International
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New research reveals why and when the Sahara Desert was green
13 September 2023
A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains why the Sahara Desert was periodically green.
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NASA astronaut inspires as she receives honorary doctorate from her old university
4 August 2023
The atmosphere was out of this world as a NASA astronaut returned to her old university to receive an honorary doctorate.
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Reductions in sexual mixing ended mpox outbreak in England, while vaccination has prevented resurgences in 2023
11 September 2023
The rapid outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in 2022 likely resulted from high levels of sexual mixing among some gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with the initial downturn in cases probably due to a reduction in sexual contacts among these men, according to new research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Behavioural Science and Evaluation. The HPRU is a partnership between the University of Bristol and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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Drugs already licensed could be trialled to potentially treat secondary brain cancer, new research finds
29 November 2023
The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs could be clinically trialled to find out if they could treat the disease. The research led by the University of Bristol and published in Neuro-Oncology Advances also found genetic differences between smokers and non-smokers.
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New research demonstrates the ability of ADDomerâ„¢ to tackle viral infections
29 November 2023
New research has demonstrated the potential for the ADDomer â„¢ platform to produce thermostable vaccines and reagents to tackle viral infections The study led by the University of Bristol and Imophoron, a biopharmaceutical company developing thermostable nanoparticle vaccines using its ADDomer platform, is published in Antibody Therapeutics today [29 November].
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Professor Sir Eric Thomas, former Bristol Vice-Chancellor, passes away
14 November 2023
Professor Sir Eric Thomas FMedSci, former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, sadly passed away on Friday 10 November 2023 aged 70 following a short battle with cancer. He was Bristol's 12th Vice-Chancellor, and led the University for 14 years between 2001 and 2015 during a period of significant change in higher education.
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Global research on HIV prevention to be transformed thanks to £5 million award
5 September 2023
Researchers from seven international institutions hope to transform traditional strategies used to tackle global HIV prevention for key populations particularly affected by the virus, thanks to a new £5 million Wellcome Discovery award to Professor Peter Vickerman at the University of Bristol.
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World-first study to screen 20,000 UK adults for type 1 diabetes
14 November 2023
A world-first research programme led by the University of Bristol that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment today. Launching on World Diabetes Day [Tuesday 14 November], the Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Adults (T1DRA) study aims to recruit 20,000 adults, aged between 18 and 70, from the general population to assess their risk.
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Pioneering study shows schools are providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in desperate need
29 November 2023
New research has exposed how food charity in schools is becoming mainstreamed across England amidst the cost-of-living crisis, welfare cutbacks, and entrenched poverty.
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New research reveals extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating millions of lives
14 November 2023
New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a ‘climate hazard flip’ since the turn of the century.
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