International
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Research reveals more people died from hot or cold weather conditions than COVID-19 in parts of UK
23 May 2024
Research has highlighted how weather extremes worsened by climate change are now a major national public health threat.
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Bristol just transition trailblazers make tracks for Bonn Climate Change Conference
4 June 2024
Climate change experts from the University of Bristol are all set to champion inclusivity and ensuring a fair shift to a net zero economy at a major United Nations summit – the Bonn Climate Change Conference in Germany this week.
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Former Bristol student Hannah on course for sailing gold in Rio
17 August 2016
Former University of Bristol student Hannah Mills is all but guaranteed a gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympics today [17 August].
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Early bird wings preserved in Burmese amber
28 June 2016
Two new specimens of tiny bird wings trapped in amber from rocks have been uncovered in China. The fossil wings seem to have come from baby birds that got trapped in the sticky sap of tropical trees 100 million years ago.
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University of Bristol climbs Academic Ranking of World Universities
16 August 2016
The University of Bristol has been ranked as 8th in the UK and has risen nine places to 57th in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) – its highest ranking in 13 years.
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The genetic basis of bats’ superpowers revealed
29 July 2020
For the first time, the raw genetic material that codes for bats’ unique adaptations and superpowers such as the ability to fly, to use sound to move effortlessly in complete darkness, to survive and tolerate deadly diseases, to resist ageing and cancer - has been fully revealed by an international research team including scientists ³Ô¹ÏÍø. The findings are published in Nature.
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Bristol Veterinary School researcher awarded UFAW Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the Year 2024
15 May 2024
Dr Vikki Neville, a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Discovery Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer ³Ô¹ÏÍø Veterinary School, has been awarded the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the Year Award 2024.
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Cash incentives drive weight loss in men
14 May 2024
A major UK study led by health experts at the University of Stirling in partnership with the universities of Bristol; New Brunswick, Canada; Aberdeen; Glasgow and Queen’s University Belfast, has found that offering text messages with financial incentives is effective in helping men to lose weight.
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Adiposity in childhood affects the risk of breast cancer by changing breast tissue composition, study suggests
13 May 2024
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. With rates continuing to rise, there is an urgent need to identify new modifiable breast cancer risk factors. New research led by the University of Bristol suggests that higher adiposity in childhood leads to less dense breast tissue forming, which results in a reduced breast cancer risk. However, further research is needed to understand the mechanism of the overall protective effect of childhood adiposity to identify new targets for intervention and prevention.
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Implant choice more important than surgeon skill for hip replacement success
31 August 2020
A study analysing over 650,000 hip replacement patients across England and Wales over 14 years sought to investigate why one hospital has consistently been identified as having better than expected outcomes compared to other settings. The findings have shown that the outstanding hip implant survival results seen in one centre in the UK are associated with implant choice more than surgeon skill.
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