This week, we caught up with Rosemarie Stolte, who has travelled, married and has still managed to fit in her PhD. She told us about her journey and why it has all been worth it…

As the title indicates, my story is not so straightforward. At 30 when all my friends had gotten married and were having children – or the other way around – I decided it was time to work on a project that I had been thinking about for a long time. At that time I was already teaching German at the University of Southampton. I was … Read the rest

We don’t mean to brag, but all of our students here at Southampton are pretty amazing. With all the incredible work that goes on by our students across the board, be it in the arts, media, sports, academic pursuits and everything else inbetween. Our Rifle Club are national champions for the sixth year in a row and SUSUtv, our student run television station, won a national award for their take on Top Gear; but today, we have another story of success that you might not know about.

One of our students here, Lijia Xu, has also found time to … Read the rest