Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new method which could help scientists perform large-scale climate simulations at a fraction of the cost and time needed compared to traditional climate models.
Two University of Bristol scientists have recognised for their outstanding contributions to geography by the Royal Geographical Society.
New research has highlighted how inadequate environmental regulations and assessments of contaminated industrial land in India are endangering human populations and wildlife ecosystems.
More subjects than ever have been recognised in the global top 20 and the UK top 5 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
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.
The impacts of severe gambling pose similar threats to a person’s physical and mental wellbeing as a chronic health condition or alcohol and illegal drug use, according to a new study involving University of Bristol researchers. The authors say their findings indicate gambling should be placed on an equal footing with other UK public health priorities.
Global warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has revealed.
Households with £2,000 in savings are around 60% less likely to fall behind on household bills, according to new research from the University of Bristol’s Personal Finance Research Centre. The report was commissioned by the Building Societies Association (BSA) for UK Savings Week.
Turn2us, the anti-poverty charity, today [24 September] released new research revealing the cost of embedded stigma in the UK’s social security system.
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.
Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), visited the University of Bristol to see how its pioneering research, including in Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, is boosting businesses in the region and beyond.
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.
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.
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.
Restoring forests at a community level can contribute significantly to helping reach global net zero and biodiversity goals.
Northern Ireland is known for its cool, wet weather – but a new study has shown warmer temperatures and erratic rainfall due to climate change are taking a toll on the nation’s health and farming industry.
Peter Haggett, Professor of Urban and Regional Geography, passed away on 9 February at the age of 92. His colleagues and former students in the School of Geographical Sciences pay tribute to one of the discipline’s most distinguished scholars and a former Acting Vice-Chancellor of this University.
A new report has revealed how the 100 most populated cities globally are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought.
New analysis has shown a third of households in Scotland (32%) report having nothing in savings.
