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Bristol experts make tracks to Bonn to help advance climate adaptation and justice
13 June 2025
Climate change experts from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment are poised to champion inclusivity and a fair shift to a net zero economy at an important international summit next week.
- Rainforest researchers find tropical butterflies that look alike, see alike 17 July 2025 Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned for vision in the shifting light of tropical rainforests, according to new research led by the University of Bristol published in PNAS this week.
- UK-France Summit: University of Bristol to lead a supercomputing partnership with France 10 July 2025 A new and unique supercomputing collaboration between the UK and France was announced at the UK-France Summit today (10 July).
- Cutting-edge research projects secure new Prosperity Partnerships funding 10 July 2025 The University of Bristol has secured funding for two new pioneering research projects as part of a major investment programme from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in collaboration with UK businesses announced today (Thursday 10 July).
- Researchers from Bristol and Nottingham launch new social venture to tackle food waste and support small-scale farmers 2 July 2025 A ground-breaking new social venture company has been launched by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Nottingham to help farmers sell surplus produce to community-based buyers including food banks, social supermarkets and small food producers across the UK.
- Recognition for University of Bristol research in Royal Society of Chemistry awards 26 June 2025 The Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2025 Prize winners include several successes for the University of Bristol.
- Bristol becomes first university to hit milestone for sustainable laboratories 25 June 2025 The University of Bristol has become the first institution globally to certify all of its laboratories at Silver level through the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) - a landmark achievement in the journey toward more sustainable research practices.
- Renewable rice robots offer appetising role for the future 20 June 2025 Scientists at the University of Bristol have created soft robots from rice paper which biodegrades safely within 32 days.
- Researchers simulate earthquakes to stress test a 3D-printed concrete house 13 June 2025 Scientists at the University of Bristol have used the UK’s largest shaking table to mimic conditions of a medium-magnitude earthquake to assess the potential damage to a 3D-printed building.
- Bristol experts make tracks to Bonn to help advance climate adaptation and justice 13 June 2025 Climate change experts from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment are poised to champion inclusivity and a fair shift to a net zero economy at an important international summit next week.
- Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle 4 June 2025 A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers.
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