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Pioneering software can grow and treat virtual tumours using A.I. 22 September 2021 Pioneering new research paves the way for A.I. developed nanomedicines that target cancer cells more efficiently.

Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients 6 July 2021 Findings from a study published today [6 July] in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have prompted new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use interleukin-6 antagonists in patients with severe or critical COVID-19 along with corticosteroids.

New study aims to find the best moisturiser for treating eczema in children 22 September 2017 Researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Southampton have been awarded 拢1.4 million by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme to discover which is the best emollient (moisturiser) for treating childhood eczema.

鈥楲ife-changing鈥� scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers grows 21 October 2021 A scholarship that gives refugees and asylum seekers life-changing access to University education has been expanded, the University of Bristol has announced.

Feeling a spark: flowers release their perfume in response to electricity of a bee's touch 21 September 2021 New research has found that the electrical charge created by visiting bumblebees stimulates some flowers to release more of their sweet-smelling scent. This is the first time a plant has been shown to use the presence of pollinators as a cue to emit more of its attractive perfume - increasing its chances of being visited.

Robot farm: Pioneering facilities are a game-changer for UK atomic research 20 October 2021 The University of Bristol is leading an initiative to make cutting-edge robotics, drones and testing spaces available for nuclear research with the launch of four 鈥楬ot Robotics鈥� facilities in the UK.

Lift off! Bristol researchers鈥� work heads to International Space Station 6 July 2021 Materials developed by University of Bristol scientists and engineers will be blasted 250 miles from the Earth鈥檚 surface and affixed to the International Space Station (ISS).

Record numbers of graduates attend GW4 careers fairs in China 21 September 2017 Record numbers of returnee graduates attended the GW4 careers fairs in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen last month, leading to an increase in the number of graduates finding employment.

Major advance in race for SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor drugs 20 September 2021 A new advance towards the development of drugs specifically designed to inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme is reported in the Royal Society of Chemistry's leading journal, Chemical Science. The international team, led by scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Bristol, has designed new peptide molecules and shown that they block (inhibit) the virus鈥檚 main protease [Mpro] - a prominent SARS-CoV-2 drug target.

Study aims to understand why COVID-19 vaccines can lead to very rare blood clotting with low platelets 30 November 2021 A group of 11 institutions, led by the University of Liverpool and including the University of Bristol, is seeking to understand the very rare, but very serious, condition of blood clotting with low platelets in the general population, in COVID-19 infection, and potentially following vaccination.