The Obama effect: America's First Lady inspired London pupils
Michelle Obama's involvement with a secondary school in London had a substantial positive impact on pupils' GCSE results, according to a University of Bristol academic.
Research
Cancer paper wins Research Paper of the Year
A research paper published in 2014 by researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC) and colleagues from the universities of Cambridge and Exeter has won Research Paper of the Year Award 2014 from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
Experts warn English devolution will falter without greater transparency
Devolution to English cities is unsustainable without greater transparency and legitimacy in decision making, according to an expert panel chaired by a University of Bristol academic.
Knee replacement surgery significantly safer
Mortality rates in the first 45-days following knee replacement surgery have fallen dramatically since 2003, according to a National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR) study led by the University of Bristol.
How good is the fossil record?
Do all the millions of fossils in museums around the world give a balanced view of the history of life, or is the record too incomplete to be sure? This question was first recognised by Charles Darwin and has worried scientists ever since.
Thinking Futures to share Bristol’s leading social science research
Bristol could lead the way in becoming a ‘child-friendly’ city thanks to a project that will see young people involved in developing a child-informed vision for planners and city councils to use when designing new city layouts and reviewing existing provisions for children in cities. The project is just one of a series of initiatives being showcased by some of the UK’s leading social scientists next month as part of the University of Bristol’s Thinking Futures festival [5 to 13 Nov].
Mongooses give bullies the cold shoulder, scientists find
Dwarf mongooses remember which groupmates have picked fights with others during the day and later shun the aggressors during pre-bedtime socialising sessions, according to new research.
Uncertainty makes action on climate change more – not less – urgent
Uncertainty about climate change can, counter-intuitively, produce actionable knowledge and thus should provide an impetus, rather than a hindrance, to addressing climate change, researchers from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute argue in a special issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A, published this week.
The overlooked commotion of particle motion in the ocean
Most aquatic species sense sound via particle motion, yet few studies on underwater acoustic ecology have included measurements of particle motion. In response, researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Leiden and CEFAS have developed a user-friendly introduction to particle motion, explaining how and when it ought to be measured, and provide open-access analytical tools to maximise its uptake.
Finding new approaches for therapeutics against Ebola virus
Researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol, in collaboration with Public Health England, have been investigating new ways to identify drugs that could be used to treat Ebola virus infection.