The past fortnight's news from schools around the University

Problems with wireless, 13 February 2012 We have reported problems that a number of staff and students have had access with authentication to: ResNet wireless Eduroam bristol-managed-pcs We are currently investigating the cause…

Medical Library closed Friday pm & Saturday all day Due to essential building works taking place in the Medical School, the Library will be closed on Friday 17 February from 1.00pm and on Saturday 18 February all day.

British Lichen Society Award for Honorary Research Fellow Dr David Hill receives the Ursula Duncan Award of the British Lichen Society

A second new Marie Curie Fellow for Biological Sciences Dr. Daniel Montoya has been awarded a Marie Curie post doctoral fellowship to work in the Community Ecology group. Daniel is already in Biological Sciences on a Spanish fellowship and will be now be staying for a further two years.

Multiculturalism essential to migration challenges Professor Tariq Modood's new report, launched by the British Academy, suggests that models of integration need to be tailored to different migrant groups.

Youth Unemployment - The Crisis we cannot Afford CMPO members Lindsey Macmillan, Jack Britton along with Professor Paul Gregg (of the University of Bath) have contributed towards a new report published by the Commission on Youth Unemployment finds that youth unemployment has reached emergency point. With 1 in 5 young people not in employment, education or training and a quarter of a million unemployed for over a year, the Commission says youth unemployment is not only one of the greatest challenges facing the country in human terms, but is al

The BBC See Hear team visit the Centre The BBC See Hear team visit the Centre

Growing up on a farm directly affects regulation of the immune system Immunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine.

IT hardware purchasing procedure In the round of planning for 2012-13 budgets IT Services will be submitting proposals for replacement costs for desktops, laptops and other items of IT hardware such as data switches and networks…

Growing up on a farm directly affects regulation of the immune system A study by a team at the University's School of Veterinary Sciences has shown that growing up on a farm directly affects the regulation of the immune system and causes a reduction in the immunological responses to food proteins.

The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry Dr Marieke Dubbelboer in the Department of French has recently published a book on Alfred Jarry’s experimental and satirical Almanachs du Père Ubu, works which to date have received little critical attention.

Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease A new study by academics from the University of Bristol's School of Oral and Dental Sciences suggests stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss.

Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease A new study by academics from the University of Bristol's School of Oral and Dental Sciences suggests stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss.

ESRC studentships 2012 ESRC studentships are available. Students need to apply before 17th February 2012.

SWDTC Scholarships 2012 – Deadline 17 February 2012 The South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC) Scholarships 2012 deadline for applications is 17 February 2012

TV documentary on the history of humanitarian aid Professor Mark Duffield is helping in the production of a major new BBC Television Documentary on the history of humanitarian aid.

Food science on the radio Peter Barham appears as the resident food scientist on The Kitchen Cabinet, a new BBC radio 4 series based loosely on the long running Gardeners' Question Time, in which the audience bring their food and cooking questions to an expert panel. The pilot series of four programmes is being broadcast at 3pm on Tuesdays. Find out more at...

Postgraduate research scholarships Postgraduate research scholarships

Early warning signals for critical transitions Researchers from the University of Bristol and Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems have presented a methodology that uses mathematics to exploit easily obtainable information to a greater effect and as a result can reduce the amount of additional data that needs to be collected.

New findings highlight the benefit of exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs) just as they are being scrapped In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it should not be used to diagnose or exclude stable angina in patient assessments. New research published in the BMJ Open finds that the test has other uses that transcend its technical contribution to diagnosis.

Prof Jutta Weldes selected for Best of Bristol Lecture Professor Jutta Weldes has been selected for the 2012 series of the Best of Bristol Lectures which showcase the University of Bristol's most inspirational lecturers.

Simplification of VAT processing for purchases and expenses

Reading the Times The Quiet Room, the Multifaith Chaplaincy

Fossil cricket reveals Jurassic love song The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists at the University of Bristol. The song was reconstructed from microscopic wing features on a fossil discovered in North East China. It allows us to listen to one of the sounds that would have been heard by dinosaurs and other creatures roaming Jurassic forests at night.

Shower facilities in the Indoor Sports Centre Please note the shower facilities are now functioning.

Shower facilities in the Indoor Sports Centre Due to a maintenance issue there are temporarily no shower facilities in the indoor centre.

Nate Eisenstadt awarded ESRC grant to study autonomous spaces Nate Eisenstadt awarded ESRC grant to study autonomous spaces

Bristol Geographers collaborate with U.S. University to design new course Bristol Geographers collaborate with U.S. University to design new course

Next chapter for the Life Sciences building project Next chapter for the Life Sciences building project

Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations

Quantum biology and Ockham’s razor Quantum biology and Ockham’s razor

Fossil cricket reveals Jurassic love song The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists at the University of Bristol. The song – possibly the most ancient known musical song documented to date – was reconstructed from microscopic wing features on a fossil discovered in North East China. It allows us to listen to one of the sounds that would have been heard by dinosaurs and other creatures roaming Jurassic forests at night.

4 Lectureships available in the School of Biological Sciences Four Lectureships/Senior Lectureships/Readerships are available in the School of Biological Sciences. Closing date Feb. 9th.

New Marie Curie Fellow for Biological Sciences The Ant Lab is very pleased to welcome Dr. Daphna Gottlieb, who will be joining its ranks for two years on a prestigious Marie Curie post doctoral fellowship.

Examining the Visual in Sport Mike O'Mahony publishes book.

Postgraduate presentations on 22 February and 7 March 2012 PGR presentations on 22 February and 7 March

Examining the Visual in Sport Mike O'Mahony publishes collection of essays.

Deadlines for Research Studentships at Bristol Law School 2012 fast approaching The deadlines for Research Studentships at the University of Bristol Law School are rapidly approaching, with ESRC research studentships in socio-legal studies, ESRC interdisciplinary research studentships, and University of Bristol research studentships closing on 17 February 2012, and an AHRC block grant partnership award for studentship in Commercial Law closing on 2 March 2012.

AHRC Doctoral Studentship available The Department of Music is delighted to announce the availability of a postgraduate research studentship, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, for Doctoral study in Music, commencing in October 2012.

Quantum biology and Ockham’s razor In a paper just published in Nature Chemistry, a team of University of Bristol scientists explores whether new models or concepts are needed to tackle one of the ‘grand challenges’ of chemical biology: understanding enzyme catalysis.

Professor Robert Bickers awarded AHRC Connected Communities Development grant Robert Bickers and team awarded an AHRC Connected Communities Development Grant.

Professor Robert Bickers awarded AHRC Connected Communities Development grant Robert Bickers awarded AHRC Connected Communities Development Grant

Collection of essays published Williams and Cannon publish a collection of essays

Collection of essays published Williams and Cannon publish collection of essays.

The Westminster Faith Debates Dr Therese O'Toole will present her latest findings at a debate on Religious Identity in ‘Superdiverse’ Societies

New VAT code for Framework 7 and EC Grants (including ERC)

Access to North China Herald Online The English-language 'North China Herald' is the prime printed source in any language for the history of the foreign presence in China from around 1850 to the 1940s. For access and further details visit: .

Insight into Media Insight into Media is a three day course designed to give you a taste of a variety of careers within the media industry.

DIVERSP / DataHaven Database interruption, 13 February 9pm Over the past few months we have experienced problems with the memory on the DIVERSP/ DataHaven database which underpins a number of web based services…

Why the brain is more reluctant to function as we age New findings, led by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, reveal a novel mechanism through which the brain may become more reluctant to function as we grow older.

Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations Scientists have for the first time measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant.

Bristol Geographers collaborate with U.S. University to design new course After presenting at the AAG conference in New York, Dr JD Dewsbury and human geography PhD students Stacey Smith, Georgie Urry, Andrew Lapworth, Tom Roberts and Joanna Mann will work with geographer Keith Woodward and his students at the University of Madison-Wisconsin to design a new international course to be called 'Affect and Biopolitics'.

Dr Michael Naughton cited in Guardian article Dr Michael Naughton was cited in an article in the Guardian on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)

China and Latin America in a new book by Dr Gaston Fornes Dr Gaston Fornes (SPAIS) and Dr Alan Butt Philip (University of Bath) have just published one of the first books on the relations between China and Latin America.

People Award for 'The History of Medicine in Bristol' Dr John Lee is co-investigator on the multi-disciplinary research project 'A Matter of Life and Death: The History of Medicine in Bristol, past and present', which has secured a People Award from the Wellcome Trust for a project based at Arnos Vale Cemetery.

High Performance Hockey player Joanna Leigh, receives Higgins Youth Award Geography student and High Performance squad member Joanna, was presented with the Higgins Youth Award by Richard Leman, President of GB Hockey

Bristol Red achiever trains for Cambridge Phil Williams is in training for the Cambridge 'Blue' boat squad, for this year's battle against Oxford.

Next chapter for the Life Sciences building project A major milestone has been reached in the progress of a new £54million state-of-the-art building at the heart of the University of Bristol’s precinct.

MB ChB Programme Newsletter Issue 7: February 2012 MB ChB Programme Newsletter Issue 7: February 2012

Careers Events Programme Spring Term 2012 The Careers Service provides a range of careers advice and guidance events, delivered in a variety of ways.