International
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Call for world to unite to predict rainfall futures and tackle climate change more effectively
16 June 2022
Leading global climate scientists claim our ability to deal with climate change lies in jeopardy without drastic action to improve rainfall predictions.
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Pioneering study reveals teaching techniques which boost exam performance
24 May 2022
With the exam season in full swing, teenagers taking their GCSEs are hoping their teachers covered everything so they can achieve top marks. The methods teachers use in the classroom could also hold the key to improving pupils鈥� grades, according to a pioneering report published today.
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拢4m to transform Bristol鈥檚 bright ideas into global opportunities and impact
16 June 2022
The University of Bristol will receive significant funding to maximise the impact and translation of cutting-edge research which promises to have far-reaching benefits for society.
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University of Bristol research - world-leading with global impact
18 December 2014
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 has ranked Bristol among the UK鈥檚 top research universities. Our research is shown to have top quality and major impact on society and the economy, according to this assessment of research at every UK university. REF2014 will decide how around 拢2 billion in research funding will be allocated each year from 2015-16.
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Community run leader completed 10k in quarantine hotel room
19 May 2022
A student who ran 650 laps of a quarantine hotel room for last year鈥檚 Bristol Run Series is now helping others get the running bug.
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New review of evidence highlights importance of adequate ventilation to prevent spread of COVID-19 in indoor settings
29 June 2022
Some public venues may need better ventilation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 following growing evidence of the potential for 'long distance' airborne transmission of the disease, suggests research published by The BMJ today [29 June].
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New research could help the welfare of working animals
9 December 2014
With over 42 million horses and 95 per cent of the world鈥檚 donkeys found in developing countries, new research could change the health and welfare of millions of working animals in some of the poorest parts of the world.
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Depression during pregnancy rises in a generation
17 July 2018
Anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy have risen by 51 per cent within a generation according to findings from a major study by the University of Bristol published last week [Friday 13 July].
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Gosport may have a negative impact on end-of-life care in general practice
17 July 2018
Researchers from the University of Bristol have highlighted the potentially negative impact the deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital may have on end-of-life care delivered at home.
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Infectivity of airborne SARS-CoV-2 could decrease by 90% within 20 minutes of exhalation, new laboratory study finds
28 June 2022
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes, according to new University of Bristol findings. The study, published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is the first to investigate the decrease in infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol particles over periods from seconds to a few minutes. The aim of the study was to explore the process that could change viral infectivity over short timescales following exhalation.
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