International
-
New quantum sensing method holds promise for improving greenhouse gas detection
4 April 2023
An innovative technique to detect and characterise molecules with greater precision has been proposed, paving the way for significant advances in environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, and industrial processes.
-
Study of deep-sea corals reveals ocean currents have not fuelled rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide
26 June 2023
Pioneering analysis of deep-sea corals has overturned the idea that ocean currents contributed to increasing global levels of carbon dioxide in the air over the past 11,000 years.
-
GPs have a key role to diagnose vulval lichen sclerosus
26 June 2023
Primary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval symptoms and consider the diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS), research led by the University of Bristol suggests.
-
Research finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying chemicals are increasing
3 April 2023
New analysis has found increasing emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals despite their production being banned for most uses under the Montreal Protocol – and a loophole in the rules is likely responsible.
-
Wearable monitor detects stress hormone levels across a full 24-hour day
21 June 2023
Early warning signs of diseases caused by dysfunctional levels of stress hormones could be spotted more easily thanks to a new wearable device developed by endocrine researchers. This is the first time it has been possible to measure changes to people’s stress hormones as they go about normal daily activities, across both day and night. The new collaborative research led by the University of Bristol, University of Birmingham and University of Bergen has the potential to revolutionise how diseases of the stress hormone system are diagnosed and treated.
-
University of Bristol researchers scoop tree-mendous award
20 October 2023
Understanding what causes trees to die is one of the biggest uncertainties preventing us from forecasting how forests will respond to the growing threat of climate change.
-
Surgeons need to improve how they communicate with patients about innovative procedures
14 August 2023
Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the University of Bristol and published in the Annals of Surgery has found.
-
New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future
25 September 2023
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
-
Scientists discover critical factors that determine the survival of airborne viruses
21 June 2023
Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The findings, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface today [21 June], reveal how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than originally thought. The research could shape future mitigation strategies for new viruses.
-
First-of-its kind hormone replacement treatment shows promise in patient trials
20 October 2023
A first-of-its kind hormone replacement therapy that more closely replicates the natural circadian and ultradian rhythms of our hormones has shown to improve symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions. Results from the University of Bristol-led clinical trial are published today [20 October] in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
View the for public events and lectures run by the University.