International
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Preference for AZ vaccine declines 鈥� but vaccine confidence undented
28 April 2021
The public's preference for the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has declined since last month, and belief that it causes blood clots has increased 鈥� but despite this, vaccine confidence is higher than it was towards the end of 2020, and there has been a big rise in the proportion of people who say they want to be vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a new study.
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New international study concludes digital media can fuel polarisation and populism
7 November 2022
The question whether the rise in usage of digital media is contributing to the erosion of democracy is a source of popular debate, with tech companies arguing findings are inconclusive.
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New design tool to enable global roaming smart phones
26 April 2017
Wireless communications is a technology that is used every day. Across society, there is a move away from using the internet on desktop computers and towards smartphones, tablets and laptops. Engineers at the University of Bristol have developed a novel radio frequency (RF) design tool that will speed up the design of tuneable wireless devices and will enable smartphones to roam internationally.
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University of Bristol continues fight to eradicate deadly disease on World Tuberculosis Day
24 March 2021
Researchers at the University of Bristol are working on a number of different developments to finally end the TB epidemic.
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Students' shining success in Royal Academy of Engineering Awards
25 April 2017
Ten engineering students from the University of Bristol have achieved outstanding success in two Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) schemes designed to promote innovation and leadership.
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Bristol documentary photographer captures some of the faces behind COVID-19 research
27 April 2021
The human stories behind Bristol scientists who are playing an important role in global efforts to overcome COVID-19 have been captured in a billboard campaign by a Bristol-based photographer.
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Inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK persists, new research finds
7 November 2022
New research has shown there continues to be inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK. In particular, even though minoritised ethnic communities were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, overall, proportions of ethnically minoritised clients did not increase, according to bereavement services.
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Close brush with death prompts world-leading glaciologist to pen memoir capturing epic lifelong battle to understand and save vanishing glaciers
26 April 2021
Ever since her first expedition to remote realms of glaciers and ice sheets, world-leading glaciologist Professor Jemma Wadham was so captivated by their mysterious beauty, that getting to grips with how they worked instantly became a career-defining passion.
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Bristol Mayor imparts powers of political persuasion to local students
25 April 2017
This week, Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees visited the University of Bristol to give a guest lecture as part of a dynamic third-year course entitled 鈥楬ow to win a political argument鈥�.
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One year on: South West researchers and businesses in the battle against COVID-19
23 March 2021
Over the past year, up and down the UK, thousands of research and innovation projects have been publicly funded to tackle the pandemic. Researchers at the universities of Bristol, Bath and Exeter, and businesses in the South West are playing a key role in how the UK is combatting COVID-19. Their work forms part of a 拢550 million COVID-19 rapid investment programme by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - the largest public funder of research and development in the UK.
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