Wanted: Bristol residents to be part of a world first technology trial4 July 2017The UK, like many other nations, is faced with an explosion of long-term health conditions that require continuous management, often for many years, outside of a hospital setting. SPHERE (Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment) has developed a 21st century home health sensor system that can build a picture of how people live in their home. A vital part of SPHERE's research is to test the system in real homes and people across Bristol are being asked to take part in this research.
Bristol innovators collect multiple awards at SPARKies30 June 2017Bristol staff, alumni and start-ups carried off awards last night at the 2017 SPARKies tech and digital awards, which celebrate ‘The Best Tech in the West’.
More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt 28 June 2017A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has discovered that a marked decrease in summer cloud cover during the last 20 years has significantly accelerated melt from the Greenland ice sheet.
Alzheimer's Society £2 million grant to draw expertise from local charity RICE26 June 2017Alzheimer's Society has announced that it has committed almost £2 million as part of its biggest-ever single investment in dementia care research and Professor Julian Hughes, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Bristol was a co-applicant on the grant.
Bristol student to address UN General Assembly26 June 2017Third year French and Spanish student Nick Bloom was one of 60 applicants selected to be heard at the United Nations in New York this July.
Bristol scholarship students head to New Zealand26 June 2017Eight Bristol students are about to begin summer research scholarships awarded by the University of Auckland (UoA) in New Zealand, a fellow member of the Worldwide Universities Network.
University celebrates sustainability at the 2017 Green Impact Awards23 June 2017Sustainability activity at the University of Bristol was recognised this week at the 2017 Green Impact Awards. Professor Judith Squires, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students, presented 41 awards to 30 teams, celebrating their efforts to improve sustainability during the past year.
Cracking the mystery of avian egg shape22 June 2017A team of international scientists – including an archaeologist from the University of Bristol – have cracked the mystery of why bird eggs are shaped the way they are.
Bristol’s female engineers on a mission to inspire women with a Blu-ray™ screening of Hidden Figures21 June 2017Female engineers from the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering are on a mission to inspire women to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects this Friday [23 June] when 90 local secondary school girls, aged 11- to 15-years old, celebrate International Women in Engineering Day.
Human Geography Master’s celebrates 25 years21 June 20172017 marks a quarter century for one of the UK’s leading Master’s programs in Human Geography at the University of Bristol.
Students use world-class space facilities to design their own volcano monitoring satellite21 June 2017A team of students and staff from the University of Bristol are designing a volcano monitoring satellite as part of the University's satellite programme. The group of 17 students and academics have been given unique access to the Concurrent Design Facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) RAL Space, to design the University's first CubeSat.
Bristol scientist named Innovator of the Year for sight-saving device20 June 2017Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work into polarisation and macular degeneration.
£1.8m for major study into management of bleeding after childbirth20 June 2017The UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded a collaboration led by Liverpool, Bristol and Sunderland £1.8m to run a large study into the drug treatment of bleeding after childbirth (also called postpartum haemorrhage or PPH).
Bristol hosts top US students for Fulbright Summer Institute20 June 2017Ten of the USA’s brightest undergraduates have been spending four weeks at the University of Bristol to explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK, as part of the Fulbright UK Summer Institute scheme.
Bristol engineers receive Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards19 June 2017Three University of Bristol engineers are the recipients of Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards. Professor Bruce Drinkwater from the Department of Mechanical Engineering received his award this year and Professor Dimitra Simeonidou from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Professor Paul Weaver from the Department of Aerospace Engineering were the recipients of the award in 2016.
Have your say on ‘transformative’ new university campus19 June 2017The University of Bristol has revealed its initial vision for the new £300 million campus next to Bristol Temple Meads and is urging the public to feed into a large-scale consultation.
Queen’s birthday honour for Bristol professors17 June 2017Professor Debbie Lawlor and Professor Richard Taylor at the University of Bristol have both received awards in the Queen’s Birthday Honours which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK.
Bristol graduates among highest paid in the UK16 June 2017Graduates of the University of Bristol are among the highest paid in the country three years after graduating, according to data released by the Department of Education.
Bristol embraces nature with My Wild University meadow15 June 2017‘My Wild University’ is a joint venture between the University of Bristol and Avon Wildlife Trust which aims to embrace nature across the city and get Bristol buzzing.
Epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft14 June 2017Cleft lip and/or palate are common birth defects and affect around 15 in every 10,000 births in Europe. New research by the University of Bristol from the largest study of cleft lip and/or palate in the world, the Cleft Collective, has found epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft.
New trial for prosthetic hip joint infection13 June 2017The first ever randomised trial to investigate why some patients develop infections after their hip or knee replacement surgery, and which type of surgical revision treatment is best is being run by the University of Bristol and members of the public are being asked to consider taking part.
Do your teeth need an MOT?13 June 2017Do your teeth need some routine dental treatment? Student dentists, therapists and hygienists from the University of Bristol’s School of Oral and Dental Sciences are offering dental treatment for members of the public who do not have a dentist.
Scientists develop phagocytic protocells capable of the targeted delivery of enzymes12 June 2017Researchers at the University of Bristol have designed a community of artificial cell-like droplets that collectively displays a simple form of phagocytosis behavior. The work provides a new approach to designing complex life-like properties in non-living materials.
