Dinosaurs ended - and originated - with a bang!
It is commonly understood that the dinosaurs disappeared with a bang – wiped out by a great meteorite impact on the Earth 66 million years ago.
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Bioengineering - one key to solving global challenges
A new centre for engineering biology will build on Bristol’s success in synthetic biology and accelerate translation of its pioneering research to address global challenges and boost the UK’s bioeconomy.
University appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement
The University of Bristol is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Agnes Nairn to the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement.
Chinese grads celebrate time in Bristol at University’s first Shanghai Graduation
The University of Bristol’s most recent graduates were given the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends at a UK-style Graduation Celebration in Shanghai today (14 April).
Professor Stafford Lightman awarded prestigious Jacobæus Prize
One of the world’s most prestigious medical research awards, the Jacobæus Prize has been awarded to Stafford Lightman, Professor of Medicine at the University of Bristol, for his advances to our understanding of a key hormonal system to tackle stress.
Bristol hosts inaugural Graduation celebration in Shanghai
Over 250 recent Chinese graduates will celebrate an important milestone in their UK education at the University of Bristol’s first ever graduation celebration in Shanghai this Saturday (14 April). This follows previous degree ceremonies in Beijing in 2013, 2015 and 2017 which proved hugely successful.
New evidence on link between obesity and smoking behaviour from genetic data: obese people at higher risk of smoking
A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) provides new evidence that increased weight and obesity may result in increased smoking. The Cancer Research UK (CRUK)-funded study, involving University of Bristol researchers and published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that increased body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and waist circumference were associated both with a higher risk of being a smoker and with greater smoking intensity, measured by the number of cigarettes smoked per day. These results were consistent in both men and women.
University of Bristol to join The Alan Turing Institute
The University of Bristol is one of two universities that are set to join The Alan Turing Institute.
Healthy soil lifts animal weight
Managing soil by well-designed grazing is key to an animal's growth and wellbeing shows new research linking soil health, pasture value and sustainable production.
Widely-used hormone drug associated with increased risk of benign brain tumour at high doses
High doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions such as excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer are linked to an increased risk of meningioma — the most common type of benign brain tumour, finds a University of Bristol-led study of over 8 million patients. The study is published in Scientific Reports today [4 February].