International
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Pictures from an eruption
7 December 2010
Scientists from Bristol were among a group visiting the Afar Rift in Ethiopia in November when a volcano in the region began erupting 鈥� the first time that scientists have witnessed such an occurrence there.
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Scientists look to AI for help in peer review
21 March 2017
Peer review is a cornerstone of the scientific publishing process but could artificial intelligence help with the process? Computer scientists from the University of Bristol have reviewed how state-of-the-art tools from machine learning and artificial intelligence are already helping to automate parts of the academic peer-review process.
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Bristol scientists shed light on blood flow problems in dementia
6 December 2010
Researchers at the University of Bristol's Dementia Research Group in the School of Clinical Sciences have uncovered some of the processes responsible for the blood flow problems connected with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
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Study finds national data may be underestimating illicit drug use in young people
18 January 2021
A study published today [18 January] in the publication Addiction suggests that the UK government鈥檚 current national population-based data may be understating illicit drug usage among young people by as much as 20 per cent.
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New Director of Composites University Technology Centre
5 December 2017
Professor Stephen Hallett has been appointed as the Director of the Composites University Technology Centre (UTC), supported by Rolls-Royce, at the University of Bristol.
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National consortium to study the threats of new SARS-CoV-2 variants
15 January 2021
A new national research project to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2 is launched today [15 January]. The 拢2.5 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded 'G2P-UK' National Virology Consortium will study how mutations in the virus affect key outcomes such as how transmissible it is, the severity of COVID-19 it causes, and the effectiveness of vaccines and treatments.
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University is taking Bristol to Beijing
6 April 2017
The University of Bristol will host a traditional British graduation ceremony - with a Bristol edge - in Beijing this Saturday (8 April).
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Students urge 鈥榝airer play鈥� in new climate change report
6 December 2010
UNfairplay 鈥� a project run by a group of young people including Bristol students to address inequalities in negotiating resources between nations in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 鈥� has released a report on some of these inequalities.
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Researchers to create biomimetic forebrain for 3D-printed robot hands
21 March 2017
A team of researchers is to develop a biomimetic forebrain for controlling 3D-printed robot hands with a sense of touch. They aim to create a biomimetic forebrain based on computer modelling of a mammal鈥檚 neural system that communicates touch in humans and animals, and use this to perform general manipulation tasks in robots.
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High fructose diets could cause immune system damage
22 February 2021
New research led by Swansea University in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bristol and the Francis Crick Institute in London has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples' immune systems in ways that has, until now, largely been unknown.
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