Professor of Medieval Studies, Pamela King, in partnership with the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, has secured funding from the Worldwide Universities Network for an international archival project on the modern performance of medieval plays.
The notion that 9/11 and 7/7 signalled the end of multiculturalism is based on a false understanding of multiculturalism and a fixation on terrorism and extreme marginal issues like the burqa. Such are the reflections of Professor Tariq Modood in his new book.
Professor Pete Barham, who has worked extensively with celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, argues in a scientific paper published by the American Chemical Society, that the hot topic of ‘Molecular Gastronomy’ should not be considered a style of cooking but a new scientific discipline.
"Preventing psychiatric illness is a major public health problem and it appears that the armed forces are beginning to take this challenge seriously," writes Professor Glyn Lewis of the University of Bristol in The Lancet this week in response to new research into the mental health of military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An intervention which reduces the take-up of adolescent smoking, software that allows children to create animated films using their own toys, and sustainable solar refrigeration technology. These are just some of the innovative ideas that have been shortlisted as part of the University of Bristol’s £35,000 New Enterprise Competition 2010.
Engineers at the University of Bristol and Airborne Engineering last month conducted a number of performance tests of their experimental hybrid rocket engine, called Firecrest.
A training programme designed to help victims of domestic violence move on with their lives has been credited with empowering women to free themselves from abusive relationships.
Reflecting sunlight from the Earth by geoengineering would undoubtedly cool the climate, but would different countries agree on how much to reflect? Research by climate scientists at the University of Bristol shows that the impact of geoengineering would be felt in very different ways across the world.
The evolution of unique tree species found only in Bristol’s Avon Gorge can be explained by new genetic fingerprinting evidence, say scientists from the University of Bristol. Their findings have important implications for the conservation of trees in the gorge.
A healthcare gap amounting to a ‘death sentence’ for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) children born in Eastern Europe must be closed say researchers from the EuroCareCF Coordination Action for Cystic Fibrosis.
