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Widespread coverage for research on floral electrical fields

22 February 2013

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 received widespread media coverage in the UK and across the world.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond

University Chancellor named in BBC Radio 4’s top five of country’s most powerful women

12 February 2013

The University’s Chancellor, The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond has been named in BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour top five of the UK’s most powerful women.

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Bristol academic on BBC Radio 4's Inside Heath

12 February 2013

Professor Adam Finn of the School of Clinical Sciences will feature on tonight's BBC Radio 4's Inside Health.

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Bristol academics comment about the Pope's resignation

12 February 2013

Gavin D'Costa, Professor in Catholic Theology, and George Ferzoco, a research fellow in the Department of Religion and Theology, have been interviewed by the media about the Pope's resignation.

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Dr Elizabeth Evans interviewed on this week's Sunday Politics show

8 February 2013

Dr Elizabeth Evans, Lecturer in Politics, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol will feature on this week’s [10 Feb] BBC One’s Sunday Politics programme on the use of open primaries in voting.

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Dr Esther Crawley provides expert comment on latest research into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

31 January 2013

Dr Esther Crawley, Reader in Child Health at the University’s School of Social and Community Medicine has commented to the media on new findings, published in Psychological Medicine today [31 Jan 13], about a multi-centre PACE trial, which found that rehabilitative cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) were more effective treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) than specialist medical care (SMC) alone.

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Bristol professor on Inside Out West

29 January 2013

Professor Adam Finn was interviewed by BBC One's 'Inside Out West' about the increased risk of narcolepsy among children vaccinated with the swine flu vaccine.

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Professor Michelle Cini talks to BBC Breakfast about Britain’s place in Europe

24 January 2013

Michelle Cini, Professor of European Politics in the University’s School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, was interviewed on BBC Breakfast television today about David Cameron’s speech on Europe and the implications for Britain should we leave the EU.

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Bristol professor on BBC World Service

9 January 2013

Professor Alex Bentley of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology was part of a panel discussion about imitation on the BBC World Service's The Forum.

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Bristol academic listed in The Times 'Top 100 children's doctors'

17 December 2012

Marianne Thoresen, Professor of Neonatal Neuroscience in the School of Clinical Sciences, has been listed as one of the top four Neonatal Medicine specialists in The Times 'Top 100 children's doctors'.