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Bristol leaps ahead in training next generation of leaders to tackle major global challenges
12 March 2024
Hundreds of talented scientists and engineers are set to advance solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges, ranging from reaching net-zero and developing sustainable energy to improving digital security and making the latest health breakthroughs.
- Harnessing wind power for international shipping receives new wave of funding 18 March 2024 Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and the National Composites Centre, has won a £2.2m innovation grant.
- University of Bristol expert appointed Senior Investigator by National Institute of Health and Care Research 18 March 2024 A University of Bristol academic has been awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
- University of Bristol collaboration secures nearly £2 million for technical experts 18 March 2024 A pioneering new project that will develop the abilities of Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) and support them to build the skills to work with industrial partners to address real-world challenges and opportunities has been awarded £1.97 million.
- Rapid realist review reveals how to achieve effective virtual wards for people with frailty 14 March 2024 Proactive care, a whole-system approach and a ‘team-of-teams’ are important elements in achieving effective virtual wards for people with frailty, according to the first rapid realist review of the evidence. The findings of the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded review, published in Age and Ageing and involving University of Bristol researchers, also apply to multidisciplinary virtual wards for other complex conditions.
- Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, study finds 14 March 2024 An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children and adolescents more accurately than BMI. The study, published in Pediatric Research, was conducted in collaboration between the universities of Bristol, Exeter and Eastern Finland.
- £2.2 million for clinical trial to improve general practice response to men and children affected by domestic abuse 14 March 2024 A new clinical trial of a general practice programme to improve the identification and referral of men and children affected by domestic abuse begins in May thanks to a £2.2 million National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) award to University of Bristol researchers, in partnership with Oxford University and the social enterprise IRISi.
- Prelaunch event held for new £11m REWIRE Innovation and Knowledge Centre 13 March 2024 A special prelaunch event was held for the UKRI’s new Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE at the University of Bristol on Tuesday (12 March).
- Tsetse fly fertility damaged after just one heatwave, study finds 13 March 2024 The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers at the University of Bristol and Stellenbosch University in South Africa have found.
- Bristol leaps ahead in training next generation of leaders to tackle major global challenges 12 March 2024 Hundreds of talented scientists and engineers are set to advance solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges, ranging from reaching net-zero and developing sustainable energy to improving digital security and making the latest health breakthroughs.
- Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others 11 March 2024 A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need.