We are delighted to announce that Dr Paul Merchant has been appointed as the next Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment. Paul will begin his three-year tenure on 1 September 2026.
We are delighted to announce that Dr Paul Merchant has been appointed as the next Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment. Paul will begin his three-year tenure on 1 September 2026.
Africa’s largest monkey, the mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, is being forced out of its home within a national park due to hunting pressure, new research has revealed.
Sabine Hauert, Professor of Swarm Engineering at the University of Bristol, has been awarded an honorary OBE in recognition of her services to robotics.
The Cabot Institute for the Environment has welcomed Dr Graham Cooley as a new member to its Strategic Advisory Board.
Grey wolves adapt their diets as a result of climate change, eating harder foods such as bones to extract nutrition during warmer climates, new research has found.
Efforts to stop declines in vertebrate wildlife populations should aim to address multiple threats simultaneously, rather than focusing on pressures one by one, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found.
The Prince of Wales learnt about the incredible research and innovation taking place at the University of Bristol when he visited two of its world-leading research facilities today (22 January).
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide live within 100 kilometres of a volcano that has experienced at least one significant eruption. Yet the warning signs that signal a shift from relatively mild activity to a high-impact eruption remain unclear. A major new £3.7 million University of Bristol-led research project aims to change this.
A University of Bristol engineer whose research focuses on the impact of agriculture on water quality has been recognised in this year's King’s New Year Honours list.
Changing the consumption-driven nature of our food systems would significantly benefit public health and the climate, say the authors of a major scientific review linking environmental harms with obesity.
Awardees of the Cabot Institute Seedcorn Fund and Accelerator Fund for 2025 have been announced.
A University of Bristol professor has won a prestigious national award for outstanding support and mentorship in science.
Twenty-four University of Bristol academics have been named on the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list.
A team of University of Bristol experts are poised to join the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties, better known as COP30, which starts this week in Brazil and will push forward global climate solutions.
A researcher from the University of Bristol has joined forces with a local charity to share and champion children’s enthusiasm to improve their understanding of food and ability to cook.
Climate change is threatening tea plantations. A PhD student at the University of Bristol is fighting back using tea leaves picked from the hills of Sri Lanka 200 years ago. These leaves could save the cup of tea as we know it from extinction.
One of the country’s most innovative, low carbon heating systems is now active in Bristol with the connection of the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus new academic building to Vattenfall's low carbon heat network.
Global warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has revealed.
New research has shown hospital patients could reduce the carbon footprint and saturated fat content of their selected meals by up to almost a third – if the weekly menu featuring the same dishes is cleverly reorganised.
Five University of Bristol early-career researchers have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants totalling €10 million to pursue their pioneering research.
A pioneering study that used climate models to measure the impact of global atmospheric patterns has found new evidence for North America’s hidden role in Asia’s summer monsoon, a seasonal rainfall system vital to more than a billion people.
The Cabot Institute for the Environment has welcomed Chris Kaye to chair its Strategic Advisory Board.
The University of Bristol has received a top accolade in the Daily Mail University Guide, being named Research University of the Year 2026 for ‘constantly pushing at the boundaries of human knowledge’.
Pioneering research has uncovered a cunning way to curry favour with diners’ food choices, so they’re more likely to select meals which have a much lower carbon footprint and reduced fat content.
As the climate warms and regional drying becomes more frequent, peatlands – some of the planet’s most important carbon sinks – are increasingly under threat. But a study, led by an international team including scientists from the University of Bristol, has shown peatland ecosystems may have a natural defence through the combined forces of plant changes and microbes.
Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?
Professor Steve Eichhorn has been elected as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society; he is the first UK-based scientist to have been given this honour.
Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned for vision in the shifting light of tropical rainforests, according to new research led by the University of Bristol published in PNAS this week.
A new and unique supercomputing collaboration between the UK and France was announced at the UK-France Summit today (10 July).
The University of Bristol has secured funding for two new pioneering research projects as part of a major investment programme from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in collaboration with UK businesses announced today (Thursday 10 July).
A ground-breaking new social venture company has been launched by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Nottingham to help farmers sell surplus produce to community-based buyers including food banks, social supermarkets and small food producers across the UK.
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2025 Prize winners include several successes for the University of Bristol.
The University of Bristol has become the first institution globally to certify all of its laboratories at Silver level through the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) - a landmark achievement in the journey toward more sustainable research practices.
Scientists at the University of Bristol have created soft robots from rice paper which biodegrades safely within 32 days.
Scientists at the University of Bristol have used the UK’s largest shaking table to mimic conditions of a medium-magnitude earthquake to assess the potential damage to a 3D-printed building.
Climate change experts from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment are poised to champion inclusivity and a fair shift to a net zero economy at an important international summit next week.
A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers.
Two pioneering University of Bristol climate researchers have received recognition for the impact of their work at the Royal Meteorological Society’s 2024 Awards.
Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of the Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, has been appointed as Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission playing a key role in contributing to science-driven EU policy making and legislation.
New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries – even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5°C limit, having exceeded it.
Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, according to a new study.
A breakthrough study has revealed why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying — and how to fix it.
Scientists inspired by the octopus’s nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment.
Restoring forests at a community level can contribute significantly to helping reach global net zero and biodiversity goals.
Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural environments.
A University of Bristol professor who has played a pivotal role in advancement of telecommunications research has received an OBE in the honorary awards to foreign nationals announced last week.
New research led by Imperial College London and co-authored by the University of Bristol, has revealed that aeriel robotics could provide wide-ranging benefits to the safety, sustainability and scale of construction.
A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean. The findings raise fresh concerns about the increasing spread of pollutants and the potential consequences for fragile polar ecosystems as climate change accelerates.
A team of international scientists has invented a substitute for synthetic chemicals, called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances), which are widely used in everyday products despite being hazardous to health and the environment.
Researchers from the Universities of Nottingham, Newcastle and Bristol are to receive a £7 million grant from a funding council to develop sustainable technologies to reduce energy wastage.
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