From classroom to coffee table: Bristol graduates launch Kickstarter campaign for new Escape from Pompeii board game
Two University of Bristol graduates have transformed a class project into a board game designed to help educate about Ancient Rome.
Two University of Bristol graduates have transformed a class project into a board game designed to help educate about Ancient Rome.
University of Bristol researchers developing robot hands that can operate with human dexterity have received financial backing from Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA).
Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–say University of Bristol researchers.
New treatment guidance has been developed to help doctors tackle uveitis — one of the leading causes of vision loss. The new clinical guidance, by a team at the University of Bristol, aims to help thousands of sufferers keep this painful eye condition at bay. The study is published in JAMA today [28 May].
West country artists China Blue Fish and Naomi Smyth are the winners of a new £15,000 award which will see them develop a collaborative work inspired by engagement with the Forkbeard Fantasy Archive which is housed at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of the Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, has been appointed as Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission playing a key role in contributing to science-driven EU policy making and legislation.
A group of seven University of Bristol student researchers have published a powerful new report exploring the barriers male students of colour face in accessing mental health support, and what can be done to break them down.
Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the stuff of science fiction.
The puzzling behaviour of Titan’s atmosphere has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol for the first time.
A University of Bristol academic who is the Principal Investigator for the Children of the 90s health study has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professor Nic Timpson joins 53 exceptional biomedical and health scientists from UK institutions selected to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science.
The University of Bristol will mark its ‘AI University of the Year’ success with a series of events exploring the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The Downs will remain as a protected common land for the people of Bristol – and it is all courtesy of some hungry sheep.
More than 150 children and young people aired their colourful feelings about knife crime on white school shirts displayed in a city chapel to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, according to a new study.
Two renowned University of Bristol researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries – even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5°C limit, having exceeded it.
A student from the University of Bristol ran the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run last weekend to raise money for a charity which supported her family when she was rushed to hospital in her teens.
Stillbirth rates are known to be higher for Black and Asian women than for white women, and those living in the most deprived areas are more at risk than those in the least deprived areas. Now a new University of Bristol-led study published in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (BJOG) today [16 May] reveals that these disparities exist even within individual hospitals and NHS Trusts.
Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings are published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics today [15 May].
A breakthrough study has revealed why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying — and how to fix it.
Scientists inspired by the octopus’s nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment.
More than 100 school shirts emblazoned with compelling messages capturing children and young people’s feelings about knife crime are set to be publicly exhibited to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
University of Bristol student Matt Pidden has shattered the world record for solving a 4x4 Rubik's Cube, using a robot he designed, built and trained in just 15 weeks.
Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research by University of Bristol academics.
Restoring forests at a community level can contribute significantly to helping reach global net zero and biodiversity goals.
Inductosense, a University of Bristol spin-out company that designs and manufactures ultrasonic sensors for monitoring corrosion, cracks and defects industrial structures, has been honoured with a King’s Award for innovation.
Young men growing up around parents who are physically violent to each other are 43% more likely to carry out violence or abuse in their own relationships, new University of Bristol research has found.