Lantern parade celebrates a centenary of suffrage
A lantern parade will take place in Bristol tomorrow (Tuesday 6 February) to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the first women in the UK being given the right to vote.
News in February
When did flowers originate?
Flowering plants likely originated between 149 and 256 million years ago according to new UCL-led research, co-authored by the University of Bristol.
MP Thangam Debbonaire visits Bristol to meet scientists behind cutting edge cancer research
Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday, Bristol West MP, Thangam Debbonaire, visited the University of Bristol’s School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine today, 2 February, to meet researchers and explore the laboratories where cutting edge cancer research takes place.
Business Secretary announces £184 million investment in doctoral training
Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced a major investment in science and engineering research totalling £184 million to be allocated over two years. Forty one UK universities including the University of Bristol will share in the funding that will support doctoral training over a four-year period.
Radiocarbon dating reveals mass grave did date to the Viking age
A team of archaeologists, led by Cat Jarman from the University of Bristol’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, has discovered that a mass grave uncovered in the 1980s dates to the Viking Age and may have been a burial site of the Viking Great Army war dead.
Bristol undergraduate identifies South Wales fossil as new species of ancient reptile
Fossils found in a quarry near Cardiff in South Wales have been identified by a student and her supervisors at the University of Bristol as a new small species of reptile that lived 205 million years ago.
University successfully divests investments from companies that derive significant income from the fossil fuel industry
The University of Bristol is pleased to announce it has divested all investments in companies that derive more than five per cent of their income from the most carbon intensive sectors of the fossil fuel industry.
Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli is high when commonly prescribed antibiotics are used
Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli, a bacteria that is the most common cause of urinary tract infection, is high against many antibiotics commonly prescribed in primary care and could make them ineffective as first-line treatments, warns a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Imperial College London.
Oklahoma’s earthquakes strongly linked to wastewater injection depth
Man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma, USA, are strongly linked to the depth at which wastewater from the oil and gas industry are injected into the ground, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol.
Update on the Fry Building
Work to refurbish the Fry Building, which was damaged by fire at the start of January, is continuing and our priority now is to ensure the refurbishment project progresses as quickly as possible.