With GCSE results released this week, and their potential significance, are there any factors that could affect how well students perform? A new study published today [19 August] has found that heavy periods and period pain in teenage girls are linked to lower GCSE grades and more time off school.
In the wake of devastating floods that struck the Kathmandu region of Nepal in September 2024, University of Bristol student Ivan Lewis has launched a community resilience project in Bethanchowk, a rural municipality severely impacted by the disaster.
A University of Bristol scientist who helped develop a key breakthrough in binding glucose which could lead to improved treatment for people with diabetes has been awarded the 2025 Royal Medal for Applied Sciences from the Royal Society.
Researchers studying how hypertension increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes have discovered a remarkable way in which the body adapts to hypertension by developing a set of “new senses”.
The next generation of an artificial heart valve made from a new plastic material could be a step closer to bedside. The research, led by the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, demonstrated that the polymer material used to make the new artificial heart valve is safe following implant in an animal model for six months.
With GCSE results released this week, and their potential significance, are there any factors that could affect how well students perform? A new study published today [19 August] has found that heavy periods and period pain in teenage girls are linked to lower GCSE grades and more time off school.
A team of quizzers from the University of Bristol will face Cardiff University on University Challenge in a high-stakes showdown of general knowledge and quick thinking.
“Prioritise making time for what makes you happy,” says Professor Chrissie Thirlwell, who as well as being a Medical Oncologist and Head of the University of Bristol Medical School, is about to embark on the latest in a 20-year journey across the world’s seas as she raises money for a charity close to her heart.
The University of Bristol has received a top accolade in the Daily Mail University Guide, being named Research University of the Year 2026 for ‘constantly pushing at the boundaries of human knowledge’.
Forty-four per cent of deaths of children under 11 years of age involved in falls from windows or balconies in England occurred among children living in the country’s most deprived areas, a new report has found.
Are you interested in working with animals? Animal lovers in Withywood, Hartcliffe and surrounding areas looking for information about career and training options in the animal care and veterinary industry are invited to a FREE community event this week.
