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Bristol at forefront of supercharging UK cyber sector
18 June 2025
The University of Bristol is co-leading a new national Cyber Growth Action Plan to boost jobs and innovation.
- Bristol students win national AI competition 3 July 2025 A project exploring how Artificial Intelligence [AI] can be meaningfully and ethically integrated into early childhood education has won first place in the UK Elevate Great AI Competition 2025.
- Chemistry breakthrough has potential to make more effective cancer drugs with less harmful side effects 2 July 2025 Chemists have discovered for the first time a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, including a drug used to treat breast cancer.
- 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.
- New study finds routine vaccination holds key to reducing future mpox outbreaks in England 2 July 2025 Continuing to vaccinate for mpox through a routine targeted programme for gay and bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases and save the NHS millions, new research has found.
- New exhibition explores mental health and community through art 2 July 2025 How does it feel to live in Weston-super-Mare when you are struggling with your mental health? What resources exist in the local community – and what barriers are there to accessing them? A new free exhibition coming to Weston Museum from Tuesday 8 to Thursday 17 July explores these questions through the creative storytelling of people who often feel excluded.
- Children and students unite in joyful celebration of music 30 June 2025 A vibrant initiative bringing music education to rural primary schools in Wiltshire has culminated in a celebratory concert.
- 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.
- ‘Good’ fats and inflammation: more complex than first thought 24 June 2025 Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers, researchers have found.
- 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.
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