How Bristol engineers helped cyclists on the road to Olympic success
Research carried out by the University of Bristol has helped in the development of bikes used by the victorious Team GB cyclists at Rio 2016.
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Female scientists bring science to the streets of Bristol
Soapbox Science is set to transform Broadmead Shopping Centre into a site of scientific debate when leading female scientists engage passers-by in cutting edge research on the Saturday [16 July].
Researchers make first steps toward a cure for HIV
Researchers have developed a way to pull HIV out of the latent reservoir making the virus visible to the immune system and providing the potential to be killed by treatment.
Wind energy expert appointed visiting professor
A world-leading expert in wind turbine design and analysis has been appointed a Visiting Industrial Professor at the University of Bristol within the Department of Aerospace Engineering. This will involve working with staff across the Faculty of Engineering and the Cabot Institute’s Low Carbon Energy Research Group.
Student teams up with friends to launch lockdown travel guide for UK tourists
A University of Bristol student has created a website which tracks the latest travel restrictions and guidelines as the UK begins to ease lockdown restrictions.
Evidence from China shows how plants colonised the land
New fossil finds from China push back the origins of deep soils by 20 million years, new research published today has uncovered.
Bristol engineers pioneer project to protect Nepal’s future generations from earthquakes
In 2015, a devastating earthquake in Nepal resulted in the loss of 9,000 lives, 3.5 million people left homeless and entire neighbourhoods flattened.
Bristol and Lund once again set new world record in 5G wireless spectrum efficiency
A team of 5G engineers from the Universities of Bristol and Lund has once again set a new world record for wireless spectrum efficiency, less than two months after setting the first one.
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Bristol leaps to 68th place in global reputation rankings
The University of Bristol has risen to 68th place in The Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025.
Pioneering brain haemorrhage treatment reduces long-term disability in premature babies
Premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage treated with a ‘brain washing’ technique pioneered by Bristol researchers have shown in a 10-year follow-up study, were twice as likely to survive without severe learning disability when compared with infants given standard treatment. The findings are published today [5 July] in the journal Archives of Diseases in Childhood.