International
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Workers and farmers find social sustainability gains in organic farming
25 October 2016
New research from the University of Bristol has found that embracing organic farming methods can bring gains in social sustainability, and benefits for farmers and workers.
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Daylight saving time clock changes have substantial, but short-lived effect on how much sleep we get
25 October 2024
With the clocks going back this weekend, a new study has found that moving the clocks one hour forward in Spring and one hour back in Autumn has a substantial, but short-lived effect on sleep duration.
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Engineering students celebrate scholarships and awards
17 November 2016
In November, the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering held an event to celebrate student success and present prestigious scholarships and awards to over 100 students.
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Over-the-counter nasal sprays could keep coughs, colds and flu at bay and reduce antibiotic use, large-scale trial finds
12 July 2024
Widely available over-the counter nasal sprays could keep upper respiratory tract infections - like colds, chest infections, flu, sore throat, and sinus infections - at bay, and prevent full-blown symptoms from developing, one of the largest trials to date to test their effectiveness finds. The research, which analysed data from nearly 14,000 adults, found overall they reduced the days of illness by around 20 per cent, and also reduced the number of days with severe symptoms, time off work or normal activities, and antibiotic use.
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Pioneering research sheds light on how babies and young children understand the art of pretence
15 August 2024
Babies recognise pretence and around half of children can pretend themselves by 12 months, new research has found.
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Big babies, little mothers: tsetse flies show extreme mothering
4 November 2020
The tsetse fly is an exception to the almost universal law of nature that babies are born smaller than their mothers.
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Pioneering research paves the way towards exascale optical networks
14 September 2016
In the face of increasing bandwidth demands, ground-breaking research between the University of Bristol and the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) in Japan, has demonstrated solutions for network infrastructure to address the looming network capacity crunch.
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Secrets of 250 million-year-old ‘Elgin Marvel’ fossil unlocked for first time
18 June 2024
Details of an ancient cousin of modern-day mammals have been revealed by modern imaging technology.
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Pioneering brain haemorrhage treatment reduces long-term disability in premature babies
5 July 2020
Premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage treated with a ‘brain washing’ technique pioneered by Bristol researchers have shown in a 10-year follow-up study, were twice as likely to survive without severe learning disability when compared with infants given standard treatment. The findings are published today [5 July] in the journal Archives of Diseases in Childhood.
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Hidden genetic treasure: wheat discovery could sustainably feed global population
17 June 2024
A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties.
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