Leg length linked to coronary heart disease
Researchers at Bristol University have found a link between adult leg length - an indicator of diet and living conditions during childhood - and coronary heart disease in women.
News in 2004
Universities win £13 million to boost business and enterprise
Southern universities answer Government's call for greater industrial collaboration in the largest enterprise partnership of its kind in the UK.
An evening of contemporary dance at the Botanic Garden
An evening of contemporary dance at the University's Botanic Garden will take place on Friday, June 18.
Babies born into large families may fail to thrive
An investigation into why some babies grow only very slowly in the first nine months of their lives has come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with the prosperity of the parents.
The world of theatrical premières
The world of theatrical premières is the subject of this year's summer exhibition at Bristol University's Theatre Collection. Premières opens to the public free of charge on Monday, June 14.
University academics honoured in Queen's Birthday list
Three academics at Bristol University have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Knee ops in the UK have soared in a decade
Knee replacement operations have more than doubled in a decade, with one in five ops second time around (revision) surgery, reveals research by Bristol University's Department of Social Medicine.
Horseshoe bats - the sound of speciation
New research on horseshoe bats published in Nature provides a fascinating example of how a central barrier to speciation - the evolution of reproductive isolation - can be overcome, without any need for geographical separation.
On your bike!
PC1875 Sarah Daniels, a serving Police Officer from Redland Police Station, has been employed as Beat Officer at Bristol University.
D-Day lecture later this year
In conjunction with the 60th anniversary of D-Day, the University of Bristol is holding a lecture later this year about some of America's most illustrious military figures and their links with Bristol.
Bristol looks East for new venture
The vital importance to UK and European interests of understanding and engaging with an emerging super power is the inspiration behind an ambitious plan by the University of Bristol to establish a new Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS) by 2005.
Bristol celebrates first year of high-tech enterprise
Guests from the region's business and academic communities celebrated the success of SETsquared, the support programme for early stage, high-tech ventures, with a garden party to mark its first year anniversary.
How do you p-p-pick out a penguin from a crowd?
Dr Peter Barham, a physicist at the University of Bristol has developed a special silicon identification tag for the endangered wild penguins of South Africa.
An evening of jazz at the Botanic Garden
Bristol University's Botanic Garden will be holding a Summer Jazz Evening next month.
Magnetic glue found in superconductors
A breakthrough has been made by a team of scientists, led by Professor Stephen Hayden from the University of Bristol, in understanding how high temperature superconductors work. Their results, announced today in Nature (3 June, 2004), suggest they have found the 'binding glue' that allows superconductivity to happen.
Bristol scientists honoured by Royal Society
Two scientists at Bristol University have achieved the rare distinction of being elected as Fellows of the Royal Society.
A new deal for children?
A new study published today by The Policy Press shows that government childcare policies, combined with decades of under-investment in childcare services, are hampering reforms designed to integrate childcare and education in England and Scotland.
What a load of rubbish!
Bristol University's Energy and Environmental Management Unit (EEMU) has been awarded £63,553 by the National Lottery funded Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme to set-up a University Residences Recycling Project.
New Intellectual Property Management system
A new Intellectual Property (IP) Management system is being created by 3C Research, a Bristol-based University Innovation Centre, and Murgitroyd & Company, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.
Opening of University's Sporting Hall of Fame
Last night Bristol graduates, Josh Lewsey and Kirsten Barnes opened Bristol University's Sporting Hall of Fame.
Children's behaviour is linked to contact with natural father
The importance of a father figure in children's lives has been demonstrated by a new study of families with separated parents in Bristol.
Find out what's flying in the Bristol area
Moth and butterfly lovers have the opportunity to take part in a unique dayschool at Bristol University next month.
Raising re:search competition
The University's first 'Raising re:search' competition is launched today.
New book on Labour's women MPs
A new book by Dr Sarah Childs, Lecturer in Politics at Bristol University, which explores the experiences of Labour's women MPs was launched at the Houses of Parliament today.
Learning to be sick
Mothers who are concerned about their own health may unwittingly be passing their anxieties on to their children.
The Earth - Sold Out!
Best-selling science writer Richard Fortey will be visiting Bristol University on Monday 24 May to talk about his latest book 'The Earth: an intimate history'. The lecture is already sold out.
Vitamins not associated with reduced heart disease
Eating large amounts of antioxidant vitamins is unlikely to prevent heart disease according to a new study published in The Lancet.
Something fishy in the plant world
Scientists at the University of Bristol have taken the first steps towards producing a sustainable and pure source of the healthy fats found in oily fish.
Bristol student to attend ASEF University summer school
A Bristol University student is one of only two UK students to be offered a place on the 10th Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) University summer school.
Study tests new treatment for colitis
Research from Bristol University on a new method for treating the digestive disease, ulcerative colitis will be presented at an international conference of experts in New Orleans.
Bristol student is Runner-up Graduate of the Year
A Bristol University student was joint runner-up in Real World's Graduate of the Year 2004 competition.
Science Matters to expand the drugs debate into the Hartcliffe community
At-Bristol and the University of Bristol are delighted to announce the next Science Matters discussion event Doing your head In?.
Huge grant to Vet School for animal welfare
Bristol University's Vet School is one of only four Veterinary Schools in the UK to share a total grant worth £21.5m.
Annual donations to universities should top £400 per student
Universities can raise their levels of excellence and gain greater independence from the state by boosting their income through voluntary giving, according to a government task force report.
Premature babies - Is fish consumption a red herring?
A mother-to-be who eats fish during the later stages of pregnancy is less likely to have a very small baby.
University gets vote of confidence
Bristol University is to be granted a 'broad confidence' outcome by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) following a rigorous institutional audit.
Study reveals striking differences in self harm services
The way hospitals care for patients who have deliberately harmed themselves varies widely across England, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the BMJ.
Should we collect DNA from every newborn baby?
The national debate about whether, in the future, to collect DNA samples from every newborn baby in Britain arrives in Bristol next week.
Financial backing for internet search service
Adiuri Systems, a company based at SETsquared at the University of Bristol, has received private backing from a Bath-based investor.
Fossil trees help understand climate change
A unique assemblage of giant fossil trees more than 45m in height has been found in 300-million-year-old rocks in Newfoundland, Canada. The fossilised trees represent the oldest upland forests ever documented. Knowing their age will help understand climate change.