We are currently facing an obesity pandemic that is likely to have major medical, social and economic consequences. Of particular concern is the alarming increase in obesity in children. Dr Shahrad Taheri is exploring the novel idea that a lack of sleep may influence obesity.
The University of Bristol has been chosen to host a new national supercomputer research facility, focused on artificial intelligence (AI), the government announced today.
A University of Bristol researcher has received a portion of £1.4 million reserved for boosting UK infrastructure protections against global warming.
Last year Professor Joe McGeehan was voted sixth in the world in a list of top 10 technologists.
An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions.
The rapid outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in 2022 likely resulted from high levels of sexual mixing among some gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with the initial downturn in cases probably due to a reduction in sexual contacts among these men, according to new research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Behavioural Science and Evaluation. The HPRU is a partnership between the University of Bristol and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
An imaginative project found a cheap way to make sure patients receive the disability benefits to which they are entitled. So why don't policy makers implement it, asks John Kirwan, Professor of Rheumatic Diseases?
A molecular machine, which plays an essential ‘cargo’ role in controlling the delivery of proteins to the surface of human cells, and is implicated in several diseases, has been identified in a landmark study using artificial intelligence (AI). The research, led by an international team of scientists, is published today [11 May] in Cell.
Whether we believe heaven to exist or not, Dr Ad Putter, Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies in the English Department, spends his time researching it.
Come and find out about the vital role pollinators play in our lives and other pollinators you may find in your garden at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden this weekend.
