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    Scotland most negative about UK's Covid response and Boris Johnson's handling of pandemic
    6 May 2021

    Among the home nations, people in Scotland are most likely to think the coronavirus crisis has been handled badly in the UK, to say that the pandemic has damaged their trust in the UK government, and to distrust Boris Johnson on issues relating to COVID-19, according to a new study.

    Emeritus Professor George Sanford, 1943-2021
    5 May 2021

    George Sanford, Emeritus Professor of East European Politics, died on 25 February in retirement in Torquay after a long illness. His colleague Professor Mark Wickham-Jones offers a remembrance.

    Update on missing student: Olisa Odukwe
    5 May 2021

    We understand from the police that a body has been found in Bristol harbourside and formal identification will take place shortly. Missing student Olisa Odukwe’s next of kin have been informed of this development. 

    Insights from colour-blind octopus help fight human sight loss
    4 May 2021

    University of Bristol research into octopus vision has led to a quick and easy test that helps optometrists identify people who are at greater risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of incurable sight loss.

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