University of Southampton

Not to be confused with Southampton Solent University.

University of Southampton
Coat of arms
MottoLatin: Strenuis Ardua Cedunt
Motto in English
The Heights Yield to Endeavour[1]
TypePublic research university
Established
Endowment£11.9 million (2023)[2]
Budget£722.4 million (2022/23)[2]
Chancellorjointly: Justine Greening and Kamlesh Lord Patel of Bradford[3]
Vice-ChancellorMark E. Smith
VisitorLucy Powell (as Lord President of the Council ex officio)
Academic staff
2,645 (2022/23)[4]
Administrative staff
3,605 (2022/23)[4]
Students25,955 (2022/23)[5]
Undergraduates15,650 (2022/23)[5]
Postgraduates10,305 (2022/23)[5]
Location
Southampton, Hampshire, England

50°56′05″N 1°23′45″W / 50.93463°N 1.39595°W / 50.93463; -1.39595
CampusCity Campus
Colours  Marine Blue
Affiliations
Websitesouthampton.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters[6]) is a public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom.

The university has seven campuses. The main campus is located in the Highfield area of Southampton and is supplemented by four other campuses within the city: Avenue Campus housing the School of Humanities, the National Oceanography Centre housing courses in Ocean and Earth Sciences, Southampton General Hospital offering courses in Medicine and Health Sciences, and Boldrewood Campus housing an engineering and maritime technology campus and Lloyd's Register. In addition, the university operates a School of Art based in nearby Winchester and an international branch in Malaysia offering courses in Engineering. In 2024, the university was the first in the UK to be awarded a licence to establish a campus in India.[7][8] Each campus is equipped with its own library facilities. The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £722.4 million of which £122.1 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £631.3 million.[2]

The University of Southampton currently has 14,705 undergraduate and 7,960 postgraduate students, making it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region. The University of Southampton Students' Union, provides support, representation and social activities for the students ranging from involvement in the Union's four media outlets, to any of the 200 affiliated societies and 80 sports.[9] The university owns and operates a sports ground for use by students and also operates a sports centre on the main campus.[10]

  1. ^ "University of Southampton Calendar 2013/14 – Preface". University of Southampton. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Financial Statements 2022–2023" (PDF). University of Southampton. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Our Chancellor". University of Southampton. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". www.hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  5. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study? | HESA". hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  6. ^ None (20 June 2013). Independent Schools Yearbook 2012–2013. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408181188.
  7. ^ "University of Southampton awarded licence to establish India campus". University of Southampton. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Southampton university to open campus in India". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Opportunities". SUSU. University of Southampton Students' Union. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Facilities". Sport and Wellbeing. University of Southampton. Retrieved 26 October 2020.