‘Like mother like daughter’ - the best way to prepare for survival9 September 2016Many people worry that they will turn into their mothers, but new research from the University of Bristol and published today in Ecology Letters has found that to follow your mother's lead could help better prepare you for your environment.
New blue plaque commemorates revival of Ffestiniog Railway9 September 2016A key event in the revival of the world-famous Ffestiniog Railway was commemorated yesterday [8 September] with the unveiling of a blue plaque on the University campus.
Tour of Britain rolls into Bristol9 September 2016The Tour of Britain’s penultimate stage, co-sponsored by the University, takes place in Bristol this Saturday [10 September] – followed closely by Cycle to Work Day.
Conserving Messel's magic for future generations 8 September 2016The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has received £73,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to catalogue, conserve and ultimately make available to the public, the personal archive of one of the last century's foremost theatrical designers, Oliver Messel (1904-1978).
Funding announced for new South West clinical PhD programme8 September 2016Budding medical, veterinary and dental researchers will soon benefit from increased and enhanced PhD training opportunities, through a new Clinical Academic Training Programme across the GW4 Alliance.
15,000 people to visit Bristol for latest open day6 September 2016Up to 15,000 visitors will be attending the University of Bristol’s latest undergraduate open day on Friday [9 September], for a taste of university life and an insight into what the University and city has to offer.
Should we sample time series more frequently?6 September 2016A team of statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and the Office for National Statistics have been chosen to present a prestigious Read (Discussion) Paper at a plenary session of the Royal Statistical Society’s international conference in Manchester today (Tuesday, September 6).
Hypertension: releasing the pressure at its source5 September 2016Researchers at the University of Bristol and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have identified a potential new way of treating high blood pressure, or hypertension, by targeting aberrant nerve signals in the carotid bodies, which sit on the common carotid arteries on each side of the neck.
Post-mortem assessment guidelines for vascular cognitive impairment5 September 2016New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has outlined the first validated set of pathological criteria for assessing the likelihood that cognitive impairment was caused by vascular disease.
Literary archaeology: what was it like to be enslaved? 5 September 2016A new project led by the University of Bristol, is bringing together archaeological scientists, writers and literary scholars for the first time to uncover and create a uniquely personal perspective on what it was like to be enslaved.
Sharing knowledge and expertise with the African literary and cultural community 5 September 2016Academics from the University of Bristol helped create a workshop, held last month in Uganda, to support early career arts managers and entrepreneurs in the African literary and cultural scene and give them an opportunity to build their knowledge.
Bristol researcher goes ‘In Search of Eden’2 September 2016Paul Howard-Jones, Professor of Neuroscience and Education at the Graduate School of Education, will be exploring the downsides of knowledge while searching for the Garden of Eden in a new 5-part mini-series for BBC Radio Four.