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- Pioneering immersive virtual museum opens university’s collections to all 17 April 2024 One of the world’s first virtual museums has been created by the University of Bristol in which users can access and interact with items and artefacts from the University’s cultural collections.
- Family and media pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later 16 April 2024 People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, sexual minorities, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of 'internalised' weight stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has found. The study is published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe today [16 Apr].
- Xylazine has infiltrated the UK’s illicit drug market 10 April 2024 Xylazine, a powerful animal tranquiliser linked to horrific side effects, is now widespread in the UK illicit drug market, according to a new study, published today [10 April] in Addiction, involving University of Bristol researchers.
- Report warns performing arts under threat from future global shocks unless lessons are learned from pandemic 28 March 2024 Live performing arts are facing an existential threat from a range of potential global shocks unless there is significant and sustained investment in resilience planning, according to a new international study.
- UK rabbit owners can recognise pain in their pets, study finds 27 March 2024 Rabbits are popular family pets, with around 1.5 million in the UK and it is important that owners can recognise when their animal is in pain, and know when to seek help to protect their rabbit's welfare. New research by the University of Bristol Veterinary School has found the majority of rabbit owners could list signs of pain and could mostly identify pain-free rabbits and those in severe pain, but many lacked knowledge of the subtler sign of pain.
- University of Bristol and UCL to lead support hub for UK's longitudinal population studies 27 March 2024 The University of Bristol and UCL will lead the Population Research UK (PRUK) co-ordination hub, part of an existing strategic investment from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund.
- App can help people reduce their alcohol intake 25 March 2024 A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully, according to a large randomised controlled trial led by UCL researchers and involving University of Bristol academics.
- Nudging the public’s thirst for draught alcohol-free beers could significantly reduce alcohol-associated harms 21 March 2024 Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people switch from alcoholic to alcohol-free beer, a new study published in Addiction today [21 March], has found. Pubs and bars taking part in the University of Bristol-led trial saw an increase in sales of healthier non-alcoholic draught beer.
- £2.2 million for clinical trial to improve general practice response to men and children affected by domestic abuse 15 March 2024 A new clinical trial of a general practice programme to improve the identification and referral of men and children affected by domestic abuse begins in May thanks to a £2.2 million National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) award to University of Bristol researchers, in partnership with Oxford University and the social enterprise IRISi.
- Creative Art of Ageing competition proves hit with Zimbabwe and The Gambia communities 12 March 2024 A creative arts competition giving older people in Zimbabwe and The Gambia a platform to express their experiences about ageing saw hundreds of entries showcase their artistic talent across four categories: music, dance, prose, and mixed media from across both countries. The competition, part of a University of Bristol led research project, hopes to improve the health and wellbeing of older people living in sub-Saharan Africa.
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