A p-p-passion for penguins4 October 2004An interactive workshop, entitled 'A passion for penguins' will be given by physicist Dr Peter Barham as part of Bristol Festival of Nature during half term on Friday 22 October.
Bristol plays a starring role online4 October 2004Bristol University has played a key role in the planning and production of online learning resources to accompany BBC One's new flagship series called British Isles: A Natural History.
Free public lectures over lunch4 October 2004The causes of air pollution, climate change and the evolution of movement, are just some of the themes of a series of free public lectures starting next week by Bristol University academics.
University mathematicians bring chaos to Old Vic1 October 2004The actors in Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia at Bristol Old Vic have mastered their roles - with a little help from mathematicians at Bristol University.
New home for a national treasure28 September 2004The archive of one of the great designers of ballet, opera, theatre, television and film of the late 20th century has been donated by her husband, Sir Roy Strong, to the University of Bristol Theatre Collection. Julia Trevelyan Oman's archive, once described as a "national treasure", covers her entire career.
Spend a weekend with a fun-gi27 September 2004Discover the bizarre world of fungi on an identification weekend taking place in Leigh Woods and Ashton Court next month.
New structure found deep within West Antarctic Ice Sheet24 September 2004Scientists have found a remarkable new structure deep within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which suggests that the whole ice sheet is more susceptible to future change than previously thought.
Europe's largest centre for stress research opens in Bristol23 September 2004The Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Bristol University's new £18.75m stress research centre, will be opened today by Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Innovation, and patron of Bristol Neuroscience.
Art and science meet in new stress centre23 September 2004A remarkable art installation, integrated into the Dorothy Hodgkin Building, will go on display to the public for the first time today.
Tiny babies may face development and behaviour problems22 September 2004The long term difficulties facing Britain's "miracle babies" are revealed by a new study following the lives of some of the tiniest infants born in this country.
How a mother's worries can affect her baby's handedness20 September 2004An intriguing link between a mother's stress levels during pregnancy and the effect on the brain of her unborn baby is revealed in a new study of children born in Bristol.
Festival of language learning20 September 2004Around 200 sixth-form students from local state secondary schools will join academics at Bristol University's School of Modern Languages for the second Festival of Language Learning.
Sylvester's adventures in sign language17 September 2004Sylvester, the cartoon cat, and a system of signing developed by deaf Nicaraguans are helping researchers learn about how language gains its fundamental structure.
New insight into Egyptian animal mummies17 September 2004The ancient Egyptians seem to have taken as much care with mummifying animals as they did humans, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in Nature this week.
Book launched on online information service provision13 September 2004'Online Information Service Provision in the Social Sciences: From practice to need, from need to service', co-edited by Drs Neil Jacobs and Lesly Huxley in the University's Institute for Learning and Research Technology, was launched last week.
Half marathon runners to benefit from University expertise10 September 2004Runners participating in the 16th Bristol Half Marathon this Sunday will benefit from injury assistance and advice provided free of charge by Bristol University experts.
University's Small Animal Practice Celebrates 21 Years10 September 2004Animal lovers in and around North Somerset are in for a treat with the launch next week of a series of talks by leading experts on key aspects of small animal welfare.
Finding adoptive families for black, asian and black mixed-parentage children7 September 2004Lack of data to inform planning by local authorities, the impact of racism and the persistence of myths about the kinds of people that can adopt stand in the way of changing the lives of many black, Asian and black mixed-parentage children currently in care reveals NCH research.
New study of children's behaviour problems7 September 2004A new study of children's behaviour problems has come to the conclusion that there is no discernible link with the three-in-one vaccine now being phased out in the UK.
Bristol experts at BA Festival of Science6 September 2004Nine Bristol University experts will be appearing at the BA Festival of Science - the UK's longest-established science festival - this week.
Pioneering conference on miscarriages of justice1 September 2004Sir Ludovic Kennedy; Paddy Hill (of the Birmingham six); Mike O'Brien (of the Cardiff Newsagent Three); and Robert Brown, who spent 25 years wrongfully imprisoned, will be alongside renowned international academics speaking at a press conference at the University of Bristol on September 2.
Why high-performing NHS hospitals are often in the north of England27 August 2004NHS hospitals in the North of England are performing better on the new star ratings system than those in the South. According to new research from the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), based at the University of Bristol, the explanation lies in regional differences in the gap between wages in the private and public sectors.
No 'pay as you talk' for business and boffins27 August 2004Thanks to recent government funding to encourage enterprise, membership to the Bristol Enterprise Network (BEN) is now available free of charge.
Open wide! . . . . What really happens on a visit to the dentist26 August 2004People will have the opportunity to find out just what happens when they visit the dentist for a filling or hear the latest research on the 'Bristol Dinosaur' as part of the new University Autumn Tours Programme.
Department of Health to fund a new degree in audiology25 August 2004Due to a shortage of audiologists in the NHS the Department of Health is funding a new degree in Audiology at Bristol University to increase the number of clinicians entering the profession.
School to have a sporting day out24 August 2004Up to 200 Year 7 pupils from Fairfield School, Montpelier, will join Bristol University students and staff for an all-action programme of sporting fun.
New from the International Journal of Epidemiology23 August 2004Possible links between anxiety and heart disease are explored in the latest edition of the International Journal of Epidemiology. Other papers include studies on asthma and heart disease, and the possible health risks of mercury-based dental amalgam.
Grant to reduce parental stress and infant developmental delay23 August 2004A £502,000 grant to reduce parental stress and infant developmental delay after premature birth has been awarded to Andrew Whitelaw, Professor of Neonatal Medicine by the Health Foundation.
Unveiling of body and mind sculpture19 August 2004A big box outside Bristol University's Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health is hiding a sculpture, which will be unveiled on Thursday, August 19. Ex-England and Gloucestershire cricketer and artist, Jack Russell, will unveil the sculpture.
Undergraduate admissions19 August 2004The University received nearly 32,000 applications for the 3,100 home-funded undergraduate places available across the full range of subjects from this October. The University's continuing popularity is due to its international reputation for quality and its location in this vibrant city.
Latest research from Bristol University13 August 2004re:search is a publication that reviews the latest research from Bristol University, UK. Issue 7 was published on Thursday 12 August 2004.
New drug discovery and development alliance11 August 2004A Bristol University spin-out company has formed an exciting new alliance with BioFocus plc, a world leader in collaborative drug discovery, to focus on diseases of nerve injury and pain.
Bristol scientists win top chemistry awards5 August 2004Five chemists from the University of Bristol have been awarded prestigious prizes by the Royal Society of Chemistry. A sixth chemist has won the Royal Society's prestigious Rumford Medal.
£37,500 grant for history of English gardens26 July 2004A Bristol University project which aims to document all the historically significant gardens of England has received a £37,566 boost from the Leverhulme Trust.
