International
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New type of opal formed by common seaweed discovered
17 April 2018
Scientists have discovered a completely new type of opal formed by a common seaweed which harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil droplets to control how light reflects from its cells to display a shimmering array of colours that until now, has only been seen in the gem stone.
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Research could help young people born with cleft lip and palate achieve best outcomes when moving to adult care
19 February 2024
Cleft lip and/or palate is a lifelong condition affecting one in 700 births. A new research programme, led by the University of Bristol and thanks to funding of nearly £2 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), will investigate how ethnicity, sex, socio-economic status, health literacy and geography affect outcomes for young adults born with a cleft. The findings will establish how to address this variation and ensure that all young adults have the same chance of achieving the best possible outcomes.
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Pig immunology comes of age: killer T cell responses to influenza
17 May 2018
Researchers from The Pirbright Institute, University of Bristol, Cardiff University and University of Oxford have generated tools that allow scientists to understand a vital area of the pig immune system which was previously inaccessible.
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UK universities will work together to improve research quality and reproducibility
10 December 2019
UK universities will collaborate to improve the quality of UK academic research output. Whilst the UK is at the leading edge of research globally, there is a need to constantly strive to improve in order to retain that positions. Crucially, institutions must produce research that is rigorous, robust and of high-quality, to ensure that the UK retains its reputation for producing world-leading research.
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Novel interaction in cell reprogramming discovered
16 September 2014
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and reprogrammed cells promise to be the key for regenerative medicine in the coming years. New research has demonstrated an important regulation between two genes, Nanog and β-catenin, in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
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Global research network to combat deadly Strep A infections
15 February 2024
Bristol researchers are part of a newly-launched multi-institution network to research bacterial cause of sepsis and heart damage in children. Each year, around half a million people, including many children and young people, die around the world because of serious group A streptococcal (Strep A) bacterial infections. While most cases are relatively mild – affecting only the skin or throat - some infections can lead to deadly sepsis or autoimmune damage to the heart. There is currently no available vaccine for Strep A.
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Key role for University of Bristol in new supercomputer collaboration
16 April 2018
The University of Bristol is one of the key academic partners in a new collaboration announced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today [Monday 16 April] to accelerate the adoption of supercomputers in the UK.
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Cooling treatment improves survival without brain damage in later childhood
9 July 2014
The cooling of newborn babies suffering from perinatal asphyxia – a lack of oxygen at the time of birth – significantly increases their chance of survival without brain damage to later childhood (age six to seven years), according to a Medical Research Council (MRC) funded clinical trial by a team of researchers from the universities of Bristol, Oxford, Leeds, University College London, Imperial College London, Queen’s University Belfast and ³Ô¹ÏÍørton University Hospital, London.
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New lab to create centre of innovation for virtual and augmented reality
16 April 2018
A landmark new facility for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) will officially open its doors today [Monday 16 April]. The lab, founded by the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Watershed and Virtual Reality Developer, Opposable Group, aims to position Bristol as a centre of excellence and innovation of VR/AR at both a national and international level.
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University of Bristol partners leading Chinese tech companies to host smart city research forum in Beijing
16 April 2018
Word-leading experts from the University of Bristol and the provider of the world's largest mobile network, China Mobile, shared their insights into how 5G and the massive Internet of Things (IoT) will service rapidly expanding cities in China and around the world at a research forum in Beijing today [Monday 16 April].
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