Students on the run for charity
This Saturday [November 20] over 50 students from Bristol University will break out from the Students' Union to take part in the University's RAG (Raising And Giving) Jailbreak.
News in 2004
University orchestra to perform rare work by Sibelius
A piece of music by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) will be performed for the first time in Britain by Bristol University Symphony Orchestra this November.
Bristol academics honoured for world-class achievements
Two Bristol University academics, Dr Philip Donoghue in the Department of Earth Sciences, and Dr Jens Marklof in the Department of Mathematics, have been honoured for their research achievements by one of Britain's most important grant-making foundations, the Leverhulme Trust, in its 2004 Philip Leverhulme Prizes.
Double whammy for mathematics
Two academics in Bristol University's Department of Mathematics have been awarded prestigious prizes by the European Commission and the Clay Mathematics Institute in America.
Fingerprints in the sky explained by "beautiful mathematics"
A group of physicists, led by Professor Sir Michael Berry and Dr Mark Dennis from Bristol University's Department of Physics, have published the most compact and elegant explanation of one of nature's simplest phenomena: the way light behaves in the sky above us.
Interactive music video from Bristol-based company
Universal Music is pioneering the latest technology from a company based at SETsquared at the University of Bristol to allow music fans to interact instantly with videos of their favourite bands.
Finding adoptive families
Lesley Frazer, from the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies at Bristol University, will be one of the speakers at a NCH workshop next week [Thursday, November 18].
First practical guide to supporting cancer patients published
The first practical book highlighting the challenges facing cancer patients, their families, and those who care for them has been written by a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine at Bristol University.
New survey of public attitudes to youth crime and youth justice
A new report published today by The Policy Press presents the findings from the first national survey of public attitudes to youth crime and youth justice in England and Wales.
South-west universities in business plan prize battle
The Universities of Bristol, Bath and the West of England battled it out on Tuesday night in a contest to decide which award-winning business plan from their students and staff most deserves the title of Winner of Winners 2004.
Roman face cream reproduced
Cosmetic face cream used by fashionable Roman women has been analysed by scientists at Bristol University, and then reproduced.
Ecosystem remodelling among vertebrates during the Permian-Triassic extinction
The biggest mass extinction of all time happened 251 million years ago, at the Permian-Triassic boundary. Virtually all of life was wiped out, but the pattern of how life was killed off on land has been mysterious until now.
New state of the art video conferencing facility for the south west
A unique type of video conferencing facility will be offered, for the first time, by the University of Bristol for commercial and educational use. The facility uses grid technology and advanced networking.
Bristol invests for place in global super-league
Bristol University is planning to invest at least £250 million over the next five years to secure a place in the global top 50 universities.
Medication Matters - new research into psychotropic drugs
Issues surrounding the prescription of psychotropic drugs for people with learning difficulties are highlighted in new research project, Medication Matters, by Dr Jackie Rodgers and colleagues at the Norah Fry Research Centre.
Bristol scientists find key to unlock body's own cancer defence
Scientists at Bristol University have found that a protein present in normal body tissues can prevent tumour growth.
Suicidal thoughts more common among women
One in 38 women and 1 in 50 men in Britain develop suicidal thoughts in a year, but less than 1 in 200 of these people kill themselves according to new work published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Scholars forge new link for Romantic study
Scholars from across the region will gather at the University of Bristol this Friday [29 October] to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to Romantic period culture at the first South West Interdisciplinary Romanticism Link (SWIRL) symposium.
Alzheimer's disease: the facts and future
Leading UK researchers, based in the area, will be speaking about the latest Alzheimer's research and treatment at a free public lecture hosted by Bristol University next week.
£4m investment in veterinary sciences
The Pearson Building - part of a major refurbishment and extension programme at Bristol University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science - will be opened today.
Energy efficiency partnership launched
Bristol University and the Carbon Trust today announced a major energy efficiency partnership to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions across the precinct.
BIRTHA launch
An institute to support, promote and disseminate research in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts will open this Monday.
Bristol appoints leader for East Asian initiative
Bristol University's new Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS) is to be led by Dr Joshua Ka-ho Mok, currently of the City University of Hong Kong.
Air fresheners can make mothers and babies ill
Air fresheners and aerosols can make babies and their mothers ill, research from the University of Bristol's Children of the 90s study has revealed.
Natural delivery or caesarean?
A study to help women decide how to give birth has started in Bristol and Weston. Known as the DiAMOND study (Decision Aids for Mode Of Next Delivery), it is being run jointly by the Universities of Bristol and Dundee.
University celebrates investment
The South West Angel and Investor Network (SWAIN) is celebrating after brokering its first investment deal on behalf of software company Mobile Life, based at Bristol University.
Art and film lectures
Art and film is the theme of a series of free public art lectures starting next week.
Youngsters to share their views on climate change
200 young people from secondary schools in Bristol will discuss their views on climate change with a Bristol University climate change expert as part of Film Education's 9th National Schools Film Week.
Empowering Patients
Patients frequently volunteer to take part in research to find new treatments, but how often do they get the opportunity to be involved as partners in both the research behind the treatment and the development of new clinical services? The University of Bristol and the United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust are committed to a much greater involvement of patients, not only as subjects who try out new treatments, but by enabling them to become full 'Patient Partners'.
Free public lectures over lunch
Saving the environment, the reconstruction of a Bristol dinosaur, osteoarthritis, and the key to why horses can run so fast, are the themes of a series of free public lectures starting this week by Bristol University academics and staff.
Does caffeine affect our health?
One of the largest studies in the world looking at how caffeine in our diet may affect health, well-being and sleep patterns starts in Bristol this week.
Take a look inside Royal Fort House
Royal Fort House, a classically designed Georgian house, which is part of Bristol University, will be open to the public this Saturday, October 16.
Heart disease risk factors rooted in childhood
Lifestyle factors that increase the risk of heart disease in adults begin to take hold in childhood, and possibly even before birth, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Nine RCUK Academic Fellowships available at the University
Nine Academic Fellowships leading to guaranteed, permanent academic positions are available at the University following a successful bid to Research Councils UK (RCUK).
£1m boost for heart attack research
A team of researchers at the Bristol Heart Institute have been awarded £843,000 by the British Heart Foundation for their laboratory studies into the basic biology underlying heart attacks.
Exercise boosts recovery from breast cancer
Women should aim for half an hour's gentle exercise three times a week to aid their recovery from breast cancer, according to early results revealed at a University of Bristol conference on Exercise and Cancer Rehabilitation today.
Bristol goes back to nature
Bristol University has organised a number of events for people of all ages as part of its involvement in the UK's biggest celebration of the natural world, Bristol's first Festival of Nature.
Free public lectures over lunch
Bristol University academic and experimental psychologist, John Barrett, will address the relationship between psychology and health in a series of free lunchtime public lectures starting next week.
Eighty per cent of women take some form of medication during pregnancy
A survey of mothers-to-be suggests that eight out of ten women take some form of therapeutic drugs during pregnancy.
Free public lectures at the University
Obesity, eradicating poverty in the 21st century, the future of commercial aerospace and the progress on Crohn's disease are just some of the themes of a series of free public lectures starting this week by Bristol University academics and leading people in their field.