http://www.bris.ac.uk/biology/news/ RSS Feed for http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/ en-gb Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss biology.dept@bristol.ac.uk Julian.Simpson@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/web/terms-conditions.html 60 Search news archive by keyword news_text http://www.bris.ac.uk/biology/news/news-results.html http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/ http://www.bris.ac.uk/biology/images/bio-rss.jpg http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/274.html Humans, like other animals, compare things. We care not only how well off we are, but whether we are better or worse off than others around us, or than we were last year. New research by scientists at the University of Bristol shows that such comparisons can give individuals an evolutionary advantage. Thu, 30 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/274.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/271.html Professor Richard Wall has received an award to accelerate the impact of his research. This award is part of a pilot funding scheme from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which have awarded five grants totalling £70,000 across four Schools. Tue, 28 May 2013 13:37:56 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/271.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/273.html Parts of the farm landscape that look overgrown and ‘scruffy’ are more important in supporting wildlife than they first appear, according to new research published today in Ecology Letters. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/273.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/270.html A project to plant flower meadows across the city has won the Mayor’s Bristol Genius Award for its efforts to transform the urban environment for pollinating insects, while making Bristol more attractive for residents and visitors. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:08:48 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/270.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/269.html An ambitious scientific project which aims to transform Bristol’s urban environment for pollinating insects, while making Bristol more attractive for residents and visitors, has been shortlisted for this year's Bristol Genius Award. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:22 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/269.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/268.html Mark Viney is being awarded the CA Wright Medal of the British Society for Parasitology. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:50:45 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/268.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/267.html The Ant Lab at the University of Bristol took part in the BBC Four Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony, showing how ants use surprisingly simple rules to solve complex problems. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/267.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/266.html Plant cells communicate information about the time of day to their chloroplasts, the part of their cells that underpins all agricultural productivity on Earth, researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated in a study published today in Science. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:41:55 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/266.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/264.html  A host of new international scholars and holders of competitive PhD studentships will join the Graduate School of Biological Sciences in 2013/14 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:57:40 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/264.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/263.html Research by Professor Daniel Robert, Dr Heather Whitney and Dominic Clarke in the School of Biological Sciences which found that bees and flowers communicate using electrical fields was covered by The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, New Scientist, BBC News, Nature.com, The Australian, Le Figaro, German Public Radio, Globe and Mail (Canada) and other media around the world. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:15:01 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/263.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/262.html Greater conservation of threatened acacia trees is needed to preserve vulnerable species of rare insectivorous bats in Israel, according to new research by biologists at the University of Bristol. Dense areas of flourishing acacia trees are in decline due to increasing water stress and the encroachment of human activity into their ecosystem, but such trees represent the only habitat that supports some rare and endangered species of bat. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:20:53 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/262.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/261.html Two new taught MSc programmes in Animal Behaviour and Agricultural Ecosystems within the School of Biological Sciences are now open to applicants. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/261.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/260.html Dr Christos Ioannou awarded ASAB Young Investigator Award. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:12:23 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/260.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/259.html The School of Biological Sciences has attracted a further two prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) this year. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:14:32 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/259.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/258.html The Royal Society has extended Antony Dodd’s prestigious University Research Fellowship for a further three years. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:32:21 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/news/2013/258.html News