News in November
- Hi-tech healthcare boost for South West and Wales after over £1 million cash injection 4 December 2024 AI-powered virtual assistants for young people with ADHD and developing technology to combat loneliness in Parkinson’s patients are just a few of the exciting projects which have received financial backing from the LEAP Digital Health Hub.
- Cutting-edge research boost as GW4 Isambard 3 supercomputer goes online 4 December 2024 GW4 Isambard 3, a world-class supercomputer service for AI and high-performance computing (HPC), has officially launched this week, driving innovative new, scientific research in a wide range of areas, including in clean energy, designing optimal configuration of wind farms on both land and water, and modelling fusion reactors to provide green energy in the future.
- University apprenticeship scheme recognised at Department for Education awards 28 November 2024 The University of Bristol’s “amazing apprentices” have been praised after the University made the finals of the Department for Education’s National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards 2024.
- Research highlights greater financial hardship and importance of the legal system for divorced survivors of domestic abuse 28 November 2024 A new report reveals that women in England and Wales who have experienced domestic abuse are more financially vulnerable than other women in the wake of divorce and beyond.
- No ‘one size fits all’ treatment for Type 1 Diabetes, study finds 27 November 2024 Factors beyond carbohydrates have a substantial influence on blood glucose levels meaning current automated insulin delivery systems miss vital information required for glucose regulation, a new study has found.
- Intervention improves the healthcare response to domestic violence in low- and middle-income countries 27 November 2024 Culturally appropriate women-centred interventions can help healthcare systems respond to domestic violence, research has found. HERA (Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse) has been co-developing and evaluating a domestic violence and abuse healthcare intervention in low- and middle-income countries for the past five years. This National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Group will report their findings, and publish a PolicyBristol report, at a conference in London today [27 November].
- World’s oldest lizard wins fossil fight 27 November 2024 A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.
- Researchers receive share of £7.8 million funding to evaluate digital self-management app for low back pain 26 November 2024 Low back pain affects many people in the UK, restricting their daily activities and accounting for 5 per cent of GP appointments. Researchers from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board and getUBetter, have secured funding of over £1.3 million to evaluate the implementation of the musculoskeletal self-management app, getUBetter.
- Project to help farmers sell surplus produce to community organisations lands ImpactU funding 22 November 2024 A new initiative designed to allow farmers to sell surplus produce to community-based buyers such as food banks, small food producers, social supermarkets and beyond, is making waves after being nominated for Transformative Social Venture of the Year at the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards and landing ImpactU funding to help develop the project.
- £24M in philanthropic funds raised in 2024 to support students and research 20 November 2024 Philanthropic gifts to the University of Bristol totalling £24.4 million will drive forward research in fields including neuroscience, climate change, quantum science and theatre, whilst also providing critical scholarships for current and future students at the University of Bristol.
- Synchronised movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds 20 November 2024 Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonised, researchers have discovered.
- Redefining net zero will not stop global warming – scientists say 18 November 2024 In a new study, led by the University of Oxford (co-authored by a University of Bristol scientist) and published today [18 November] in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
- Anti-seizure drug Lamotrigine showed lowest risk of neurodevelopmental issues in study of 3 million children 15 November 2024 Children exposed to the anti-seizure drug lamotrigine during pregnancy were at no increased risk for autism or intellectual disability than those exposed to other anti-seizure medications, according to a new study on the use of eight different anti-seizure drugs published in Nature Communications today [15 November].
- Over £1 million awarded to investigate Type 1 Diabetes onset in people with early disease markers 14 November 2024 Two new studies to understand more about type 1 diabetes and how it develops in people who already have early markers of the disease in their blood are announced today [14 November] on World Diabetes Day. The awards, totalling over £1 million will help University of Bristol researchers find out how the disease, which affects up to 400,000 people in the UK, could be prevented in future.
- Pioneering research shows sea life will struggle to survive future global warming 13 November 2024 A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming worsens.
- Major funding to support next generation of biology and environmental researchers 13 November 2024 The University of Bristol will be among the beneficiaries of £36m in funding announced today [13 November] to support the next generation of researchers across the South West and Wales aiming to solve some of the most pressing challenges around environmental change and biology.
- Great Britain lags behind Europe on restricting gambling marketing, new research shows 11 November 2024 A new study, by the University of Bristol and Ipsos, adds to mounting evidence showing gambling marketing needs much stricter national regulation.
- University of Bristol-based cyber security initiative, CyBOK, enters ‘exciting new chapter’ 11 November 2024 The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK), a project that has been pivotal in the UK’s national cyber security efforts for over seven years, is set to transition from a research initiative based at the University of Bristol to a Community Interest Company (CIC). This development marks an important milestone, securing CyBOK’s long-term role in shaping professional standards and educational pathways in the field of cyber security in the UK, with a growing influence internationally.
- Pioneering research reveals some of the world’s least polluting populations are at much greater risk of flooding fuelled by climate change 8 November 2024 A new study has exposed for the first time how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is likely to worsen.
- Study identifies hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision 7 November 2024 Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new University of Bristol-led study has found. The research could help hospitals, surgeons and patients to choose what hip implant to use for replacement surgery.
- Bristol research is driving force behind the first-ever UK-wide Meals on Wheels online map 7 November 2024 People across the United Kingdom will now be able to go online and search for Meals on Wheels providers who deliver to their area, thanks to a new interactive map launched today that has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.
- Scientists’ ‘next-generation’ space materials arrive at ISS 5 November 2024 A new generation of space materials have docked at the International Space Station (ISS), where they will undergo testing in the brutal conditions of low Earth orbit.
- Bristol receives share of £80M funding for research to protect health of the nation 5 November 2024 A £5.5 million award for research that will help protect the public from health threats has been secured by the University of Bristol’s Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation and Behavioural Science (HPRU-EBS).
- Work in Progress: Exhibition from University of Bristol public art programme Charting Change 4 November 2024 Local people are invited to Work in Progress, an exhibition later this month exploring the industrial history and current developments of the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus [TQEC] through interactive sculptures, photography and free workshops.
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