’s Palace today for work strengthening the UK’s rail network. Professor William Powrie and @VCMarkESmith collected the @QEdPrizes award. See more: southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/…
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We are up one place, to 33rd, in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 🎉 @TIME Magazine’s first university world rankings have also placed us 7th in the UK and 39th globally, out of 500 institutions! Find out more: southampton.pulse.ly/fsaueic… @worlduniranking
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🎉We're delighted to announce @LibbyHackettJMI has been appointed as our new Chief Executive, starting in May. Libby joins from the Australian Public Policy Institute, a joint-venture between Australian governments universities to improve public policy. russellgroup.ac.uk/news/prof…
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Make sure you check out the latest edition of Re:action. Learn more about creating an environment where people can thrive. Discover the full issue below 👇
The Winter edition of Re:action magazine is out now! This issue focuses on research culture - who does research, how it's done, and how it's shared. Find out how @UniSouthampton initiatives are creating an inclusive and open environment: tinyurl.com/58pcxve7 #ResearchCulture
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