Studies find Omicron related hospitalisations lower in severity than Delta and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine remains effective in preventing hospitalisations
Adult hospitalisations from Omicron-related SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were less severe than Delta and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (also known as Comirnaty and BNT162b2*) remains effective in preventing not only hospitalisation, but severe patient outcomes associated with COVID-19, two new research studies have found. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Elizabeth Blackwell; Press Release Source Type: news
Professor John Colley MD FRCP, 1930-2022
Professor John Richard Thomas Colley died on 17 October aged 92. He was Professor of Public Health Medicine from 1976 until retirement in 1993, when he was appointed Emeritus Professor. His former colleague, Professor Michael Wadsworth (now Emeritus at University College London), offers an appreciation. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 8, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Obituaries; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School Source Type: news
18-year-old Bristol student writes 2nd book
A University of Bristol student has penned and published his second book – at the tender age of 18. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 8, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Current students, Undergraduate; Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Psychological Science; Press Release Source Type: news
Medicine graduate's debut album is homage to patients she helped
The debut album of Dr Holly Dejsupa tells the powerful stories of patients she met along her journey as a young doctor. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 7, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Health, Student life, Undergraduate; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news
Statistics star number crunches Christmas and reveals how maths can help your decorations look tree-mendous
The festive countdown is in full swing and numbers are uppermost in mind, as people manage tighter budgets and fill their social calendars with long-awaited gatherings now the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Publications; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Mathematics; Press Release Source Type: news
Scientists invent pioneering technique to construct rare molecules discovered in sediments from the Bahamas with potential to help treat disease and infection
Scientists have created a much faster way to make certain complex molecules, which are widely used by pharmaceuticals for antibiotics and anti-fungal medicines. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Announcements, International, Health, Postgraduate, Publications, Research; Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizards back 35 million years
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Nice touch: Bristol academic bags award for ground-breaking 3D printed fingerprint
Professor Nathan Lepora and his team were celebrating last night after their landmark robotic finger-tip which makes human-like ‘ nerve ’ signals was recognised at the Elektra Awards 2002. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Engineering, School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Maths; Press Release Source Type: news
'Plogging' graduate starts 30 city clean-up tour of UK
An Indian environmentalist is strapping on his trainers to help clean up 30 UK cities in 30 days. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Sustainability, Alumni, Postgraduate, Student life; Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Ellen Percival, 1988-2022
Ellen Percival, a much loved and treasured member of Library Services, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in May this year. Ellen was 34 years old. Their friend and colleague Jez Stein offers remembrance and appreciation. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Obituaries Source Type: news
Significant gaps and inequalities in the provision of specialist child weight management services in England, study finds
Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for providing specialist services for the most severely obese, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Source Type: news
Three Bristol academics recognised with honours from Royal Aeronautical Society
It ’ s skies the limit for three University of Bristol academics who have received awards from the Royal Aeronautical Society distributed for achievement, innovation and excellence. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news
University of Bristol appoints inaugural Dean for its new Business School
The University of Bristol has appointed an inaugural Dean and Professor of Strategy for its new Business School. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Social Sciences and Law; Press Release Source Type: news
