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One of the largest cleft research studies in the world welcomes its 10,000th participant

8 November 2022

One of the largest research programmes in cleft lip and palate in the world, The Cleft Collective, is celebrating after recently welcoming its 10,000th participant to the study. Led by the University of Bristol, this UK-wide study of children born with a cleft lip and/or palate (a gap in the lip and/or the roof of the mouth) is collecting data which can be used by researchers here in the UK and across the globe to investigate the causes of cleft and the best treatments for it.

University of Bristol first in UK to launch ‘Science of Happiness’ course

10 October 2018

The University of Bristol has become the first UK university to launch a ‘Science of Happiness’ course, designed to teach students a set of science-based strategies for living a more fulfilling life.

Talented student engineers win award with hand-built electric race car

23 September 2022

Team hungry for next test after ‘incredible experience’

Vet School postgrad selected for the first ever national PhD Training Programme in antimicrobial resistance

16 November 2018

A postgraduate student from the University of Bristol’s Veterinary School has been selected for the first ever national PhD Training Programme in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - launched by the Medical Research Foundation.

Volcanoes fed by ‘mush’ reservoirs rather than molten magma chambers

5 December 2018

Volcanoes are not fed by molten magma formed in large chambers finds a new study, overturning classic ideas about volcanic eruptions.

Step through the doors of some of the University of Bristol’s most awe-inspiring buildings

12 September 2018

This weekend, the Bristol public will be able to experience some of the University of Bristol’s most inspirational spots as part of the popular Bristol Doors Open Day event this weekend [14 – 16 September].

Bristol signs MoU with new and pioneering Indian University

17 October 2022

The University of Bristol has signed a formal partnership with one of India’s newest and most exciting universities, offering a wealth of opportunities for research, teaching and student mobility.

New network launched to enhance the rigour and reliability of UK scientific research

12 September 2018

A new Reproducibility Network that aims to improve the rigour and reliability of UK-led scientific research will launch at the University of Bristol this week [Wednesday 12 September]. The Network aims to reinforce the leading position of UK science by co-ordinating shared training and best practice across research-intensive universities.

University of Bristol graduate blasts off to the International Space Station

4 December 2018

Bristol alumnus and NASA astronaut Anne McClain has donned astronaut boots and launched in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft yesterday [3 December], on her first mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

New study aims to reduce the use of oral antibiotics for ear infections in children

16 November 2018

Middle ear infections, known medically as acute otitis media (AOM), are common painful infections in children, for which there are up to three million treatment episodes in England and Wales each year. They are often treated with antibiotics by mouth. However, these can cause side effects like rashes, diarrhoea and vomiting, and their over-use contributes to the growing global health threat of antibiotic resistance. Researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Southampton, King’s College London and Imperial College London, are collaborating on a new study to investigate alternative treatments, which they hope will reduce unnecessary oral antibiotic use, while relieving painful symptoms and reducing healthcare costs.