International
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Scientists discover brain鈥檚 inherent ability to focus learning
8 December 2010
Medical researchers have found a missing link that explains the interaction between brain state and the neural triggers responsible for learning, potentially opening up new ways of boosting cognitive function in the face of diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚 as well as enhancing memory in healthy people.
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Chinese fossils shed light on the evolutionary origin of animals from single-cell ancestors
22 December 2011
Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in the Earth鈥檚 history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from South China by researchers from the University of Bristol, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, the Paul Scherrer Institut and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.
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University hockey players compete in under 21s European champs
3 August 2022
Two Bristol hockey players tested their mettle against some of the best teams in the world at the under 21s European championships.
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Feeding dogs raw meat associated with increased presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
21 July 2022
New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.
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Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines offer high protection against severe COVID-19, six months after second doses, study finds
20 July 2022
Protection against severe COVID-19 by two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines remained high up to six months after second doses, finds new research which analysed NHS health record data on over seven million adults. Reassuringly, the University of Bristol-led study published in The BMJ today [July 20], found protection in older adults aged over 65 years, and in clinically vulnerable adults.
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SW England and South Wales to become the UK鈥檚 first Hydrogen Ecosystem
3 August 2022
The Western Gateway partnership and the GW4 Alliance, of which the University of Bristol is a member, have unveiled a vision for South West England and South Wales to become the UK鈥檚 first Hydrogen Ecosystem, to lead development of low carbon energy and meet goals to slow climate change.
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Mathematical modelling could lead to simple blood test for brain tumours
3 August 2022
University of Bristol research could lead to better detection of the most common type of malignant brain cancer.
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Research into honour-based violence makes international impact
8 December 2010
Research into 鈥榟onour-based鈥� violence (HBV) and killings in Iraqi Kurdistan and the UK by Professor Gill Hague and Dr Nazand Begikhani from the University鈥檚 School for Policy Studies http://www.bris.ac.uk/sps/, together with colleagues from the University of Roehampton, has earned plaudits from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UN.
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Chemists find new way to break amide bonds
15 December 2011
Researchers in the University of Bristol鈥檚 School of Chemistry have found a way to accelerate the breakdown of amide bonds. The work, published in Angewandte Chemie, features as the lead highlight in the American Chemical Society's C&ENews this week.
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Boosting physical activity/curbing sitting time highly likely to lower breast cancer risk
6 September 2022
Boosting physical activity levels and curbing sitting time are highly likely to lower breast cancer risk, finds research designed to strengthen proof of causation. The study led by Cancer Council Victoria in Australia, and including the Bristol Medical School: Population Health Sciences, is published online today [6 September] in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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