Festival presents unique opportunity to hear from world-leading researchers tackling today's global challenges16 April 2021Reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions, eliminating hunger and poverty, tackling misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, decolonisation, and overcoming the digital divide are among key topics set to take centre stage at the inaugural University of Bristol Festival of International Research and Partnerships, which starts next week.
The Cabot Institute position regarding the cuts in the UKRI budget for ODA research13 April 2021UKRI has had a substantial cut in its budget for Official Development Assistance (ODA) research. This has now caused serious shortfalls in the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), with substantial impacts on the quality of international research and the reputation of the UK research community with partners across the world.
Bristol researchers tackle effect of climate change on health9 April 2021Climate change affects many of the social and environmental determinants of health including clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Global challenges can only be addressed by multi-disciplinary teams of researchers bringing skills and expertise form different fields to find solutions to complex problems.
New study investigates how life on land recovered after “The Great Dying”17 March 2021Over the course of Earth’s history, several mass extinction events have destroyed ecosystems, including one that famously wiped out the dinosaurs. But none were as devastating as “The Great Dying,” which took place 252 million years ago during the end of the Permian period.
Bristol Science Film Festival 2021 calling all creatives to submit short films!15 February 2021Bristol’s Science Film Festival is set to take place this summer and the organisers of the annual event are calling for submissions from amateur and professional movie makers ahead of the festival’s September showcase. Film-makers behind shortlisted films will have their films screened and a chance to win cash prizes.
Emissions of banned ozone-depleting substance are back on the decline10 February 2021Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer – the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun’s harmful UV rays – have fallen rapidly and are now back on the decline, according to new research.
New research will disrupt solar and expedite efforts toward Net-Zero target10 February 2021A team of researchers, led by chemists from the University of Bristol, has received significant funding from the UKRI to revolutionise the fabrication and application of photovoltaic devices, used to produce solar energy.
Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes4 February 2021Oceans were once filled with the sounds of nature, but overfishing, climate change and human noise have fundamentally changed the natural underwater "soundtrack", researchers say.
Newly transcribed chronicle describes extreme weather events that hit Bristol 400 years ago1 February 2021Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 16th/17th century including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that saw rivers frozen for months.
Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’27 January 2021A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined the evolution of its mountains and how they shaped the weather there as well as its flora and fauna.
Common pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night’s sleep21 January 2021Just like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep to function properly, but this might not be possible if they have been exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, the most common form of insecticide used worldwide, suggests research by academics at the University of Bristol.
Science finds simple way to make lamb leaner14 January 2021Scientists based at Rothamsted and the University of Bristol Veterinary School have found a clear link between the weight of lambs early in their life and meat quality – which is good news for consumers, farmers, and the environment.
