A study led by the University of Bristol, in collaboration with University of Central Lancashire, found many GPs and practice nurses are uncertain how to manage consultations involving children exposed to domestic violence. The research has led to the development of a new training programme for clinicians dealing with some of the complex issues around abuse.
The University of Bristol has been ranked 69th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings released today, a rise of five places from its previous position as 74th and placing Bristol 9th in the UK.
Professor Paddy Ireland, currently Professor of Law at the University, has been appointed to Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, which will take effect from 16 November 2015.
Robert Fowler, Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded a British Academy Medal.
Tinkering with the pension system to make short-term savings would be a major long-term error, historians at the University of Bristol warned the Chancellor today.
The University of Bristol is developing five fully funded studentships for Syrian refugees.
What colour were the animals that roamed the Earth 50 million years ago? For the first time, the original colour of a fossil mammal has been described by scientists from the University of Bristol, UK and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, US.
Bristol staff members Dr Ulrike Bauer and Dr Sven Friedemann triumphed at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta in Hazewinkel, Belgium earlier this month.
SETsquared, the partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, hosted a selection event for Pitch@Palace at Bristol’s Engine Shed earlier this month.
As thousands of students return to the city for the new academic year, the University of Bristol has announced the next stage of its £525 million capital investment programme. It has spent over £150 million in the past three years to create outstanding new facilities to benefit students, as well as staff and visitors.
Two Bristol academics are among the recipients of a Quantum Technology Fellowship, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to support the UK’s activities as a world leader in quantum science and technologies.
The University of Bristol delivered its first high profile international careers fair in China.
The refinement of a common handling technique used on laboratory animals for pre-clinical research can dramatically reduce stress levels and significantly improve welfare, according to the findings of a new study published in Scientific Reports.
Professor David Gordon from the School for Policy Studies gave evidence, as part of an expert panel to the House of Commons, about proposals to abolish Child Poverty Act targets.
A brand new property for students has been opened on historic Trenchard Street, in the heart of Bristol, thanks to a partnership between the University of Bristol and Bristol-based accommodation provider Unite Students.
In a paper published today in Science, researchers from the University of Bristol describe how they used radiocarbon measured in deep-sea fossil corals to shed light on carbon dioxide (CO2) levels during the Earth’s last deglaciation.
Professor Michael Wisnom from the Department of Aerospace Engineering has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his outstanding contribution to engineering.
Scientists from across Bristol are joining forces for Bristol Bright Night – a fun opportunity to learn more and meet the people behind the intriguing research taking place in the city.
The University of Bristol’s 5G research has been given a boost thanks to a grant of £540,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for a state-of-the-art upgrade to Bristol’s wireless channel emulation facility.
Bristol-born scientist Colin Pillinger, best known for leading the Beagle 2 mission to Mars, is to be remembered with an annual talk for the public.
Les Murray, Australia’s foremost poet and one of the greatest contemporary poets writing in English, will give the Bristol Poetry Institute annual reading for 2015 on Thursday 1 October in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building.
The University of Bristol will be welcoming over 21,000 students to the city over the next week as the new academic year begins.
Following this year’s round of academic promotions, the University has announced the names of staff newly promoted to Professor, Honorary Professor and Reader.
Patients who start treatment for dependence on opioids are five times as likely to die in the first four weeks when they are prescribed the most commonly used treatment, methadone, than with an alternative treatment, buprenorphine, a study by researchers at the University of Bristol, King’s College London and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW in Australia has found.
'When Death Comes’ is a programme of events to be held in Bristol this autumn organised by a member of staff from the University.
The winners of the University of Bristol’s 2014/15 Engagement Awards, judged by the Engaged University Steering Group, have been announced.
A Bristol cardiology consultant lecturer has been elected to a prestigious post with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
A new national research facility aligned to NHS standards is currently under construction in the University of Bristol, for researchers across the UK. Its role is to get research out of the laboratory and ensure patients worldwide can access ground-breaking treatments as quickly as possible.
The QS World University Rankings have been released today, and put the University of Bristol at ninth in the UK and 37th in the world.
The next generation of mobile wireless systems, known as “5G”, will ensure that the internet is always accessible and if a new European project, 5G-XHaul, achieves its ambitious goals then coverage dead spots will be a thing of the past.
Engineering students from the University of Bristol are developing a unique unmanned airborne system (UAS) that will be used to monitor the activity of a live volcano in Latin America.
A detailed study of the genetic data of nearly 10,000 individuals — one of the largest analyses of its kind to date — has been carried out in an effort to explore how rare differences in our genes contribute to human disease. The main findings, led by an international team including researchers from the University of Bristol’s MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, are reported in two papers published in Nature and Nature Communications [14 September 2015].
The University welcomes scientists from all over the world for the 2015 British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) Presidential Meeting, 13 to 15 September.
The University of Bristol will showcase its world-leading biomedical, healthcare and veterinary research expertise and facilities at an industry event in the Wills Memorial Building on Tuesday 15 September.
A new £3 million NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit [BTRU] to advance pioneering research on the manufacture of red blood cells from stem cells and their translation from the lab to human trials has been announced today [11 September 2015].
The University of Bristol has today revealed a new kind of degree programme, merging traditional subjects with the opportunity to learn how to become an entrepreneur and innovator.
Bristol’s Mayoral governance has led to the city being viewed more positively in Westminster, having better international awareness, and an increased visibility of city leadership, according to the findings of a study launched today [10 Sep 2015] at Bristol’s Old Council House.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the teaching of Catalan at Bristol, Dr Sally-Ann Kitts, Director of Catalan Studies, has been invited by the Catalan civic organisation, Omnium Cultural, to be their guest for the National Day of Catalonia (La Diada) events on 11 September.
A major £12 million project to transform the former Habitat store into a new hub for students at the University of Bristol is underway. Beacon House, the Grade 2 listed building on the corner of Queen’s Avenue and the Triangle, will become a focal point of the University’s campus when it opens in spring 2016. It will also be the first University building to be open to the public.
Mothers who took part in a study about their attitudes towards physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels of preschool children do not feel that government targets are relevant to their child, according to new University of Bristol research. The findings, published today in the journal BMJ Open, suggests that information to help mothers make more accurate assessments of their child’s activity levels should be provided alongside the guidelines.
