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University research project shortlisted for Mayor's Bristol Genius Award

17 May 2013

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.

New study assesses glacier contributions to sea level rise

16 May 2013

Melting glaciers account for one third of observed sea level rise, according to a new study published today in Science.

Tamsin Edwards blogs on ice2sea project about sea level rise

16 May 2013

Cabot Institute members Tamsin Edwards, Willy Aspinall and Jonathan Bamber are amongst some of the world's leading researchers from the ice2sea programme led by the British Antarctic Survey to calculate the likely impact of melting ice on global sea levels.

Historic atlases paint picture of a changing world

16 May 2013

Hundreds of beautiful images from a collection of very rare and extremely valuable atlases dating from 1574 to the 1970s have been made available online for the first time, thanks to a project at the University of Bristol.

Cooling ocean temperature could buy more time for coral reefs

14 May 2013

Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say researchers from the University of Bristol.

New partnership to target environmental issues

13 May 2013

The University of Bristol has today [13 May] announced it will be working in partnership with a Government research agency to help ensure vital research into the environment, food security and animal welfare is communicated and utilised by policy makers.