Jean Pickwell, 1939-2018
Jean Pickwell, Catering Assistant at Wills Hall, has passed away at the age of 79. Peter Grindon, former Catering Manager at Wills Hall, offers a remembrance.
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Ethnically mixed schools better for social cohesion, says new study of teenagers’ attitudes
Pupils from schools with greater ethnic diversity have more positive feelings towards pupils of different ethnicities, according to a new study of attitudes in English secondary schools from the University of Bristol and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Bristol alum wins gold at Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
University of Bristol alum and England netball player returns home victorious, having scored a thrilling win against Australia last weekend, securing a historic gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
University of Bristol gets top marks in Hedgehog Friendly Campus Awards
No-one likes a prickly visitor, and yet the University of Bristol is winning awards for attracting whole hosts of them.
Robust and Reliable Quantum Computing
A new programme called RoaRQ and funded by a £3m grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will establish a vibrant and cross-disciplinary community of researchers in universities - including University of Bristol - in quantum computing and computer science.
UK’s first women’s urinal to make a splash after closing funding round
The team behind the UK’s first female urinal have raised £250,000 in their first funding round, as they strive to pioneer ‘pee-equality’ for women and make long queues for the ladies a thing of the past.
New grant will further research into Anglo-Dutch connections through literature
Contacts between Dutch and English speakers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and their impact on literature will be explored thanks to a new grant from The Leverhulme Trust.
Universities team up to create new programme which helps to power high-growth UK companies
The University of Bristol in collaboration with the universities of Bath, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey have launched Scale-up; a new programme to enable the UK’s best tech SMEs to access university expertise and resources.
Understanding the immunobiology of wild mammals
A team of British scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have made a significant step forward in understanding the immunobiology of wild mammals.
Pioneering technique set to scale new heights to tackle spread of disease, pollution and crime
A pioneering technique used to better understand global sea level rise is going next level to help solve a wide range of issues, including the spread of diseases or viruses, pollution, traffic congestion, and even crime.