News in August
- Prestigious Fellowship for engineer working to improve safe drinking water in India and Sub-Saharan Africa 31 August 2023 An engineer who is helping to improve the provision of safe drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa and India has been selected for a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship.
- First-of-its-kind ‘Carry Naloxone’ app launches to help save lives 31 August 2023 A new app to access naloxone, the life-saving medicine to prevent an opioid overdose, is launched in Somerset today on International Overdose Awareness Day [31 August]. The app, which is supported by University of Bristol research, is the first-of-its kind in England.
- New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions 30 August 2023 A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash.
- Sell-out shows and panto pros: Bristol students shine at the Edinburgh Fringe 24 August 2023 University of Bristol students have been playing to sell out crowds at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
- Bristol academic awarded Government funding for climate change resilience project 24 August 2023 A University of Bristol researcher has received a portion of £1.4 million reserved for boosting UK infrastructure protections against global warming.
- New dual-arm robot achieves bimanual tasks by learning from simulation 24 August 2023 An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions.
- Botanic Garden the place to bee this weekend 21 August 2023 Come and find out about the vital role pollinators play in our lives and other pollinators you may find in your garden at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden this weekend.
- Quantum computing company co-founded by Bristol scientist lands £13m investment 18 August 2023 A pioneering quantum computing company co-founded by academics from University College London (UCL) and the University of Bristol has landed more than £13m in funding to develop its revolutionary technology.
- The modern sea spider had started to diversify by the Jurassic, study finds 17 August 2023 An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to living species, unlike older fossils of their kind.
- Surgeons need to improve how they communicate with patients about innovative procedures 14 August 2023 Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the University of Bristol and published in the Annals of Surgery has found.
- Royal Fort Gardens awarded prestigious Green Flag status 11 August 2023 The University of Bristol’s Royal Fort Gardens has been bestowed with a coveted Green Flag Award, officially recognising the gardens as one of the country’s best parks.
- University of Bristol and Bristol Bears Women announce strategic partnership 10 August 2023 University of Bristol Women’s Rugby Football Club (UBWRFC) will become the university partner for Bears Women providing a coherent pathway for those wanting to pursue academic excellence alongside developing a professional rugby career.
- Researchers to investigate using AI to detect disease in dairy cows earlier 10 August 2023 Researchers from University of Bristol have received funding to investigate whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to detect disease in dairy cows earlier.
- Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease 10 August 2023 Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.
- Academic Respiratory Unit receives prestigious clinical academic funding 10 August 2023 Three clinicians based in the Academic Respiratory Unit (ARU) have been successful in gaining prestigious and highly competitive clinical academic funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).
- Screening has a critical effect on reducing bowel cancer incidence in England 9 August 2023 Screening has reduced the incidence of bowel cancer finds a new study jointly led by researchers from the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
- Pioneering project set to boost innovation in UK financial services 9 August 2023 Financial services are an essential part of our everyday lives – from making payments, to borrowing money, taking out insurance, saving for the future and getting financial advice.
- Bat activity lower at solar farm sites, study finds 8 August 2023 The activity level of six bat species was significantly reduced at solar farm sites, researchers have observed.
- Whale like filter-feeding discovered in prehistoric marine reptile 8 August 2023 A remarkable new fossil from China reveals for the first time that a group of reptiles were already using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago.
- Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces, study finds 7 August 2023 Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered.
- Stealth swimmers: the fish that hide behind others to hunt 7 August 2023 An experiment on coral reefs provides the first evidence that predators use other animals for motion camouflage to approach their prey without detection.
- Kordofan giraffes face local extinction if poaching continues 4 August 2023 Poaching of two Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffes per year could result in extinction in just 15 years within Cameroon's Bénoué National Park without intervention. These are the alarming new findings of a University of Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society-led study published in the African Journal of Ecology.
- NASA astronaut inspires as she receives honorary doctorate from her old university 4 August 2023 The atmosphere was out of this world as a NASA astronaut returned to her old university to receive an honorary doctorate.
- Inspiring vet overcomes bereavement and depression to graduate 3 August 2023 A student who lost his family home and fell into a deep depression after his mother died has today graduated from the University of Bristol.
- Professor Francesco Fornetti named National Teaching Fellow 3 August 2023 Professor Francesco Fornetti, Associate Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, has been named a National Teaching Fellow (NTF), the most prestigious award for teaching in UK higher education.
- Graduation joy for amazing student who went to 11 schools 2 August 2023 A student who was a young carer and went to 11 schools has graduated from the University of Bristol.
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