Press Releases
- Innovative academics selected for new Early Career Enterprise Fellowships 28 May 2024 Ten ambitious academics have been named as the University of Bristol’s first cohort of Early Career Enterprise Fellowships (ECEF).
- Energy from the sky: how drones can be used to generate electricity 28 May 2024 Using drones to harvest wind energy could play a significant role in the UK’s net-zero mission.
- University of Bristol researchers develop world’s smallest quantum light detector on a silicon chip 28 May 2024 Researchers at the University of Bristol have made an important breakthrough in scaling quantum technology by integrating the world’s tiniest quantum light detector onto a silicon chip.
- Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit 24 May 2024 Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
- Bristol hosts Swiss-British Summit to drive innovation in healthcare and environmental sustainability 23 May 2024 The University of Bristol’s BioDesign Institute hosted the Synthetic & Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit on 22 May 2024. The inaugural event was devoted to understanding the opportunities presented by engineering biology technologies to drive innovation in healthcare, forging collaborations between Switzerland and the UK with a focus on environmental sustainability.
- Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, finds study 23 May 2024 Children who were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) while in the womb or as newborn babies may face greater difficulties with social skills and have more respiratory symptoms than non-exposed children, according to a new University of Bristol-led study published in eClinicalMedicine.
- Research reveals more people died from hot or cold weather conditions than COVID-19 in parts of UK 23 May 2024 Research has highlighted how weather extremes worsened by climate change are now a major national public health threat.
- Bristol professors join Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 23 May 2024 Two Bristol academics, Professors Eugenia Piddini and Gene Feder OBE, have been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences’ respected and influential Fellowship. They join 58 exceptional biomedical and health scientists selected for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science.
- “Ground-breaking moment for science, innovation and technology” as UK’s most powerful supercomputer is officially online and debuts in global league 13 May 2024 The UK’S fastest and most powerful supercomputer, located at the University of Bristol, is now officially online, with pioneering technology helping to make the UK a world leader in artificial intelligence.
- Unlocking insights into insomnia: UK Biobank data reveals discrepancies between reported symptoms and GP records 8 May 2024 GP data can provide unique insights into common health conditions, new research looking at insomnia symptom prevalence in England has shown. The University of Bristol-led study, published in BMJ Open today [8 May], also highlights the value of improving access to this data for future health research.
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