A former student at the University of Bristol has won selection for the Olympic Games thanks to an impressive performance in Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon. Claire Hallissey powered home in a personal best time of 2hr 27min 44sec, making her the first British woman to cross the finish line and secure her place on Team GB.
A conference to discuss the remarkable scientific discoveries the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol has made since it started in 1991 was covered by BBC Points West, BBC online news and ITV the West Tonight.
Over 300 school children from the South West will be learning about the intricacies of the brain when one of the most important events in the scientific calendar is recreated at the University of Bristol.
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published in Nature Neuroscience and PNAS, could lead to novel new therapies for stroke and epilepsy.
Alan Webber, a handyman in Maintenance Services, died on 15 April, 2012 aged 62. His colleague John Black offers this tribute.
A diary which provides a unique insight into the Wilson government is published this month. Inside the Department of Economic Affairs: Samuel Brittan, the Diary of an 'Irregular', 1964-6 , is edited by Professor Roger Middleton in the Department of History.
The fate of Bristol is in the hands of voters on 3 May as they decide whether the city should be governed by an elected mayor. But what are the issues and why is this referendum so important? Three debates involving experts from the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol aim to help the public decide.
Four University of Bristol academics have achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellows of the world's most eminent and oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, The Royal Society.
Dr Tim Cole's interdisciplinary collaborative work on Holocaust Geographies has been chosen as one of a handful of recent representations of the Holocaust to be analyzed at a workshop at UCLA this weekend (21-23 April).
A rare revival of Sarah Kane’s modern classic Crave comes to the Wickham Theatre at the University of Bristol next week. Kane was a graduate of the University’s Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television.
People’s perception of their inner being, the individual ‘self’ which controls the body and mind, is an illusion according to the latest book from Professor Bruce Hood.
Sculptures stole the show at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden’s Easter weekend. Visitors were captivated by shimmering damselfly sculptures in the water lily and tropical ponds and entertained by life-sized fabric figures reclining in the wildflower meadow.
New research by Professor Nello Cristianini in the Intelligent Systems Laboratory that has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK was covered by The Telegraph, New Scientist and the Daily Mail.
Female members of staff and students are invited to attend a free introductory self-defence training session on Tuesday 1 May as part of Sweaty Betty’s Get Fit 4 Free programme.
Bristol University PhD student Emma Trantham has beaten off strong competition from scientists around the world to win a presenting slot at the general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) – one of the oldest and largest organisations of its kind.
Hundreds of people will gather in Bristol today [Wednesday 18 April] for a conference to discuss the remarkable scientific discoveries the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol has made since it started in 1991.
Researchers from the University of Bristol are among some of the country’s leading experts selected to join a £20 million centre of excellence that will help address England’s public health issues.
Two Bristol alumni have won Laurence Olivier Awards for their work on the record-breaking musical, Matilda.
Drama students at the University of Bristol had the opportunity to see comedians David Walliams and Jack Whitehall as they formed part of the audience for a hit television show.
Professor Ian Craddock from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was interviewed on BBC One's Bang Goes the Theory about the world’s first radar breast imaging system.
New research by academics at the University of Bristol’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public.
Chemists and biologists from the University of Bristol have finally cracked one of the longest standing chemical mysteries. In a paper published today in PNAS, the team demonstrate exactly how an unusual class of compounds known as tropolones are synthesised in fungi.
A new study that found feeling the pain of a heart attack could actually help the heart minimise damage by Professor Paolo Madeddu and colleagues in the School of Clinical Sciences and Bristol Heart Institute, was covered by The Observer and the Telegraph.
A new study carried out by academics in the University's School of Clinical Sciences has found feeling the pain of a heart attack could actually help the heart minimise damage.
Staff and students at the University of Bristol are celebrating after the city reached the final shortlist to be crowned European Green Capital for 2014, an achievement which would boost the local economy and foster new research opportunities.
Professor of Economics Sarah Smith was interviewed on the Today Programme about the plans to cut tax relief on charitable giving.
Engineers from the University of Bristol have developed illuminating ‘magic wands’ that work by picking up radio signals from mobile devices. The wands, to be showcased on BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory programme [16 April], visualise how radio waves bounce around a city.
Two Bristol University undergraduates are hoping to hit the big time with an ambitious feature film project which they’ve launched with the backing of industry professionals. Drama students Misha Vertkin and Jennifer O’Leary have established their own production company called Third Eye Productions and, with a host of awards already under their belt, are embarking on a mission to find 100 cast and crew members to make their latest film a reality.
Twin brothers, who dramatically lost their sight to a rare genetic condition, have not only conquered a 570km cycle challenge but also overcome the added obstacles of freezing conditions, driving rain, sickness and dehydration to raise over £16,000 for charity.
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol has challenged one of the key beliefs in chemistry: that proteins are dependent on water to survive and function. The team’s findings, published in Chemical Science, could eventually lead to the development of new industrial enzymes.
The coming week is the last chance to visit the Penguin Parade exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA). The popular exhibition celebrates the University Library Penguin Archive. Entry is free for children and University of Bristol staff.
University of Bristol archaeologist, Dr George Nash has co-edited a major, bilingual study of the rock art of the Iberian Peninsula, published this month by Archaeolingua.
Eleven teenagers with learning disabilities have been treated to a weekend of fun and adventure in Monmouthshire, thanks to the efforts of eight volunteers from the University of Bristol Students’ Union (UBU) Volunteering’s Pitstop project.
On 28 March, many of the 30 students who were successful in winning a 2011-12 International Scholarship attended a winners’ awards ceremony, hosted by the International Office at Royal Fort House. The winners were congratulated by the Director of Communications and Marketing, David Alder, who awarded the certificates.
The Trefael Stone, a scheduled ancient monument in south-west Wales originally thought to be an ancient standing stone is actually the capstone of a 5,500-year-old tomb, according to new research from an archaeologist at the University of Bristol.
Research which found that a type of caterpillar which defends itself by regurgitating on its predators is less likely to do so when in groups than alone, was covered in the 'Weird & Wild' section of National Geographic.
Top radio presenter and journalist Jeremy Vine will give a unique insight into his celebrated career when he appears at the University of Bristol’s Students’ Union on Tuesday, 24 April. The event has been organised by Radio Academy South West Branch and is being held at the home of the University’s student radio station, Burst Radio.
Professor Sarah Street in the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film Television, has secured a three year Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant worth £246,243 for her project ‘Colour in the 1920s: Cinema and its Intermedial Contexts’.
Professor Celia Wells has been invited to join an International Bar Association Task Force on tax havens and human rights.
More than 100 parks, gardens, allotments, cemeteries and other natural and man-made habitats across Bristol will be studied by scientists from the University of Bristol this spring as part of the next phase of a three year, £1.3 million research project examining how bees, flies and other pollinating insects are affected by urbanization.
