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World of art and nature on show at the Botanic Garden
15 April 2025
Art and nature will be on display this weekend at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden annual Easter Sculpture and Arts Festival. The event will also celebrate 20 years of the garden being at The Holmes in Stoke Bishop.
- World of art and nature on show at the Botanic Garden 15 April 2025 Art and nature will be on display this weekend at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden annual Easter Sculpture and Arts Festival. The event will also celebrate 20 years of the garden being at The Holmes in Stoke Bishop.
- Mammals were adapting from life in the trees to living on the ground before dinosaur-killing asteroid 3 April 2025 More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research led by the University of Bristol has revealed.
- Island life 200 million years ago 2 April 2025 Two Palaeontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes the incredible range of fossils which were sucked into a Neptunian dyke, a deep, fissure like cave on the ancient coastline.
- Outstanding students celebrated at University awards ceremony 1 April 2025 Students tackling period poverty and promoting LGBTQ+ creatives were among those celebrated at the 2025 Outstanding PLUS Awards.
- Top science journal names research paper on how caterpillars detect predators among best of the year 31 March 2025 The renowned academic scientific journal PNAS has named a University of Bristol research paper providing insight into a fascinating method used by caterpillars to detect predators as one of the best it published in 2024.
- Cuttlefish ‘mesmerise’ their prey with a moving skin pattern, study finds 26 March 2025 While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers at the University of Bristol have found.
- Amphibians bounce-back from Earth’s greatest mass extinction 5 March 2025 Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, University of Bristol academics have found.
- A mite-y use of electricity 28 January 2025 Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey - electricity.
- Tireless bat conservationist celebrated in King’s New Years Honours 31 December 2024 A University of Bristol alumnus and honorary research fellow has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of services to bat conservation spanning more than six decades.
- “Brilliant” University professors scoop major palaeontology prizes 19 December 2024 Two University of Bristol professors have been presented awards by the Palaeontological Association for their contributions to academia, outreach and human knowledge.
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