University wins award for support of research staff
The University has won an Award at the University Personnel Association 2006 Awards, in the category of ‘People Development’. The award recognises its work supporting research staff.
News in 2006
Medical student's Olympic dream
A young Bristol University medical student will be embarking on the trip of a lifetime later this month as he prepares to compete against 180 other competitors from 36 countries at this year’s Windsurfing World Championships in Lake Garda, Italy.
A glimpse behind garden walls
Ever wanted to know what lies behind Bristol’s high garden walls? Now, the University is offering a chance for visitors to see some of its hidden horticultural treasures as part of a new season of tours.
Shining a light on bird behaviour
Current lighting systems used in the housing of many captive birds may not enable the animals to make reliable assessments of potential partners.
‘Dragon’s Den’ meets ‘The Apprentice'
Students will have the chance to demonstrate and develop their business prowess, thanks to Bristol University Business Angels (BUBA). BUBA is the University’s student-run investment company, devised to invest in students with innovative business ideas.
New postdoc Latin Fellowship for Bristol Institute
The Bristol Institute of Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition has been awarded €200,000 by the Cassamarca Foundation to fund a Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Insurance industry funds research into catastrophes
Bristol University is part of a new collaboration between academia and the insurance industry that will forecast the risk from climate and extreme events.
Million dollar men in Bristol
The two mathematicians who posed one of the ‘Millennium’ problems, for which a million dollar prize is offered, will be visiting the University of Bristol on 15 September, 2006.
New enterprise competition 2007
If you have a great business idea, you could win a share of a prize fund in excess of £30,000 in the 2007 New Enterprise Competition
Pig breeders to pre-select sex of piglets
A global deal has been signed for a new genetic technology which could allow pig breeders to pre-select the sex of new-born animals.
Vice-Chancellor to appear on Newsnight
Professor Eric Thomas is among those taking part in a TV discussion on Wednesday about the state of the public services in Britain.
A flood of information
New ways of measuring the Earth’s surface from aircraft and satellites
SCATtering knowledge
Scientists have acquired a new partner: computer simulation.
Inner body experience
The neuroscientific foundation of the hitherto largely neglected phenomena of out-of-body experiences.
Record turnout for Doors Open Day
Organisers of the University's Doors Open Day last Saturday had to draft in additional help when record numbers of visitors flocked to the event.
Friends reunited at the Convocation Reunion Weekend 2006
More than 800 graduates returned to the University for the Convocation Reunion Weekend 2006 in July.
Andrew Orr-Ewing gains Royal Society-Wolfson Award
Professor Andrew Orr-Ewing of the School of Chemistry has won a Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award.
Getting to the art of Children of the 90s
A stunning art exhibition at Hengrove Community Arts College looks at the Children of the 90s study through the eyes of the 14,000 teenagers taking part.
Three times a winner
The University of Bristol appears in the top 100 of three global university league tables.
New tactics to beat anti-social drinking
Kevin King, an executive assistant at The Policy Press, has set up a campaign to help tackle Britain’s binge-drinking culture.
Sarah Childs on the changing nature of women’s lives
Dr Sarah Childs of the Department of Politics is involved in a week-long series of programmes celebrating the 60th anniversary of Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
New trigger found for volcanic eruptions
New insights into what might trigger the eruption of Mount St Helens and other potentially explosive volcanoes.
Kathy Sykes wins Royal Society award
Professor Kathy Sykes has been awarded the prestigious Royal Society Kohn Award for her work on encouraging a better understanding between scientists and public audiences
Born with a superstitious brain
An unusual experiment, conducted by Bruce Hood, Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Bristol, demonstrating that even the most rational people behave in irrational ways, became one of the star features at this year’s British Association Festival of Science.
New trigger found for volcanic eruptions
New insights into what might trigger the eruption of Mount St Helens and other potentially explosive volcanoes are reported today in Nature by scientists working at the University of Bristol.
Obituary: Henry Osmaston
A personal recollection by Peter Haggett, Emeritus Professor in Urban and Regional Geography in the School of Geographical Sciences
Mending a broken heart: innovations in cardiac surgery
The Bristol Heart Institute is internationally famous for its pioneering developments in the field of cardiac surgery.
Dr Diane Treacy-Cole
Dr Diane Treacy-Cole of the Department of Archaeology, and formerly of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, died unexpectedly in July.
All things not so wise, wise and wonderful
Summer musings from the Vice-Chancellor: the great A-level debate, the Robbins report and the Rolling Stones.
Sponsor a pilgrimage in the Pyrenees
Dr Mary Wright is doing a 50-mile sponsored walk to sponsor children with disabilities or emotional needs on an Easter pilgrimage holiday to Lourdes.
Amateur tennis player wins coaching from British number one, Andy Murray
A young amateur tennis player has won tennis coaching from British number one Andy Murray, thanks to specialist tennis coaching at Bristol University’s Summer Sports Coaching Camp.
$1.5 million for research into processes underlying drug tolerance
Researchers in the Department of Pharmacology have been awarded a major grant to investigate the intracellular mechanisms underlying tolerance to opiates such as morphine and heroin.
Bursting the bubble
Known as the ‘silent killer’, high blood pressure – or hypertension – is one of the world’s biggest killers, affecting one in three of us.
Safety advice for workers
Contractors and their employees are being offered free health and safety advice on working at height at a joint seminar in September.
Farewell and thanks from Patricia Broadfoot
Former Pro Vice-Chancellor Patricia Broadfoot pays tribute to her Bristol colleagues as she moves to the University of Gloucestershire to take over the post of Vice-Chancellor.
Community challenge brings staff and postgrads together
Royal Society Research Fellow, Dr Nick Walker, reflects on the benefits of teamwork exemplified by the School of Chemistry’s recent community challenge at Weston Park Primary School.
How modern were European Neanderthals?
Neanderthals were much more like modern humans than had been previously thought, according to a re-examination of finds from one of the most famous palaeolithic sites in Europe by Bristol University archaeologist, Professor Joao Zilhao, and his French colleagues.
Dads want flexibility, not shorter working hours
Being a father is pretty irrelevant to men’s working patterns, in spite of the fact that they cut back their working hours for a short time after a new child is born, according to ESRC funded research at the University of Bristol.
Keith Dix
Keith Dix, formerly of Site Services, died in July.
End of an era: Senate House bids farewell to porters
July was a busy month for retirements in Site Services, with three Senate House porters choosing the same day to hang up their hats.