Richard Craig, a Research Engineer at the University’s Industrial Doctoral Centre in Systems, has been awarded first prize in the inaugural UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) BIG 2014 Image competition.
An academic from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences is one of the 2014 winners of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science.
Mainstream agencies dealing with heterosexual victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) must do more to support and build trust with victims in same sex relationships, researchers of a new book recommend.
Undergraduates studying Constitutional Rights as part of their Law degree have been visiting local inner-city schools, introducing Year 9 and Year 10 students to the concept of human rights. In all, the Law students conducted 33 teaching sessions on the Human Rights Act as part of a widening participation project for the University.
Scientists from the Particle Physics Research Group at the University of Bristol are currently working on upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the particle accelerator and collider located at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) near Geneva, ahead of its restart in 2015.
The University has launched a Research Data Repository offering a means for Bristol’s researchers to share research data openly with the world.
Bristol Big Give has raised over £100,000 for local and national charities by encouraging students to donate over 50 tonnes of unwanted goods. The huge total is more than five times larger than last year’s record-breaking sum.
Mortality rates in the first 45-days following knee replacement surgery have fallen dramatically since 2003, according to a National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR) study led by the University of Bristol.
Scientists from NASA's InSight mission to Mars have been checking out the lowest vibration sites across the UK in order to find somewhere quiet enough to calibrate the seismometer that will be travelling to the Red Planet in 2016.
A report on the UK rules for Parliamentary constituency distributions by Professor Ron Johnston of Bristol's School of Geographical Sciences, and colleagues David Rossiter and Charles Pattie, was launched at the Houses of Parliament this week.
A collaborative European Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) project that includes researchers from the University of Bristol aims to train high calibre PhD and postdoctoral researchers with a comprehensive understanding of water quality processes, uncertainty issues and decision making strategies for integrated water catchment management.
An app which alerts customers to last-minute offers at local bars and restaurants has scooped a top award at the annual SETsquared Innovation Showcase, held at Engine Shed.
The University of Bristol’s Centenary Campaign has passed the £100 million fundraising target six months ahead of schedule – thanks to the generosity of more than 19,500 alumni, friends, staff and students.
The University of Bristol’s High Performance Networks Group presented its recent achievements on data centre technologies and software defined networking at EuCNC 2014 in Bologna, Italy, last week.
Wireless technology is becoming increasingly common in live musical performances but the technology is prone to interference, which can affect a live concert. A research team have demonstrated the potential Wi-Fi has to offer for live performances and specifically for the musical gloves used by the artist Imogen Heap.
Professor Guy Orpen, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), introduced an event on 24 June to celebrate the University of Bristol’s becoming a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme.
With the sun beating down, azure skies and flashes of red T-shirts worn by countless student helpers, the University of Bristol was a hive of activity at the recent open days on 20 and 21 June 2014.
The increase in asthma risk in children could be partially explained by the rise in body mass index (BMI), according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in PLOS Medicine.
New research has found that a sheep’s experiences soon after birth can shape its later behaviour and also that of its offspring.
The first ever cohort of students to complete the University of Bristol’s innovative Foundation Year in Arts and Humanities celebrated yesterday [30 June] with Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Judith Squires at an informal ceremony at Cotham House.
A wireless communications company that was co-founded by a former Bristol student has been bought by Google to boost its 5G activities.
Peter Shadbolt, a PhD student in the School of Physics on secondment with Imperial College London, was named as a Rising Star at the recent RISE Awards, which celebrate inspirational scientists and engineers leading innovation in the engineering and physical sciences.
The Internet of Things (IoT), a network of interconnected internet-enabled gadgets, could change the way people live in the future. A University of Bristol researcher is instrumental to the success of Contiki, an open source operating system for the IoT.
Construction work to create a new £54 million world-class building for science research and teaching in the heart of Bristol is now complete.
From singing crickets to ultrasonic levitation, University of Bristol academics will be showcasing their research at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition this year.
Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere cause warming not only at high latitudes but also across tropical regions, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute and their collaborators.
Scientists are a step closer to understanding the causes of Parkinson’s disease, identifying what’s happening at a cellular level to potentially help develop future treatments.
Artworks and objects that are not intended to last or only remain briefly in existence are the subject of this year's Association of Art Historians' Summer Symposium highlighting post-graduate research, hosted by the University of Bristol.
A university business incubator, responsible for helping UK businesses secure over £1 billion investment, has been ranked the best in Europe and second best in the world.
An important debate will be hosted at the University of Bristol tomorrow [26 June] to consider the legacies of the Atlantic slave trade.
University freshers struggle to remember basic concepts from their A-level studies, according to new research.
A judgement handed down by the Supreme Court has been hailed as an important breakthrough for organisations investigating alleged miscarriages of justice.
A new special volume documenting volcanology research developed at Montserrat, West Indies and including major contributions from University of Bristol researchers is published this month by the Geological Society of London.
The University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden will be one of eight gardens open for the second Stoke Bishop Open Gardens trail this Sunday [29 June].
A public panic about sexualisation assumes the next generation is in moral crisis, however, new research from the University of Bristol on young peoples’ everyday experiences, tells a different story.
Pacemaker research from the Universities of Bath and Bristol could revolutionise the lives of over 750,000 people who live with heart failure in the UK.
Ellen Friend, a third-year Politics student in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS), has been awarded the Political Studies Association (PSA) Women and Politics Specialist Group Undergraduate Essay Prize.
The enterprise hub, Engine Shed, which houses the University’s award-winning business incubator SETsquared, has won best heritage project in the South West Built Environment awards.
An enigmatic box from a bygone era, filled with pottery, seeds and animal bones, has been discovered in the University of Bristol's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The box was found while researchers were emptying current laboratory spaces in preparation for the installation of a new state-of-the-art radiocarbon dating facility.
A new book, the first in-depth focus on the lives of peregrines in towns and cities, is published this month by a researcher at the University of Bristol.
