International
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Discussing the future of global security
19 November 2014
Academics and staff from the diplomatic, defence and development sectors will come together in Bristol this week to discuss current global security issues.
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In-person graduations return to the University of Bristol
8 April 2022
The University of Bristol’s Wills Memorial Building will be a sea of gowns and mortar boards on today for the first in-person graduations since February 2020.
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Insomnia could increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
7 April 2022
People who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led findings suggest insomnia could increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes, and that lifestyle or pharmacological treatments that improve insomnia could help to prevent or treat the condition.
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Health services need to become more sustainable say researchers
7 December 2012
Health services need to do more to tackle climate change and resource depletion if they are to cope with the soaring prevalence of chronic illness say the authors of a new book.
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'High-yield' farming costs the environment less than previously thought – and could help spare habitats
18 September 2018
New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the "least bad" option for feeding the world while saving its species – provided use of such "land-efficient" systems prevents further conversion of wilderness to farmland.
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National Composites Centre Celebrates Government funding for Phase II project
5 December 2012
Chancellor George Osborne today announced an investment of £28m to enhance the capabilities and capacity of the National Composites Centre (NCC).
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Feeding dogs raw meat associated with increased presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
21 July 2022
New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.
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Chilean Ambassador visits the University of Bristol
16 December 2014
His Excellency Mr Rolando Drago Rodriguez, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the UK, visited Bristol last week.
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Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines offer high protection against severe COVID-19, six months after second doses, study finds
20 July 2022
Protection against severe COVID-19 by two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines remained high up to six months after second doses, finds new research which analysed NHS health record data on over seven million adults. Reassuringly, the University of Bristol-led study published in The BMJ today [July 20], found protection in older adults aged over 65 years, and in clinically vulnerable adults.
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Prescribing antibiotics for children with cough in general practice does not reduce hospitalisation risk
11 September 2018
Doctors and nurses often prescribe antibiotics for children with cough and respiratory infection to avoid return visits, symptoms getting worse or hospitalisation. In a study published in the British Journal of General Practice today [Tuesday 11 September], researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Southampton, Oxford and Kings College London found little evidence that antibiotics reduce the risk of children with cough ending up in hospital, suggesting that this is an area in which unnecessary antibiotic prescribing could be reduced.
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