Complex systems help explain how democracy is destabilised
Complex systems theory is usually used to study things like the immune system, global climate, ecosystems, transportation or communications systems.
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Chief Strategy Officer of world-leading tech company appointed to new honorary professor role
Anike Te, Chief Strategy Officer for International Materials company Lucideon, will join the University of Bristol as an Aegis Professor in Engineering Biology this month. This prestigious appointment strongly aligns with Bristol’s identity as a world-leading institution for research and innovation with global impact.
Experts raise safety concerns about cardboard baby boxes
Cardboard baby boxes are being promoted for infant sleep as a safe alternative to more traditional cots, bassinets, or Moses baskets, without any evidence in place, warn experts from the Universities of Bristol and Durham and published in The BMJ.
Patients to set agenda for heart failure research
People with advanced heart failure, their carers, families and friends are being asked to help set the priorities for future research into the condition. Researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge are working with the James Lind Alliance - a non-profit organisation which looks for unanswered health research questions by reaching out to those most affected - to identify research questions that will focus on improving advanced heart failure care.
Renewed funding for UK greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substances monitoring
A network of greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance measurements in the UK and Ireland has been awarded renewed funding of £2.1 million for continued operation for a further two-and-a-half years.
A pioneering project transforming zero carbon emission technology has received £250,000 funding
An industry-changing technique currently being developed at the University is one of 77 projects allocated funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) New Horizons initiative.
Bristol academics named among the most highly cited in global list
Eighteen researchers at the University of Bristol have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List, which recognises influential researchers around the world.
BMI is a good measure of health after all, new study finds
A new study from the University of Bristol supports body mass index (BMI) as a useful tool for assessing obesity and health.
Bristol retains top 20 spot in Good University Guide 2019
The University of Bristol has maintained its position within the top 20 universities in the UK, according to this year’s Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
Liz Roberts, 1979-2018
Liz Roberts, Graduate Administration Manager, has passed away at the age of 38. Caroline Falzon, School Education Manager and Emma Dowman, PGCE Administration Manager, offer a remembrance.