Fluorescent tissue cells, zebrafish and neuronal cells in the brain are just some of a selection of winning images inspired by complex scientific procedures that help bring the medical sciences to life for this year’s Art of Science Competition.
A leading visual effects engineer, who won an Oscar for his work on The Golden Compass, will be visiting the city next week [6 March 2012] to give a free public lecture on the very latest in cutting-edge techniques in the film industry. The event is hosted by the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering and sponsored by The Society of Merchant Venturers.
School students who take their GCSEs during a major international football tournament – such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship – get worse exam results than they would in a football-free summer. That is the central finding of new research published by the University of Bristol.
All living organisms are made up of cells, behind these intricate life forms lie complex cellular processes that allow our bodies to function. Researchers working on protein secretion — a fundamental process in biology — have revealed how protein channels in the membrane are activated by special signals contained in proteins destined for secretion. The results help explain the underlying mechanism responsible for the release of proteins such as hormones and antibodies into the blood stream.
Dr Simon O’Doherty of the University of Bristol’s School of Chemistry has been awarded €500,000 as part of InGOS, a European project to monitor emissions of methane, nitrous oxide and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases and improve the observational infrastructure.
Current rates of ocean acidification are unparalleled in Earth’s history, according to new research from an international team of scientists which compiled all the evidence of global warming and acidifying oceans from the past 300 million years.
A student-led organisation that aims to increase the number of young women studying engineering, science and technology at university will come together this weekend for an international conference.
A new study by academics at the University of Bristol has confirmed that stemmed metal-on-metal implants are failing at much higher rates than other types, particularly those with larger head sizes and those implanted in women, in whom failure rates are up to four-times higher.
Three historians from the University of Bristol are celebrating success in the Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History, awarded by the Wiener Library, London.
ActiveME©, a new iPhone application, has been launched to help patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CFS/ME). The new app, which has been developed by experts in the field of CFS/ME including Dr Esther Crawley from the University of Bristol, and tested by people with the condition, is designed to assist patients in keeping track of their activity levels, a key part of rehabilitation and self-managing this chronic condition.
