Bank closures drive people to the Post Office to handle cash
The rise in local banking branches closing across the UK has increased the demand for access to cash deposit services at Post Offices, new research has found.
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Glucose binding molecule could transform the treatment of diabetes
Scientists from the University of Bristol have designed a new synthetic glucose binding molecule platform that brings us one step closer to the development of the world’s first glucose-responsive insulin which, say researchers, will transform the treatment of diabetes.
Enhancing our vision of the past
An international group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Bristol have advanced our understanding of how ancient animals saw the world by combining the study of fossils and genetics.
Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution
A new study published today in Nature, using research carried out at the University of Bristol, shows that getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years.
Pioneering research directly dates the earliest milk use in prehistoric Europe
A new study has shown milk was used by the first farmers from Central Europe in the early Neolithic era around 7,400 years ago, advancing humans’ ability to gain sustenance from milk and establishing the early foundations of the dairy industry.
‘Life of Breath’ wins ‘Inspiration Award’ at inaugural Health Humanities Medal awards
A project which has carried out research into breathlessness in local communities has won the ‘Inspiration Award’ at the first ever Health Humanities Medal awards.
Bristol mathematician awarded €1.8 million to research quantum algorithms
Dr Ashley Montanaro, Reader in Quantum Computation in the University of Bristol's School of Mathematics, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) grant for his project ‘Quantum Algorithms from Foundations to Applications’.
Bristol to receive £1million gift to support ambitious new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus
Future generations of students are set to benefit from a £1 million gift from University of Bristol alumnus Dr Bhikhu Patel (BA Hons Architecture 1973) and his wife Shashi.
Discovery of Er Blood Group System
Scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) have discovered a rare new blood group system. The findings, published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, also solve a 30-year mystery.
Dame Parveen Kumar to give Elizabeth Blackwell Annual Public Lecture
Dame Parveen Kumar, Professor at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, is this year’s speaker for the free Elizabeth Blackwell Annual Public Lecture, in the Wills Memorial Building on 22 October.