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The University of Southampton is a public research university located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a founding member of the Russell Group. It is a member of the European University Association, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and is an accredited institution of the Worldwide Universities Network. Southampton is systematically ranked in the top 15 of British universities and in the best 100 universities in the world. Besides being recognised as one of the leading research universities in the UK, Southampton has also achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities. It additionally has one of the highest proportions of income derived from research activities in Britain.

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Robinson: ‘Climate change is a threat multiplier.’ James Akena/Reuters

Mary Robinson: climate change ‘very likely’ to increase radicalisation

UN special envoy and former Irish president Mary Robinson talks to leading experts about the 2015 Paris climate negotiations.
The Nairobi-Thika highway is being built by China Wuyi, Sinohydro and Shengeli Engineering Construction, and is funded by Kenya, China and the African Development Bank. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Chinese investment: why the buck stops with African governments

China offers an alternative to traditional donors and investors in low- and middle-income countries. Adding to its appeal is its focus on infrastructure projects.
Facing an uncertain future. Tom Wang/www.shutterstock.com

How to future proof university graduates

If robots will take traditional graduate jobs, universities should be training students in borderless leadership skills.
Le prototype de voiture volante Terrafugia, plutôt conçu pour être un avion. Steve Cypher/Wikimedia

Pourquoi les voitures ne sont pas près de s’envoler

Pourquoi les voitures ne volent-elles pas ? Ce n’est pas seulement affaire de technologies mais de conduite de l’innovation et de demande sociétale.
À Stockholm, dans l’attente du Nobel (2014). Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP

Et le Nobel du développement durable, c’est pour quand ?

L'industriel suédois à l’origine de la création des célèbres récompenses n’aurait sans doute pas refusé un prix pour distinguer ceux qui œuvrent à la défense de l’environnement.
L'accès à l’eau potable, un des défis de la croissance démographique. Reuters

Nourrir 11 milliards de personnes, c’est possible ?

La formidable croissance démographique qui devrait poursuivre sa course folle jusqu'à la fin du siècle rappelle Malthus à notre bon souvenir.

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