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Engineering students celebrate scholarships and awards 17 November 2016 In November, the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering held an event to celebrate student success and present prestigious scholarships and awards to over 100 students.

New sculpture celebrates 15th anniversary of Bristol鈥檚 twinning with Guangzhou 20 September 2016 A Kapok flower sculpture has been unveiled at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden to mark the 15th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Bristol and Guangzhou in southern China, which continues to develop and strengthen.

9/11 can teach us how to support those bereaved during COVID-19, researchers find 16 September 2020 Researchers from a leading end-of-life charity have looked to 9/11 and other mass death events for approaches to support people bereaved through COVID-19.

Workers and farmers find social sustainability gains in organic farming 25 October 2016 New research from the University of Bristol has found that embracing organic farming methods can bring gains in social sustainability, and benefits for farmers and workers.

Moths strike out in evolutionary arms race with sophisticated wing design 23 November 2020 Ultra-thin, super-absorbent and extraordinarily designed to detract attention, the wings of moths could hold the key for developing technological solutions to survive in a noisy world.

What鈥檚 hopping around in your pond? 19 September 2016 A free, innovative educational app that teaches children about the lifecycle and habitats of tadpoles has been developed and launched by computer science students from the University of Bristol.

Big data shows people鈥檚 collective behaviour follows strong periodic patterns 8 November 2016 New research has revealed that by using big data to analyse massive data sets of modern and historical news, social media and Wikipedia page views, periodic patterns in the collective behaviour of the population can be observed that could otherwise go unnoticed.

NASA scientist speaks at annual lecture 鈥� 7 September 12 August 2016 Professor Lynn Rothschild, a senior scientist from NASA, will be the guest speaker at this year's Colston Research Society annual lecture.

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine follows its programmed genetic instructions, independent analysis finds 22 October 2020 The AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and also known as AZD1222) now undergoing Phase III clinical trials, has already undergone rigorous testing to ensure the highest standards of quality and safety. Now a team 品凤楼 University has used recently developed techniques to further validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford team. This novel analysis provides even greater clarity and detail about how the vaccine successfully provokes a strong immune response.

Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds 21 October 2020 Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College have discovered how birds are able to fly in gusty conditions 鈥� findings that could inform the development of bio-inspired small-scale aircraft.

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