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Clues to the site of America's First Thanksgiving 19 November 2018 Archaeologists from the Universities of Bristol and Tennessee have located evidence for the site of America's first English Thanksgiving on the James River in Virginia.

DNA damage across a cellular barrier depends on barrier thickness 12 December 2011 Scientists at the University of Bristol have shown that signalling molecules that damage the DNA of cells grown underneath a barrier are transmitted only when the barrier is more than one layer thick and DNA damage and cytokine release is signalled across the barrier.

Pioneering research using bacteria brings scientists a step closer to creating artificial cells with lifelike functionality 14 September 2022 Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality.

Insects struggle to adjust to extreme temperatures making them vulnerable to climate change, study finds 13 September 2022 Insects have weak ability to adjust their thermal limits to high temperatures and are thus more susceptible to global warming than previously thought.

Bristol to receive 拢1million gift to support ambitious new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus 19 November 2018 Future generations of students are set to benefit from a 拢1 million gift from University of Bristol alumnus Dr Bhikhu Patel (BA Hons Architecture 1973) and his wife Shashi.

Chief Strategy Officer of world-leading tech company appointed to new honorary professor role 5 October 2022 Anike Te, Chief Strategy Officer for International Materials company Lucideon, will join the University of Bristol as an Aegis Professor in Engineering Biology this month. This prestigious appointment strongly aligns with Bristol鈥檚 identity as a world-leading institution for research and innovation with global impact.

Study could benefit eye disease patients whilst saving NHS both time and money 20 December 2018 Researchers from the University of Bristol, in collaboration with Queen's University Belfast, are leading a cutting-edge project, named the "MONARCH" study, that could benefit eye disease patients whilst saving both time and money within the NHS.

What are the prospects for sustaining high-quality groundwater? 19 December 2011 New research led by the University of Bristol鈥檚 Department of Civil Engineering has looked at nitrate transport from agricultural land to water in the Thames basin.

England-wide study first to show link between intimate partner violence, self-harm and suicidality 23 June 2022 A new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.

Growing bio-inspired shapes with hundreds of tiny robots 19 December 2018 Hundreds of small robots can work in a team to create biology-inspired shapes 鈥� without an underlying master plan, purely based on local communication and movement. This is what researchers from Barcelona working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory found when they introduced the biological principles of self-organisation to swarm robotics.