A University of Bristol student has won a prestigious scholarship, beating off competition from hundreds of students across the country to win the opportunity to learn from top entrepreneurs in the United States and the UK.
Professor Stephen Sparks CBE FRS has been appointed as the new Chair of the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME). Professor Sparks begins his three-year term as Chair on 13 January 2012 and takes over from Professor Dame Julia Higgins FRS following the completion of her term.
New research from the universities of Newcastle and Bristol has found marks on the genetic ‘code’ that babies have at birth are different for children who go on to be obese or overweight compared to those who do not.
Two Bristol University neuroscientists have become the only UK-based academic members of a major European Union-funded consortium dedicated to accelerating the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease research and drug discovery.
Archaeologists from the University of Bristol have unearthed a unique slave burial ground on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena. The excavation, which took place in advance of construction of a new airport on the island, has revealed dramatic insights into the victims of the Atlantic slave trade during the notorious Middle Passage.
Leaders from across the spectrum of higher education, from as far afield as Australia and Brazil, will be meeting at the University of Bristol this week to discuss how academics can work with colleagues around the world to strengthen global research networks.
A delegation from the China Animal Disease Control Centre (CADC) visited the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences yesterday [Tuesday 6 December].
A detailed study of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) among young people in the UK has found that a 'loneliness loop' risks trapping young people in a repeating cycle of abuse. The University of Bristol-led research, which analysed survey data from 3,000 young people, recommends early intervention to prevent young people from experiencing IPVA.
On 28 March, many of the 30 students who were successful in winning a 2011-12 International Scholarship attended a winners’ awards ceremony, hosted by the International Office at Royal Fort House. The winners were congratulated by the Director of Communications and Marketing, David Alder, who awarded the certificates.
Journalists covering aid and development in areas like Afghanistan are missing some of the basic questions, according to Dr Karl Sandstrom.
