Regional economic growth threatened by ineffectual Whitehall
Efforts to reinvigorate regional economic growth could be derailed because of Whitehall’s fears of losing control, despite Coalition pledges to give powers back to local areas.
Research
New study on risk of death during and after opiate substitution therapy
Heroin users prescribed methadone to help them control their addiction are more at risk of death at the beginning and end of treatment than at any other time during treatment, according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in the BMJ.
Long term strategy needed for reducing greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide will continue to rise even if current national and international targets for reducing emissions are met, scientists warn. But, they say, strong action taken now – such as the 80% target recently announced by the UK government – will continue to have benefits a long time into the future.
What’s in a dinosaur name?
In a study published today in Biology Letters, Professor Michael Benton of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol looked at the original descriptions of all 1,047 species of dinosaurs ever named, from 1824 to the present day, and assessed the quality of the specimens on which the names were founded – the type specimens.
Cooling the planet with crops
By carefully selecting which varieties of food crops to cultivate, much of Europe and North America could be cooled by up to 1°C during the summer growing season, say researchers from the University of Bristol.
Pioneering initiative launched to improve early warnings and resilience to changing tropical cyclones
A new £4.8 million international project is set to help limit the devastating impacts of tropical cyclones in southern Africa.
A stem cell bandage for your knee
Professor of Rheumatology and Tissue Engineering in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Anthony Hollander's pioneering regenerative medicine techniques
Arresting and self-healing cracks
Materials that can stop a crack and then self-heal have been brought a step closer to reality thanks to a new project launched by the University of Bristol and Imperial College London.
What does your MP really believe?
MPs tend to ‘toe the party line’ on parliamentary votes, but when it comes to expressing their private opinions, Dan Bailey and Guy Nason, statisticians from the University of Bristol, have looked at just how cohesive political parties really are.
Identifying Eadgyth
When German archaeologists discovered bones in the tomb of Queen Eadgyth in Magdeburg Cathedral, they looked to Bristol to provide the crucial scientific evidence that the remains were indeed those of the English royal.