International
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University of Bristol welcomes secure funding for EU students
25 April 2017
University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Hugh Brady, has welcomed the announcement that EU students applying to start courses at English universities in the 2018-19 academic year will remain eligible for financial support.
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Bristol awarded record number of European grants for 鈥榚xcellent鈥� science, third highest in Europe
22 April 2021
The University will receive 鈧�13M for globally significant research into anti-microbial resistance, artificial reproduction, futuristic materials, quantum mechanics, the philosophy of evolution and a truth taskforce to combat misinformation.
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How Bristol鈥檚 research has played a key role in the world鈥檚 response to COVID-19
23 March 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, academics from across the University of Bristol joined together to understand the virus and the impact of the pandemic. Today [23 March] is a year since the first UK lockdown and their research is continuing to play a key role in global efforts to overcome the disease.
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Major streaming companies join pioneering initiative to monitor media industry鈥檚 digital carbon footprint
9 February 2021
Netflix, BT and Cambridge University Press are the latest to sign up to Bristol's fully operational DIMPACT tool.
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Know your ally: Cooperative male dolphins can tell who's on their team
22 April 2021
When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature Communications by University of Bristol researchers, reveal that male dolphins form a social concept of team membership based on cooperative investment in the team.
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Association between poor sleep quality and an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's, new study finds
3 November 2022
New research has shown an association between sleep quality 鈥� less than seven hours - and Alzheimer's disease-related pathology in people without cognitive impairment. The study by an international team led by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation research centre, the Barcelona尾eta Brain Research Centre (BBRC), together with researchers from the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust, is published in the scientific journal Brain Communications today [3 November].
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Survey reveals many people have reservations about flying in future
22 April 2021
More than half of adults plan to fly less or much less, even after they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, citing worries about the virus and climate change, according to a survey carried out by the University of Bristol
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NASA鈥檚 space telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
22 November 2022
The largest telescope in space, also known as JWST, has just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world鈥檚 skies.
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Common pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night鈥檚 sleep
21 January 2021
Just like us, many insects need a decent night鈥檚 sleep to function properly, but this might not be possible if they have been exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, the most common form of insecticide used worldwide, suggests research by academics at the University of Bristol.
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Insects struggle to adjust to extreme temperatures making them vulnerable to climate change, study finds
13 September 2022
Insects have weak ability to adjust their thermal limits to high temperatures and are thus more susceptible to global warming than previously thought.
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