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New evidence on link between obesity and smoking behaviour from genetic data: obese people at higher risk of smoking 17 May 2018 A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) provides new evidence that increased weight and obesity may result in increased smoking. The Cancer Research UK (CRUK)-funded study, involving University of Bristol researchers and published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that increased body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and waist circumference were associated both with a higher risk of being a smoker and with greater smoking intensity, measured by the number of cigarettes smoked per day. These results were consistent in both men and women.

University of Bristol partners with Ben-Gurion University 10 December 2019 The University of Bristol has formalised an agreement to collaborate with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel on research and education in Telecommunications Networks, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence.

Dinosaurs ended - and originated - with a bang! 16 April 2018 It is commonly understood that the dinosaurs disappeared with a bang 鈥� wiped out by a great meteorite impact on the Earth 66 million years ago.

Professor Cini awarded Social Sciences Fellowship 16 October 2014 Michelle Cini, Professor of European Politics, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences.

Chinese grads celebrate time in Bristol at University鈥檚 first Shanghai Graduation 14 April 2018 The University of Bristol鈥檚 most recent graduates were given the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends at a UK-style Graduation Celebration in Shanghai today (14 April).

Bristol hosts inaugural Graduation celebration in Shanghai 13 April 2018 Over 250 recent Chinese graduates will celebrate an important milestone in their UK education at the University of Bristol鈥檚 first ever graduation celebration in Shanghai this Saturday (14 April). This follows previous degree ceremonies in Beijing in 2013, 2015 and 2017 which proved hugely successful.

University of Bristol to join The Alan Turing Institute 12 April 2018 The University of Bristol is one of two universities that are set to join The Alan Turing Institute.

Europe鈥檚 first speech lab for non-native English speakers opens in Bristol 5 November 2014 The first speech lab of its kind in Europe, designed to break down communication barriers faced by those who speak English as a second language, is being launched in Bristol today [5 November].

Probiotics and prebiotics work differently in girls and boys according to piglet study 9 December 2019 Baby boy's and girl's immune systems respond differently to prebiotics and probiotics, according to new research. The paper published in Frontiers in Immunology today [9 December] suggests that differences in male and female immunity begin much earlier than previously thought.

Botanic Garden signs Kyoto partnership 29 September 2014 The University鈥檚 Botanic Garden hosted plant science researchers from Kyoto University last week, as part of a Life Sciences workshop supported by the Bristol-Kyoto Partnership.