20 University of Bristol academics named on Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list
A total of 20 University of Bristol academics have been named on Clarivate ’ s Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list - up by three on last year. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Press Release Source Type: news
Increased threat of war enhances pup survival
Animal offspring may survive better when their groups are in greater conflict with rival factions, research from the University of Bristol has shown for the first time. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol soil study unearths microbe diversity discovery
Human impacted soils tend to harbour different microbial communities to those areas less affected by human activities, a team of researchers working with Bristol school children have found. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Professor Sir Eric Thomas, 1953-2023
Professor Sir Eric Thomas FMedSci, former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, sadly passed away on Friday 10 November 2023 aged 70 following a short battle with cancer. He was Bristol's 12th Vice-Chancellor, and led the University for 14 years between 2001 and 2015 during a period of significant change in higher education. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Staff notices; Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Institutes, Institutes, ALSPAC, Institutes, Brigstow, Institutes, Bristol BioDesign Institute, Ins Source Type: news
World-first study to screen 20,000 UK adults for type 1 diabetes
A world-first research programme led by the University of Bristol that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment today. Launching on World Diabetes Day [14 Nov 2023], the Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Adults (T1DRA) study aims to recruit 20,000 adults, aged between 18 and 70, from the general population to assess their risk. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research, Health; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news
New research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives
New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a ‘ climate hazard flip ’ since the turn of the century. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Announcements, Health, International, Postgraduate, Publications, Public engagement, Research, Sustainability; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences, Institutes, Cabot Source Type: news
On track: Bristol Temple Meads' new £ 23m entrance will provide direct access to University ’ s new campus
Work is forging ahead on the new gateway to Bristol as the West of England ’ s Metro Mayor Dan Norris was joined by Mayor Marvin Rees earlier today [Wednesday 8 November] to check out the new ‘ Eastern Entrance ’ to Bristol Temple Meads station as it begins to take shape. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Business and Enterprise; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol Bus Boycott activists inspire at 60th anniversary event
‘ Courage ’ and ‘ inspiration ’ were the watchwords at a University of Bristol event marking 60 years since the Bristol Bus Boycott. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Current students, Student life; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol academic hits the red carpet for Hollywood premiere of dinosaur documentary
A University of Bristol palaeontologist has attended a star-studded event in Tinseltown where new independent documentary ‘ WHY DINOSAURS? ’ was screened for the first time. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Dig this: ‘ Neglected ’ dinosaur had super senses
A CT scan of an often-overlooked, plant-eating dinosaur ’ s skull has revealed that it had a unique combination of traits associated with living animals that spend at least part of their time underground, including a super sense of smell and outstanding balance. The work is the first to link a specific sensory fingerprint with this behaviour in extinct dinosaurs. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Assisted dying ethical review published
The Minister for Health and Social Services has published the Assisted Dying in Jersey Ethical Review report, which has contributions by three experts of medical law and ethics
from the universities of Bristol, Manchester and Toronto. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2000 years
Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for two thousand years. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Graduate founders triumph in Royal Academy of Engineering competition
Young entrepreneurs who invented a portable menstrual cup cleaner while at the University of Bristol have won a Royal Academy of Engineering competition. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Business and Enterprise, Announcements, Postgraduate, Student life, Undergraduate; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law; Press Release Source Type: news
