International
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Bristol awarded record number of European grants for ‘excellent’ science, third highest in Europe
22 April 2021
The University will receive €13M for globally significant research into anti-microbial resistance, artificial reproduction, futuristic materials, quantum mechanics, the philosophy of evolution and a truth taskforce to combat misinformation.
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Calculating recharge of groundwater more precisely
28 February 2017
An international team of researchers has demonstrated that key processes in models used for the global assessment of water resources for climate change are currently missing. This could mean climate change impact models are wrong in some parts of the world and cannot yet be used to guide water management.
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Quantum satellite mission represents new frontier in space-based encryption technology
12 May 2021
A scheme using quantum technology to encrypt messages from space is to be tested on a satellite in a programme involving University of Bristol researchers.
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Know your ally: Cooperative male dolphins can tell who's on their team
22 April 2021
When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature Communications by University of Bristol researchers, reveal that male dolphins form a social concept of team membership based on cooperative investment in the team.
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Survey reveals many people have reservations about flying in future
22 April 2021
More than half of adults plan to fly less or much less, even after they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, citing worries about the virus and climate change, according to a survey carried out by the University of Bristol
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Scientists pioneer creation of programmable artificial tissues from synthetic cells
12 May 2021
Scientists have created new artificial tissues that mimic some of the complex characteristics and abilities of living tissues, paving the way towards unprecedented advances in medicine, soft-robotics, and micro-engineering.
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Students use world-class space facilities to design their own volcano monitoring satellite
21 June 2017
A team of students and staff from the University of Bristol are designing a volcano monitoring satellite as part of the University's satellite programme. The group of 17 students and academics have been given unique access to the Concurrent Design Facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) RAL Space, to design the University's first CubeSat.
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Scientists' new climate change-fighting tech could slash energy use
21 April 2021
Two scientists are developing climate change-fighting technology that could slash energy use in buildings.
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Bristol scientist named Innovator of the Year for sight-saving device
20 June 2017
Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work into polarisation and macular degeneration.
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£1.8m for major study into management of bleeding after childbirth
20 June 2017
The UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded a collaboration led by Liverpool, Bristol and Sunderland £1.8m to run a large study into the drug treatment of bleeding after childbirth (also called postpartum haemorrhage or PPH).
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