Honorary degrees awarded at the University of Bristol – Wednesday 19 February
Today [19 February 2020], the University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Lesley Silvester and Sir Peter Estlin.
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Could statins lower the risk of ovarian cancer?
In the UK, ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in females*. A new study has found evidence to suggest that statins could lower the risk of women developing ovarian cancer. The research led by the University of Bristol, and funded by Cancer Research UK, is published today [18 February] in JAMA.
Robots should be repurposed rather than recycled to combat rising scale of e-waste, scientists warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised.
School students ‘graduate’ from unique university taster course
Over 600 students from schools and colleges across the Bristol area have ‘graduated’ from a unique scheme which gives them an insight into studying at university.
Alcohol use during pregnancy linked to offspring depression
Children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may be at an increased risk of developing depression in late adolescence, according to new University of Bristol research. The study, which used data from 14,541 pregnant mothers in the 1990s, is published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Subjects at the University of Bristol are among best in the world, new league table confirms
A new league table has placed many of the University of Bristol’s courses among the best in the world.
Bristol enterprise leader named in UK’s top 100
Bristol business leader Nick Sturge, who runs the University of Bristol’s award-winning SETsquared business incubation centre, has been named in an elite list of Britain’s most successful philanthropists, investors, mentors, advisors and ascending entrepreneurs.
Carbon chains can adopt fusilli or spaghetti type shapes depending if they have odd or even numbers of atoms
Helical shapes are very familiar in the natural world and, at the molecular level, of DNA, the very blueprint of life itself.
Study shows glaucoma could be successfully treated with gene therapy
A new study led by the University of Bristol has shown a common eye condition, glaucoma, could be successfully treated with a single injection using gene therapy, which would improve treatment options, effectiveness and quality of life for many patients.
Bristol academic wins Best Monograph award
Dr Helen Piper, Senior Lecturer in Television Studies, at the University of Bristol, has won the award for Best Monograph at the 2016 British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS).