International
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Genetic differences between global American crocodile populations identified in DNA analysis
13 July 2020
A genetic analysis of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) has re-established our understanding of its population structure, aiding its conservation. The collaborative study spanning seven countries and led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Bristol researchers is published in PLOS ONE.
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Donate political leaflets to Bristol’s unique election archive
27 June 2024
With the July 4 General Election less than a week away, political parties are ramping up their campaigns and delivering plenty of promotional literature through letterboxes across the country in a bid to secure precious votes.
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Bristol Computer Science academic to chair major augmented reality conference
15 September 2016
Professor Walterio Mayol-Cuevas in the Department of Computer Science is to chair the IEEE ISMAR, the most prominent academic conference on augmented and mixed reality.
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Researchers extend recruitment to COVID-19 vaccine trial
19 August 2020
Researchers at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the University of Bristol have begun a new round of recruitment to a clinical trial of a vaccine pioneered in the UK which could protect against COVID-19.
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New study to consider how touchscreens affect pre-schoolers’ play
18 August 2020
A new research project will look at how touchscreens affect the way two and three year olds play and what impact this has on children’s development.
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Researchers make first steps toward a cure for HIV
9 July 2020
Researchers have developed a way to pull HIV out of the latent reservoir making the virus visible to the immune system and providing the potential to be killed by treatment.
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Larger wine glasses may lead people to drink more
7 June 2016
Selling wine in larger wine glasses may encourage people to drink more, even when the amount of wine remains the same, suggests new research from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge.
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Student teams up with friends to launch lockdown travel guide for UK tourists
9 July 2020
A University of Bristol student has created a website which tracks the latest travel restrictions and guidelines as the UK begins to ease lockdown restrictions.
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Evidence from China shows how plants colonised the land
8 August 2016
New fossil finds from China push back the origins of deep soils by 20 million years, new research published today has uncovered.
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Majority of female cancer survivors at low risk of developing most obstetric complications
26 June 2024
The majority of women who have survived a cancer diagnosed age 15-39 are at low risk of obstetric complications, a new study has found.
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