[6] Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and the maritime hub of Southampton.

They are all located south east of the city centre, between the St Mary's and Ocean Village areas of Southampton.

The university also has links with local and regional businesses, professional bodies and industry groups, all with a focus on providing the best routes into the workforce (for example the British Computer Society, Creative Skillset and the PTC).

[32] Working with private, public and third sector industries, Solent focuses on research areas such as marketing, the 'visitor economy', SME partnerships, international economic development, entrepreneurship and innovation, and cyber-crime.

A particular focus is social policy in relation to employment, gender, and diversity in areas ranging from maritime and seafarers, to music and culture.

Solent University has emerged as a provider of academic programmes relating to the study of sport, health and wellbeing.

Having run courses in yacht design and boat yard management since the 1970s and then by adding Warsash Maritime Academy with its long history and association with shipping, ports and seafarer training in the late 1990s this is now fully integrated as the Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering.

Other areas of research include materials science and additive manufacturing; acoustics; computer networks, immersive technologies, multimedia communication, and software engineering; as well as sustainable design and the built environment.

[41] Southampton Solent University has a long tradition of sailing, and has won the student national yachting championships on occasions.