Researchers from universities in the west are hosting a free day-long event designed to help people think through and plan decisions that occur at the end of life, to increase the chances of their death being as good as it can be.
Dr Helen Lambert, Reader in Medical Anthropology from the University of Bristol’s School of Social and Community Medicine, has been appointed to the new position of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Research Champion for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The future of biomedical research in the UK will receive a vital boost thanks to a new collaborative PhD training programme worth £4.6 million. Largely funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the new award to the GW4 Alliance – comprising the University of Bristol, University of Bath, Cardiff University and the University of Exeter – will fund more than 50 postgraduate research students over the next three years.
Owners of one of the UK’s most popular dog breeds, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, are being asked by researchers at the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences to take part in a study to investigate a novel method of assessing neck pain in dogs.
Delays in discharging older people living with frailty from hospital are caused by a complex range of factors, but a key factor is how medical and social information about patients becomes fragmented during their stay. This is the conclusion of a study in two large NHS hospitals led by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham, published today [8 June] in Ageing & Society.
Bristol scientists have received nearly £8 million in funding from Cancer Research UK – the biggest ever research grant awarded by the charity in the city.
Professor John Iredale has been appointed as the University of Bristol’s new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Health. He will take up the post on 18 January 2016.
The University of Bristol’s quest to prove its quizzing prowess begins on Monday, when they take on St John’s College, Oxford, in the first round of University Challenge.
Budding medical, veterinary and dental researchers will soon benefit from increased and enhanced PhD training opportunities, through a new Clinical Academic Training Programme across the GW4 Alliance.
Researchers from the University of Bristol have investigated what leads to high use of antibiotics for children with coughs and found the motives for their use are complex but centre around children being vulnerable.
