The Institute of Developmental Sciences (IDS) is part of the School of Human Development and Health of the Faculty of Medicine. The Institute's director is Professor Philip Calder.
IDS opened in 2007 and is home to research groups in five key areas. Our work is done in close collaboration with colleagues from across the University and University Hospital Southampton. More than 200 staff and students use a wide range of knowledge and expertise to explore and innovate advances in health from the earliest moments of development and across the life course. IDS is home to:
- state-of-the-art molecular biology, nutrition and metabolomics
- placental, imaging and stem cell laboratories
- offices and interactive spaces, seminar room
- a comfortable 99-seat lecture theatre
The facilities and laboratories are overseen by the IDS technical team. Winning awards for for sustainability, their skills underpin key research areas.
The IDS administration team are part of the School of Human Developmental and Health. They provide crucial academic, group and ‘front of house’ support. The admin team is:
- Jo Trueman, operations manager
- Lesley Jones and Lucinda England, senior administrators
- Javier Garcia-Frutos and Julia Budd, administrators
- Anna-Marie Smith and Susie Richardson, IDS receptionists