New research to be presented in Parliament today has revealed gambling messages continue to saturate the opening weekend of UK football Premier League. The statistics have prompted renewed calls for tighter regulation to tackle the pervasive problem which considerably overshoots levels in other countries.
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.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has selected the 2026 recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award created in memory of the renowned playwright, screenwriter and Bristol Drama alumnus.
Three University of Bristol academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy for their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences today [17 July].
Award-winning producer and director Krishnendu Majumdar has received an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Bristol for his outstanding contribution to film and television, and leadership in championing diversity and inclusion within the creative industries.
What if a local community could step inside the future of its neighbourhood – and shape it together?
A student start-up aiming to tackle rising mobile phone addiction was among the winners at the University of Bristol’s flagship New Enterprise Competition, celebrating its 25th anniversary.
A LEGO-inspired portable printing press and a 4D morphing composite brace were the winning Early Career Enterprise Fellowship research projects at this year’s University of Bristol’s Festival of Enterprise.
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup could become the “most polluting ever”, warns a new report by leading university researchers who have examined football’s relationship with climate change.
Thirty subjects at the University of Bristol have been ranked among the top 10 in the UK in the latest Complete University Guide.
Around 200 scholars, civil society organisers, politicians, activists, artists, students, and community knowledge holders gathered in Bristol this week for a landmark international conference hosted by the University of Bristol’s Reparative Futures programme. The event explored how higher education institutions can become accountable partners in repair, justice, and transformation.
Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol have signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cement the strategic partnership between Bristol’s UNESCO City of Film designation and the University’s Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences.
Higher spending does not automatically lead to greater overall efficiency or consistent on-pitch success, according to new research that examined Premier League clubs over a ten-season period. The study, led by the University of Bristol, is published in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.
Free bus travel during the school summer holidays helped children and young people in Bristol travel more independently and spend more time with friends and family, new research led by University of Bristol has found. It also enabled them to take part in activities and access opportunities that may otherwise have been unavailable to them.
Student entrepreneurs at the University of Bristol have secured vital funding after presenting their business ideas to a panel of industry experts.
Forming social connections online and via social media reduces how much people engage with and learn from the content posted but significantly boosts their networking performance, according to new research.
The University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection is welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2026, offering £5,000 to support a writer-in-residence to develop a new work inspired by the celebrated playwright’s archive.
At least two school-aged children die each month from knife injuries in England, with most fatalities resulting from a single stab wound, according to the first national analysis of its kind. The University of Bristol-led research offers critical insights that could help inform future prevention strategies.
New research has revealed people trying to resist their food cravings use social media content featuring indulgent treats as a substitute for eating the real thing.
A social venture co-founded by a University of Bristol academic has received $40million funding from leading algorithmic trading firm, XTX Markets
People living in Bristol’s rural areas may have been inherently safer from disease outbreaks, according to a new study by Bristol historians. The research reveals parallels between the Great Plague of 1603 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
More subjects than ever have been recognised in the global top 20 and the UK top 5 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
A new report, to be presented to policymakers today, uncovers a huge rise in official reports concerning deaths amongst homeless or precariously housed people in recent years.
A new study has mapped by age young children’s ability to understand and practise deception for the first time – and results indicate many can sense it even before turning one year old.
A fascinating new exhibition which explores the histories of Black and South Asian feminist activists in postwar Britain is on display at St Paul’s Learning Centre and Bristol Central Library throughout March.
Hannah has been fighting for more than 15 years to help ensure her son receives the mental health care and help he needs.
The University of Bristol has today announced the stellar lineup of recipients of its Alumni Awards for 2026.
The University of Bristol has unveiled a series of landmark partnerships at a celebration of its new Mumbai Enterprise Campus, including a global strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and a £1.5million philanthropic gift from the Shanta Foundation that will strengthen research and student mobility between India and the UK.
Four University of Bristol graduates who created an app to help other young people become more financially confident have secured £40,000 in external funding to launch their idea.
The ethics of Artificial Intelligence and its growing impact on society are some of the pressing issues covered in a new online course taught by world-leading academics from the University of Bristol.
A PhD student whose research developed into an initiative empowering female tech founders across Africa has graduated from the University of Bristol.
A PhD student who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a motorbike accident has graduated from the University of Bristol this week.
A former University of Bristol student has returned to the city this week to officially graduate – 33 years after she finished her studies.
A new community outreach programme to help women and their partners who are managing the consequences of Female Genital Cutting or Circumcision (FGC) is set to launch following a successful pilot.
Five University of Bristol academics will be appointed inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci) at an event held at the Royal Society today [29 January].
After witnessing the impact of gambling on friends, two Bristol graduates have created a toolkit to help universities protect students.
Letters from the Bristolian writer and social reformer Hannah More to the abolitionist William Wilberforce will be available digitally for the first time thanks to researchers at the University of Bristol.
Steve Fenton, Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship and a leading scholar in the field of race, ethnicity, and nationalism, died in May 2025. His friend and colleague, Jon Fox, offers a tribute.
New research has revealed adult grassroots football players are five-times more likely to experience gambling problems than other adults in England, turning a healthy hobby into a hidden harm.
A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, new research has shown.
New research by an historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history’s biggest mysteries – the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.
A new national report has shown for the first time how generative AI (GenAI) is already being used by some universities to assess the quality of their research – and it could be scaled up to help all higher education institutions (HEIs) save huge amounts of time and money.
In less than two and a half years, the University of Bristol has launched 12 social venture spinouts, each one rooted in academic insight and driven by societal purpose.
A team of University of Bristol experts are poised to join the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties, better known as COP30, which starts this week in Brazil and will push forward global climate solutions.
A University of Bristol academic who has helped champion awareness of Meals on Wheels services through her research was invited to Clarence House this week as part of a reception hosted by Her Majesty the Queen to celebrate Meals on Wheels Week (3 to 7 November).
Research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how pupils from higher-income families are favoured by high-performing secondary school admissions criteria – but one simple change could help reverse this unfair divide.
A researcher from the University of Bristol has joined forces with a local charity to share and champion children’s enthusiasm to improve their understanding of food and ability to cook.
The writer of ITV’s powerful drama Mr Bates Vs. The Post Office, and the producer behind TV hits such as Race Across The World and Gogglebox, will be among the speakers at this year’s Autumn Art Lectures at the University of Bristol.
Winners of a student startup funding competition went on to raise an average of £40 for every £1 they were awarded. That’s according to new figures released today by the University of Bristol, which show the vital – but often underappreciated – ways that students can innovate ideas into booming businesses with relatively small grants.
Acclaimed speakers from around the world – including public health specialists, AI-experts, social scientists, government leaders, journalists, policymakers and experts by experience - will come together for an influential day of discussion next week.
New research has revealed that gambling messages during the opening weekend of this season’s Premier League remained at extremely high levels, with more than 27,000 recorded — almost three times higher than in 2023 — leaving fans, including children, at risk.
Babies whose mothers had greater access to sugar during pregnancy - specifically in 1949 when sugar consumption spiked due to the temporary end of confectionery rationing - grew up to have lower body weight and ate less sugar later in life, a new University of Bristol-led study has found.
As the proliferation of gambling continues to feed into a global epidemic, University of Bristol researchers are inviting members of the public to hear how education initiatives pioneered in Africa could be used in the UK to tackle gambling harms.
The University of Bristol Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been recognised as having the best entrepreneurial higher education course in the UK and Europe at the Triple E Awards in Prague.
The University of Bristol Law Clinic, which offers free legal advice to some of the local area’s most vulnerable communities, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
A Bristol non-profit called Tabletop Travels has created a multi-sensory giftbox to help people relive the joy of travel and spark warm memories, even if they can’t physically leave their homes.
A combination of leading research and a charming cosmopolitan city has seen the University of Bristol secure a place in the UK’s top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
Five University of Bristol early-career researchers have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants totalling €10 million to pursue their pioneering research.
From the enticements of luxury items for nuns and priests in 16th century Italy, to the historic role of masculinity in Australia’s betting culture, the arts and humanities have more to teach us about gambling harms us than just the statistics and data of other disciplines.
Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), visited the University of Bristol to see how its pioneering research, including in Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, is boosting businesses in the region and beyond.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has selected two winners for the annual Kevin Elyot Award created in memory of the renowned playwright, screenwriter and Bristol Drama alumnus.
The University of Bristol has been awarded three prizes in the National Teaching Excellence Awards announced today (Thursday 7 August) by Advance HE.
University of Bristol students played a key role in bringing history to life for more than 150 children at a Festival of Archaeology event held at Kings Weston Roman Villa in Lawrence Weston, Bristol last weekend.
A new interactive digital resource offering fascinating insights into the history of South Asian people living in Britain has been launched in conjunction with South Asian Heritage Month 2025, which runs until 17 August.
Professor Leon Tikly, Professor of Education at the University of Bristol, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy for his pioneering work addressing the global challenges of social, environmental and epistemic injustice.
Historian, broadcaster, filmmaker and writer David Olusoga has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol.
Watched on by the inspirational primary school teacher who helped shape her journey, the Chief Executive of a national educational charity committed to helping young people reach their full potential has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol.
A project exploring how Artificial Intelligence [AI] can be meaningfully and ethically integrated into early childhood education has won first place in the UK Elevate Great AI Competition 2025.
A ground-breaking new social venture company has been launched by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Nottingham to help farmers sell surplus produce to community-based buyers including food banks, social supermarkets and small food producers across the UK.
A vibrant initiative bringing music education to rural primary schools in Wiltshire has culminated in a celebratory concert.
Climate change experts from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment are set to champion inclusivity and a fair shift to a net zero economy at an important international summit this week.
Twenty-seven subjects taught at the University of Bristol are in the top ten of UK universities, according to a new ranking.
University of Bristol PhD student, Oroosa Anwar, took first place in a closely fought competition that sees researchers present their work in just three minutes.
Two University of Bristol graduates have transformed a class project into a board game designed to help educate about Ancient Rome.
West country artists China Blue Fish and Naomi Smyth are the winners of a new £15,000 award which will see them develop a collaborative work inspired by engagement with the Forkbeard Fantasy Archive which is housed at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
More than 150 children and young people aired their colourful feelings about knife crime on white school shirts displayed in a city chapel to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
More than 100 school shirts emblazoned with compelling messages capturing children and young people’s feelings about knife crime are set to be publicly exhibited to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
A new technology in the form of a bracelet, that helps children better understand how others play and interact, has been developed by University of Bristol researchers.
Grief affects everyone but is still very much a taboo subject in the UK. A new Centre - the first of its kind in the UK - hopes to shift public attitudes towards grief and create communities that are compassionate and connected in their support of people who are bereaved. The Centre for Grief Research and Community Engagement (Grief Centre) at the University of Bristol is launched today [24 April].
The University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection is welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2025, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Fresh analysis and interpretation of a letter fragment from the early 17th century by an academic from the University of Bristol has revealed possible intriguing new details about the marriage of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway.
Bristol graduates who won funding from the University to launch their startup have today released their portable period cup cleaning and sterilisation case.
University of Bristol lecturer Dr Edson Burton has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Tinniswood Award which recognises the best audio drama script of the year.
New research reveals undergraduates and graduates overwhelmingly believe in the importance of getting a degree, but a high proportion think with the benefit of hindsight they would have made a different decision about what or where to study.
The Academy of Social Sciences has announced its most recent cohort of outstanding social scientists to join its esteemed Fellowship this spring.
Three University of Bristol academics have been awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).
An invention improving microscopes to battle diseases like cancer and a tool ensuring financial AI models are unbiased are ideas that have won £20,000 for their female founders.
New analysis has shown a third of households in Scotland (32%) report having nothing in savings.
The University of Bristol has risen to 68th place in The Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025.
When Abdullahi Abdi threw his mortarboard in the air on graduating and looked skyward, his sense of elation was overshadowed by huge sorrow.
A married couple beat 1 in 10,000 odds to both be awarded a prestigious University of Bristol scholarship.
Applications are now open for a new £15,000 award for performers and artists to develop a collaborative work inspired by engagement with the Forkbeard Fantasy Archive which is housed at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
Dogs in Bristol were amongst the first in the country to woof down snacks made from lab-grown meat in a bid to advance the future of alternative protein sources and help cut carbon emissions.
A campaign that recognises the unsung work in the UK’s academic research has been awarded £3.5 million.
A national report has uncovered for the first time just how little people in England and Wales know about what the law says when it comes to dividing finances and property on divorce – including divorcees themselves.
A total of 20 University of Bristol academics have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list.
A Syrian man who lost his eyesight while fleeing his home country has graduated from the University of Bristol.
In November 2023, the University of Bristol announced funding for an ambitious programme which aims, through a series of targeted initiatives, to redress some of the systemic injustices arising from the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved African people.
A woman who was the first person in her family to go to school has graduated with a master’s in human rights law from the University of Bristol.
Three University of Bristol professors have been appointed to a panel which will shape the UK’s academic research.
New polling has found more than half (57%) of households think the Budget will leave them financially worse-off – and 80% would possibly support some further tax rises if necessary.
The oldest DNA ever recovered from modern humans shows they arrived as small groups in Europe more than 45,000 years ago and mixed with Neanderthals - but left no descendants.
A new report has uncovered the many risks of participating in climate and environmental protests across the world – and how more countries are criminalising and repressing this activity in a bid to keep it in check.
A University of Bristol graduate has received The Diana Award, which is given to young people who undertake outstanding social action or humanitarian work.
Dr Edson Burton barely learnt any Black history at school – now he’s made it his mission to teach others about this often-neglected story.
A new report reveals that women in England and Wales who have experienced domestic abuse are more financially vulnerable than other women in the wake of divorce and beyond.
Dr Stephen Lyne, former Senior Academic Fellow in Accounting, passed away in September. His friends and colleagues offer this tribute to an exemplary colleague who was instrumental in the development of the School of Economics, Finance and Management – the predecessor of the University of Bristol Business School.
Discovering the family home had been remortgaged and credit cards maxed out in her name was the first time Julie Martin became aware of her husband’s relentless gambling addiction.
Leading experts from across the world will join forces in the UK this week in a bid to confront the wide-reaching challenges and curb the devastating effects of gambling.
The University of Bristol has received a £1million grant from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to establish a new Centre for Chemical Characterisation in Heritage Sciences – an initiative that will span Arts, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
Good Grief Weston, the festival of love and loss returns to the town in October [10 to 13] for its second edition. The event, which involves University of Bristol researchers, aims to open up conversations around death and bereavement, with honesty, compassion, joy and sometimes with humour.
As the world turns its attention back to Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games, three athletes with ties to the University of Bristol are preparing to showcase their talents in badminton, boccia and triathlon.
Two researchers from Bristol’s Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Law have been awarded a share of a £104 million UKRI’s flagship fellowships grant to help lead research into global issues including deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Peter Metelerkamp, Associate Professor in Film and Television, passed away on 21 July at the age of 70. His friends Katie Mack, Senior Lecturer in Film and Television and Kate Withers, Film and Television Resource Manager offer a tribute.
Babies recognise pretence and around half of children can pretend themselves by 12 months, new research has found.
A 55-year-old who returned to education after a serious bike crash made him rethink his life has graduated from the University of Bristol.
Bertha Garrett, who was until her retirement departmental secretary for the German Department, died in early July. Mark Allinson and Debbie Pinfold from the German Department in the School of Modern Languages offer this tribute to a well-loved colleague and friend.
A new study has highlighted the prevalence of additional learning needs, formerly known as special educational needs, among under 16-year-olds in Wales.
Researchers at the University of Bristol are joining forces with Bristol City Council and other partners in a bid to help reduce knife crime locally and beyond.
Expert voices from planning, health, government and consultants have shared their insights of using Health Impact Assessments as a force for good to create healthier new communities.
A University of Bristol ancient historian has just been elected a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Polly Tisdall, a Bristol based multi-talented writer, actor, and theatre maker, has been selected as the eighth recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
With the July 4 General Election less than a week away, political parties are ramping up their campaigns and delivering plenty of promotional literature through letterboxes across the country in a bid to secure precious votes.
Danae O'Regan, former tutor in French recently passed away. Her colleagues offer a remembrance.
Bristol PhD student Rachel Hare is set to compete in the finals of the European 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) contest, becoming the first University of Bristol entrant to reach this stage of the competition.
Many people are familiar with Dylan Thomas as a popular Welsh poet whose most famous work was the ‘play for voices’ Under Milk Wood, produced just before his death in 1953. But he is perhaps less well known for his film work.
A veterinary deal with the European Union could increase UK agricultural and food exports by more than a fifth, according to new research.
Applications are now open for the Kevin Elyot Award 2024, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Research shows schools have increasingly stepped in as a fourth emergency service and are now the biggest source of charitable food and household aid for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
A new exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a pivotal agreement between Britain and France, has been co-curated by a University of Bristol academic.
Queues for the women’s toilets are swiftly becoming a thing of the past, with the UK’s first ‘squat and go’ urinals now a “permanent fixture” at UK events.
Live performing arts are facing an existential threat from a range of potential global shocks unless there is significant and sustained investment in resilience planning, according to a new international study.
More than 100 students and staff enjoyed thoughtful conversations with the Ambassador of Spain to the United Kingdom as part of a visit to further Spanish engagement across education and research.
By analysing digital copies of an incredibly rare and obscure 17th century Italian religious text, a University of Bristol academic has revealed that a long-lost document previously thought to have been written by William Shakespeare’s father belongs in fact to his relatively unknown sister Joan.
The exact location of a long-lost stone cross erected by the 14th century that acted as a boundary marker to define the then city limits of Bristol, and which was also the site of a gallows which stood for hundreds of years, has been discovered by an historian from the University of Bristol.
Two University of Bristol academics have been awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
A newly-qualified social worker is now helping vulnerable children thanks to her “inspirational” father-in-law, who taught thousands of social workers before his tragic death aged 55.
University of Bristol academic Professor Sarah Ayres has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of social sciences.
People in Bristol are invited to a special screening of the hit Netflix documentary Game On, which celebrates the inspiring rise of women’s sport and features some of the world’s most successful sports stars.
A student who lost both her parents says they would be “insanely proud” to see her graduate today.
A 70-year-old grandad who left school with four O-levels has graduated today from the University of Bristol, despite losing much of his eyesight during his degree.
A Sign Language interpreter, a conservationist and an esteemed Shakespearean are among the University of Bristol's 2024 Alumni Award winners.
Leading scientists are today calling for an urgent step change in global governance to save the future of worldwide cities and the planet at large.
A new study has exposed for the first time the vast proliferation of gambling marketing during live TV screenings and social media promotion of National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) games in Canada.
Two academics at the University of Bristol, clinical scientist, Professor John Iredale, and historian, Professor Ronald Hutton, alumnus Gregory Doran, alumnus and member of staff Sandy Mitchell, and former member of staff, Dr Teame Mebrahtu have been recognised for their significant achievements in this year's King's New Year Honours list.
Emeritus Professor Mike Jones died in September. His colleagues Professor Mark Clatworthy and Professor Stuart Cooper offer this remembrance to a pathfinder in many areas of accounting research who served as Professor of Accounting from 2009 to 2020 and as Head of Department of Accounting and Finance from 2009 to 2013.
New research has exposed how food charity in schools is becoming mainstreamed across England amidst the cost-of-living crisis, welfare cutbacks, and entrenched poverty.
A team of University of Bristol experts are poised to join the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will hold the world to account in addressing humanity’s most urgent and ambitious challenge.
Professor Sir Eric Thomas FMedSci, former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, sadly passed away on Friday 10 November 2023 aged 70 following a short battle with cancer. He was Bristol's 12th Vice-Chancellor, and led the University for 14 years between 2001 and 2015 during a period of significant change in higher education.
Young entrepreneurs who invented a portable menstrual cup cleaner while at the University of Bristol have won a Royal Academy of Engineering competition.
A new book has been published which follows the partnership between the University of Bristol and the Berkeley Castle Estate in South Gloucestershire where 15-years of archaeological excavations have unearthed forgotten treasures and greatly enhanced understanding of the area’s rich history.
High-profile acrimonious divorce cases making news headlines have created the false impression court room showdowns and large financial settlements are commonplace.
Acclaimed versifier, activist and educator Dr Lawrence Hoo is poised to present a compelling poem calling on people across the city and beyond to embark on a journey of “fairness and respect” to tackle systemic discrimination, advance social justice, and recognise Africa as a leading knowledge powerhouse.
While searching for art pieces for an upcoming exhibition, a University of Bristol academic and her colleagues recently stumbled across a hidden gem at the British Empire & Commonwealth Collection (BECC) in Bristol.
Understanding what causes trees to die is one of the biggest uncertainties preventing us from forecasting how forests will respond to the growing threat of climate change.
With the explosion of online platforms and advertising, the scourge of gambling is a growing problem affecting people of all ages.
People with or who have had breast cancer are already taking part in an electric bike (e-bike) trial, but more people are needed to help. The study, being run by the University of Bristol, wants to find out if e-biking can help people with breast cancer be more physically active.
A 20-year-old who only started running this year has completed seven marathons in seven days.
Research has revealed for the first time the extent gambling messages saturate UK media coverage and social media during the opening weekend of the English Premier League football season.
A University of Bristol academic has landed a grant worth more than £1.3m to study clandestine economic activities that give rise to disastrous environmental consequences such as small-scale gold mining, illegal logging, and land-grabbing in the Amazon rainforest.
University of Bristol students have been playing to sell out crowds at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
The atmosphere was out of this world as a NASA astronaut returned to her old university to receive an honorary doctorate.
A student who was a young carer and went to 11 schools has graduated from the University of Bristol.
Samuel Adamson, a writer and teacher, who studies dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage, has been chosen as the seventh recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
A non-profit that has lifted 13,000 refugees and vulnerable people out of period poverty has now been awarded charity status.
A University of Bristol historian who is an expert in colonialism, and in particular the British empire and its relations with China, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy
This weekend thousands of people will descend on Bristol’s Docks for the popular annual Bristol Harbour Festival which takes place from July 14 to 16.
Global institutions are today being called on to back a bold, transformative plan for Africa to take its rightful role in research alliances, driving forward social justice, advancing science, and supercharging global scholarship.
A student who only learnt to swim in October is through to the Ironman World Championships.
A new virtual reality (VR) app which takes users on a journey back in time to Ancient Greece where they are able to experience first-hand what it was like to consult with the Greek god Zeus at the Oracle of Dodona has been developed by a team of academics led by the University of Bristol.
A startup that uses soundwaves to move cells has won £10,000 and a year’s membership at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol.
Exceptional sporting talent was given the limelight as six student athletes won the University of Bristol’s highest sporting honour.
An historian from the University of Bristol has uncovered new evidence which suggests that Bristol’s involvement in the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans may have started more than 30 years earlier than previously recorded.
Cheers and applause filled the Wills Memorial Building on Wednesday for the first in-person Bristol Teaching Awards since 2019.
Thirty subjects taught at the University of Bristol are in the top ten of UK universities, according to a new rankings.
A student who won a special award from the University of Bristol says she hopes it shows her children “you can always change courses and make a new path for yourself”.
For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours including extended care by mothers, increased infant survival and the ability to live in large complex multilevel societies.
Minds are being steadied and buzzing hands honed for the University of Bristol’s first ever University Challenge final.
The words different cultures use to describe family members have revealed some intriguing insights - including why in Balto-Slavic languages there is a complicated relationship between in-laws and weasels. University of Bristol researchers have published a new study in PLOS ONE exploring the links between kinship names in different languages.
The University of Bristol is into the semi-finals of University Challenge for the first time.
A multi-lingual academic from the University of Bristol is one of seven exceptional early career researchers granted fellowships by the British Academy and the Wolfson Foundation.
A tap-to-rent electric trailer that attaches to a bike or e-scooter was one of six business ideas awarded a total of £70,000 at this year's University of Bristol Innovation Showcase.
An innovative partnership project that uses 3D augmented reality (AR) technology to help bring the art of theatre production to life for young people was among the nominees for a prestigious award.
Three University of Bristol academics have been selected to receive prestigious Mid-Career Fellowships from the British Academy to fund research relating to social sciences, humanities and the arts.
Student entrepreneurs will pitch for a share of £75,000 in start-up funding at the University of Bristol Innovation Showcase 2023.
An app built by a University of Bristol student helps detect essays written by AI bots like ChatGPT.
University of Bristol student Jenna De Vera has been picked for the Welsh Six Nations squad.
A new festival that aims to open up conversations around death and bereavement will take place in May. Good Grief Weston will offer 30 workshops and events over eight days (Monday 1 to Monday 8 May) across more than 20 venues.
Many of the subjects taught and researched at the University of Bristol are world-leading, finds a global rankings released today.
The University of Bristol is very proud to be the new home for The Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) – one of the oldest of the National Cyber Security Centre’s research institutes.
We are delighted to announce that we are now welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2023, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
For the first time ever authors, journalists, film makers and scientists from across the world are being asked to share their experiences of pressure to remove or soften the exploration of the climate crisis in their work.
The Universities of Bristol, Nottingham, and Birmingham have been awarded a major £2.6 million Wellcome Discovery Grant for a six-year project which will use philosophical expertise to help bring patient voices into healthcare research and practice.
A student who started a PhD in 1970 has finally graduated today.
A woman who became homeless with her baby daughter and later overcame depression is now a thriving student with plans to become a lecturer.
A theatre and film director, a professional climber and a renowned politician are among our 2023 Alumni Award winners.
Annette Krause, Language Teacher in the Department of German, died in December 2022 after a short illness. Her colleague Ruth Winter offers a remembrance.
The University of Bristol and Bristol Cathedral have formally strengthened their relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding at the Cathedral this week.
The University of Bristol has extended its listening exercise, seeking views on whether seven buildings whose names are linked in different ways to the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans should be renamed.
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The University of Bristolʼs Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has partnered with Genie AI, the UKʼs largest open source legal library, to provide students with free access to legal templates and clauses.
A new augmented reality mobile phone app will take users on an alternative tour of Bristol, using narration, art, dance, music, spoken word and interactive elements to explore sites and landmarks in the city which have connections to the histories and legacies of transatlantic enslavement.
Bristol is one of the first universities to receive the University Mental Health Charter Award.
It’s neck and neck in the title race as the University of Bristol Women’s Football Club (UBWFC) 1st XI go into a crunch match.
The University of Bristol is launching a listening exercise today, seeking views on whether seven buildings whose names are linked in different ways to the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans should be renamed.
Ways to detect diabetes early, protect against dementia and keep people connected through touch are all ideas that have won in this year’s Doctoral Prizes.
For most, getting a degree represents years of learning. For Lawrence Hoo, it represents a lifetime.
The German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger visited the University on Friday [11 November], to meet Professor Evelyn Welch, the University's Vice-Chancellor and President, to discuss opportunities for UK-Germany education and research collaboration.
Shelter CEO Polly Neate CBE today told students to keep striving to make the world a better place as she accepted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Bristol.
The world’s first metaverse live streaming studio, a more sustainable but equally spectacular alternative to fireworks, and a pioneering technique set to transform sensory products and experiences are among six technology trailblazers to be awarded a share of £1million.
Local artists are showcasing Bristol’s passion and wide-ranging expertise to combat climate change with an array of thought-provoking artwork, as the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference progresses.
Dr Tom Mason, formerly Senior Lecturer in English, passed away on 24 September at the age of 74. His friend, Emeritus Professor David Hopkins, offers a remembrance.
Several subjects taught at the University of Bristol have jumped higher in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject.
Three academics from the University of Bristol have been awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes.
Next Tuesday will mark exactly 100 years since the BBC was founded and a public lecture is being held in Bristol charting its acclaimed history and future challenges.
Archaeologists from the University of Bristol have suggested that mysterious stone spheres found at various ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean could be playing pieces from one of the earliest ever board games.
When Jennie Godfrey told colleagues she was quitting their FTSE-100 company to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an author, some rolled their eyes, others worried openly about her mental health. But just two years later she was signing a deal with Penguin to publish her first novel and translate it into four languages.
The University of Bristol is one of the best places in the UK to study engineering, education, languages and animal sciences courses.
Research undertaken by a University of Bristol historian has informed a major new exhibition by The Museum of British Colonialism, which is taking place in Nairobi, exploring the history of Britain’s ‘villagisation’ programme in colonial Kenya.
The University of Bristol has signed a new partnership with the National Aerospace University (Kharkiv Aviation Institute) in Ukraine as part of a UK government-backed ‘twinning’ scheme to support higher education institutions affected by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots.
Two Bristol hockey players tested their mettle against some of the best teams in the world at the under 21s European championships.
A new documentary unearths the rich and often unexpected wildlife that calls Bristol home.
One of the world’s leading designers has received an honorary degree from her old university.
Malaika Kegode, an award-winning writer, performer and creative producer from Bristol, has been chosen as the sixth recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
Friends who met on their first day at the University of Bristol and went on to become renowned film producers have today received honorary degrees from their alma mater.
Rising star Cassa Jackson is used to performing to tens of thousands of people in venues like the London O2 and Manchester Arena.
A start-up developing an on-the-go cleaning case for reusable menstrual cups has won a slice of £75,000 in funding from the University of Bristol.
Academics from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Medieval Studies have been awarded a €2.4 million EU Horizon grant to train a new generation of medievalists from across Europe in the history of the early book.
An extra 30,000 people will visit Bristol on Friday and Saturday for the first in-person open days at the University of Bristol since before the pandemic.
University staff who go above and beyond to help students have been thanked at a special awards ceremony.
Each year, the University of Bristol recognises alumni who have made remarkable contributions to society through the Alumni Awards. From highly successful tech entrepreneurs to an award-winning journalist, this year’s winners are all inspirational leaders in their fields.
PhD and other doctoral students at universities in Ukraine are being offered six month scholarships at the University of Bristol so they can continue their research.
The University of Bristol is very pleased to be one of nine institutions across the United Kingdom to be chosen to host flagship lectures by the British Academy.
Eight Outstanding students have been celebrated at a special awards ceremony.
Three researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants totalling around €8 million. This places the University third in the UK in terms of the number of Advanced Grants awarded from the 2021 call.
Ireland’s Ambassador to the UK, Mr Adrian O’Neill, visited Bristol on 20 April for an event highlighting the historical links and celebrating contemporary ties between the cities of Dublin and Bristol.
A doctor who transformed the lives of thousands of Afghans has received an honorary degree from the University of Bristol, in the same ceremony in which her daughter graduated.
Businesses from across the West of England are invited to pitch innovative projects for a share of £2million funding, which will advance technologies and improve audience experience in the creative sector.
A student rentals company disrupting the market with its online platform has raised £700,000 in its first funding round.
Two Bristol researchers have been appointed as New Generation Thinkers for their game-changing ideas.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine more than 200 volunteers have joined a student’s period poverty movement.
A new student start-up accelerator opened at the University of Bristol will help turn fledgling ideas into high growth businesses.
After taking a break last year because of the pandemic, the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection has opened applications for the 2022 Kevin Elyot Award – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Bristol students will run a half marathon today (4 March) to raise money for Ukrainians caught up in the war.
Armies clash, civilisations creak and worlds are torn asunder.
Recommendations for what happens next to the Colston Statue have been published by the We Are Bristol History Commission, led by academics at the University of Bristol, taking into account the responses of nearly 14,000 people.
The University of Bristol has announced it will create 400 new postgraduate scholarships.
Hollywood actor Simon Pegg and children's author Julia Donaldson are among the University of Bristol's famous alumni recognised as the country’s greatest creative minds in a new campaign to showcase the creative talent nurtured at UK universities and encourage the government to support creative courses.
Two years ago Sonny Drinkwater was exercising 20 times a week and counting every single one of the 1,000 daily calories he consumed.
The University of Bristol has become the first university to have two Honorary Fellows elected to the UK’s enterprise education body.
A recent Bristol graduate who has dreams of becoming a Hollywood composer has just released his first album.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has been awarded £281,758 by the Wellcome Trust to conserve, catalogue and make available the archive of Welfare State International (WSI).
The British Academy today grows its Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Network - a pilot programme aimed at UK-based postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences - into the South West with a new hub supported by the GW4 Alliance of universities.
A student who learnt to sew a year ago so she could help end period poverty is now running a global network of 1,000 volunteer sewers.
A former Bristol student bent on fixing the 'toxic' student rental market now employs 10 people and is closing in on £500,000 of funding.
The most interesting theses produced by University of Bristol PhD students have been revealed.
A new exhibition opening next month at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, will trace the long history of Anglo Dutch relations. North Sea Crossings is a pioneering collaborative project with the University of Bristol and the University of Cambridge, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Dr Elizabeth Bird, Emeritus Dean of the Faculty of Arts and former Head of Continuing Education, passed away in October. Her friends and colleagues Jo Elsworth, Jackie West and Hilary Land offer this remembrance.
A new report published this week will give councils across the country guidance on processes to use when deciding the future of contested monuments and street names.
A team of University of Bristol experts on a wide range of hot topics spanning climate change, environmental justice, emissions, sustainable energy, green finance and the economy are poised to join the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26.
A Bristol student will hike through the night as he takes on a formidable charity challenge in memory of his “beautiful mummy”.
An art project exploring sites in Bristol connected to the legacy of enslavement and countered with creative dance inspired by the culture and history of dance of the African diaspora is looking for people to take part.
A teacher and PHD candidate has been awarded the coveted Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award.
A recording of seven compositions by John Pickard, Professor of Composition in Bristol’s Department of Music, has won the Contemporary category of this year’s Gramophone Awards.
An undergraduate History student from the University of Bristol has uncovered previously unknown details about one of the worst-named, but possibly most successful, quarantine hospitals in English history: Bristol’s ‘Forlorn Hope Pesthouse’.
The University of Bristol is among the best places in the country to study Engineering, Education and Medicine.
Medieval manuscript fragments discovered in Bristol that tell part of the story of Merlin the magician, one of the most famous characters from Arthurian legend, have been identified by academics from the Universities of Bristol and Durham as some of the earliest surviving examples of that section of the narrative.
Bristol is one of the first universities to benefit from a ‘SafePod’ as part of a new national network of ‘secure data access’ pods set to launch this week. The small, prefabricated pods will enable scientists to access data for research purposes on site avoiding the need for them to travel to the handful of existing safe setting locations.
A student who grew up on food banks and free school meals has left the University of Bristol with a first – and she is just getting started.
Three University of Bristol academics have been elected to The British Academy as Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to social sciences, humanities and the arts.
Seven sporting stars from the University of Bristol are making their final preparations for the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, which officially get underway today with graduate Hannah Mills leading out Team GB at the opening ceremony.
Michael Liversidge, Emeritus Dean of the Faculty of Arts, died on 5th July 2021, after a short illness. His colleague, Professor Beth Williamson, offers a remembrance.
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a grant worth US$3m (£2.1m) to an international team of researchers to conduct a major new project which will focus on the fundamental nature of time and its potential to reveal both scientific and philosophical insights into the quantum world - whose implications for life itself are explored in the new field of quantum biology.
The University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection has received £45,000 from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a series of activities incorporating virtual reality which will bring to life the hidden histories and creative processes of Britain’s oldest theatre – Bristol Old Vic.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, scientific research has been widely used to communicate about the disease to the public. New research to understand public views of coronavirus science has found that confidence in science among people in England from March to November 2020 was good overall although declined over this time. People who had been shielding had greater trust in November 2020 compared with their description of the views that they held in at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Communities in Bristol and beyond are being invited to explore their past, present and future, by taking part in a new learning project launched by the We Are Bristol History Commission and partners, which includes the University of Bristol.
A gifted student pianist has released his first EP.
Phil Gould, Estates Assistant in the Victoria Rooms, passed away earlier this month. Matt Davies and other colleagues offer a remembrance.
A new project, led by the University of Bristol, will work with local citizens and communities in Bristol to build a fuller understanding of how the city’s legacy of transatlantic slavery is still impacting on society today.
The University will receive €13M for globally significant research into anti-microbial resistance, artificial reproduction, futuristic materials, quantum mechanics, the philosophy of evolution and a truth taskforce to combat misinformation.
Dr John Hibberd, who played a major role in the life of the German Department from his arrival in 1963 to his retirement in 2000 and beyond, passed away earlier this month. This appreciation of his life and career as a teacher, translator and researcher also appears on the department's webpages.
John Vincent, Emeritus Professor of History, passed away in March at the age of 83. Professor Ronald Hutton offers a remembrance.
Reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions, eliminating hunger and poverty, tackling misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, decolonisation, and overcoming the digital divide are among key topics set to take centre stage at the inaugural University of Bristol Festival of International Research and Partnerships, which starts next week.
Great George, Bristol's largest bell housed in the tower of the Wills Memorial Building, will be playing his part when the nation observes the funeral of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday [17 April].
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with archaeologists from Oxford Archaeology, have found the first evidence of a religious diet locked inside pottery fragments excavated from the early medieval Jewish community of Oxford.
Two students have launched a non-profit organization which has ended period poverty for hundreds of women in refugee camps – and they are only just getting started.
Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 16th/17th century including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that saw rivers frozen for months.
Treasures collected by the University of Bristol, including Brunel documents, historic maps and rare film, will be made public thanks to a major investment in digitisation equipment.
The University of Bristol’s world-leading tech incubator, SETsquared Bristol, is proud to announce six BAME-led companies that have been awarded their 2020 Breakthrough Bursary.
The University of Bristol is inviting the best and brightest minds from across the world to apply for its 2021/22 Think Big scholarships.
A University of Bristol graduate who created a start-up business to help students feel more at home while studying abroad, has been awarded a top UK prize.
Bristol’s history will be explored by the city’s first ever history commission, which formally launched this week.
The University of Bristol has been named as 11th best university in the country in The Guardian’s annual university guide – a rise of 12 places.
A precious manuscript leaf from a thirteenth-century Latin Bible that almost certainly originated from Glastonbury Abbey has been acquired by the University of Bristol Library’s Special Collections.
Using radiocarbon dating and CT scanning to study ancient bones, researchers have uncovered for the first time a Bronze Age tradition of retaining and curating human remains as relics over several generations.
Devon-based playwright and director Lucy Bell has been selected as the fifth recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
High-profile speakers will help the University of Bristol’s class of 2020 celebrate their time at the University in a series of live virtual celebration events starting this week.
The South West is on track to become an international trailblazer in screen-based media thanks to £46 million funding, which will launch a creative media powerhouse called MyWorld and supercharge economic growth, generating more than 700 jobs.
The University of Bristol has risen two places to 14th overall in the latest Complete University Guide 2021, which also ranks it 9th in the UK for the quality of its research.
Bristol’s Commission on Race Equality have appointed Professor Olivette Otele as their new independent chair to take forward the city’s aspirations in diversity and inclusion and to challenge the history of disadvantage that has been experienced by ethnic minorities in the city.
After analysing organic residues from ancient pots, a team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has uncovered new evidence of dairying by hunter-gatherers in the landlocked South African country of Lesotho in the mid-late first millennium AD.
Applications are now open for the University of Bristol Theatre Collection 2020 Kevin Elyot Award – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
An international team of specialists, led by the University of Bristol, is closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs.
Andrew Marvell’s poetry is best known for discouraging the crime of coyness in courtship, but new research led by the University of Bristol has uncovered compelling evidence that the famous poet, celebrated in the eighteenth century as a politician and satirist, had his own illicit liaisons as a spy for the Dutch.
Today [11 March 2020], three undergraduate students from the University of Bristol will take part in a national event celebrating the best undergraduate research in the country.
A new league table has placed many of the University of Bristol’s courses among the best in the world.
A new exhibition at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection, which opens on Friday 14 February, explores the archive of the renowned visual artist, curator and teacher Franko B.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection – one of the world’s largest archives of British theatre history and live art - has been officially awarded Designated status by the Arts Council England.
Five University of Bristol academics have been awarded Major Research Fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust.
An academic from the University of Bristol has identified a rare medieval manuscript in Dundee City Archives.
This year’s Bristol Vision Institute Richard Gregory Memorial Lecture will be given by multi-award-winning visionary designer and storyteller, Alex McDowell, on Thursday 28 November at the University of Bristol’s Wills Memorial Building.
How can the sights and sounds of history be brought alive for modern visitors to National Trust properties? Cutting edge technology could provide an answer, so the conservation charity will work with University experts to create new multi-sensory experiences at some of its places in the South West and Wales.
A Social Anthropologist from the University of Bristol has been working with the Matses, an indigenous people who live in a very remote area of the Amazon rainforest, to create a series of animated films that aim to raise awareness of their culture and the challenges they face in the 21st century.
The University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection has acquired an oil painting of the renowned actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft by the acclaimed artist Walter Sickert.
The University of Bristol has appointed its first Professor of the History of Slavery.
Colombia is at a crucial crossroads in the implementation of its peace accord. A week of public events and activities, organised by the University of Bristol offers an opportunity to reflect upon the innovations and challenges for Colombia’s Truth Commission (CTC) and the legacies of the country’s long tradition of research in historical memory.
The oldest surviving pages of the 13th century’s most popular story which feature one of medieval European literature’s best-known sex scenes have been identified by an academic from the University of Bristol.
A group of poets, activists and academics have created a pop-up exhibit on race equality, as a creative response to the Interventions/2 exhibition by Yoko Ono at The Georgian House Museum in Bristol which opened last week.
The physical copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence used by the judge in the landmark obscenity trial of 1960 has been acquired by the University of Bristol.
The University of Bristol has jumped up four places to 15th out of 134 UK universities in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 [published Sunday 22 September].
Research England has awarded £1.5m to the University of Bristol towards developing a new state-of-the-art life sciences incubator with Unit DX, as part of its University Enterprise Zone [UEZ] programme.
A new book for older children and teenagers, written by a University of Bristol anthropologist, that charts the rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement during the 20th century and celebrates the individuals who stood up and demanded recognition has been published this week.
Dr Caroline Williams, who was at the heart of the life and work of the School of Modern Languages for 25 years, died aged 57 on 9 August. Her friend and colleague Dr Sally-Ann Kitts offers this remembrance, bringing together the many memories and expressions of love sent to her by Caroline’s friends and colleagues at the University of Bristol and beyond.
Fall in love with fiction and flex your literary muscles, at the University of Bristol’s first ever Festival of Fiction taking place this month at the Priory Road Complex [20-22 September].
Bristol’s Professor of Modern Italian History, John Foot, has been awarded the prestigious Serena Medal from The British Academy for his wide-ranging series of books on Italian history and culture.
Used as a propaganda tool by the Nazis and Soviets during the Second World War and Cold War, the remains of a 10th century male, unearthed beneath Prague Castle in 1928, have been the subject of continued debate and archaeological manipulation.
The University of Bristol has been ranked 8th in the UK and has risen 10 places to 64th in the world, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published today.
A new piece from the University of Bristol’s Professor John Pickard will feature in a world premiere performance at a special BBC Proms event in the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow night [13 August].
Top theatre, film and TV producer Matthew Byam Shaw has graduated from the University of Bristol – some 35 years after he completed his Drama degree.
Professor of Medieval English Literature, Ad Putter, from the University of Bristol’s Department of English, has been made a Fellow of The British Academy, the voice for the humanities and social sciences.
International playwright, translator and lecturer Erdem Avşar has been selected as the fourth recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
The University of Bristol has received a significant gift of four original double-sided leaves from each of the four folio editions of the plays of William Shakespeare, featuring sections of Henry V, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra.
The University of Bristol has risen two places to 49th in the QS World University Rankings 2020 released today [19 June].
The University of Bristol has been ranked 23rd in The Guardian’s University Guide for 2020.
A team of students from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has won a prestigious Student Design Award from the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
The biggest history of Welsh literature, exploring 15 centuries of Welsh writing, is published this week.
Scientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered, for the first time, definitive evidence that determines what types of food medieval peasants ate and how they managed their animals.
A team of archaeologists and anthropologists from the University of Bristol have been gradually unlocking the secrets hidden within Winchester Cathedral’s mortuary chests as part of an on-going research project supported by the Dean and Chapter of Winchester Cathedral.
Dr Benjamin Pohl, a medievalist from the University of Bristol’s Department of History, is one of 30 UK academics to be awarded a Mid-Career Fellowship from the British Academy.
Academics from Bristol, Exeter and The Open University have joined forces with BBC Radio 4 on an ambitious national experiment looking at how listening to natural sounds could boost well-being.
Two senior researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded over €4 million in European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants in recognition of their ‘excellent science’ and potentially ground-breaking research.
The mysterious origins of the Bayard’s Colts – a collection of 17 ceremonial wooden clubs dating back to the 1400s – will be explored at the Walsall Leather Museum on Wednesday 3 April (7.30pm-9pm).
A rare, original royal charter from the first year of King John’s reign has been discovered in Durham by a medieval historian from the University of Bristol.
A fascinating new book which explores, for the first time, how religion was used to justify the creation of penal colonies, attempt reforms and ultimately overthrow the transportation of British and Irish prisoners is published next month.
Sir David Attenborough has urged young people to ‘get engaged, come together and do something’ about the threats facing the natural world.
Students and staff came together outside the Wills Memorial Building today [Friday 8 March] for a photo shoot to celebrate the increasing role played by women across the University of Bristol.The event was part of International Women’s Day (IWD), led by the United Nations to showcase the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women across the world.
Many of the courses taught at the University of Bristol are among the best in the world, according to a new international league table.
The flexibility of studying part-time was very much in evidence last week when three post-graduates, including one who studied from home in Hong Kong and took part in seminars and supervisions via Skype, received their degrees
Bristol-based Performance artist Tom Marshman invites you to a marvellous party, bringing to life the fascinating personal archive of Oliver Messel, one of the twentieth century’s leading theatrical stars.
The world premiere of a new piece of choral music composed by two academics from the University of Bristol has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
A chance discovery, hidden away in a series of 16th-century books deep in the archive of Bristol Central Library, has revealed original manuscript fragments from the Middle Ages which tell part of the story of Merlin the magician, one of the most famous characters from Arthurian legend.
The first major biography in English for over 20 years, detailing the life and work of the iconic 19th-century French writer, Victor Hugo, will be published in February.
New research, led by the University of Bristol, has shed new light on the eating habits of Neolithic people living in southeastern Europe using food residues from pottery extracts dating back more than 8,000 years.
Four famous faces from the University of Bristol will be pitting their quizzing prowess against Jeremy Paxman in a special series of University Challenge this Christmas.
Following research on remarkable medieval wall paintings at a village church in Shropshire, described as England’s Bayeux Tapestry, a University of Bristol academic and her team have created a new heritage trail around the local area.
Artists-in-residence for the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus want to hear your stories about the Temple Quarter area ahead of the development of the new campus close to Temple Meads station.
A University of Bristol study which showed lives could be saved if babies were placed on their backs - and not their fronts-to sleep, has today been named as one of the UK’s 100 best breakthroughs by Universities UK for its significant impact on people's lives.
Six Bristol postgraduates have been awarded £500 prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses.
A team at the University of Bristol is investigating the gendered nature of armed conflict in Colombia in support of the Colombian Truth Commission, which formally launches today, 29 November and aims to address injustices from the war.
From the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize to one of the country’s early suffragettes, portraits dedicated to inspirational women now grace the walls of the University of Bristol’s most famous building.
Back in the 1970s, hundreds of homes and businesses in the Totterdown area of Bristol were cleared to make way for a new ring road which was never built.
A researcher from the University of Bristol presented research at Parliament yesterday that recommends the consideration of more holistic interventions in the world’s poorest countries.
Archaeologists from the Universities of Bristol and Tennessee have located evidence for the site of America's first English Thanksgiving on the James River in Virginia.
Two new exhibitions open in Bristol next week celebrating the romance and imagination of one of the 20th century’s brightest theatrical stars, Oliver Messel.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global health emergency with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimating that 'superbugs' will kill 1.3 million people in Europe by 2050, including more than 90,000 in the UK, unless we can halt the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections. The University of Bristol is committed to tackling this global challenge and today [Wednesday 14 November] a new cross-faculty and interdisciplinary AMR research network will be launched, funded by the University's Elizabeth Blackwell Institute (EBI).
A team of scientists from the University of Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society have collaborated to develop a ‘ground-breaking’ new animal enrichment activity for the gorillas at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
Three academics from the University of Bristol have come up with a series of recommendations which, they say, would make UK universities more accessible and responsive to a changing economy.
Ten new research projects announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will address issues facing Colombia’s transition from conflict to peace.
A thought-provoking film, released to coincide with the centenary of the Armistice in November 1918, in which war is imagined as a diabolical dance choreographed by Satan and Ballet Master Death is currently touring the UK, including several performances in and around Bristol.
Thirty academics from engineering, health sciences, mathematics, veterinary science, geographical sciences, computer science, arts and other disciplines join the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
The final piece of Bristol Old Vic’s radical reinvention falls into place next month with the launch of its brand new interactive heritage experience.
Historians from the University of Bristol have uncovered compelling new evidence concerning the first English-led expedition to North America in 1499 hidden deep within huge parchment rolls and only legible by using ultra-violet light.
Senator Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017 launched The Cambridge History of Ireland at a reception hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Dan Mulhall, at the ambassador's residence in Washington DC earlier this month.
Spoken word poet, writer and performer Deanna Rodger has been selected as the third recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot award by the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
A project which has carried out research into breathlessness in local communities has won the ‘Inspiration Award’ at the first ever Health Humanities Medal awards.
What can women achieve in the next 100 years? This question and more will be discussed at a special event being held by the University of Bristol to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote and stand for election.
The team at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been awarded the Higher Education Team Enterprise Award at last night’s National Enterprise Educator Awards (NEEA) held in Leeds.
Visitors to the Leather Museum in Walsall will be able to get up close and personal with two of the mysterious Bayard’s Colts on Saturday 1 September at a free, family event organised by academics from the University of Bristol.
Most of us remember the Disney adaptation of Robin Hood, portrayed in the cartoon as a sly trickster fox. But did you ever wonder why the Prince of Thieves was animated as a fox in the first place?
The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership led by the University of Bristol, is to receive funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over eight years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2019.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Graduates of the University of Bristol are among the highest paid in the country three years after graduating, according to new data released by the Department of Education.
A team of maritime historians and archaeologists, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has published compelling new evidence about the remains of the largest and best-preserved late medieval ship ever discovered.
The Victoria Rooms, home to the University of Bristol’s Department of Music, is one of 41 locations in the country to be honoured for its part in the campaign for women’s suffrage.
Two new exhibitions have gone on display at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection, curated by History of Art students.
In a year when the UK celebrates the centenary of women first getting the right to vote, a new book will look at the role of Indian women in the global suffrage movement.
An exhibition has opened at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection to mark the 200th anniversary of the first public performance at one of the UK’s most prestigious theatres, the Old Vic in London.
A group of academics from across the university are working with artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent to share ideas on how to build a Martian house.
The Faculty of Arts at the University of Bristol is delighted to announce the appointment of a number of eminent academics to key senior leadership roles.
A new study by anthropologists at the University of Bristol will help campaigners to closely target their work in eradicating female genital cutting (FGC).
The publication of a major new survey of Irish history will be celebrated at Dublin Castle today (Monday, April 30).
The University of Bristol has been ranked 15th in the Complete University Guide – a rise of two places this year.
Contacts between Dutch and English speakers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and their impact on literature will be explored thanks to a new grant from The Leverhulme Trust.
The shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize 2018 is announced today and includes a book by a University of Bristol historian.
The University of Bristol’s most recent graduates were given the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends at a UK-style Graduation Celebration in Shanghai today (14 April).
Over 250 recent Chinese graduates will celebrate an important milestone in their UK education at the University of Bristol’s first ever graduation celebration in Shanghai this Saturday (14 April). This follows previous degree ceremonies in Beijing in 2013, 2015 and 2017 which proved hugely successful.
Five senior researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded over €10M in European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants in recognition of their ‘excellent science’ and potentially ground-breaking research.
In August 2017, peace activists from Peru and Colombia gathered in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to discuss the ways in which they had used art and creativity to tell stories about the history of conflict in their countries.
The University of Bristol was host to over 150 exceptional scholars – and future leaders - from around the world at the fifth annual Chevening Conference on Friday 6 April.
A bronze bust of the famous archaeologist and Time Team regular, Professor Mick Aston, has been unveiled at the University of Bristol.
Using new linguistic analyses, a study, co-authored by the University of Bristol, has shown that the Dravidian languages – spoken by 220 million people across South Asia, date back to about 4,500 years ago.
Our changing relationship with the wild and animals at the world’s oldest surviving provincial zoo is uncovered in a new book published today (Tuesday 6 March) by Dr Andy Flack, Teaching Fellow in Modern History at the University of Bristol.
The University of Bristol is re-affirming its commitment to freedom of speech and to the rights of all our students and staff to discuss difficult and sensitive topics, and to being a place where all feel safe, welcomed and respected, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, disability or social background.
With plans recently announced for a new library at the University of Bristol, library users, researchers, librarians and creative writers from the University and across the city will discuss the role of libraries in the past, now and in the future at a debate this evening (Tuesday, February 20).
The University of Bristol was once again proud to sponsor the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (17-18 February), welcoming in the Year of the Dog with two days of events, which included a talk about traditional Chinese herbs from the University’s Botanic Garden.
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.
Applications are now open for the University of Bristol Theatre Collection 2018 Kevin Elyot Award – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
Dr Basil Cottle (1917-1994) was one of the University of Bristol’s most well-known and respected academics.
The University of Bristol is investing £500k in scholarships to attract the best and brightest international students from around the world.
Bristol has become the first university in England to join Universities Studying Slavery (USS), a multi-institutional collaboration based at University of Virginia dedicated to furthering the study of slavery’s legacy and wider historical and contemporary race inequalities.
The University of Bristol will host the fifth annual Chevening Conference in April 2018, welcoming future global leaders from around the world.
A Bristol-led study suggests that developments in precision farming could yield data of great use to archaeological research, and that archaeological data could be valuable for modern farming systems.
A new report recommends that universities respect the expertise of partners in creative and cultural sectors, if they want collaborative arts and humanities research to have greater value.
Workshops from a Viking camp dating to the winter of 873-4, have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol.
A multi-disciplinary team of academics, led by the University of Bristol, is investigating the long-term environmental and social impact of conflict in dryland environments.
The University of Bristol has welcomed today’s exciting news that Bristol has been named a UNESCO City of Film.
The history of witches and witchcraft is something that has fascinated and frightened people throughout history.
Professor John Burrow, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts, passed away earlier this week. Former colleagues pay tribute to his life and career.
Three academics from the University of Bristol will explore Mars and the microgravity environment, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency in the latest round of the Aurora Science Programme and the Human Spaceflight and Microgravity programme.
Two recent studies led by the University of Bristol provide significant new hope in the fight against antibiotic resistance. By identifying what makes some bacteria resistant to the most commonly prescribed antibiotics, and how this can be reversed, the findings have demonstrated potentially life-saving consequences and could help reverse the tide of antibiotic resistance.
Historians and English academics from the University of Bristol have been working with Openstorytellers, a Frome-based charity that supports people with learning difficulties, to research and recreate the story of one of Bristol’s lesser known historical figures.
Six University of Bristol postgraduates have been awarded £500 prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses.
Over 100 scholars, representing 36 countries, attended the University of Bristol’s inaugural International Scholars Reception at the Wills Memorial Building this month.
Easter Island has long been a source of intrigue and mystery. How did such a small community of people build so many impressively large statues?
The University of Bristol supports the city’s varied programme of events marking Black History Month.
Professor Hugh Brady, Vice-Chancellor & President and Dr Erik Lithander, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) were joined by senior University of Bristol academics on a recent visit to China to strengthen education partnerships and showcase the University to prospective students.
Bristolians still waiting in hope of a letter-bearing owl are in luck, as this Saturday [7 October] the University of Bristol will host an open day of magical proportions in the Wills Memorial Building.
In response to the urgent and global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Medical Research Foundation (MRF), the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council, has invested £2.85M in delivering the UK’s first nationwide PhD training programme to focus on this major health challenge.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection – one of the world’s largest archives of British theatre history and live art – has been awarded official recognition from the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee, part of The National Archives.
Samples of ancient DNA recovered by University of Bristol scientists on two Indian Ocean islands have helped in the first large scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa.
Record numbers of returnee graduates attended the GW4 careers fairs in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen last month, leading to an increase in the number of graduates finding employment.
Five early-career researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded over €7M in European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants in recognition of their ‘excellent science’ and potentially ground-breaking research.
In a first for the University of Bristol, Vice-Chancellor Professor Hugh Brady today signed an agreement with Australia’s Macquarie University to offer a programme of Dual Doctoral Awards, providing cross-global training opportunities for post-graduate researchers.
Peter Skrine, former Professor of German at Bristol, died on 26 May after a lengthy illness. Dr Mark Allinson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, offers an appreciation.
Members of the public are invited to experience community research first-hand at a special festival taking place on 14 September.
The earliest introduction of domestic chickens and black rats from Asia to the east coast of Africa came via maritime routes between the 7th and 8th centuries AD.
While most British children are likely to have heard of Fantastic Mr. Fox, very few adults, let alone children, may have heard of Reynard, the Dutch vulpine trickster who inspired Roald Dahl’s much-loved character.
A team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Zayed University (Abu Dhabi) have uncovered the foundations of two seventeenth century Portuguese churches on the East African island of Zanzibar.
Over the course of the Neolithic period, secondary products from cattle such as milk, manure and animal power became more important.
The University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology will be taking part in the ‘Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology’ event on Saturday, July 29 at Blaise Castle House Museum in Henbury from 11am to 4pm.
Timothy West, widely regarded as the godfather of British drama, has been presented with an honorary degree by the University of Bristol on Friday [21 July], in recognition of his contribution to the world of acting.
Bristol-based playwright and writer Jon Berry has been named as the second recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
An international panel of judges has shortlisted the University of Bristol for the Higher Education Academy’s (HEA) first Global Teaching Excellence Awards (GTEA).
Research by an international team, led by the University of Bristol, has shed new light on the fate of the ancient people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
The University of Bristol has high scores for satisfaction in key areas of the international student experience, according to the world’s largest survey of international students.
Pioneering work done by the University of Bristol to entice adult learners from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education has fed into a new report looking at better ways to widen access and participation from under-represented groups.
A team of international scientists – including an archaeologist from the University of Bristol – have cracked the mystery of why bird eggs are shaped the way they are.
Ten of the USA’s brightest undergraduates have been spending four weeks at the University of Bristol to explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK, as part of the Fulbright UK Summer Institute scheme.
There will be classical music floating through the University of Bristol Student's Union (Bristol SU) tomorrow [Tuesday 20 June] when 160 local primary school students take part in an orchestra workshop.
Graduates of the University of Bristol are among the highest paid in the country three years after graduating, according to data released by the Department of Education.
On Saturday 3 June the University of Bristol celebrated the outstanding sporting achievements of our students and staff with the Bristol Reds awards.
The winners of the 2017 Bristol Teaching Awards, a joint venture between the University and Bristol SU, were announced at an Awards dinner, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building on Tuesday 6 June.
Helen Dunmore, an award-winning poet, novelist and children’s writer who taught at Bristol, died earlier this month.
A new exhibition at the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection celebrates the life and achievements of acclaimed actor, writer and Bristol drama alumnus Kevin Elyot.
A University of Bristol student studying Theatre and Performance Studies has been presented with an award by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre acknowledging outstanding engagement with the University’s Theatre Collection.
A cable car for Bristol, interactive entertainment at bus stops and creating designs for the interiors of driverless cars to encourage engagement and trust are just some of the ideas innovation students from the University of Bristol have come up with as part of their new course.
Peter Warren, Emeritus Professor and former Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Bristol, has been elected as a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The University of Bristol has been ranked 17th in the Complete University Guide 2018 – a rise of seven places this year.
University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Hugh Brady, has welcomed the announcement that EU students applying to start courses at English universities in the 2018-19 academic year will remain eligible for financial support.
Archaeologists and scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Durham and the British Museum are using cutting edge technology to crack a conundrum surrounding the ancient trade in ostrich eggs.
Almost 400 new alumni of the University of Bristol celebrated their graduation at a British style ceremony in Beijing with a distinctly Bristol flavour.
Applications are now open for the University of Bristol Theatre Collection’s Kevin Elyot Award 2017 – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
The University of Bristol will host a traditional British graduation ceremony - with a Bristol edge - in Beijing this Saturday (8 April).
Images of China from the University of Bristol’s extensive Historical Photographs of China archive have been on display in an exhibition in Chongqing, Sichuan province.
Professor Robert Bickers’ new book on China provides a fresh, accessible and comprehensive account of how China overcame foreign domination in the 20th century to go on to become the world’s second largest economy.
The European Research Council (ERC) will award a total of €9M in grants to Bristol academics under its Advanced Grant scheme. These grants support exceptional, professorial-level research leaders in undertaking ground-breaking, high-impact research projects.
Bristol Plays Music and the University of Bristol are joining forces to present a unique symposium on Renaissance music and the life and work of the composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643).
It may not be immediately apparent what volcanoes, artificial intelligence and the Arctic all have in common. Yet they are all subjects of ground-breaking University of Bristol research which was celebrated this week at an event to commemorate 10 years of the European Research Council.
A Senegalese film, which recently premiered in the UK thanks to funding from the University of Bristol, has won a major award.
Many of the courses taught at the University of Bristol are among the best in the world, according to an international league table.
A spotlight on the Faculty of Arts for International Women's Day 2017
Student filmmaker Sam Jones, named by the British Film Institute (BFI) as ‘one of the most promising filmmakers under 25’, is releasing his award-winning short film today [27 February].
The traditions of Shrove Tuesday, dating back to Tudor times, will be brought to life at a special event in Easton next week.
A team of archaeologists, led by a researcher from the University of Bristol, has uncovered the remains of a possible Stonehenge-type prehistoric earthwork monument in a field in Pembrokeshire.
A new Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project at the University of Bristol is looking at the world of wildlife filmmaking over the last twenty-five years. It focuses on the story of the world-famous BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2017, and the Unit’s wider cultural impact.
Matt Lucas, one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved entertainers, has received a degree from the University of Bristol – 24 years after he started studying drama there.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Matt Lucas and Dr Donald Cameron MBE at degree ceremonies taking place today [16 February] in the Wills Memorial Building.
'Esperanza and Teodula were sterilised without consent more than 18 years ago. They are still searching for justice in Quipu, Peru.’
The University of Bristol and Bristol Cathedral are collaborating on a new research project which will explore the nature of sound inside the building and the way that it impacts on visitors.
The harmful health consequences of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) are well-established and the elimination of this practice is a priority for policy makers across the world.
The University of Bristol’s quiz team faces a crucial quarter-final tie against Corpus Christi, Oxford, on Monday [23 January] as its University Challenge journey continues.
Over 1,600 visitors are booked to attend the University of Bristol’s first institution-wide postgraduate open day on Wednesday [23 November].
A showcase of the exciting research collaborations taking place across the city is being held as part of the Bristol800 celebrations this weekend.
A UK-first exhibition based on 10 years of research led by two University of Bristol archaeologists lends credence to the account Lawrence of Arabia gave of his own extraordinary exploits in the desert.
Six University of Bristol postgraduates have been awarded prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses.
The University of Bristol is to take part in a new research project to determine the best ways universities are reaching out to mature learners, particularly those in under-represented groups.
A powerful piece of performance inspired by research carried out by a University of Bristol academic which explores legends and rituals of the Virgin Mary in medieval Spain, will be premiered next month.
Bristol Old Vic is set to be transformed into a major heritage destination with the announcement today of a £2.4m Heritage Lottery Fund award.
The University of Bristol is ninth in the UK and one of 12 UK institutions in the top 100 universities worldwide, according to the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
The 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.
The University of Bristol has been ranked 19th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 - a rise of one place on last year.
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).
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.
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