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Welcome

At Solent, our aim is to undertake innovative research that has a wide-ranging and significant impact on the experiences and learning of our students and on the lives of those in our local, national, and international communities.

Led by Professor Syamantak Bhattacharya, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, our Research and Knowledge Exchange Enabling Strategy is designed to support our delivery of research that will make a positive difference and create social value.

Research areas

Aligning closely to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, our research priorities fall under four broad areas:

Faculty-led research

Faculty of Creative Industries, Architecture and Engineering

Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies

Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences

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Research support

Training, resources and events to develop your research skills.

Research support

Graduate School

The hub for our vibrant and interdisciplinary postgraduate research community.

Graduate school

REF 2021 results 

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results have established Solent as a university with research at its core.

Overall, in REF 2021, 34% of Solent’s research was assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent – up from 19% in 2014; and 50% of our research outputs were rated as world-leading and internationally excellent – up from 28% in 2014.

The University’s submission included research from 59 researchers – up from 43 researchers in 2014.

This improvement in the REF 2021 results has been recognised by a 50% increase in our quality-related (QR) research funding allocation from ~£172k in 2021-22 to ~£255k in 2022-23.

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Latest news

Solent wave on a blue backgroundSolent research celebrates Social Prescribing Day

Our researchers are stepping up their work to support the delivery of heritage projects aimed at improving mental health - and are callingon more organisations to get involved.

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Three people in hi-vis tabards digging on an archaeological siteNew guidelines to support participation in heritage-based mental health projects

New set of best practice guidelines aimed at ensuring participants and the historic remains involved are rell supported launched on World Mental Health Day.

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Solent wave on a red backgroundSolent celebrates research results

REF 2021 results establish Solent as a university with research at its core.

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Solent students will be touring a children’s theatre show, which they also wrote, throughout summer 2022, with the support of events and production company TSE Productions.

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