http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/ Latest news from the University of Bristol en-gb Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss news-team@bristol.ac.uk news-team@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/web/terms-conditions.html 60 Search news archive by keyword news_text http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/news-results.html http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/images/rss.logo.gif http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9407.html Students at the University of Bristol will be part of a huge scheme to convert unwanted items into £50,000 of vital income for local charities. The University’s Sustainability team has joined forces with the Students’ Union (UBU) to launch this year’s ‘Big GIVE’ which covers 21 university-owned halls and UNITE properties, collecting items from over 5,000 students to support 20 local charities. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9407.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9409.html A group of social entrepreneurs from the University of Bristol has won top honours for its work to help students start their own businesses. The Bristol Social Enterprise Society was praised by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) for the variety of events and funding opportunities it has organised to incentivise its peers. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:32 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9409.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9408.html Deportivo Woodland Road 2 – a six-a-side football team made up of students from the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies – has won the 26th edition of the annual Copa Sandino. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:23 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9408.html Other news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9405.html Great George, the nine-and-a-half-ton bell in the tower of the University of Bristol’s Wills Memorial Building, will ring for five minutes at 1.30pm today [Wednesday, 22 May] to mark the anniversary of the University’s Royal Charter. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9405.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9398.html The winners of an inaugural competition to capture the essence of health and wellbeing on camera have been revealed, with staff and students at the University of Bristol exercising their photographic skills to produce some colourful and thought-provoking images. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9398.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9403.html A project to plant flower meadows across the city has won the Mayor’s Bristol Genius Award for its efforts to transform the urban environment for pollinating insects, while making Bristol more attractive for residents and visitors. Mayor George Ferguson announced the winner at last night’s Festival of Ideas awards evening, marking the second year in a row that a project at the University of Bristol has scooped top honours. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:31 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9403.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9391.html Trevor Wooley, Professor of Mathematics, has been invited to give a 45-minute address at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul, South Korea. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:49:15 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9391.html Other news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9388.html Staff and students who want to improve their fitness and raise money for charity have the chance to run the Bristol Half Marathon for the University Cancer Research Fund. Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9388.html Staff notices http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9369.html A manager from the University of Bristol’s Human Resources team has become the 500th person to volunteer at the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games, which will be held in Bristol and Bath in August. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9369.html Other news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9384.html The boundaries of traditional print media are being pushed thanks to an interactive magazine which allows readers to mix their own music. Paper meets high-tech mobile technology in the latest issue of Discover More, the University of Bristol magazine for sixth form pupils. The latest issue is being distributed from today [16 May]. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9384.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9385.html Dynamic Laboratory Manuals, the innovative, web-based teaching aids, developed by Bristol’s ChemLabs and eBiolabs, have now been rolled out across the Faculty of and to the Faculties of Science, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry. Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:18 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9385.html Other news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9376.html New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left when they were aged five to ten years or than boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10), even after a range of factors was taken into account. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9376.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9378.html Colourful gardens, with exotic plants brought to Bristol from around the world, are springing up around the city as part of an exciting heritage project. A total of 16 schools and community groups have been working hard to cultivate their own living history of the city, with plants identified as having been brought to Bristol in the ballast holds of sailing vessels when Bristol was a major European port. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:04:09 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9378.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9375.html 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. Research staff and students linked to the Cabot Institute will join forces with the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), whose role is to provide robust evidence, rigorous analysis and professional advice to Government, international organisations and the private sector. Mon, 13 May 2013 13:01:11 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9375.html Press releases http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9372.html Members of the School of Physics’ Micro- and Nano structural Materials research group took the prize for Best Team Perfomance in a four-week University challenge to promote walking organised by the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:46:24 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9372.html Other news