UoB on YouTube
The University recently launched its official YouTube channel, a video-sharing website that showcases the life and work of the University of Bristol.
News in 2010
Peter Blake's Alphabet at The Bristol Gallery
A Hayward Touring exhibition, Alphabet, by Sir Peter Blake comes to The Bristol Gallery this week as part of an extensive UK tour. To coincide with the opening on Saturday 24 April, the gallery will be holding a day of accompanying events beginning with an introduction to Pop Art led by Peter Stilton, a student in Bristol University’s Department of History of Art.
Russia’s intellectual history captured in new book
An inspiring exploration of Russia’s intellectual development lends fresh perspective to Russia's unique cultural heritage, focusing on the seminal ideas that established its place in European history.
Recycling nanoparticles
Some nanoparticles are more precious than gold, so being able to recycle them would offer manufacturers important cost savings. Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.
Informing Copenhagen
In the run-up to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, University groups published several articles in prestigious journals
Common as dirt – is our most precious bank about to go bust?
Matt Fortnam in the Department of Earth Sciences draws comparisons between the global financial crash and the impending global soil crisis
University of Bristol selected as Strategic Partner
The University of Bristol has been selected as a Strategic Alliance Partner by leading defence firm AWE.
Collaborative engineering paper a Nanotechnology 'highlight'
A collaborative research paper including work by Dr Fabrizio Scarpa from the University of Bristol’s Department of Aerospace Engineering has been named as one of the highlights of 2009 by leading journal Nanotechnology.
Bristol’s historic gardens open to view
One of Bristol’s formal 18th-century gardens set in ten acres of formal and wooded gardens in Clifton will be open to the public on Sunday 25 April. Built in 1714 and designed by Thomas Goldney III, Goldney gardens are English Heritage listed.
Disabled youngsters help shape Bristol’s future doctors
Young disabled people from Bristol are set to help the next generation of doctors get better at communicating with people as part of a week-long course for medical students at the University of Bristol.
History repeats itself for archaeologists
Among the victims of Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud are a group of Bristol archaeologists, stranded on the outer banks of North Carolina in the United States.
Education and women - what are the political parties' views?
Two free events this week [Thursday 22 April] will enable members of the public to hear and discuss what the political parties and local parliamentary candidates are thinking and planning as future education policy, locally and nationally and what political parties are offering women.
Iceland's volcanic ash plume: Bristol’s volcanologists provide expert comment
Iceland's volcanic ash plume: Bristol’s volcanologists provide expert comment to the world’s media.
Professional biologists reveal the mysteries of life
Have you ever wondered why a giraffe has a long neck? What enables the brain to multi-task? Why you sneeze when you look at the sun? How a dinosaur is named? Well now you can find out the answers to these and a huge number of other questions by looking on the Ask A Biologist website: www.askabiologist.org.uk
International spotlight on Bristol’s PWE work
The University of Bristol’s Positive Working Environment (PWE) agenda is to be featured at the 39th International Federation of Training and Development Organisation’s (IFTDO) London conference in Olympia on 20 April.
Queen's Road Building: any questions?
Students and staff are invited to a question-and-answer session on the new proposals for refurbishing the Queen’s Road Building - home of the Students' Union - on Wednesday 21 April.
Futsal fever hits Bristol
Pupils from the region’s secondary schools will be participating in the city’s first junior Futsal Academy today [Thursday 15 April] at the University of Bristol. Futsal, short for futebol de salão, is an adapted version of indoor soccer that originated in South America and encourages speed, skill and sound technique.
Roadmap to improve the welfare of farm animals in the UK
A new collaborative project led by the University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science aims to secure the well-being of millions of farm animals for years to come.
Anyone for golf?
Staff, students and alumni of the University of Bristol are invited to take part in a golf tournament that pits current against former members of the University.
Genetic fingerprinting explains evolution of tree species unique to Avon Gorge
The evolution of unique tree species found only in Bristol’s Avon Gorge can be explained by new genetic fingerprinting evidence, say scientists from the University of Bristol. Their findings have important implications for the conservation of trees in the gorge.
Engineering the chemistry of biology
Professor Dek Woolfson works at the interface between chemistry and biology, researching into the exciting and potentially controversial field of synthetic biology
Jean Tyler 1931-2010
Jean Tyler, who retired as Leading Cleaner at the Vet School in 1998, passed away in early April. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, remembers someone 'enthusiastic about life... kind, loyal and a friend to many'.
University shares early ideas for improving Queen’s Road Building
Staff, students and members of the public, particularly those living and working nearby, are being invited to view and comment on emerging proposals for refurbishing and improving the University of Bristol’s Queen’s Road Building in Clifton.
Judy Harris and Phil Langton scoop first University Teaching Fellowships
Professor Judy Harris and Dr Phil Langton, both in the Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, have been awarded Bristol’s inaugural University Teaching Fellowships following an open competition across all six faculties.
University archive seeks material relating to 2010 General Election
With the 2010 General Election imminent, the University of Bristol is searching for material to augment its extensive election archive which includes election addresses for every British General Election since 1892, manifestos, fliers and other publicity.
First newborn receives xenon gas in bid to prevent brain injury
In a world first, xenon gas has been successfully delivered to a newborn baby in a bid to prevent brain injury following a lack of oxygen at birth. This pioneering technique was developed by Professor Marianne Thoresen of the University of Bristol and carried out at St Michael’s Hospital, part of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
£74,000 from AHRC for research into medieval art and music
Dr Beth Williamson of the Department of Historical Studies (History of Art) has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council Fellowship worth £74,099 to work on a project entitled ‘The Embodiment of Devotion: Art, Music and Affect in Late Medieval England’.
Flood-It: a game worth a million dollars
Flood-It is a computer game played by millions the world over. Dr. Raphaël Clifford and colleagues from the University of Bristol have analysed this popular game and for the first time shown it to be ‘NP-hard’, which means that anyone finding a simple solution to Flood-It could become a millionaire
Improving child health policy across Europe
Dr Patricia Lucas in the School for Policy Studies is leading a new three-year research project to develop a strategy to ensure that key messages and findings from current research into child health are being transmitted effectively to policy makers across Europe.
Faculty of Arts scoops four AHRC awards worth £200,000
Four prestigious collaborative doctoral awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, worth £200,000, have been awarded to Bristol University’s Faculty of Arts. These awards are given for research that involves active collaboration with outside partners and are designed to encourage researchers to use their expertise to work on projects that benefit the wider community.
Bristol students shine in international awards
Two students from the University of Bristol have received top accolades in a prestigious British Council competition, which celebrates the achievements of international students and their contributions to life in the UK.
Distinguished panellists gather for conference on Latin America
New research on British involvement in the Cuban Revolution and the challenges presented by the Bolivarian Revolution led by Hugo Chavez in Venezuela are just two subjects expected to prompt lively debate at the forthcoming conference of the Society for Latin American Studies.
Autism – is the grandmother’s age significant?
A report just published in the online journal, PLoS ONE, indicates that the mothers of children with an autistic spectrum disorder were themselves more likely to have been born to older mothers. These findings could open up new avenues in autism research.
Phantom traffic jams
This Easter, motorists will experience the familiar frustration of being stuck on a motorway in a ‘phantom’ traffic jam that eventually disperses with no road works to blame, or any other apparent cause. Research at the University of Bristol has investigated this problem and found that although most changes in vehicle speed and road position get absorbed by traffic flow, they sometimes combine in a ‘perfect storm’ to create these phantom jams.
Professor David Bates wins Fight for Sight award
Professor David Bates in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology has been awarded the Dr Hans and Mrs Gertrude Hirsch Award by Fight for Sight.
Men should be warned of possible distress of prostate cancer testing
Doctors should warn men that prostate cancer testing may lead to anxiety and distress, say Cancer Research UK experts, following a study conducted from the University of Bristol into how men cope with the prospect of having a biopsy after discovering they have a high Prostate Specific Antigen level.
Why small babies are more likely to develop diabetes in later life
A large international team of researchers, including scientists from several UK and international centres (and including a group from the University of Bristol), has discovered two gene regions that affect a baby’s size at birth.
Building blocks of the future
Professor Varinder Aggarwal in the School of Chemistry has discovered a new technique that could hasten the development of new drugs for today’s incurable diseases
Gene therapy boosts recovery from heart attack
Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, new research by academics at the University of Bristol suggests.
Every state secondary school to be offered University of Bristol science teaching tool
The teaching of A-level Chemistry across the UK is set for a major boost thanks to the free provision to over 4,000 state secondary schools of a revolutionary e-learning tool. Called Chemistry LabSkills, the tool is produced by Learning Science Ltd and Bristol ChemLabS, part of the University of Bristol.