International

Study shows how Ebola evolved during the outbreak in West Africa

17 June 2015

University of Bristol researchers have played a key role in a new multi-national Ebola study published in Nature. The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has been going on for over a year and there have been fears about the speed of virus evolution, and the corresponding effect on vaccines, diagnostics and treatment. The research team used blood samples taken from patients and compared changes in the genetic material of the virus from throughout the outbreak. They were able to show that the outbreak had a single point of origin and predicted that diagnostics and treatment would be effective on the current form of the virus.

How in times of trouble animals also stand together

20 June 2019

Faced with potential violence from rival factions, dwarf mongoose groupmates pull together and behave more co-operatively, according to a new study by University of Bristol researchers published today [Thursday 20 June].

Launch of UK facility to encourage robotic innovation within industry

26 November 2014

A new initiative to encourage and support the take up of robotics technology within industry across Europe is being launched at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) today, Wednesday 26 November.

Physics Programme offers International Mentoring in Pakistan

20 June 2019

Following the success of the University’s School of Physics’s International Mentoring scheme the programme has been continued to its second year of knowledge sharing with students in Pakistan.

New research offers insight into the proteins in the brain that detect cannabis

30 April 2019

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made new progress in understanding how cannabinoid receptors (CB1Rs), the proteins that detect the active components of marijuana, are controlled in the brain.

Professor Cini awarded Social Sciences Fellowship

16 October 2014

Michelle Cini, Professor of European Politics, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences.

Study reveals hip and knee replacement performance in England and Wales

30 April 2019

The performance of different prosthetic implant combinations used in patients undergoing hip and knee replacements in England and Wales over the last 14 years have, for the first time, been directly compared in two new studies. The University of Bristol findings, published in the BMJ Open today [Tuesday 30 April], reveal substantial variability in the performance of different joint replacements, and the number of patients requiring a second surgery.

Bristol researchers venture to the Chernobyl Red Forest

26 April 2019

A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Bristol, as part of the National Centre for Nuclear Robotics, recently travelled to Chernobyl exclusion zone, 33 years after the nuclear accident at the power plant in Ukraine.

Taking Bristol epidemiology to Brazil

22 April 2015

A dozen early-career researchers from the School of Social and Community Medicine recently travelled to Brazil to deliver an epidemiology course to South American academics.

Marine heatwave proves devastating to Shark Bay and dolphins, study finds

1 April 2019

Dolphin survival and reproductive rates suffered a significant decline following a 2011 marine heatwave affecting around 1,000km of Western Australia’s coastline. The findings, published in Current Biology and representing an international collaboration of researchers and universities, including Zurich and Bristol, have important implications for marine conservation and mitigating the effects of climate change.