Many people worry that they will turn into their mothers, but new research from the University of Bristol and published today in Ecology Letters has found that to follow your mother's lead could help better prepare you for your environment.
A key event in the revival of the world-famous Ffestiniog Railway was commemorated yesterday [8 September] with the unveiling of a blue plaque on the University campus.
A company which has pioneered a unique technology that uses ultrasound to create tactile sensations in mid-air has been awarded a prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).
The Tour of Britain’s penultimate stage, co-sponsored by the University, takes place in Bristol this Saturday [10 September] – followed closely by Cycle to Work Day.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has received £73,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to catalogue, conserve and ultimately make available to the public, the personal archive of one of the last century's foremost theatrical designers, Oliver Messel (1904-1978).
Budding medical, veterinary and dental researchers will soon benefit from increased and enhanced PhD training opportunities, through a new Clinical Academic Training Programme across the GW4 Alliance.
Proposals to expand the University of Bristol-run Engine Shed, and the Enterprise Zone of which the enterprise hub forms a key part, have been approved by Cabinet.
Dr Wendel Sebastian, Reader in Structural Engineering, recently presented the keynote lecture at a symposium on civil engineering applications of advanced composite materials.
Up to 15,000 visitors will be attending the University of Bristol’s latest undergraduate open day on Friday [9 September], for a taste of university life and an insight into what the University and city has to offer.
A team of statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and the Office for National Statistics have been chosen to present a prestigious Read (Discussion) Paper at a plenary session of the Royal Statistical Society’s international conference in Manchester today (Tuesday, September 6).
Researchers at the University of Bristol and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have identified a potential new way of treating high blood pressure, or hypertension, by targeting aberrant nerve signals in the carotid bodies, which sit on the common carotid arteries on each side of the neck.
New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has outlined the first validated set of pathological criteria for assessing the likelihood that cognitive impairment was caused by vascular disease.
A new project led by the University of Bristol, is bringing together archaeological scientists, writers and literary scholars for the first time to uncover and create a uniquely personal perspective on what it was like to be enslaved.
Academics from the University of Bristol helped create a workshop, held last month in Uganda, to support early career arts managers and entrepreneurs in the African literary and cultural scene and give them an opportunity to build their knowledge.
Paul Howard-Jones, Professor of Neuroscience and Education at the Graduate School of Education, will be exploring the downsides of knowledge while searching for the Garden of Eden in a new 5-part mini-series for BBC Radio Four.
Almost one third of dogs (31 percent) checked at random during a visit to a vet were found to be carrying a tick.
Ever wondered what Bristol looks like from the top of one of its highest landmarks?
Researchers have developed a technique that will help GPs identify which children with coughs and respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are most at risk of future hospitalisation.
Researchers from the University of Bristol have called for the USA Food and Drug Administration’s ‘black box’ warning for smoking cessation drug varenicline to be lifted.
