When do people seek help for hearing difficulties?
New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol's Centre for Hearing and Balance Studies, has studied illness perceptions in medically unexplained hearing difficulties.
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Experts question claim that Alexander the Great's half-brother is buried at Vergina
Claims that a tomb at Vergina, Greece, the ancient burial place of the Macedonian royal family in the fourth century BC, contains the body of King Philip III Arrhidaios, half-brother of Alexander the Great, and not Philip II, Alexander’s father, are called into question by researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.
Impressive showing for Bristol mathematicians in annual awards
Academics from the School of Mathematics have won prestigious prizes from the London Mathematical Society – scooping three of the seven awards given annually.
Balancing the risks of Greenland’s melting ice sheet
Scientists investigating the geophysical and hydrological conditions beneath the Greenland ice sheet say their analysis will be vital for helping understand how the ice sheet will respond to climate change.
Major step ahead for cryptography
An academic from the University of Bristol will present a paper in Paris this week[Friday 28 May], which makes a step towards a fully practical system to compute on encrypted data. The work could have wide ranging impact on areas as diverse as database access, electronic auctions and electronic voting.
Parents' physical inactivity influences children
A new study, by academics at the University of Bristol, has found children are more likely to watch high levels of television if their parents do, but parents do not need to be physically active to help their children to be active.
Funding for cardiovascular regeneration research
Research into cardiovascular regeneration has been given a boost with a grant of over £550,000 awarded to Dr Costanza Emanueli in the Bristol Heart Institute by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Breakthrough in understanding brain function could lead to Alzheimer’s treatment
Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a new form of synaptic interaction in the brain involved in memory function which could open up the possibility of a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
ESRC grant for study of education quality in China
Professor Sally Thomas and her team at the Graduate School of Education have been awarded ESRC funding for a project entitled ‘Improving teacher development and quality in China’.
Collaborative engineering paper a Nanotechnology 'highlight'
A collaborative research paper including work by Dr Fabrizio Scarpa from the University of Bristol’s Department of Aerospace Engineering has been named as one of the highlights of 2009 by leading journal Nanotechnology.