Novice student runner completes 7 marathons in 7 days for wild fish charity
A 20-year-old who only started running this year has completed seven marathons in seven days. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Undergraduate, Student life, Sustainability, Current students; Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law; Press Release Source Type: news
Popular Netflix series Sex Education filmed at the University of Bristol
Viewers of Sex Education might recognise a few Bristol locations when the eagerly-anticipated final season airs on Netflix today. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Staff notices, Student notices; Press Release Source Type: news
Top nuclear waste scientist joins University of Bristol
Professor Neil Hyatt, an internationally-renowned leader in the field of radioactive waste management, is set to begin a three-year role at the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Announcements, Business and Enterprise, Research; Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science; Press Release Source Type: news
Study shines light on successes of PReCePT programme
The success of PReCePT, a programme to increase the use of magnesium sulfate to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, has been highlighted in a study led by National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) researchers including from the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Professor David Quarton elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Visiting Professor David Quarton, a leading figure in the wind energy industry, has joined the Royal Academy of Engineering as a Fellow. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
Tall buildings could be built quicker if damping models were correct, study finds
Multi-storey buildings are assembled over cautiously to withstand wind strengths, researchers have found. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
Could measuring ultrasonic vocalisations help refine rat welfare?
Listening to rats' ultrasonic vocalisations could help provide a method to measure the impact of potential refinements on rat welfare without needing to remove the animals from their home cage. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience; Press Release Source Type: news
COVID-19 grief disorder rates ‘ higher than expected ’
Cases of Prolonged Grief Disorder among people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be significantly higher than pre-pandemic, indicates new research from the University of Bristol and Cardiff University. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
New evidence exposes huge scale of gambling marketing at start of Premier League football season and lack of harm reduction warnings
Research has revealed for the first time the extent gambling messages saturate UK media coverage and social media during the opening weekend of the English Premier League football season. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Announcements, Business and Enterprise, International, Postgraduate, Public engagement, Publications, Research; Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, School of Management; Press Release Source Type: news
Stand with Hope as life-sized Lego suffragette arrives in Bristol
A life-sized model of a suffragette named Hope, who is built out of 32,327 LEGO bricks, has gone on display at the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Public engagement; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol courses get top marks in Times Good University Guide
Twenty subjects taught at the University of Bristol are top ten in their field, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Undergraduate, Announcements; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol mathematician set to mingle with Hollywood stars after winning prestigious science prize
A University of Bristol mathematician has been named as one of winners of the 2024 Breakthrough Prizes, a prestigious set of accolades dubbed the ‘ Oscars of Science ’ which boasts an awards ceremony featuring many A-List celebrities. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Science, School of Mathematics; Press Release Source Type: news
Shell life species not competitors as they adjusted to Earth ’ s largest extinction
One of the biggest crises in Earth history was marked by a revolution in the shellfish – brachiopods, sometimes called ‘ lamp shells ’ were replaced everywhere ecologically by the bivalves, such as oysters and clams. This happened as a result of the devastating end-Permian mass extinction which reset the evolution of life 250 million years ago. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
New research reveals why and when the Sahara Desert was green
A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains why the Sahara Desert was periodically green. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, International, Postgraduate, Public engagement, Publications, Research, Sustainability; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Geographical Sciences, Institutes, Cabot; Press Release Source Type: news
University of Bristol to host UK ’ s most powerful supercomputer to advance AI discovery
The University of Bristol has been chosen to host a new national supercomputer research facility, focused on artificial intelligence (AI), the government announced today. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
