📖 Introduction
The University of Southampton 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, and ranked in the top 100 universities in the world. The university has seven campuses. The University of Southampton is changing the world for the better, working with industry, governments and research institutions to make a global impact. The University's staff and students tackle real-world issues, making a difference to people’s lives in the local community, across the UK and around the world.
The University is one of the leading entrepreneurial universities in the UK, having successfully spun out 12 companies since 2000. Three of those have been floated on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with a combined market capitalisation value of £160m.