A University of Bristol engineer who has helped transform aviation, rail and energy safety inspection is among 75 top-flight academic and business figures to become a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow.
Global university leaders, policymakers and civic partners will come together at the Times Higher Education (THE) World Academic Summit 2026, co-hosted by the Universities of Bristol and Cape Town (UCT), to discuss how universities can help shape more equitable, sustainable and prosperous futures.
The University of Bristol Botanic Gardens will once again host Apple Day on Sunday 4 October 2026, a community celebration that turns surplus garden apples into delicious local produce.
A potential new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s has been developed by University of Bristol researchers, thanks to funding from Bristol-based charity BRACE Dementia Research. The research breakthrough could help address a condition that affects millions of people worldwide.
A swarm of autonomous drones could change the way the world fights wildfires, thanks to pioneering technology developed by a team of robotics experts from the University of Bristol. The team has received a major $500,000 award in the global XPRIZE Wildfire competition after demonstrating the potential of its technology to detect and respond to fires faster and more effectively.
Sheep grazing, rather than honey bees, could be the bigger threat to wild pollinators on Scotland’s moorlands, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.
More than 93,000 visible appearances of brands promoting unhealthy food and drink, alcohol, gambling and speculative products were recorded during coverage of the largest FIFA World Cup in history, new research has found. Unhealthy food and drink brands accounted for more than seven in ten, with 65,722 appearances.
A reputation for academic excellence, strong graduate prospects and growing global links has seen the University of Bristol awarded South West University of the Year and secure a place in the UK's top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027.
Artificial intelligence programmes used to classify images could be trained much cheaper using a surprisingly simple method inspired by the childhood game of 20 Questions, new research has found.
The first members of the Bristol Innovations Zone (BI Zone), the innovation and workspace community at the heart of the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC), have been announced.
A new prehistoric animal species from Tanzania dating back around 240 million years to the Triassic period has been described by an international team of researchers. Led by the University of Bristol, the new species, named Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda, could help scientists refine the age of one of the world’s most significant fossil sites, and reshape the timeline of early dinosaur evolution.
Scotland is the first country in the world to use evidence gathered during the pandemic to transform its guidelines on reducing the spread of respiratory disease in healthcare settings. The new approach has been influenced by findings from a University of Bristol and Bristol NHS Foundation Trust study.
A new University of Bristol spinout aiming to transform the detection and monitoring of diseases linked to damage in the body's smallest blood vessels has launched with more than £700,000 in pre-seed funding.
A new artwork by Bristol artist Luke Jerram and US designers Pneuhaus will be on display at the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus for one day on Saturday 10 October as part of the University of Bristol’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
The University of Bristol has officially opened its first international campus in Mumbai and welcomed its inaugural cohort of students.
Premature babies born across England have more equitable access to a treatment that reduces the risk of cerebral palsy, following a national care improvement programme, and according to new research led by the University of Bristol.
The University of Bristol today (Monday 7 September) opens the landmark building at its new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC) - the most significant development in its history and a new gateway to the city.
An international study of more than a million people has substantially advanced our understanding of how genetic differences contribute to our personalities. The findings, published in Nature, could help scientists understand why certain personality traits are linked to differences in health, wellbeing and life outcomes.
Life expectancy is rising more rapidly in Africa than in any other continent globally. A new University of Bristol-led study, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Africa, has shown that the age at which people are diagnosed with tuberculosis in Zimbabwe increased by approximately 12 years over a 24-year period. The findings highlight the need to adapt tuberculosis services to an ageing population.
Stickleback fish can change their social behaviour to help them find food in cloudy water a new study by the University of Bristol and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today [Wednesday 2 September 2026] has found.
Global scientists have encountered an intriguing particle interaction in their search for dark matter, which might help pave the way for answering one of the biggest unresolved questions about our universe.
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