International
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Early adulthood education and employment experiences play independent role in later life cardiovascular health
6 August 2021
New research has found that education and employment experiences in early adulthood contribute to cardiovascular health inequalities in later life, independent of occupation and family income in mid-adulthood. The findings, published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, involve researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Bristol and UCL Social Research Institute.
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Animals should use short, fast movements to avoid being located
15 January 2020
Most animals need to move, whether this is to seek out food, shelter or a mate. New research has shown that movement doesn't always break camouflage and if an animal needs to move, animals that are unpatterned and use short, fast movements are less likely to be located by predators.
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Deaf moths evolved noise-cancelling scales to evade predators
26 February 2020
Some species of deaf moths can absorb as much as 85 per cent of the incoming sound energy from predatory bats — who use echolocation to detect them. The findings, published in Royal Society Interface today [26 February], reveal the moths, who are unable to hear the ultrasonic calls of bats, have evolved this clever defensive strategy to help it survive.
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Animals reduce the symmetry of their markings to improve camouflage
15 January 2020
Some forms of camouflage have evolved in animals to exploit a loophole in the way predators perceive their symmetrical markings. The University of Bristol findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today [15 Jan], describe how animals have evolved to mitigate this defensive disadvantage in their colouration.
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Research powerhouses join forces to maximise global potential of 6G next generation mobile technology
4 August 2021
A pioneering centre is being launched to take mobile technology to the next level and put the UK at the global forefront of 6G research, innovation, and education.
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INITIATE is open for collaboration
15 January 2020
Potential collaborators are invited to pitch ideas to INITIATE, an EPSRC-funded project, led by Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, which is spearheading research into the future capabilities of the Internet.
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How can livestock produce food that is better for the people and the planet?
6 January 2016
An internationally renowned panel of speakers will share their perspectives on what role livestock can and should play in ensuring global food security and answer audience questions at a free event next week [Tuesday 12 January].
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Helpful customization or furtive manipulation? How Germans see personalisation of online services
25 February 2020
Whether we are looking for a restaurant tip, researching health information, or scrolling through social media posts, algorithms use the personal data they gather on us to determine what we are shown online. But how aware are people of the impact algorithms have on their digital environments? A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of Bristol has conducted a survey of 1,065 people in Germany to address these questions.
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Gene loss more important in animal kingdom evolution than previously thought
24 February 2020
Scientists have shown that some key points of animal evolution — like the ones leading to humans or insects — were associated with a large loss of genes in the genome. The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution [today 24 February], compared over 100 genomes to investigate what happened at the gene level during the evolution of animals after their origin.
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Spot the difference: can AI generate plausible Christmas BMJ titles?
15 December 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can generate plausible, entertaining, and scientifically interesting titles for potential research articles, a University of Bristol-led study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ has found.
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