International
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National consortium to study the threats of new SARS-CoV-2 variants
15 January 2021
A new national research project to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2 is launched today [15 January]. The £2.5 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded 'G2P-UK' National Virology Consortium will study how mutations in the virus affect key outcomes such as how transmissible it is, the severity of COVID-19 it causes, and the effectiveness of vaccines and treatments.
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Researchers to create biomimetic forebrain for 3D-printed robot hands
21 March 2017
A team of researchers is to develop a biomimetic forebrain for controlling 3D-printed robot hands with a sense of touch. They aim to create a biomimetic forebrain based on computer modelling of a mammal’s neural system that communicates touch in humans and animals, and use this to perform general manipulation tasks in robots.
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How languages shape economics
9 February 2017
Half of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual, with over 6,000 different languages spoken in the world today. But language is much more than just communication. As well as expressing cultural identity, language also enables trade and trade shapes language.
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Clients of female sex workers should be targeted for HIV prevention and treatment in South Africa
4 February 2021
The unmet HIV prevention and treatment needs of female sex workers and especially their male clients could contribute substantially to ongoing HIV transmission in South Africa, according to a new study led by University of Bristol researchers.
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Foraging humans, mammals and birds who live in the same place behave similarly
14 January 2021
Foraging humans find food, reproduce, share parenting, and even organise their social groups in similar ways as surrounding mammal and bird species, depending on where they live in the world, new research has found.
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Pioneering chip extends sensors’ battery life
8 February 2017
A low-cost chip that enables batteries in sensors to last longer, in some cases by over ten times, has been developed by engineers from the University of Bristol.
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Stem cell therapy could help mend the youngest of broken hearts
21 March 2017
Researchers have shown stem cells from the umbilical cord may hold the key to a new generation of graft and could reduce the number of surgeries required to treat young children born with certain types of congenital heart disease.
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Pioneering technique paves way for fast and cheap fabrication of rapid medical diagnostic tools
3 February 2021
New technology developed by the University of Bristol has the potential to accelerate uptake and development of on-chip diagnostic techniques in parts of the world where rapid diagnoses are desperately needed to improve public health, mortality and morbidity.
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Bristol physicists play key role in new measurement relating the Higgs boson to dark matter
4 October 2022
Researchers from the University of Bristol have been working with scientists globally to further unravel the way a unique fundamental particle, known as the Higgs boson, might interact with dark matter.
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Science finds simple way to make lamb leaner
14 January 2021
Scientists based at Rothamsted and the University of Bristol Veterinary School have found a clear link between the weight of lambs early in their life and meat quality – which is good news for consumers, farmers, and the environment.
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