A new study led by scientists at the University of Bristol has warned that unless we mitigate current levels of carbon dioxide emissions, Western Europe and New Zealand could revert to the hot tropical climate of the early Paleogene period – 56-48 million years ago.
The oceans are the planet’s most important depository for atmospheric carbon dioxide on time scales of decades to millennia.
Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol have used powerful X-rays to peer inside the skeletons of some of our oldest vertebrate relatives, solving a 160-year-old mystery about the origin of our skeletons.
Heilbronn research fellow Dr Gene S. Kopp received the SIAM Student Paper Prize at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Annual Meeting last week.
In the latest National Student Survey (NSS) released today, the University of Bristol has achieved 82 percent overall satisfaction.
Two researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded almost €3M in European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants in recognition of their ‘excellent science’ and potentially ground-breaking research.
A new study carried out by an international team of researchers, using the chemistry of ocean sediments has highlighted a widespread picture of Atlantic circulation changes associated with rapid climate change in the past.
Aust Cliff near Bristol has been known as a rich fossil site since the 1820s. Since then, thousands of people have visited this spectacular location on the banks of the Severn, and collected fossils of ancient sharks and sea dragons.
With an ageing population, the UK’s healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. SPHERE (Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment) and We The Curious have partnered together to create a 21st century house that will reveal the technology behind the healthcare of the future and explain the role of pioneering local people who have shaped the research and tested the technology in their own homes.
A Bristol scientist has been invited to present at a prestigious international event discussing global food security in Boston.
Research and teaching in key areas at the University of Bristol is among the best in the world, according to a new international league table.
Researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified the most important risk factors for developing severe infection after hip replacement. Patients who are under 60 years of age, males, those with chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes and a higher body mass index are at increased risk of having the joint replacement redone (known as revision) due to infection. The research also showed that some patients are at risk of early infection whilst others are more prone to late infection after hip replacement.
The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab welcomes the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published this week, and particularly the new spectrum policy that will focus on securing a diverse set of innovative 5G services.
A newly published experimental protocol, involving University of Bristol scientists, could change the way fossilisation is studied.
The University of Bristol’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology will, once again, be taking part in the Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology festival on Saturday 28 July at Blaise Castle House Museum and Estate from 11am-4pm.
Demand for animal protein and increasing wealth fuelled a tripling in the domestic production of livestock in China between 1980 and 2010, and the rise, despite some improvements in efficiencies at the farm level, had significant impacts on environmental sustainability, nationally and globally.
Some of the biggest names in hip hop are coming to Bristol later this week for the annual Rope a Dope Hip Hop Weekender which takes place at The Rope Walk, Nelson Parade, Bedminster.
In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The study led by academics from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol has also shown that each of the various classes of antidepressant medications are associated with an increased risk of VTE.
A team of international researchers, led by quantum technology experts from the University of Bristol, have shown that a chip-based device can be used to generate quantum-based random numbers at gigabit per second speeds.
The University of Bristol is a founding member of a national consortium of leading aerospace universities that will provide the global aerospace community with a centralised point of engagement to the UK’s top university aerospace research capabilities.
An intriguing new exhibition using rocks to represent different aspects and interpretations of climate change will be on display at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, Wills Memorial Building, from Wednesday 25 July.
A team of palaeontologists, led by University College Cork (UCC) and including the University of Bristol, have discovered new sources of the pigment melanin, calling for a rethink of how scientists reconstruct the colour of fossil birds, reptiles and dinosaurs.
A grandmother from Bristol has graduated from the University of Bristol today [20 July] after discovering a love of learning in her 70s.
Two University of Bristol academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy, in recognition of their achievements in the humanities and social sciences.
One of the world’s greatest explorers, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, returned to the city of Bristol today [Friday 20 July] for a special reunion with the cardiac surgeon who saved his life.
Pupils who have immigrated to the UK have a significantly more positive attitude towards school than their peers whose parents were born here, new research has revealed.
The Bristol Doctoral College welcomed 58 postgraduate researchers and academic staff to the Doctoral Teaching Symposium, a full-day event held at the M Shed.
The Earth is filled with diverse and remarkable plant forms from the tallest redwoods that pierce forest canopies, to the smallest mosses that blanket the ground underfoot.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Sir Ranulph Fiennes BT OBE, Baroness Amos CH and Katie Alcott at degree ceremonies taking place today [20 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
One of the world’s leading authorities on volcanology and risk associated with natural hazards, Sir Stephen Sparks, Professor of Geology at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, has been awarded a Royal Medal from The Royal Society.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Alastair Fothergill, Dame Mary Perkins and Professor Sarah Glennie at degree ceremonies taking place today [19 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
New research measuring the importance of religion in 109 countries spanning the entire 20th century has reignited an age-old debate around the link between secularisation and economic growth. The study, published in Science Advances, has shown that a decline in religion influences a country's future economic prosperity.
A team of academics, led by the University of Bristol, are hoping to raise awareness of a unique, but little-known, medieval fresco which depicts fighting knights on the wall of a village church in Shropshire.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Bryan Stevenson, Peaches Golding OBE and Dominic Wood at degree ceremonies taking place today [18 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Jonathan Benjamin MBE and Neil Laybourn, Val Jeal MBE and Professor Marcus Pembrey at degree ceremonies taking place today [17 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy have risen by 51 per cent within a generation according to findings from a major study by the University of Bristol published last week [Friday 13 July].
Award-winning mental health campaigners Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn received honorary degrees from the University of Bristol today [17 July].
Researchers from the University of Bristol have highlighted the potentially negative impact the deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital may have on end-of-life care delivered at home.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to John Deer, Professor Edward Stolper and Professor Virginijus Šikšnys at degree ceremonies taking place today [16 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
Fossils come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from isolated fragments of bones and teeth to complete skeletons.
