Deteriorating Great Barrier Reef hushed - young fish no longer hear their way home30 April 2018Degraded coral reefs are far quieter than five years ago, and no longer sound like suitable habitat to young fish searching for a place to live and breed, according to research co-authored by the University of Bristol and published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
MRC awards Bristol researcher £1.2M to investigate immune defence against microbes 30 April 2018University of Bristol researcher, Dr Borko Amulic, has been awarded a prestigious Career Development Award worth £1.2 million by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to lead research into how the natural ability of neutrophil immune cells can be boosted to fight infection in the post-antibiotic age.
Bristol Vet student helps save newborn critically endangered lemur30 April 2018A University of Bristol MSc student who is also a zoo vet carried out a rare procedure with the help of keepers to save the life of a critically endangered new-born lemur at Wild Place Project in Bristol.
Bristol Vet School at the forefront of combatting antimicrobial resistance28 April 2018Researchers from the Bristol Veterinary School at the University of Bristol are leading the way with farmers to combat and change antimicrobial (AM) use on farms. Antimicrobial resistance - or AMR - is a global threat, with an estimated 700,000 people dying from resistant infections every year.
UK astronomers giving everyone access to a 3-D map of the Milky Way25 April 2018A UK team of astronomers working on the European Space Agency Gaia mission have contributed to a revolution in our understanding of the Milky Way with the release today of a new census of the stars in our sky, thanks, in part, to work by physicists from the University of Bristol.
Liz Lodge, 1959 – 201825 April 2018Liz Lodge, Medical Receptionist for the Students’ Health Service, has passed away at the age of 58. Louise Jones, Practice Manager, offers a remembrance.
Two Bristol teams win prizes at BrisSynBio 4-Day MBA23 April 2018Vitamica, Imophoron and Exom Biotechnologies were all awarded a share of £10,000 in prizes during the BrisSynBio Connect event, which was the finale of the 4-Day MBA to develop new synthetic biology business ideas.
New discipline accelerates shape-changing abilities for everyday objects21 April 2018The creation of a new discipline will bring shape-changing abilities much more quickly to objects such as our mobile phones according to research published by the University of Bristol today [Saturday 21 April].
World-leading experts visit Bristol for Quantum Technologies workshop20 April 2018Around 200 quantum scientists, engineers, mathematicians and industrial experts from around the world descended upon Bristol this week for the fifth annual Bristol Quantum Information Technologies (BQIT) workshop hosted by the University of Bristol.
Buprenorphine may be a safer opioid substitute than methadone but only if treatment duration is longer, study suggests 20 April 2018The less commonly prescribed opioid substitute buprenorphine may be safer than methadone for problem opioid users, especially if used during the first month of treatment, according to a study by researchers from the University of Bristol, King’s College London, University of Manchester and Bristol Drugs Project, with implications for guidance on GP prescribing.
Bristol researcher wins large MRC grant 20 April 2018Professor John Macleod, Joint Head of Centre for Academic Primary Care at Bristol Medical School, has received £1.5 million as part of a large grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Largest-ever computer vision dataset from wearable cameras19 April 2018Computer science researchers at the University of Bristol have released EPIC-KITCHENS, a dataset filmed in 32 kitchens across four cities. The films, which include 11.5 million images, have been annotated with 40,000 action examples and half a million objects. This ground-breaking dataset will help machines to learn and advance first-person vision, enabling improvements in robotics, healthcare and augmented reality.
Jean Pickwell, 1939-201819 April 2018Jean Pickwell, Catering Assistant at Wills Hall, has passed away at the age of 79. Peter Grindon, former Catering Manager at Wills Hall, offers a remembrance.
Bristol alum wins gold at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games19 April 2018University of Bristol alum and England netball player returns home victorious, having scored a thrilling win against Australia last weekend, securing a historic gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Understanding the immunobiology of wild mammals 18 April 2018A team of British scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have made a significant step forward in understanding the immunobiology of wild mammals.
Professional award for Security Services Officer17 April 2018Security Officer Stacey Jordan has won an award for 'Security Officer of the Year for an Outstanding Act of Courage' from the Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO).
Healthy soil lifts animal weight17 April 2018Managing soil by well-designed grazing is key to an animal's growth and wellbeing shows new research linking soil health, pasture value and sustainable production.
Could stem cell therapy be an effective treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia?17 April 2018Researchers at the University of Bristol are looking for people with an inherited neurological condition called Friedreich's ataxia (FA) to take part in a study into whether a stem cell therapy could be a treatment for FA.
New type of opal formed by common seaweed discovered 17 April 2018Scientists have discovered a completely new type of opal formed by a common seaweed which harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil droplets to control how light reflects from its cells to display a shimmering array of colours that until now, has only been seen in the gem stone.
Key role for University of Bristol in new supercomputer collaboration16 April 2018The University of Bristol is one of the key academic partners in a new collaboration announced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today [Monday 16 April] to accelerate the adoption of supercomputers in the UK.
New lab to create centre of innovation for virtual and augmented reality16 April 2018A landmark new facility for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) will officially open its doors today [Monday 16 April]. The lab, founded by the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Watershed and Virtual Reality Developer, Opposable Group, aims to position Bristol as a centre of excellence and innovation of VR/AR at both a national and international level.
University of Bristol partners leading Chinese tech companies to host smart city research forum in Beijing16 April 2018Word-leading experts from the University of Bristol and the provider of the world's largest mobile network, China Mobile, shared their insights into how 5G and the massive Internet of Things (IoT) will service rapidly expanding cities in China and around the world at a research forum in Beijing today [Monday 16 April].
Dinosaurs ended - and originated - with a bang! 16 April 2018It is commonly understood that the dinosaurs disappeared with a bang – wiped out by a great meteorite impact on the Earth 66 million years ago.
Working Well campaign wins national award13 April 2018A pioneering campaign to improve the health and wellbeing of staff at the University of Bristol has won a national award.
Bristol hosts inaugural Graduation celebration in Shanghai13 April 2018Over 250 recent Chinese graduates will celebrate an important milestone in their UK education at the University of Bristol’s first ever graduation celebration in Shanghai this Saturday (14 April). This follows previous degree ceremonies in Beijing in 2013, 2015 and 2017 which proved hugely successful.
