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Children speak out against knife crime and wear hearts on school shirt sleeves to mark Knife Crime Awareness Week
20 May 2025
More than 150 children and young people aired their colourful feelings about knife crime on white school shirts displayed in a city chapel to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
- Research suggests earlier kitten neutering does not affect bodyweight in later life 3 June 2025 Cats that are neutered at four months old compared to the traditional six months old are not at any greater risk of weight problems as they age, new research has found.
- Study reveals schools failing to address most common form of bullying: Weight-based victimisation 3 June 2025 A concerning gap in school anti-bullying policies has been revealed in a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded study by the University of Bristol and University of Bath. While weight-based bullying is reportedly the most common form experienced by students, fewer than 7% of schools in southwest England explicitly address it in their anti-bullying policies according to the study published in BMC Public Health.
- From classroom to coffee table: Bristol graduates launch Kickstarter campaign for new Escape from Pompeii board game 30 May 2025 Two University of Bristol graduates have transformed a class project into a board game designed to help educate about Ancient Rome.
- Human-like robot dexterity within grasp after £5 million funding boost 29 May 2025 University of Bristol researchers developing robot hands that can operate with human dexterity have received financial backing from Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA).
- Horses ‘mane’ inspiration for new generation of social robots 29 May 2025 Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–say University of Bristol researchers.
- Early detection key to improving treatment of uveitis, a leading cause globally of vision loss 28 May 2025 New treatment guidance has been developed to help doctors tackle uveitis — one of the leading causes of vision loss. The new clinical guidance, by a team at the University of Bristol, aims to help thousands of sufferers keep this painful eye condition at bay. The study is published in JAMA today [28 May].
- Inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award winners announced 27 May 2025 West country artists China Blue Fish and Naomi Smyth are the winners of a new £15,000 award which will see them develop a collaborative work inspired by engagement with the Forkbeard Fantasy Archive which is housed at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
- Bristol Professor appointed as one of the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisors 23 May 2025 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 report sheds light on mental health barriers for men of colour 22 May 2025 A group of seven University of Bristol student researchers have published a powerful new report exploring the barriers male students of colour face in accessing mental health support, and what can be done to break them down.
- Researchers make breakthrough in semiconductor technology set to supercharge 6G delivery 22 May 2025 Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the stuff of science fiction.
