Four decades of innovation and world鈥搇eading expertise in performance sports engineering by the University has met with royal approval.
Today representatives from the University visited Buckingham Palace to receive a prestigious Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The Prizes are the UK鈥檚 most prestigious form of recognition for a UK academic or vocational institution, with approval from The Queen and Parliament.
The University鈥檚 design, testing, and technical expertise has supported sports ranging from cycling and F1 racing to swimming and yachting.聽 As a result, a number of high-performance sports competitors have benefitted including several Olympic Gold Medal winners such as track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and skeleton bobsleigh athlete Amy Williams.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Don Nutbeam, says, 鈥淭his is great news for the University, offering much deserved recognition for the Performance Sports Engineering Laboratory. The Award recognises the outstanding work of our academics and students in supporting competitive sport and demonstrates Southampton鈥檚 world-leading expertise in engineering and the impact we have globally.鈥�
The University features in a special Focus supplement in The Times today in celebration of receiving our Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace.聽