'Remarkable' Syrian blinded in war graduates with master's degree
A Syrian man who lost his eyesight while fleeing his home country has graduated from the University of Bristol.
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Bristol announced as UK consortium partner providing essential reagents for SARS-CoV-2 research
A new COVID-19 Protein Portal providing UK scientists with free access to protein reagents for critical SARS-CoV-2 research is launched today [12 May]. The Portal, in response to a Wellcome and UKRI Open Science initiative, is led by a consortium of leading protein production laboratories including the MultiBac expression facility in the University of Bristol’s School of Biochemistry.
Dramatic increase in bowel cancer in young adults in England
There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in adults under the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol).
Live from the Hive: world's first live tweeting honeybees in Bristol project
A new project comparing the lives of bees living in the countryside with those in the city is being launched today, featuring the world's first live tweeting honeybees.
New agreement brings key Bristol organisations closer together
A new agreement between Bristol City Council, the University of Bristol and the City Office has been agreed that will see closer working between the organisations in developing a city of hope and ambition.
Chemical evidence of dairying by hunter-gatherers in highland Lesotho in the first millennium AD
After analysing organic residues from ancient pots, a team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has uncovered new evidence of dairying by hunter-gatherers in the landlocked South African country of Lesotho in the mid-late first millennium AD.
Child mortality has risen since pandemic, new study shows
While child deaths in England fell temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, they have now risen to new heights, a new study from researchers at the University of Bristol and based on unique National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) data has found.
Bristol celebrates all things Francophone
A taste of southern France will come to Queen Square next week when University of Bristol students and staff stage a pétanque competition in the gravel paths of the square.
New Better Care South-West Partnership will join up data to improve and integrate care
A new partnership led by the University of Bristol that will join up data and improve patient care in the South West has been announced by the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) today [29 April]. The HDR UK Better Care South-West Partnership is being awarded £1.2 million over three years to drive forward data-led research projects and join up the region’s considerable health data expertise.
Rooting the family tree of placental mammals
The roots of the mammalian family tree have long been shrouded in mystery – when did the placental mammals go their separate ways? Now, researchers led by Dr James Tarver at the University of Bristol say they’ve found where the family tree of placental mammals first branched apart – and when it happened.