Research

Report reveals adoptive parents in Wales unable to access support for their children – adoptive parents talk of their isolation

4 June 2015

Last year 5,050 children in England and 345 children in Wales were adopted out of care. Until now, little was known about how many adoptions broke down (disrupted) or how many children’s difficulties continued to make parenting extremely challenging. A new study, conducted by the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies at the University of Bristol, which looked at adoptions disruptions in Wales, has revealed the extent to which adoptive parents are struggling to cope.

Study gets almost £1 million for research to support people who are lonely and isolated

2 March 2018

A team of researchers based at three Universities, including the University of Bristol, are working with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to help people who may be lonely in our communities.

Generation and sampling of quantum states of light in a silicon chip

2 July 2019

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Technical University of Denmark have found a promising new way to build the next generation of quantum simulators combining light and silicon micro-chips.

Lifetime achievement award for Emeritus Professor’s work in tackling domestic violence

4 November 2013

A University of Bristol Professor has been awarded a prestigious ‘lifetime achievement’ award for her work in tackling violence against women. Gill Hague, Emeritus Professor of Violence Against Women Studies in the University’s School for Policy Studies, has been awarded a ‘Special’ award from the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize (EHMP) to recognise her life's work in combating violence against women.

Study aims to address suicide prevention in low- and middle-income countries

10 October 2019

Future treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) should involve a wider range of approaches beyond just the treatment of psychiatric illness, according to a new University of Bristol study published on World Mental Health Day today [Thursday 10 October] in PLOS Medicine.

How big data can be used to understand major events

4 March 2015

With the most unpredictable UK general election looming in modern times, how can big data be used to understand how elections are covered by the media? New research by the University of Bristol has for the first time analysed over 130,000 online news articles to find out how the 2012 US presidential election played out in the media.

Bristol PhD students take science to Parliament

4 March 2015

PhD students from across the University are attending Parliament to present their science to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of SET for Britain on Monday 9 March.

Improving young people’s mental health

10 October 2019

How much does social media help or hinder young people’s efforts to seek support for their emotional wellbeing? What challenges do students face when accessing services and how might they navigate them? Is there sufficient support available for students with autism?

Professor Danny Dorling on inequality and education at the Festival of Education

3 June 2015

A talk by Professor Danny Dorling, the renowned social geographer, on inequality and education, and the findings of a project that was successful at raising Maths achievement at both primary and secondary levels, are just two of the areas being discussed at the Festival of Education — a two-week series of events [3 to 15 June] about diversity at the University of Bristol.

Animations in Amazonia

4 November 2019

A Social Anthropologist from the University of Bristol has been working with the Matses, an indigenous people who live in a very remote area of the Amazon rainforest, to create a series of animated films that aim to raise awareness of their culture and the challenges they face in the 21st century.