The science of the media
The British Association for the Advancement of Science is offering Media Fellowships that will enable academics to gain first-hand experience of how science is reported.
News in 2007
Partners in regenerative medicine
The University recently received two awards in the area of regenerative medicine under the Department of Trade and Industry’s Office of Science and Innovation Science Bridges Programme.
Local primary pupils can now dine in style thanks to Bristol University
Pupils from Greenfield Primary School, Knowle West, are now able to dine in style, thanks to a generous donation from Bristol University for the redecoration of their dining hall.
New fatherhood: work in progress?
Exploring the relationship between fatherhood and employment.
SquirrelMail is the new webmail
Information Services has introduced new webmail software, called SquirrelMail, which allows you to log into your mailbox from anywhere with internet access.
From violent fathers to muscular dystrophy: four new grants in Policy Studies
Four new research grants have recently been awarded to academics in the School for Policy Studies.
The answer to childhood obesity: 15 minutes of football?
The answer to childhood obesity could be as simple as encouraging kids to kick a football around for 15 minutes a day suggest academics at Bristol University's Children of the 90s research project .
Should physician-assisted suicide remain illegal?
Should physician-assisted suicide remain illegal? This is just one of a series of controversial topics being discussed at a national debating competition taking place today [Tuesday 20 March] at the University of Bristol.
£2 million to make maths real
£2 million has been awarded to the University of Bristol to come up with novel ways of approaching real-world engineering problems.
Bright future for research
Two hundred researchers attended the University’s fourth annual research staff conference, entitled ‘Positive Futures’, at the end of February.
The Globe returns to Bristol
Miles Gregory, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Drama and Director of the Bristol Shakespeare Festival, is to oversee an exciting programme of open-air theatre this summer, which includes a production by London’s Globe Theatre.
Dr Beryl Corner, 1910-2007
The paediatrician Dr Beryl Corner, a former Lecturer in the Diseases of Children who was awarded an Honorary MD by the University in 1996, died on 4 March. Dr Martin Crossley Evans contributes this account of her life.
Muslim schools make a positive contribution
Muslim schools could be a positive addition to the educational system and an effective way of integrating religious minorities into British citizenship concludes a study by Bristol University.
Dramatic increase of Type 1 diabetes in under fives
Researchers are calling for more work in to the reasons behind a big increase of young children with Type 1 diabetes. A new study, led by Bristol University, has discovered that the number of children under five-years-old with Type 1 diabetes has increased five-fold over 20 years.
Spotlight on the slave trade and its aftermath
A series of four events highlighting the history of the transatlantic slave trade and present day forms of forced labour launches next week
Walking with Shakespeare
An eventful pilgrimage from Stratford-Upon-Avon to London, along the same route that Shakespeare would have followed in his day, is the subject of the Annual Wickham Lecture by Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe.
2006 Times Higher Awards
The University has been nominated for a place in the category of ‘Outstanding support for early career researchers’
Creating a brain storm with 40 experts
More than 40 neuroscientists will gather in At-Bristol during the week-long celebration of Brain Awareness Week on 12 – 18 March 2007.
Fresh ideas in New Enterprise Competition shortlist
The nine shortlisted entries in the University’s New Enterprise Competition 2007 include safe-sex underwear, a high-efficiency solar panel and a device for diagnosing diarrhoea.
University's Botanic Garden: a new educational resource
Teachers and school career advisors will have the opportunity to visit Bristol University's Botanic Garden for an educational afternoon next Monday, 19 March.
Local pupils to take part in an elite netball tournament
Forty pupils from four local schools will have the chance to compete in an elite style netball tournament today [Wednesday 14 March] at Bristol University’s Coombe Dingle Sports Complex.
Can coronary heart disease ever be a good thing?
A potential advantage to this otherwise life-threatening condition
The future of IT at Bristol – have your say
How could current IT services in the University be improved? Information Services want to hear from you.
Need funding for a project? Try the Annual Fund.
Do you have a project that needs help with funding? Then the Campaigns and Alumni Relations Office wants to hear from you.
Albania - A New Wave in Cinema
A rare season of screenings which showcases the best of Albanian modern cinema, and offers a chance to meet some of its filmmakers and stars has been organised by members of Bristol's Arts Faculty at Watershed this weekend.
PhD student awarded IBM Fellowship
Marc van der Kamp, a PhD student in the School of Chemistry, has been awarded an IBM PhD Fellowship.
Man changes tree into daughter
An award-winning play by a Bristol graduate in which one of the actors walks on stage without having read a word of the script comes to the Wickham Theatre from London and New York on Tuesday 13 March.
The Great Western Research Initiative
Companies wanted for high-level collaborative research
Why children love their security blankets
Every parent of a young child knows how emotionally attached children can become to a soft toy or blanket that they sleep with every night. New research suggests that this might be because children think the toy or blanket has a unique property or ‘essence’.
Horsing around at Langford
Horse lovers are in for a treat on April 2 when Bristol University's Equine Centre, one of the world's foremost facilities of its kind, opens it doors to the public for an Equine Education Day.
£500,000 for research into 'best-selling' account of the First Crusade
A ‘best-selling’ history of the First Crusade written by a medieval monk is the focus of an ambitious new research project at the University of Bristol, which has been awarded £540,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Pollinating rare plants
Understanding the pollinator requirements of rare plant species
Harvey Goldstein discusses league tables
Professor Harvey Goldstein of the Graduate School of Education spoke on Radio Four about secondary school performance tables.
Semana Cultural: Luso-Hispanic culture celebrated at Bristol
This year’s Semana Cultural (Cultural Week) begins on Saturday and runs until 17 March.
Sign Language at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere
The world’s first sign language dictionary available from a mobile phone is launched today by the University of Bristol’s Centre for Deaf Studies.
Sustrans chief delivers 25 ideas to reduce Bristol's emissions
John Grimshaw MBE, Chief Executive of Sustrans and Honorary degree recipient, he gave a lecture on sustainable transport in the Wills Memorial Building.
£2.7m for new medical research centre
The University of Bristol has been awarded £2.7 million by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to create a new research centre which will apply knowledge from genetic analyses to large-scale studies of the health of the population. These investigations will aim to find the factors that are causing disease, which can then be influenced to reduce risk.
Celebrating the music of Chopin and Szymanowski
A celebration of Polish classical music, hosted by the University of Bristol, will take place at the Victoria Rooms on Wednesday 7 March from 6pm to 8pm. The event is free and all are welcome.
New understanding of drug addiction
The reason why some individuals may be predisposed to drug addiction has been discovered by scientists from the universities of Bristol and Cambridge.
New insight into brain disorders
The function of an enzyme in the brain – strongly linked to a number of major brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder – has been identified for the first time by researchers at the University of Bristol.