News in 2023
- International consortium awarded €4.5M to build next-generation hardware platform that enhances computing efficiency 1 March 2023 A consortium from industry and academia involving the University of Bristol has been awarded €4.5M by the EU, UK and Switzerland to build a next-generation hardware platform which will transform industries from electrical vehicles to industrial processing and manufacturing.
- Biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'Great Dying', new study reveals 24 February 2023 Biodiversity loss may be the harbinger of a more devastating ecological collapse, an international team of scientists have discovered.
- Large-scale fossil study reveals origins of modern-day biodiversity gradient 15 million years ago 15 February 2023 Researchers have used nearly half a million fossils to solve a 200-year-old scientific mystery: why the number of different species is greatest near the equator and decreases steadily towards polar regions.
- Research finds public broadly favour taking action to stop spread of harmful misinformation online 8 February 2023 The majority of people support robust action being taken to control the spread of harmful misinformation via social media, a major new study reveals.
- Sea creatures inspire marine robots which can operate in extra-terrestrial oceans 2 February 2023 Scientists at the University of Bristol have drawn on the design and life of a mysterious zooplankton to develop underwater robots.
- Philosopher Queens: New course is diversifying the philosophy canon 23 January 2023 A university course is diversifying the male-heavy, western-centric philosophy curriculum.
- Human-made noise impacts dolphins working together, reveals new study 12 January 2023 Dolphins working collaboratively are less successful in the presence of sound generated by humans, a University of Bristol-led team of researchers have shown.
- No laughing matter: nitrous oxide emissions higher from soils lacking organic matter 6 January 2023 Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide can be drastically reduced just by adding carbon-rich manure, new research from Rothamsted Research and the University of Bristol shows.
- Earthshot Prize 2023 - call for nominations 4 January 2023 The search for the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2023 has begun and the University of Bristol is proud to be an Official Nominator.