UN praises Bristol initiative to promote safer seas worldwide
International policy makers, coastguard, navies and shipping companies can now access comprehensive advice and guidance to making the world’s oceans safe from piracy and smuggling.
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Acoustic blockage-detection system could prevent aircraft accidents
Pitots, which provide airspeed data, have played a role in several aircraft accidents, including the fatal Air France Flight 447 in 2009. New research by aerospace engineers at the University of Bristol has found that an acoustic blockage-detection system could prevent future accidents by making pilots aware of a blocked Pitot before a situation becomes critical.
Medical Research Council Millennium Medal awarded to preeminent British health scientist from Bristol
One of the most influential figures in modern epidemiology, Professor George Davey Smith from the University of Bristol, has been awarded the UKRI Medical Research Council’s prestigious personal award for his exceptional contributions to improving human health through world-class medical research.
Bristol appoints Professor Tavaré to lead new Faculty of Life Sciences
Professor Jeremy Tavaré will take up the role of Dean when the University of Bristol’s new Faculty of Life Sciences is officially launched on 1 August this year.
Future hub for nano-engineered materials and devices
The Universities of Bath, Bristol, Sheffield and Strathclyde and their industrial partners have been given funding to develop the UK into a future hub for the manufacture of advanced semiconductor materials.
Excess winter deaths: routine data won’t help GPs identify patients who are most at risk
Expecting GPs to use medical records to identify individual patients who are most vulnerable to cold weather is unrealistic, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol, UCL and the University of Birmingham.
Scientists discover body's protection shield
Scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the body’s own immune response to help boost tissue repair. The findings, published in Current Biology today [Monday 18 November], reveal a new network of protective factors to shield cells against damage. This discovery, made by University of Bristol researchers, could significantly benefit patients undergoing surgery by speeding recovery times and lowering the risk of complication.
Lasting impact of mother's diet during pregnancy revealed in rationing study
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.
Educational video could improve the welfare of millions of broilers
The welfare of millions of broiler chickens could be improved thanks to an educational video to help farmers identify and encourage positive welfare in broilers. The video has been created following collaborative work by The Co-op, their chicken supplier, Two Sisters Food Group, and research partners the University of Bristol and FAI Farms.
Bristol ranked among top ten UK universities for research
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 has ranked Bristol among the UK’s top research universities.