AHRC Fellowships have been awarded to two researchers in the School of Humanities: Dr Nicoletta Momigliano in the Department of Classics and Ancient History and Dr Kirsty Reid in the Department of Historical Studies - History.
Improving water supplies in rural African villages may have negative knock-on effects and contribute to increased poverty, new research published today [14 November] has found. Rural development initiatives across the developing world are designed to improve community wellbeing and livelihoods but a study of Ethiopian villages by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Addis Ababa in Africa has shown that this can lead to unforeseen consequences caused by an increase in the birth rate in the absence of family planning.
Two students from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Fe Torrance and Emily Rhodes, have been honoured by the judges of a prestigious international essay prize competition.
An exhibition of nature-themed works by contemporary artists and modern masters opens at The Bristol Gallery this Saturday, in conjunction with the Bristol Natural History Consortium’s Festival of Nature.
The Russian language journal 'Vedomosti' has recently published an extract from Bristol art historian Mike O’Mahony’s book 'Sport in the USSR: Physical Culture – Visual Culture'.
Laura Mayer, a PhD student in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, has won the prestigious Garden History Society Annual Essay Prize – becoming the fourth Bristol winner in an unbroken run.
An indoor Jacobean-style theatre, predominantly lit by candles, is being created by Shakespeare’s Globe with the help of a professor from the University of Bristol.
The ground-breaking art and design of Penguin Books come under the spotlight at the University of Bristol this week as part of an international event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publishing company.
Fourth-year students from the School of Modern Languages have had a number of successes in the field of photography.
Bristol's budding young poets (aged 16-19) are invited to enter the first Bristol Poetry Institute Competition to win a cash prize, poetry books for their school library and the chance to read their work alongside three established poets at an event at the University of Bristol.
