2015/16 Engagement Award winners announced
The winners of the University of Bristol’s 2015/16 Engagement Awards, judged by the Engaged University Steering Group, have been announced.
News in 2016
Fish lose their unique personality when they go to 'school'
New research carried out by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that despite individual animals having their own personality, this gets suppressed when they make decisions together in a group.
Size is everything when it comes to high blood pressure
The size of a grain of rice, the carotid body, located between two major arteries that feed the brain with blood, has been found to control your blood pressure.
Open Day at Langford Vets
Langford Vets, the clinical arm of the University of Bristol's Vet School, will open its doors to the public on Sunday 18 September for a family and dog-friendly Open Day.
Pioneering research paves the way towards exascale optical networks
In the face of increasing bandwidth demands, ground-breaking research between the University of Bristol and the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) in Japan, has demonstrated solutions for network infrastructure to address the looming network capacity crunch.
Research in Bristol boosted by £21 million award over five years
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) in partnership with the University of Bristol has been awarded more than £20 million over five years by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund cutting-edge research.
Finding things in complex environments
Have you ever looked for something in a teenager's bedroom? Tough, isn't it? Everyday experience tells us that when the background is cluttered, it's harder to find an object. But how should we define "complexity" and can we apply the same concepts to other animals?
UAV high-altitude atmospheric sampling wins UK engineering prize
A team of scientists and engineers, including three academics from Bristol, has won a prestigious award for field research on Ascension Island using lightweight drones.
Prestigious scholarship awarded to chemistry student
A third year PhD chemistry student from the University of Bristol has been awarded a prestigious scholarship worth £6,000 from the British Federation of Women Graduates.
Magma accumulation highlights growing threat from Japanese volcano
A research team led by the University of Bristol has found magma build-up beneath Japan's Aira caldera and Sakurajima volcano may indicate a growing threat to Kagoshima city and its 600,000 inhabitants.
‘Negative’ school sex education needs a revamp
Sex and relationship education (SRE) is in need of an overhaul, according to research by the University of Bristol.
New advances on the genetic basis of hypertension and blood pressure released today
Three major new studies, published today in Nature Genetics, provide novel insights into the genetic basis of hypertension and blood pressure, with the contribution of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol.
New Hub opens for nuclear energy research and education
A new Hub for nuclear energy that will become a leading centre in the South West for academic research, education and innovation will be officially opened at the University of Bristol today, Monday 12 September.
‘Like mother like daughter’ - the best way to prepare for survival
Many people worry that they will turn into their mothers, but new research from the University of Bristol and published today in Ecology Letters has found that to follow your mother's lead could help better prepare you for your environment.
New blue plaque commemorates revival of Ffestiniog Railway
A key event in the revival of the world-famous Ffestiniog Railway was commemorated yesterday [8 September] with the unveiling of a blue plaque on the University campus.
Company founded by Bristol student wins prestigious engineering award
A company which has pioneered a unique technology that uses ultrasound to create tactile sensations in mid-air has been awarded a prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).
Tour of Britain rolls into Bristol
The Tour of Britain’s penultimate stage, co-sponsored by the University, takes place in Bristol this Saturday [10 September] – followed closely by Cycle to Work Day.
Conserving Messel's magic for future generations
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has received £73,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to catalogue, conserve and ultimately make available to the public, the personal archive of one of the last century's foremost theatrical designers, Oliver Messel (1904-1978).
Funding announced for new South West clinical PhD programme
Budding medical, veterinary and dental researchers will soon benefit from increased and enhanced PhD training opportunities, through a new Clinical Academic Training Programme across the GW4 Alliance.
Proposals for the expansion of Engine Shed and the Enterprise Zone approved
Proposals to expand the University of Bristol-run Engine Shed, and the Enterprise Zone of which the enterprise hub forms a key part, have been approved by Cabinet.
Bristol academic presents at symposium on advanced composite structures
Dr Wendel Sebastian, Reader in Structural Engineering, recently presented the keynote lecture at a symposium on civil engineering applications of advanced composite materials.
15,000 people to visit Bristol for latest open day
Up to 15,000 visitors will be attending the University of Bristol’s latest undergraduate open day on Friday [9 September], for a taste of university life and an insight into what the University and city has to offer.
Should we sample time series more frequently?
A team of statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and the Office for National Statistics have been chosen to present a prestigious Read (Discussion) Paper at a plenary session of the Royal Statistical Society’s international conference in Manchester today (Tuesday, September 6).
Hypertension: releasing the pressure at its source
Researchers at the University of Bristol and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have identified a potential new way of treating high blood pressure, or hypertension, by targeting aberrant nerve signals in the carotid bodies, which sit on the common carotid arteries on each side of the neck.
Post-mortem assessment guidelines for vascular cognitive impairment
New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has outlined the first validated set of pathological criteria for assessing the likelihood that cognitive impairment was caused by vascular disease.
Literary archaeology: what was it like to be enslaved?
A new project led by the University of Bristol, is bringing together archaeological scientists, writers and literary scholars for the first time to uncover and create a uniquely personal perspective on what it was like to be enslaved.
Sharing knowledge and expertise with the African literary and cultural community
Academics from the University of Bristol helped create a workshop, held last month in Uganda, to support early career arts managers and entrepreneurs in the African literary and cultural scene and give them an opportunity to build their knowledge.
Bristol researcher goes ‘In Search of Eden’
Paul Howard-Jones, Professor of Neuroscience and Education at the Graduate School of Education, will be exploring the downsides of knowledge while searching for the Garden of Eden in a new 5-part mini-series for BBC Radio Four.
Results of the Big Tick Project – the largest ever study of ticks in dogs in the UK
Almost one third of dogs (31 percent) checked at random during a visit to a vet were found to be carrying a tick.
Take a look inside some of the University of Bristol's best buildings
Ever wondered what Bristol looks like from the top of one of its highest landmarks?
New algorithm could help GPs reduce antibiotic use in children with coughs and RTIs
Researchers have developed a technique that will help GPs identify which children with coughs and respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are most at risk of future hospitalisation.
FDA warning on drug for quitting smoking needs rethink, say researchers
Researchers from the University of Bristol have called for the USA Food and Drug Administration’s ‘black box’ warning for smoking cessation drug varenicline to be lifted.
The tragedy of dead and missing migrants in the Mediterranean
In 2015 and the first half of 2016, more than 6,600 refugees and migrants drowned or went missing in the Mediterranean after their boats capsized while trying to reach Europe.
What happens in your garden at twilight?
Why do some flowers, such as evening primrose, shimmer at dusk while others close at night and why are some flowers brightly coloured and release scents during the day while others are pale and only reveal their perfume in the evening? A Festival this weekend will answer these questions together with explaining how bees, butterflies, moths, bats and birds are vital for people and the planet.
Dance artist is Feel It! Festival's first performer
The first open commission for the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute’s Feel It! Festival has been announced as a performance by dance artist Viv Gordon.
How Bristol engineers helped cyclists on the road to Olympic success
Research carried out by the University of Bristol has helped in the development of bikes used by the victorious Team GB cyclists at Rio 2016.
Wind energy expert appointed visiting professor
A world-leading expert in wind turbine design and analysis has been appointed a Visiting Industrial Professor at the University of Bristol within the Department of Aerospace Engineering. This will involve working with staff across the Faculty of Engineering and the Cabot Institute’s Low Carbon Energy Research Group.
Bristol team’s mission to improve engineering education
A team of Engineering Design graduates from the University of Bristol has been awarded £20,000 and free business mentoring to launch their educational product that could increase student access to previously expensive manufacturing machines.
Reef castaways: Can coral make it across Darwin’s 'impassable' barrier?
An international team of researchers have shown that vulnerable coral populations in the eastern tropical Pacific have been completely isolated from the rest of the Pacific Ocean for at least the past two decades.
Two golds and a silver for Bristol alumni in Rio
University of Bristol graduate Georgie Twigg became a double Olympic medal winner on Friday after the Team GB women’s hockey team took gold in Rio.