20 University of Bristol academics named on Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list
A total of 20 University of Bristol academics have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list.
News in 2025
Grass surfaces drastically reduce drone noise making the way for soundless city skies
Porous land such as foliage significantly lowers noise made by drones and air taxis which could reduce disturbances for urban communities as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) grows.
Top expert calls for more research to address growing health risks of climate change
A globally-renowned climate scientist has highlighted the need to better recognise and understand the many different adverse health effects posed by worsening climate change for current and future generations.
University of Bristol Climate Change and Health Fellow receives Emerging Leaders Prize
The Medical Research Foundation has recognised Dr Eunice Lo from the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute for the Environment, in its 2024 Emerging Leaders Prize which recognises scientists who are on an exciting upward trajectory to lead unique and innovative research in their field.
Pioneering research exposes huge loss of glaciers in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time – and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.
Robots should be repurposed rather than recycled to combat rising scale of e-waste, scientists warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised.
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Honorary Industrial Professor Marvin Rees appointed to House of Lords
University of Bristol Honorary Industrial Professor Marvin Rees has been selected to become a peer in the House of Lords in the New Year’s Honours List.