March | News and features | University of Bristol

Take a trip in time through the history of the brain 7 March 2018 Bristolians of all ages are invited to join the University of Bristol for this year’s Bristol Neuroscience Festival; a celebration all things neuroscience, which will take place from 22 to 24 March, in the Wills Memorial building.

Food industry specialists come together for animal health and welfare event 7 March 2018 Progressing animal welfare will be the focus of an Animal Health and Welfare Day jointly hosted by the University of Bristol Veterinary School and continental meat supplier Winterbotham Darby tomorrow [Thursday 8 March]. This annual event, now in its third year, will bring together academics, researchers, NGOs, major retailers, journalists and industry partners across the food sector.

Natalya Leonidovna Gogolitsyna, 1948-2018 7 March 2018 Dr. Natalya Gogolitsyna, Russian language teacher in the School of Modern Languages, passed away on 17 January at the age of 69. Derek Offord, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Russian, offers a remembrance

Bristol Women’s Voice accolades for Bristol staff 7 March 2018 Rebecca Scott, Suzanne Doyle, Samantha Budd and Noelle Rumball were each celebrated with a Wonderful Women award on 3 March at Bristol City Hall.

Bristol shortlisted for ‘best city life’ in national university awards 7 March 2018 City life in Bristol is up there with the best in Britain, according to students who have voted for the University of Bristol in the latest Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018.

Bristol scientists behind the largest trial ever to investigate prostate cancer screening 6 March 2018 Inviting men with no symptoms to a one-off PSA* test for prostate cancer does not save lives according to results from the largest ever trial conducted by Cancer Research UK-funded scientists based at the University of Bristol.

Extraordinary history revealed in new book on Bristol Zoo 6 March 2018 Our changing relationship with the wild and animals at the world’s oldest surviving provincial zoo is uncovered in a new book published today (Tuesday 6 March) by Dr Andy Flack, Teaching Fellow in Modern History at the University of Bristol.

Students to be stationed at Paralympic Winter Games prosthetic ‘pit lane’ 6 March 2018 Two PhD students from the University of Bristol will be travelling to South Korea this week [8 March] where they will be assisting within the Repair Service Centre at the Paralympic Winter Games.

Professor awarded Fellow of Materials Research Society 5 March 2018 Professor Martin Kuball from the University of Bristol’s School of Physics is one of 16 academics from across the world to be honoured by the Materials Research Society (MRS).

Sell-out theatre production Invincible returns to a secret location in Bristol 5 March 2018 After a sell-out run in 2017, ground-breaking theatre production, Invincible, is back in Bristol once again posing ethical questions and plunging audiences into a moral dilemma about the role – good and bad – science can play in our lives.

Study gets almost £1 million for research to support people who are lonely and isolated 2 March 2018 A team of researchers based at three Universities, including the University of Bristol, are working with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to help people who may be lonely in our communities.

Revised plans submitted for Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus 1 March 2018 A revised illustrative masterplan has been submitted to Bristol City Council for the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, planned for derelict land close to Brunel’s Temple Meads station.

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