International

£1.1 million project to develop new biodegradable stents

9 April 2019

A £1.1 million project to develop biodegradable stents for patients with severe vascular disease, which affects around one million people in the UK, has started thanks to Innovate UK funding. The unique project, a collaboration between the UK-based medical device company Arterius and the Translational Biomedical Research Centre (TBRC) at the University of Bristol, will develop a new type of bioresorbable stent that prevents the complications associated with metal stents.

University of Bristol formalises partnership with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

4 June 2025

The University of Bristol and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [HKUST] have signed an agreement that will formalise their partnership, strengthening research and academic collaboration between the two institutions.

Transport Minister and Business Secretary launch VENTURER driverless car trial

11 February 2015

Transport Minister, Claire Perry and Business Secretary, Vince Cable will launch the VENTURER consortium’s driverless car trial today [Wednesday 11 February], giving the project the green light to test autonomous vehicles in the real world. The consortium includes the University of Bristol.

GPs and pharmacists don't have time to involve patients in medication reviews

12 February 2019

GPs and pharmacists struggle to find the time to involve patients in medication reviews, despite National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance advising them to do so, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care.

How do humans interact with a changing visual world?

23 March 2015

A new £1.4 million research project led by the University of Bristol will use engineering and science in the design of radically new approaches and solutions to vision-based technology.

UK Government announces £138 million funding for world-class infrastructure research

9 December 2015

Inadequate infrastructure costs the nation £2 million a day, and extreme events can cost hundreds of millions more. The University of Bristol is one of 14 university partners in the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), which has secured £138 million of funding, to be match funded from other sources, as part of the UK Government’s spending review to develop a world-class, UK-based national infrastructure research community.

Thinking about our futures: festival puts society in the spotlight

27 October 2014

Who has access to your health records? What do women want from the general election? Can Britain handle the threat of international terrorism? These are some of the hot topics being debated at a thought-provoking series of events across Bristol next month.

Deaf moth evolves sound-production as a warning to outwit its predator

5 February 2019

A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing structure in its wings to evade its primary predator the bat. The finding, made by researchers from the University of Bristol and Natural History Museum, is described in Scientific Reports today [Tuesday 5 February].

Pre-election Politics Cafe kicks off with multiculturalism debate

24 February 2015

PolicyBristol is collaborating with Bristol Politics Cafe to present a series of discussion evenings with local academics in the run-up to the May general election.

Two academics honoured with Royal Society Fellows

17 April 2019

Two University of Bristol academics, Professors George Davey Smith and Michael Kendall, have achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellows of the world's most eminent scientific academy, the Royal Society, for their exceptional contributions to science.