University rugby scores a try with new partnership funding 7 October 2016The University of Bristol has been announced as one of 15 universities across the UK who will benefit from a £220,000 partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as part of the organisation’s commitment to support rugby in higher education.
Small droplets feel the vibe6 October 2016A team of researchers at the University of Bristol have used ultrasonic forces to accurately pattern thousands of microscopic water-based droplets. Each droplet can be designed to perform a biochemical experiment, which could pave the way for highly efficient lab-on-a-chip devices with future applications in drug discovery and clinical diagnostics.
Cancer study paper wins award from Royal College of General Practitioners6 October 2016The publication of a study led by Dr Matthew Ridd, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Primary Health Care in the School of Social and Community Medicine, is one of the winners of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research Paper of the Year 2015.
£100,000 bursary scheme honours former Vice-Chancellor5 October 2016A new scholarship to give students a helping hand with their postgraduate education has been launched by the University of Bristol in honour of its former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Eric Thomas.
Dr Elina Steinerte elected to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention5 October 2016The UN Human Rights Council has approved the candidacy of Dr Elina Steinerte, Senior Research Associate in the University of Bristol Law School, to one of the Council’s Special Procedures, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD).
Protocells on the hunt3 October 2016Researchers at the University of Bristol have designed a synthetic community of artificial cells that collectively displays a simple form of predatory behaviour.
Motion tests suggest car seats not necessarily safe for infants3 October 2016Newborn infants may be at risk of breathing difficulties if left in car safety seats for long periods, particularly when travelling, new research from the University of Bristol has shown.
Antibiotics could be cut by up to a third, say dairy farmers 3 October 2016Nine in 10 dairy farmers participating in a new survey from the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RADBF) say that the farming industry must take a proactive lead in the battle against antibiotic resistance. Those questioned also think that over the next five years they could cut their own antibiotic use by almost a third in dry cow therapy and a fifth in clinical mastitis.
First evidence of deep-sea animals ingesting microplastics30 September 2016Scientists have found evidence of microfibers ingested by deep sea animals, revealing for the first time the environmental fallout of microplastic pollution.
New funding for doctoral training in cardiovascular science29 September 2016The University of Bristol has received £2.5 million from the British Heart Foundation for a new interdisciplinary PhD studentship programme in integrative cardiovascular science.
Crossing disciplines: Bristol undergraduates present results of research internships29 September 2016The winners of this year’s University Research Committee (URC) interdisciplinary research internships for undergraduates presented the results of their work this week to an audience that included Vice-Chancellor Professor Hugh Brady and the faculty Deans.
How baby’s genes influence birth weight and later life disease28 September 2016Genetic differences could help to explain why some babies are born bigger or smaller than others, according to new research from the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium.
‘Grant immigrants the right to vote’, say researchers28 September 2016National election results in the UK could look vastly different if all immigrants had the right to vote, which they should, according to new research.
Funding boost to promote inter-religious and cultural dialogue28 September 2016The National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) and the University of Bristol have successfully won two research bids for a joint project exploring better ways of promoting inter-religious and cultural dialogue in the classroom.
Bristol law students to help families of young cancer patients27 September 2016Working in partnership with CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, University of Bristol Law Clinic students will help parents of children living with cancer negotiate some of the legal obstacles that come with the diagnosis.
Consistency builds cohesion in the animal kingdom27 September 2016Fish with consistent personalities are more successful in social groups and better at helping to build tighter shoals, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
BAME patients may be underrepresented in trials for diabetes treatment, study finds26 September 2016Failure to directly and appropriately assess language proficiency when recruiting patients to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for diabetes treatments may be leading to black and ethnic minority (BAME) patients being underrepresented or excluded.
Ancestor of arthropods had the mouth of a penis worm26 September 2016Fresh evidence from a series of expeditions to North Greenland have led palaeontologists to solve an age-old mystery about a distinctive group of arthropods.
Patterns of Greenland ice loss similar to 20 thousand years ago22 September 2016A new study based on GPS measurements of the Earth’s crust suggests that previous calculations of past and present-day mass loss in the Greenland Ice Sheet may have been underestimated.
UK academics call on UN to defend the rights of people in need of humanitarian protection22 September 2016Academics from UK universities including Bristol, Middlesex, Warwick, Loughborough, King’s College London, Queen Mary, York, and Durham have called on delegates to this week’s United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants to defend the rights of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
New sculpture celebrates 15th anniversary of Bristol’s twinning with Guangzhou 20 September 2016A Kapok flower sculpture has been unveiled at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden to mark the 15th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Bristol and Guangzhou in southern China, which continues to develop and strengthen.
What’s hopping around in your pond? 19 September 2016A free, innovative educational app that teaches children about the lifecycle and habitats of tadpoles has been developed and launched by computer science students from the University of Bristol.
The rise of the internet has reduced voter turnout15 September 2016Research published today by Dr Stephan Heblich of the University of Bristol shows that during the initial phase of the internet, a “crowding-out” of political information occurred, which has affected voter turnout.
What dinosaurs' colour patterns say about their habitat15 September 2016After reconstructing the colour patterns of a well-preserved dinosaur from China, researchers from the University of Bristol have found that the long-lost species Psittacosaurus (meaning "parrot lizard", a reference to its parrot-like beak) was light on its underside and darker on top.