International
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Brexit 鈥� its impact on Bristol
11 May 2017
How Bristol addresses the local challenges 鈥� and opportunities 鈥� brought on by Brexit is the focus of a free public event on Tuesday 23 May bringing experts in immigration, trade, politics and sociology from the Universities of Bristol and West of England together in constructive dialogue with local community leaders, city officials, business people, local charities, and community activists. Mayor Marvin Rees and Vice Chancellor Hugh Brady will be in attendance to welcome participants at the day鈥檚 event.
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拢1.8m for major study into management of bleeding after childbirth
20 June 2017
The UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded a collaboration led by Liverpool, Bristol and Sunderland 拢1.8m to run a large study into the drug treatment of bleeding after childbirth (also called postpartum haemorrhage or PPH).
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Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes
4 February 2021
Oceans were once filled with the sounds of nature, but overfishing, climate change and human noise have fundamentally changed the natural underwater "soundtrack", researchers say.
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Life expectancy for people with HIV has increased by 10 years in the US and Europe since introduction of antiretroviral therapy
11 May 2017
Life expectancy of 20-year-olds starting treatment for HIV has increased by around a decade in the EU and North America since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s, according to a study published in The Lancet HIV. These increases are among treated individuals, and are in addition to dramatic life expectancy improvements that occurred after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy compared with untreated individuals.
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Aerosol generating procedures: are they of relevance for transmission of SARS-CoV-2?
7 May 2021
Emerging evidence indicates that many currently defined aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) are unlikely to play any significant role in the generation of infectious aerosol that poses a risk to hospital staff. In a comment article published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine today [6 May] a research team from the University of Bristol discusses AGPs and the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a healthcare setting.
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Bristol hosts top US students for Fulbright Summer Institute
20 June 2017
Ten of the USA鈥檚 brightest undergraduates have been spending four weeks at the University of Bristol to explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK, as part of the Fulbright UK Summer Institute scheme.
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University scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers is renewed
20 June 2017
A scholarship scheme for refugees and asylum seekers will run for a second year following a successful pilot, the University of Bristol has announced.
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Energy efficiency is important to wireless and broadcast networks
9 May 2017
When a digital TV system operates with excess transmit power there is no benefit for either the user or broadcaster. New research has found that by deploying a spatially adaptive broadcast system, broadcast powers can be reduced by up to 35 per cent, reducing carbon emissions and saving money.
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Bristol researcher wins prestigious diabetes research award
26 July 2017
A University of Bristol researcher whose own family has been affected by diabetes has just been awarded 拢587,237 from leading charity Diabetes UK to find out why people with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop some cancers.
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Clients of female sex workers should be targeted for HIV prevention and treatment in South Africa
4 February 2021
The unmet HIV prevention and treatment needs of female sex workers and especially their male clients could contribute substantially to ongoing HIV transmission in South Africa, according to a new study led by University of Bristol researchers.
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