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University of Bristol
February 9, 2018
Professor Angela Piccini, Reader in Screen Media at the University of Bristol, will deliver a speech about Col during the degree ceremony. She said: “Col envisioned a future in which we could visualise the global filmmaking industry. Before Facebook and before MySpace and Friends Reunited, Col createdÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 9, 2018
The five-year study, led by Professor Richard Huxtable an expert in medical ethics at the University of Bristol, will investigate how the “best interests” of such patients should be understood – which factors and values should be considered, who should be involved, and indeed whether “'best interests” is evenÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 8, 2018
He has appeared in some prominent and high-profile cases, including prosecuting the oil companies responsible for the Hertfordshire Oil Depot explosion at Buncefield. Andrew spent his childhood on a family farm in Ethiopia until the mid-1970s, he graduated from the University of Bristol (LLB) in 1985 andÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 8, 2018
Now, researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough for silicon quantum photonics — they have developed new type of on-chip detector capable of measuring quantum mechanical behavior within the integrated chip architecture. This is a new tool for making sure silicon photonicÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 7, 2018
Opportunity for all to log in to learning with the University of Bristol ... Local 6th formers or people considering a return to education can gain a free boost to their skills through the latest online learning offer from the University of Bristol. Available from this month, the series of courses entitled 'Unleash yourÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 2, 2018
Antibiotic resistance in children's E. coli, a bacteria that is the most common cause of urinary tract infection, is high against many antibiotics commonly prescribed in primary care and could make them ineffective as first-line treatments, warns a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and ImperialÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
February 1, 2018
Lead author of the study, Dr Thea Hincks, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, said: “Our new modelling framework provides a targeted, evidential basis for managing a substantial reduction in induced seismicity in Oklahoma, with extensive possibilities forÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
January 23, 2018
The study, led by the University of Exeter, and co-authored by the University of Bristol, is published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. It shows that surviving in difficult and dangerous conditions does not necessarily require high brain power. Instead, animals should beÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
January 12, 2018
Following the fire in our Fry Building on Saturday [6 January], we are working hard to get the project back on track. The Grade II listed building is being refurbished into a state-of-the-art new home for the School of Mathematics. It was due to open for the start of the next academic year in September 2018.
University of Bristol
January 12, 2018
“Being an international scholar at the University of Bristol means unlimited opportunities for me. I have been able to network extensively with my peers, lecturers and some industry experts on subjects relating to my career prospects. More so, there are a number of societies such as the African CaribbeanÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
January 12, 2018
Many people aren't aware that Churchill was also Chancellor of the University of Bristol throughout the war. In fact, he stood as the University's longest-standing Chancellor from 1929 to 1965. Despite initial controversy over his appointment – especially given that he hadn't attended university himselfÃÂ ...
Manufacturing Global
January 11, 2018
A seven-institution consortium, including the University of Bristol, has received ã2.7mn (US$3.65mn) in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The consortium will be running the three year-long Manufacturing Immortality Project, which will conduct the development of new,à...
University of Bristol
January 10, 2018
In a new study published today, Dr Massimo Bernardi and Professor Mike Benton from the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol show how early reptiles were expelled from the tropics. Geologists had already shown that ocean temperatures rose by 10–15 degrees centigrade as a result ofÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
January 10, 2018
After three years he was appointed to a Lectureship in Law in the University of Sheffield, and after two years there he successfully applied for a Senior Lectureship in the University of Bristol. In 1966 he was appointed as Professor in Law and in 1968 became Professor of Equity. He was also Dean of theÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
January 10, 2018
A consortium of seven institutions led by the University of Bristol, has received a grant of ã2.7m to undertake ground-breaking research into manufacturing ... The EPSRC-funded consortium is made up of experts from the University of Bristol, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Manchester, Cranfieldà...
ITV News
January 6, 2018
A fire inside the Fry Building at the University of Bristol. Credit: ITV News/Rob Murphy. A fire has torn through a building undergoing a ã33 million refurbishment at the University of Bristol. The blaze started on the top floor of the university's five-story Fry Building, which was unoccupied at the time. Avon Fireà...
University of Bristol
January 5, 2018
Sir David Attenborough has a long-standing relationship with the University of Bristol. He was awarded an honorary degree almost 40 years ago in 1977 when he was in the throes of making Life on Earth with the BBC Natural History Unit based in Bristol. It was the start of a close relationship with both theÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 18, 2017
A new study by experimental psychologists from the University of Bristol has examined whether cognitive bias modification (CBM) for facial interpretation, a digital health intervention that changes our perception for emotional expressions from negative to positive, might be useful in treating depression.
University of Bristol
December 31, 1999
Lead author Fiann Smithwick from the University of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, said: “We looked in detail at how actinopterygians fared during two of these major mass extinctions, the Permo-Triassic and end-Triassic extinctions by looking at how their morphology (body shape and jaw shape)ÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 31, 1999
Hundreds of people are expected to join the parade, organised by Bristol Women's Voice and supported by the University of Bristol, which begins in Berkeley Square - close to the former Suffragette Headquarters - before suffragette puppet lanterns lead the march down Park Street to City Hall at 6.30pm.
University of Bristol
December 20, 2017
Christmas is a time for family, friends and fun but it's important to make sure four-legged family members enjoy the celebrations too. A dog behaviour expert from the University of Bristol's Vet School offers some advice for pet owners over the festive season. A change in routine, extra visitors and excitedÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 20, 2017
Professor Dan Lunt, from the School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute at the University of Bristol said: “Because climate models are based on fundamental scientific processes, they are able not only to simulate the climate of the modern Earth, but can also be easily adapted to simulate anyÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 20, 2017
Alison Shaw, CEO of Bristol University Press, appears in The Bookseller's list of the top 100 most influential people in the book trade for 2017. Alison is one of only eight scholarly publishers on the annual list and Bristol's is the only university press outside of Oxford and Cambridge to have been included.
Times Higher Education (THE)
December 19, 2017
The School of Mathematics at the University of Bristol invites applications for one or more Research Fellowships in Data Science, in association with the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research. Whereas a Heilbronn research fellow would ordinarily divide their time equally between their own researchÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 19, 2017
The study's lead author, Dr Heather Whitney, from the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences, said: “The presence of multiple cues on flowers is known to enhance the ability of bees to forage efficiently, so maximising the amount of food they can take back to sustain the rest of their colony.
University of Bristol
December 18, 2017
Academics at the University of Bristol will investigate how the one-humped Arabian camel can thrive in the hot and dry environment of the desert, where water is scarce, thanks to a grant from the Leverhulme Trust. Working with scientists in North Africa and the Middle East they hope to better understandÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 18, 2017
The University of Bristol's quiz team returns to our screens tonight [18 December] in their second round University Challenge match again Trinity College, ... Prior to the televised challenge, all applicants were put to the test by the University of Bristol Students' Union (Bristol SU), competing in three rounds ofÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 18, 2017
A new study by experimental psychologists from the University of Bristol has examined whether cognitive bias modification (CBM) for facial interpretation, a digital health intervention that changes our perception for emotional expressions from negative to positive, might be useful in treating depression.
University of Bristol
December 12, 2017
A new way of triggering nerve regeneration to help repair spinal cord injury and in the longer-term potentially paralysis has successfully been demonstrated by University of Bristol scientists. The work is published in PLOS ONE today [Monday 11 December]. There is currently no cure for spinal cord injury orÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
December 12, 2017
A team of paleontologists from the University of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences and Peking University have now peered inside the Pseudooides embryos using X-rays and found features that link them to the adult stages of another fossil group. It turns out that these adult stages were right under theÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 22, 2017
Samples of ancient DNA recovered by University of Bristol scientists on two Indian Ocean islands have helped in the first large scale study ofÃÂ ...
Bristol24/7
September 22, 2017
Professor Judith Squires, pro vice-chancellor for education at the University of Bristol, said: “The Bristol Scholars pilot cohort is a varied,ÃÂ ...
Telegraph.co.uk
September 22, 2017
Simon Bray, Director of Residential and Hospitality Services at the University of Bristol, said: "It goes without saying that this type of behaviour isÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 22, 2017
Record numbers of returnee graduates attended the GW4 careers fairs in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen last month, leading toÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 22, 2017
The tip of the tsetse proboscis showing teeth and rasps. Scale bar 10 õm. Wendy Gibson and Sally Hobson, University of Bristol.
BBC News
September 22, 2017
University of Bristol warden Professor Robert Vilain urged "vigilance", while the university said it had a "zero tolerance" approach to crime.
University of Bristol
September 22, 2017
Dr Matthew Ridd, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Primary Healthcare at the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care and leadÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 20, 2017
Dr Danya Bakhbakhi, Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Bristol and Southmead Hospital, has beenÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 20, 2017
Scientists from the University of Bristol tested this concept further by exploring what happens when the photos show faces with differentÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
September 20, 2017
University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Hugh Brady, shakes hands with Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bruce S. Dowton, afterÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
August 10, 2017
A team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Zayed University (Abu Dhabi) have uncovered the foundations of two seventeenthÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
August 9, 2017
The University of Bristol has achieved some significant successes in the 2017 National Student Survey (NSS), scoring highly in many subjectÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
August 9, 2017
Dr Laszlo Talas, member of University of Bristol's Camo Lab and one of the co-authors said: "Because we often adopt a human-centric viewÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
August 1, 2017
Chemists from the University of Bristol have revised the structure of baulamycins A and B by combining chemical synthesis, computationalÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
August 1, 2017
Dr Duleeka Knipe, from the Bristol Medical School at the University of Bristol, has received the prestigious Andrej Marusic Award in recognitionÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
July 31, 2017
Scientists at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, observed the formation of a crystal gel with particle-level resolution, allowing them toÃÂ ...
University of Bristol
July 25, 2017
New research by the University of Bristol, in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover, has developed a new Virtual Drive Testing (VDT) methodÃÂ ...
Architects' Journal
July 19, 2017
Founded in 1876, the University of Bristol hosts around 6,000 staff and 22,000 students and is the largest independent employer in the West ofÃÂ ...
BBC News
July 19, 2017
A grandmother who nearly died due to a kidney infection has graduated with a doctorate in education from the University of Bristol.
University of Bristol
December 31, 1999
... simulations by a team of mathematicians, theoretical physicists, chemists and biochemists from the University of Bristol's BioDesign Institute,ÃÂ ...
