Good vibrations
Dr Stephen Burrow and his team in the Department of Aerospace Engineering hope that within five years vibrations from the environment could be powering devices such as heart monitors and mobile phones
Research
£1.4 million to make car fuel from thin air
Funding to develop porous materials that absorb CO2 and convert it into new products such as car fuel and plastics has been awarded to three universities in the South West.
Bristol promotes interactive learning in India
Dr Sri Subramanian from the Department of Computer Science has been leading a project examining the use of interactive technology in school classrooms in India.
Centre for Urban Studies to research the urban middle classes
Professor Gary Bridge from the Centre for Urban Studies at the School for Policy Studies is to lead a £500,000-funded project that will compare urban neighbourhoods in Paris and London.
£230,000 for research into forced labour in the UK
Dr Sam Scott from the Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice at the School for Policy Studies has been awarded £230,000 research funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to examine the scale, nature and scope of forced labour in the UK.
Early Celts in Eastern France
Excavations of a hill fort located near one of the largest burial mounds in Eastern France have been carried out by an archaeologist from the University of Bristol. Among the many finds is a bronze brooch: a masterpiece of early Celtic art with a duck’s head motif, its eyes inlaid with Mediterranean coral.
‘Virtual’ head teachers benefit children in care
New research from the School for Policy Studies shows that ‘virtual’ head teachers significantly raise the priority of education and outcomes for children in care, who are often less successful at school than other pupils.
Optical chip enables new approach to quantum computing
An international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol has developed a new approach to quantum computing that could soon be used to perform complex calculations that cannot be done by today’s computers.
Improving health and lives for people with learning disabilities
An investigation into the standards of care for people with learning disabilities led by the University's Norah Fry Research Centre and the Department of Community-based Medicine was announced today [Tuesday 23 March] by the Department of Health.
High meat diet may lead to early puberty for girls
Increased amounts of meat in children's diets may be part of the reason why girls go through puberty at a much younger age than they did 100 years ago, new research using the Children of the 90s cohort shows.