Dr Paula Booth, in the Department of Biochemistry, recently won a Leverhulme Prize for her groundbreaking research. Part of that work was funded by a Wellcome Trust 'Showcase' grant, given specifically for innovative, high-risk research.
Mathematicians at Bristol's Department of Applied Mathematics teamed up with chemists at Utah State University in the USA to solve one of the outstanding problems of planetary science.
Despite its apparent inaccessibility, it is possible to sample the Earth's deep interior. Professor Chris Hawkesworth from the Department of Earth Sciences explains how results have made geologists question current understanding of processes within the earth.
The University of Bristol and the Royal Agricultural University have signed an agreement with the University of AlDhaid, to deliver new education and research programmes in sustainable agriculture and veterinary medicine.
The Norah Fry Research Centre is one of the leading centres in the country for research into services for people with learning difficulties. Professor Linda Ward, Director of the Centre, talks about several aspects of its work.
The process that has led neoliberalism - a natural, inevitable result of economic efficiency - is a research area of particular interest to Adam Tickell, Professor of Human Geography in the School of Geographical Sciences.
New research highlights potential safety concerns around women taking romosozumab, a new anti-osteoporosis drug available on the NHS. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, analysed genetic data on nearly 34,000 people.
Three University of Bristol academics have been selected to receive prestigious Mid-Career Fellowships from the British Academy to fund research relating to social sciences, humanities and the arts.
University academics frequently find their research being sensationalised in the press. Professors Shah Ebrahim and George Davey Smith, from the Department of Social Medicine, give us an insight into the science behind some recent headlines.
What are colloids? An everyday experience, says Dr Paul Reynolds, manager of the Bristol Colloid Centre.
