• GW4 launches research fund to tackle world’s grand challenges 7 March 2014 Academics from across GW4 – an alliance of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter universities – will get the chance to build new research communities focused on tackling some of the world’s biggest research challenges as part of a significant financial commitment from GW4.
• Prehistoric rock art engraving discovered in Brecon Beacons 7 March 2014 A large stone containing engraved Bronze Age rock art has been found by a national park geologist in the Brecon Beacons and confirmed as the first prehistoric rock engraved panel to be discovered in the region.
• Primary care needs to ‘wake up’ to links between domestic abuse and safeguarding children 7 March 2014 Researchers looking at how healthcare professionals deal with domestic violence cases have identified that GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are uncertain about how to respond to the exposure of children to domestic violence.
• How seeing the same GP helps your health 7 March 2014 Patients are more likely to raise a health problem with a doctor they’ve seen over time and have built-up a relationship with, new research has revealed. The insight comes as an increasing number of patients struggle to see the same GP.
• Epigram celebrates 25 years of student journalism 7 March 2014 Epigram, the University of Bristol’s independent student-run paper, celebrates its 25th Anniversary on 7 March with an eight page supplement reflecting on the last quarter of a century.
• Bristol student celebrates inspirational women through Pacific row 6 March 2014 Elsa Hammond is using her epic three month row from California to Hawaii to celebrate the contributions of inspirational women across the world.
• £150,000 collaborations explore the Internet of Things 6 March 2014 Three new collaborations between University of Bristol academics and creative companies have been awarded £50,000 each as part of REACT Objects Sandbox, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded initiative to explore the interactions and experiences we have with our physical and virtual worlds.
• How the internet is transforming our experience of being ill 6 March 2014 The last decade has seen a remarkable shift in how people use the internet in relation to their health and it is now talked of as a routine feature of being ill.
• Working pressures increase children attending nursery with respiratory tract infections 6 March 2014 Working parents are often caught between the needs of their sick child and their job, which can lead to continued day care use even when their child is ill. New research has found children going to nursery when they are unwell with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) may be an important factor in the spread of these illnesses in the community.
• Livestock can produce food that is better for the people and the planet 5 March 2014 With one in seven humans undernourished, and with the challenges of population growth and climate change, the need for efficient food production has never been greater. Eight strategies to cut the environmental and economic costs of keeping livestock, such as cows, goats and sheep, while boosting the quantity and quality of the food produced have been outlined by an international team of scientists.