International
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Bristol citizens in driving seat for urban regeneration project
26 May 2016
People living in Bristol are set to benefit from a new UK research and innovation initiative that will put them in the driving seat to help improve the city’s health, well-being and prosperity as they face up to challenges of modern urban living.
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Award-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden takes root at the Botanic Garden
1 May 2024
A Gold medal winning garden - crowned ‘Best in Show’ at the 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show - that is leading the way in environmental sustainability, and gifted to Bristol by Guangzhou, will be unveiled at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden today, Wednesday 1 May 2024, after being rebuilt. Bristol has been twinned with Guangzhou since 2001.
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Novel pathology could improve diagnosis and treatment of Huntington’s and other diseases
30 June 2020
Bristol scientists have discovered a novel pathology that occurs in several human neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease.
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Extinct camelids reveal insights about North America’s ancient savannas
10 June 2020
A new study looking at extinct camelids - ancestors of today’s camels and llamas - tells the story of North America’s ancient savannas and highlights how past climatic and environmental conditions influenced the composition of mammalian faunas.
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Eavesdropping crickets drop from the sky to evade capture from bats
18 May 2020
Researchers have uncovered the highly efficient strategy used by a group of crickets to distinguish the calls of predatory bats from the incessant noises of the nocturnal jungle. The findings, led by scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Graz in Austria and published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, reveal the crickets eavesdrop on the vocalisations of bats to help them escape their grasp when hunted.
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Humanoid robotics and computer avatars could help treat social disorders
11 April 2016
A collaborative research team has found humanoid robotics and computer avatars could help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia. It is thanks to the theory of similarity, which suggests that it is easier to interact socially with someone who looks, behaves or moves like us.
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Researchers identify a genetic cause of intellectual disability affecting tens of thousands of people
31 May 2024
A neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, affecting tens of thousands of people worldwide, has been identified by researchers. The work, published today [31 May] in Nature Medicine, was conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Bristol, KU Leuven, Belgium; and the NIHR BioResource (currently based at the University of Cambridge).
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Bristol leaps ahead in training next generation of leaders to tackle major global challenges
12 March 2024
Hundreds of talented scientists and engineers are set to advance solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges, ranging from reaching net-zero and developing sustainable energy to improving digital security and making the latest health breakthroughs.
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Female scientists bring science to the streets of Bristol
12 July 2016
Soapbox Science is set to transform Broadmead Shopping Centre into a site of scientific debate when leading female scientists engage passers-by in cutting edge research on the Saturday [16 July].
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New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
29 June 2020
A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require life-long blood thinning tablets has been developed by scientists at the universities of Bristol and Cambridge. The team's latest in-vitro results, published in Biomaterials Science, suggest that the PoliValve could last for up to 25 years.
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