Graduate's custom slider start-up sees big growth29 March 2023A University of Bristol graduate who founded a start-up because he was sick of his job says it is now turning over half a million pounds a year.
Pivotal UK-Ukraine twinning scheme celebrated on one-year anniversary 29 March 2023Today marks the one year anniversary of the UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative which united the University of Bristol and the National Aerospace University: Kharkiv Aviation Institute in Ukraine as well as hundreds of other universities as part of a UK government-backed program to support higher education institutions impacted by the Russian invasion.
Handshakes and hugs: why the science of touch is essential to our wellbeing28 March 2023Why is a hugged person a healthier person? How does a shared handshake make you more likely to tell the truth? University of Bristol social neuroscientist, Professor Michael Banissy, one of the foremost experts on touch, explores the fascinating new science of one of our most overlooked senses in 'When we touch', published this week [30 March].
HIV and hepatitis C virus monitoring needs to increase to achieve global elimination goals28 March 2023Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritise this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
Bristol researchers awarded BBSRC Discovery Fellowships24 March 2023Two academics from the University of Bristol are among the 22 researchers to receive Discovery Fellowships from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
New festival about love and loss starts in May 202323 March 2023A new festival that aims to open up conversations around death and bereavement will take place in May. Good Grief Weston will offer 30 workshops and events over eight days (Monday 1 to Monday 8 May) across more than 20 venues.
Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors to depression in those without dementia22 March 2023Depression in Alzheimer's has different risk factors than depression in older adults without the disease, finds a major new study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The University of Bristol-led research looked at over 2,000 people with the disease to explain why current anti-depressants are ineffective for people living with depression in Alzheimer's.
Applications open for Kevin Elyot Award 202320 March 2023We are delighted to announce that we are now welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2023, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Genetic causes of three previously unexplained rare diseases identified16 March 2023Using a new computational approach developed to analyse large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterised by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.
Pioneering survey into censorship of the climate crisis in global storytelling16 March 2023For the first time ever authors, journalists, film makers and scientists from across the world are being asked to share their experiences of pressure to remove or soften the exploration of the climate crisis in their work.
High blood caffeine level might curb amount of body fat and type 2 diabetes risk15 March 2023A high blood caffeine level might curb the amount of body fat a person carries and their risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research by the Karolinska Institute, University of Bristol and Imperial College, London, and published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.
Memories could be lost if two key brain regions fail to sync together, study finds 15 March 2023Learning, remembering something, and recalling memories is supported by multiple separate groups of neurons connected inside and across key regions in the brain. If these neural assemblies fail to sync together at the right time, the memories are lost, a new study led by the universities of Bristol and Heidelberg has found.
Predicting overheating in Thoroughbred racehorses14 March 2023Hotter, more humid weather conditions and a history of overheating may be factors in predicting whether a Thoroughbred racehorse will suffer an incident of exertional heat illness (EHI), according to new research led by the University of Bristol and published today [14 March] in Scientific Reports. The findings, based on data from British racecourses, could be used to reduce the risk of racehorses experiencing EHI, particularly given the warming climate and more frequent hot race days.
Promoting safer sleeping for babies in England: new report13 March 2023Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report from the universities of Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle. This was prompted by the government, in the wake of sudden death in infancy data, in an attempt to identify what type of support was needed to reduce the incidence in all families.
Delaying treatment for localised prostate cancer does not increase mortality risk, trial shows12 March 2023Active monitoring of prostate cancer has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the largest study of its kind today. The latest findings from the ProtecT trial, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, are presented today [12 March] at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Genetic variation that protected against Black Death still helps protect against infection but increases autoimmune disease7 March 2023The same genetics that helped some of our ancestors fight the plague is still likely to be at work in our bodies today, potentially providing some of the population with extra protection against respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, according to research led by scientists at University of Bristol. However, there is a trade-off, where this same variation is also linked to increased autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
