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Bristol artist creates forest fire simulation to spark awareness of deforestation 16 September 2024 World-renowned artist Luke Jerram will create a new multi-sensory installation at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden next month to improve people’s understanding of deforestation – and its links with UK pension funds.

Researchers discover new blood group system - MAL 16 September 2024 The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50- year-old mystery. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL) and the University of Bristol identified the genetic background of the previously known but mysterious AnWj blood group antigen. The findings allow identification and treatment of rare patients lacking this blood group.

Replacement crop treatment not safe for important pollinator, experts say 6 September 2024 A novel pesticide thought to be a potential successor to banned neonicotinoids caused 100% mortality in mason bees in a recent test.

£2.6M secures ‘game changer’ equipment to advance health research 27 August 2024 GW4 researchers will benefit from the region’s first cryo-focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope. The equipment, which uses Nobel prize-winning technology capable of producing high-resolution imaging of a single protein — around 50 billion times smaller than a human cell, will allow researchers to conduct in situ structural biology with more detailed analyses of cell structures than previously been possible.

Bristol quizzers set for University Challenge debut 26 August 2024 Four University of Bristol students will test their quizzing mettle tonight, in the first clash of their University Challenge campaign.

Life after (feigned) death 22 August 2024 A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed what animals do after they have feigned death in order to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behaviour is.

Mobile species are ‘glue’ which connect different habitats together, study finds 21 August 2024 A groundbreaking study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats into the landscape at large.

Botanic Garden the place to bee this weekend 19 August 2024 The annual Bee and Pollination Festival will take place at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden in Stoke Bishop this Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August from 10am to 5pm which also incorporates the 94th Bristol Honey Festival.

Prescription painkiller misuse and addiction are widespread in chronic pain patients 8 August 2024 A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid use disorder. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Addiction today [8 August], also found nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder.

Student graduates from dream university 20 years after illness upset 30 July 2024 A mature student who burnt all her A-Level notes after dropping out of sixth form has graduated from her dream university.

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