International
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Research reveals clouds made from tiny quartz crystals fill the skies of a searing-hot exoplanet
16 October 2023
Researchers have detected for the first time evidence of quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth.
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Innovative national initiative helps migrant entrepreneurs blossom in business
12 July 2023
Business is blooming for hundreds of entrepreneurs thanks to a unique project committed to boosting the prospects of migrants and refugees in the UK.
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Groundbreaking genomics project will improve global diversity in population health insight
13 October 2023
An international collaboration is aiming to improve global health by uncovering the effects of genomic and environmental diversity on differences in disease risk observed across the global population, thanks to a new partnership of 20 research groups from around the world.
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COVID-19 grief disorder rates ‘higher than expected’
19 September 2023
Cases of Prolonged Grief Disorder among people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be significantly higher than pre-pandemic, indicates new research from the University of Bristol and Cardiff University.
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New evidence exposes huge scale of gambling marketing at start of Premier League football season and lack of harm reduction warnings
19 September 2023
Research has revealed for the first time the extent gambling messages saturate UK media coverage and social media during the opening weekend of the English Premier League football season.
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Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer space
11 October 2023
A chance social media post by an eagle-eyed amateur astronomer sparked the discovery of an explosive collision between two giant planets, which crashed into each other in a distant space system 1,800 light years away from planet Earth.
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Significant variations in hip fracture health costs and care between NHS hospitals and regions, study finds
10 July 2023
There are significant variations in healthcare spending and care delivery across NHS hospitals in England and Wales following hip fracture, a new study aimed at understanding how hospital care impacts patients’ outcomes and costs has revealed.
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Bristol unites international gambling harms experts and people suffering from gambling addiction to highlight urgent need for reform
11 October 2023
With the explosion of online platforms and advertising, the scourge of gambling is a growing problem affecting people of all ages.
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Donkeys could help protect Ethiopian women from destitution, study finds
11 October 2023
Donkeys are vital to the lives of women in Ethiopia and could be the difference between destitution and modest survival, new research has found. The study also revealed that societal perception of donkeys as low-status animals has an impact on both the owners’ lives and the wellbeing of the donkeys.
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Kordofan giraffes face local extinction if poaching continues
4 August 2023
Poaching of two Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffes per year could result in extinction in just 15 years within Cameroon's Bénoué National Park without intervention. These are the alarming new findings of a University of Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society-led study published in the African Journal of Ecology.
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