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
Reductions in sexual mixing ended mpox outbreak in England, while vaccination has prevented resurgences in 2023
The rapid outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in 2022 likely resulted from high levels of sexual mixing among some gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with the initial downturn in cases probably due to a reduction in sexual contacts among these men, according to new research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Behavioural Science and Evaluation. The HPRU is a partnership between the University of Bristol and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 11, 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
A new survey to better understand black academics ’ experience in education has launched
Researchers at the University of Bristol are calling for participants to take part in a new survey designed to expose areas of racial injustices in national funding award practices. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
Jackdaws switch friends to gain food – but stick with family
Jackdaws ditch old friends and make new ones if it helps them get rewards – but stick with family through thick and thin, new research shows. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Bristol ’ s new Dental School officially opens
The University of Bristol ’ s new, purpose-designed Dental School will be officially opened today [Friday 8 September]. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Health, Research, Public engagement, Staff notices, Student life, Student notices, Undergraduate; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Dental School; Press Release Source Type: news
Obesity-related stigma linked to political views and welfare attitudes
Views around obesity are closely tied up with political values and wider social attitudes, suggesting that tackling weight stigma may require tackling other forms of stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has found. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research, Health; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news
