Bristol promotes interactive learning in India
Dr Sri Subramanian from the Department of Computer Science has been leading a project examining the use of interactive technology in school classrooms in India.
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‘Marco Polo of neuroscience’ to give IAS lecture
The renowned neurologist Professor Vilayanur S Ramachandran is to give the 2010 Institute for Advanced Studies Distinguished Lecture.
How to engineer a robot
Tomorrow [Wednesday 24 March] 64 year nine female students from schools across the region will be spending a day at the University's Faculty of Engineering designing their own robots and energy efficient vehicles.
Honorary degree for Professor Hogan
Professor John Hogan of the Department of Engineering Mathematics has been awarded an honorary degree by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), in recognition of his work in nonlinear dynamics and its applications.
Improving health and lives for people with learning disabilities
An investigation into the standards of care for people with learning disabilities led by the University's Norah Fry Research Centre and the Department of Community-based Medicine was announced today [Tuesday 23 March] by the Department of Health.
Roadmap to improve the welfare of farm animals in the UK
A new collaborative project led by the University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science aims to secure the well-being of millions of farm animals for years to come.
Climate change: Can geoengineering satisfy everyone?
Reflecting sunlight from the Earth by geoengineering would undoubtedly cool the climate, but would different countries agree on how much to reflect? Research by climate scientists at the University of Bristol shows that the impact of geoengineering would be felt in very different ways across the world.
Young men with DMD demand more support
New research from the University of Bristol has found that the rights and needs of young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are being severely restricted by the failure of many services to provide good planning and support.
Gaining too much weight in pregnancy may lead to future heart risks
New research from the University of Bristol's Children of the 90s project have found that piling on too many pounds in pregnancy may lead to future heart risks in the child.
Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
Coral reefs present a treacherous wall of mouths to flea-sized planktonic crustaceans, but the clamour generated by animals on the reef may act like a foghorn to warn them away from danger according to new research from the School of Biological Sciences.