International
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Student teams up with friends to launch lockdown travel guide for UK tourists
9 July 2020
A University of Bristol student has created a website which tracks the latest travel restrictions and guidelines as the UK begins to ease lockdown restrictions.
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A female Prime Minister is not enough: Britain needs a representative Parliament too
20 July 2016
While Britain welcomes its second female Prime Minister, a new report by a University of Bristol academic has found Westminster remains disproportionately white, male, and elite.
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New design of primitive quantum computer finds application
10 May 2016
Scientists and engineers from the Universities of Bristol and Western Australia have developed how to efficiently simulate a 鈥渜uantum walk鈥� on a new design for a primitive quantum computer.
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Funding awarded to investigate testing of complex cyber-physical systems
29 June 2016
T&VS, a leader in the software test and hardware verification domains, will work with the University of Bristol to develop new engineering methods to test software that controls cyber-physical systems (CPS) thanks to funding from Innovate UK.
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Bristol engineers pioneer project to protect Nepal鈥檚 future generations from earthquakes
8 July 2020
In 2015, a devastating earthquake in Nepal resulted in the loss of 9,000 lives, 3.5 million people left homeless and entire neighbourhoods flattened.
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Early bird wings preserved in Burmese amber
28 June 2016
Two new specimens of tiny bird wings trapped in amber from rocks have been uncovered in China. The fossil wings seem to have come from baby birds that got trapped in the sticky sap of tropical trees 100 million years ago.
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Charity launches scar-free healing research campaign
19 July 2016
A major medical research campaign to achieve scar-free healing within a generation was launched in London today.
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GPs and pharmacists need to develop trusting relationships, study finds
11 February 2020
GPs and pharmacists work best together when they understand and value one another's expertise, according to a new study by researchers at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol.
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From Brussels to Brooklyn: Bristol鈥檚 5G wireless research showcased
19 April 2016
Two engineers from the University of Bristol鈥檚 Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) group, who are leaders in the field of 5th generation (5G) wireless networks, have been invited to discuss the future of wireless communications in Brussels and Brooklyn (US) this week [19 to 22 April].
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Dramatic increase in bowel cancer in young adults in England
10 March 2020
There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in adults under the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol).
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