Identifying Eadgyth
When German archaeologists discovered bones in the tomb of Queen Eadgyth in Magdeburg Cathedral, they looked to Bristol to provide the crucial scientific evidence that the remains were indeed those of the English royal.
International
Professor di Bernardo elected VP of largest IEEE society
Professor Mario di Bernardo, a member of the Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences, has been elected Vice President of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.
Doctor Who's trusty invention is anything but sci-fi
Ultrasonic engineers at Bristol University and The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair are uncovering how a real life version of Dr Who's fictional screwdriver - which uses sonic technology to open locks and undo screws - could be created.
Effects of El Niño land South Pacific reef fish in hot water
Unseasonal warm temperatures caused by El Niño have a profound effect on the fish populations of coral reefs in the South Pacific, scientists have found. An international team of biologists studied the arrival of young fish to the atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia for four years and compared their results with satellite and oceanographic data. They found that the El Niño event caused a sudden collapse in the plankton community and this led to a near absence of the young fish that are required to replenish adult stocks.
Rainforest collapse drove reptile evolution
Global warming devastated tropical rainforests, 300 million years ago. Now scientists report the unexpected discovery that this event triggered an evolutionary burst amongst reptiles – and inadvertently paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs, a hundred million years later.
Adventures in a sea of noise
Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau's book The Silent World captured the imagination of generations of armchair adventurers. But it fell short on one minor detail: the underwater world is anything but silent. Dr Steve Simpson in the School of Biological Sciences knows this better than most.
International researchers begin fellowships in UK
Three leading international researchers have been awarded Newton International Fellowships to carry out world-class research at the University of Bristol.
New partnership will create and deliver agricultural and veterinary medicine programmes in Sharjah (UAE)
The University of Bristol and the Royal Agricultural University have signed an agreement with the University of AlDhaid, to deliver new education and research programmes in sustainable agriculture and veterinary medicine.
Study provides genetic evidence on new osteoporosis drug heart attack risk
New research highlights potential safety concerns around women taking romosozumab, a new anti-osteoporosis drug available on the NHS. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, analysed genetic data on nearly 34,000 people.