Bird wings adapted for long-distance flight are linked to their environment and behaviour, according to new research on an extensive database of wing measurements, led by the University of Bristol.
Global change is eroding life on earth at an unprecedented rate and scale. Species extinctions have accelerated over the last decades, with the concomitant loss of the functions and services they provide to human societies.
Antibiotic resistance in children with urinary infections is high and could render some ineffective as first-line treatments, researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have warned.
Being overweight or obese in pregnancy causes babies to be born larger, according to new research led by the Universities of Bristol and Exeter.
Today sees the launch of two films, coproduced by local digital media company, Calling the Shots with academics from the University of Bristol, presenting the culmination of Know Your Bristol on the Move, a collaborative project between the University, Bristol City Council and 12 (and counting) Bristol community groups.
Researchers have uncovered the highly efficient strategy used by a group of crickets to distinguish the calls of predatory bats from the incessant noises of the nocturnal jungle. The findings, led by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Graz in Austria and published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, reveal the crickets eavesdrop on the vocalisations of bats to help them escape their grasp when hunted.
Researchers at the University of Bristol are pioneering the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool to design the next generation of drug treatments.
The Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the School of Chemistry of the University of Bristol, has won an EPSRC New Investigator Award worth £392,000.
People who have completed consumer DNA test kits are being asked to take part in a study led by the University of Bristol and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) to find out whether it is possible to predict genetic risk factors and discover a genetic link to coronavirus risk.
Three short films, co-produced with local digital media company, Calling the Shots, outline the practicalities and challenges surrounding a collaborative project between the University of Bristol and local partners to explore, research and map the city’s history, heritage and culture.
