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Scholarship scheme aims to break down barriers for asylum seekers and refugees 16 June 2016 A scholarship scheme for refugees, asylum seekers and their dependants has been launched by the University of Bristol.

Major funding to develop slow-releasing antimicrobial agent for dentistry and medicine 25 April 2016 A University of Bristol spin-out company working to advance the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection by developing a solution to improve the efficacy of chlorhexidine-based products has received major investment to progress the technology.

Bristol announces the first of many new research projects to tackle COVID-19 9 April 2020 Diagnostic research to increase the UK's testing capacity, new vaccine targets, understanding more about people who are asymptomatic, and digital support for people with diabetes, are some of the new projects announced by the University of Bristol today [8 April] that will undertake vital COVID-19 research to tackle the global health crisis.

Bristol cryptographer elected international Fellow 10 March 2016 A University of Bristol cryptographer has been elected a Fellow of the International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR), an accolade that is only given to a select group of cryptographers worldwide.

Calculating early warning scores before they reach hospital can help the sickest patients 7 April 2020 Recording National Early Warning Scores (NEWS) when a patient is urgently referred to hospital can improve the process of care for the sickest patients and reduce the time taken to get to hospital, according to a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded study at the University of Bristol published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) today [7 April]. National Early Warning Scores help clinicians recognise when patients are at risk of deterioration, for example as a result of infection such as sepsis.

Quantum leap: Bristol鈥檚 photon discovery is a major step toward large-scale quantum technologies 20 May 2020 A team of physicists at the University of Bristol has developed the first integrated photon source with the potential to deliver large-scale quantum photonics.

Ethnic minorities鈥� employment prospects lag behind white majority because of 鈥榩ersistent racism鈥� 14 June 2020 The employment prospects of some ethnic minorities have improved since the 1970s but still lag behind the white majority because of 鈥減ersistent racism鈥�, a major new study says.

Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants 6 April 2020 Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown.

Study finds some reductions in community antibiotic resistant infections and dispensing 19 May 2020 A study by academics at the University of Bristol has found reductions in overall and individual antibiotic dispensing between 2013 and 2016 after evaluating, for the first time, national primary care prescribing policy on community antibiotic resistant infection.

University response to the Black Lives Matter movement 11 June 2020 The focus of the Black Lives Matter campaign was on Bristol at the weekend as many around the world watched protestors remove the statue of slave trader Edward Colston from the city centre and throw it into the docks.