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Bristol student rides wave of academic success with study showing surfing boosts mental health 7 March 2023 Pioneering research showing the mental health benefits of surfing by a University of Bristol student has led to an exciting partnership with The Wave to expand the study.

Bristol awarded ESRC Impact Acceleration funding of £1.25 million 7 March 2023 The University of Bristol is of one of 32 research organisations across the UK to have been awarded a share of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC’s) Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) funding totalling £40 million.

Pioneering study shows flood risks can still be considerably reduced if all global promises to cut carbon emissions are kept 7 March 2023 Annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could increase by more than a fifth over the next century due to climate change unless all international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met, according to new research.

New guidance on hip fracture services will improve recovery for thousands of patients 6 March 2023 A new 'toolkit' for senior doctors and hospital managers, that will help make changes to their organisational arrangements and improve the quality of hip fracture care across the UK has been launched by The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Bristol.

New tool to value health of urban developments 3 March 2023 A new tool to value the health effects of urban development proposals has been revealed by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Bath and published in Frontiers in Public Health.

Animals best to supress individual personalities for group efficiency 2 March 2023 Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behaviour of the group, a University of Bristol study has found.

Record 45% of funding raises led by women at SETsquared Bristol 2 March 2023 A record 45% of total funds raised by companies at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol were led by women, according to their 2022 impact results.

Bristol graduates are fourth most targeted by top employers 2 March 2023 The UK’s most successful employers are eager to get Bristol graduates on their books, a new report has found.

University of Bristol appoints Chief Financial Officer 2 March 2023 The University of Bristol has appointed a Chief Financial Officer, in a newly-created role reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor and President. This significant senior appointment comes at a key moment for the institution, with its ambitious strategy for 2030 entering a key delivery phase.

Importance of early-life factors identified in new lung health study 2 March 2023 New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.

University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab welcomes £6m boost for the communications technologies of tomorrow 1 March 2023 Future communication systems including 6G, faster internet access and cloud computing have received £6m investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) – part of UK Research and Innovation.

Depression linked to immune response in some people 1 March 2023 A link between depression and changes in counts of several types of immune cells in the blood has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit. These findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest that changes to different components of our immune system — both the innate and adaptive immune response — could play a role in causing depression.

International consortium awarded €4.5M to build next-generation hardware platform that enhances computing efficiency 1 March 2023 A consortium from industry and academia involving the University of Bristol has been awarded €4.5M by the EU, UK and Switzerland to build a next-generation hardware platform which will transform industries from electrical vehicles to industrial processing and manufacturing.

Pioneering research reveals schools are around 20 times more likely to give priority to local rather than disadvantaged pupils 1 March 2023 On the day parents across the country discover which secondary school their child can attend, a new report exposes how entry rules are thwarting social mobility especially at the most sought-after state schools.

Physical activity can help mental health in pre-teen years 28 February 2023 Regular physical activity can improve adolescents’ mental health and help with behavioural difficulties, research suggests.

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