News in 2022
- New PhD Studentship opportunity 5 December 2022 Advanced analytics applied to endoscopic analysis of upper airway function
- A dose of kindness: Bristol pets to receive free vaccinations 23 November 2022 As part of its outreach work in the community, Bristol Animal Rescue Centre with support from Bristol Vet School students, is running an animal vaccination event at Ambition Lawrence Weston Community Centre today [23 November] where there will be free pet vaccinations for pet owners who are on low incomes or benefits.
- SWBio DTP PhD studentship opportunities 19 October 2022 Projects now available for PhD studentships starting in Sept 2023
- Postgraduate Research Scholarships in Health Sciences 19 October 2022 As part of the University of Bristol’s major investment in PhD scholarships we are excited to announce 19 University of Bristol PGR scholarships to start in September 2023. These 4-year PhD scholarships include a stipend and up to £2000 per year research costs to support you during your studies.
- Bristol’s engineering, education and animal science courses among best in UK, new rankings find 26 September 2022 The University of Bristol is one of the best places in the UK to study engineering, education, languages and animal sciences courses.
- No evidence that dehorning black rhinos negatively impacts the species’ reproduction or survival, study finds 22 September 2022 There are no statistically significant differences in key factors of population growth - breeding, birth, survival, life span and death - between dehorned or horned black rhinos new research, conducted by the University of Bristol Vet School, Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, and Save the Rhino Trust has found.
- New PhD Studentship available 8 September 2022 Using machine learning to facilitate rapid and efficient responses to gastrointestinal disease outbreaks
- Feeding dogs raw meat associated with increased presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria 21 July 2022 New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.
- New PhD studentship opportunity 15 July 2022 Understanding laying hen mortality, its causes and implications for welfare and sustainability in loose housing systems
- Study identifies potential welfare concerns for privately kept snakes 15 July 2022 New University of Bristol-led research has highlighted several potential welfare concerns relating to how snakes are kept in private homes including issues with enclosure size, temperature and humidity.
- Antimicrobial resistance study begins on Welsh farms 7 June 2022 Bacterial sampling is now underway to assess the abundance and types of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria on Welsh dairy, beef and sheep farms.
- Bristol is the only UK vet school to receive a 100% 4* rating for research impact in the latest Research Excellence Framework 19 May 2022 Bristol Veterinary School's preeminent research has been formally recognised with 94% achieving the top 'world-leading' 4* rating or ‘internationally excellent’ 3* rating in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) results. Significantly, Bristol Vet School was the only UK vet school to receive a 100% 4* rating for research impact, ‘outstanding in terms of reach and significance’.
- New PhD studentship opportunity 6 May 2022 Laying hen welfare, space use and housing design
- New PhD studentship opportunity 10 March 2022 Understanding laying hen mortality: its causes, and implications for welfare and sustainability in loose housing systems
- New PhD studentship opportunity 16 February 2022 Laying hen space use and housing design
- New PhD vacancies 3 February 2022 As part of the University of Bristol’s major new investment in PhD scholarships we are excited to announce 21 new scholarships to start in September 2022. These 4-year PhD scholarships include a stipend and up to £2000 per year research costs to support you during your studies.
