International
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'Picturing China' images showcased by AHRC
2 August 2013
Photographs taken by Jack Ephgrave, a member of the large British expatriate community in Shanghai in the early years of the twentieth century, are featured in the second exhibition on the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)鈥檚 new Image Gallery, launched today.
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Launch of world-leading power electronics research centre
1 July 2013
A Centre for Power Electronics that will focus on delivering the underpinning science and engineering behind many low carbon technologies from electric vehicles to renewable energy generation and distribution has been launched thanks to funding of 拢18 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
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Size really does not matter when it comes to high blood pressure
3 September 2013
Removing one of the tiniest organs in the body has shown to provide effective treatment for high blood pressure. The discovery, made by University of Bristol researchers and published in Nature Communications, could revolutionise treatment of the world鈥檚 biggest silent killer.
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Study reveals extent of physical inactivity disparities in England
1 August 2013
England is building up a large future health problem in the amount of individuals who are physically inactive according to new research published today [01 Aug]. The study, which examined data on over one million adults in England, reveals nearly 80 per cent of people do not hit national physical activity government targets and finds disparities between inactivity and socioeconomic status.
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Concerns over mercury levels in fish may be unfounded
1 October 2013
New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol suggests that fish accounts for only seven per cent of mercury levels in the human body. In an analysis of 103 food and drink items consumed by 4,484 women during pregnancy, researchers found that the 103 items together accounted for less than 17 per cent of total mercury levels in the body.
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Humanoid robot that sees and maps
1 July 2013
Computer vision algorithms that enable Samsung鈥檚 latest humanoid robot, Roboray, to build real-time 3D visual maps to move around more efficiently have been developed by researchers from the University of Bristol.
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Link between domestic violence and perinatal mental health disorders
28 May 2013
Women who have mental health disorders around the time of birth are more likely to have previously experienced domestic violence, according to a study led by researchers from Kings College London and the University of Bristol and published in this week鈥檚 PLOS Medicine.
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New research links individual animal behaviour with social spacing
30 September 2013
New research by the universities of Bristol and Princeton has found certain animal species are capable of co-ordinating their spatial behaviour to cover terrain by maintaining areas of exclusive use while sharing other regions of space with their neighbours.
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Bristol announced as European Green Capital for 2015
14 June 2013
Bristol is celebrating after it was revealed as the winner of a hotly contested international competition to be European Green Capital in 2015. The announcement was made tonight [14 June] at a ceremony in Nantes, France, the city which holds the current title.
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Study finds implementing new ways of charitable giving could see donations triple
28 May 2013
Charities could benefit from an additional 拢40 million per year if a new intervention designed to automatically enroll donors to a scheme that increases their donations by three per cent a year is implemented. This is just one of the findings from a new report, published today by the Cabinet Office, which aimed to explore new and innovative ways of increasing charitable giving.
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