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
Bristol academic lands grant to study gold mining, illegal logging and land-grabbing in the Amazon
A University of Bristol academic has landed a grant worth more than £ 1.3m to study clandestine economic activities that give rise to disastrous environmental consequences such as small-scale gold mining, illegal logging, and land-grabbing in the Amazon rainforest. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Arts, School of Arts, Archaeology and Anthropology; Press Release Source Type: news
University of Bristol Partnership for Net Zero Aviation in the South West launches
A Technology Innovation Partnership for Net Zero Aviation in the South West has been launched. Focused on delivering transformational innovation to advance net zero flight, the founding partners are the Universities of Bristol and Bath, the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the advanced propulsion R&I centre IAAPS. The partnership will create a significant national capability that combined far exceeds working independently. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Engineering, Institutes, Bristol Composites Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
Artworks offer glimpse into emotional impact of energy use in the near future
An art commission led by a University of Bristol academic designed to ask important questions about the potential mental and emotional impacts of future energy use will go on display at the V&A Museum in London later this month. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Public engagement, Sustainability; Press Release Source Type: news
University open day to attract 25,000 to city
Up to 25,000 people will visit the University of Bristol on Saturday for its final undergraduate open day of the year. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Student life, Undergraduate; Press Release Source Type: news
Global research on HIV prevention to be transformed thanks to £ 5 million award
Researchers from seven international institutions hope to transform traditional strategies used to tackle global HIV prevention for key populations particularly affected by the virus, thanks to a new £ 5 million Wellcome Discovery award to Professor Peter Vickerman at the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research, Grants and Awards; 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 Source Type: news
Pioneering research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom
A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how they evolved over the past billion years. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 4, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, International, Public engagement, Publications, Research, Sustainability; Faculty of Science, School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
