A study led by academics in the University of Bristol’s School of Clinical Sciences shows that 6.5 hours of additional dietary support in a year improves blood sugar control in recently diagnosed type 2 diabetics; exercise provides no extra benefit.
Research into the effects of ocean acidification on clownfish by Dr Steve Simpson of the School of Biological Sciences was widely reported in national and international media.
Bristol graduate Ben Morris will receive an honorary degree today [15 July] in recognition of his achievements in the film industry.
Members of the University’s Centre for Communications Research (CCR) recently reported on Bristol’s ‘green’ radio project at Motorola’s ‘University Partnership’ conference.
The University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering hosted the inaugural UKESF summer school [10-14 July], which was established to attract post-16 school students onto electronic engineering degree courses.
The University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust have been given a $1.1 million grant by The Kenneth and Claudia Silverman Family Foundation to fund a phase II clinical trial of bone marrow cellular therapy in MS patients.
State-of-the-art climate models, as used in the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, could be giving a false sense of security in terms of upcoming abrupt change, suggests a Commentary by a University of Bristol scientist published online this week in Nature Geoscience.
The European Ombudsman, Professor Nikiforos Diamandouros, will deliver the 2011 Jean Monnet Lecture at the University of Bristol’s School of Law this evening (Thursday 5 May) at 6 pm in the Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building.
Cannabis use is associated with disturbances in concentration and memory. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of Neuroscience [25 October], has found that brain activity becomes uncoordinated and inaccurate during these altered states of mind, leading to neurophysiological and behavioural impairments reminiscent of those seen in schizophrenia.
On 4 May, many of the 21 students who were successful in winning a 2010/11 International Scholarship attended a winners’ awards ceremony, hosted by the International Office. Each winner was congratulated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Avril Waterman-Pearson, who awarded the certificates.
