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  • Granddaughters and great-granddaughters of men who start to smoke before puberty, have more body fat than expected, research shows 21 January 2022 A new study, led by the University of Bristol and published in Scientific Reports today [21 January], has reported increased body fat in females whose grandfathers or great-grandfathers began smoking before puberty.
  • TV watching linked with potentially fatal blood clots 20 January 2022 Take breaks when binge-watching TV to avoid blood clots, say scientists. The warning comes as a study reports that watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35 per cent higher risk of blood clots compared with less than 2.5 hours. The University of Bristol research is published today [20 January] in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC.
  • Assisted dying ethical review published 7 November 2023 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.
  • Bristol ranked as 41st most international university in the world 20 January 2022 Students at the University of Bristol are studying at one of the world鈥檚 most international institutions, a new study has found.
  • University of Bristol clinical scientist, historian, alumnus and members of staff recognised in King's New Year Honours 30 December 2023 Two academics at the University of Bristol, clinical scientist, Professor John Iredale, and historian, Professor Ronald Hutton, alumnus Gregory Doran, alumnus and member of staff Sandy Mitchell, and former member of staff, Dr Teame Mebrahtu have been recognised for their significant achievements in this year's King's New Year Honours list.
  • New environment-friendly shield could offer better protection during dental surgery 17 January 2022 Dental patients and practitioners could be better protected from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses and bacteria thanks to the development of a new environment-friendly shield by a multidisciplinary team from the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). The shield could also increase the number of patients seen by dentists and help reduce procedure wait times.
  • Light physical activity shows great promise in reversing childhood obesity caused by being sedentary 18 December 2023 Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat in a new follow-up study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse the adverse process. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may only reduce the effect. The study, published in Nature Communications, was conducted in collaboration between the universities of Bristol and Exeter, University of Colorado and the University of Eastern Finland.
  • Bristol researcher wins BHF Research Story of the Year for work on children鈥檚 heart plaster 7 December 2023 A University of Bristol researcher who has developed a new type of 'heart plaster' that could improve the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease has won this year's British Heart Foundation (BHF) Research Story of the Year. The award is part of the charity's annual Heart Hero Awards 2023.
  • Dose matters: HIV drug could prevent coronaviruses, study finds 5 December 2023 Coronaviruses are a global public health risk, with three highly infectious species, including SARS-CoV-2, emerging in the last 20 years. New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many coronavirus diseases, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants, when given to infected cells at the right concentration. The findings could strengthen the arsenal of antiviral drugs available to combat current and future coronavirus outbreaks.
  • Bristol ranked as world's 17th most sustainable university 5 December 2023 The University of Bristol has been named as one of the most sustainable universities in the world, according to a new global league table.

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