International
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Two-ball bounce problem explained
14 July 2015
Researchers from the University of Bristol have revisited a well-known classroom demonstration where a lighter ball is dropped on top of a larger heavier ball and offer a model to explain the phenomenon.
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Scientists 'must be allowed to cry' about destruction of nature
10 October 2019
Scientists witnessing the destruction of the natural world must be supported and "allowed to cry", researchers say.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Partnership Hub launched in China
13 May 2019
The University of Bristol along with Peking University and a consortium of partners has launched the ‘UK-China AMR Partnership Program on strategies to reduce the burden of antibiotic resistance in China’.
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Testing memory over four weeks could predict Alzheimer's disease risk
10 December 2020
New research suggests testing people's memory over four weeks could identify who is at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease before it has developed. Importantly, the trial found testing people's ability to retain memories for longer time periods could predict this more accurately than classic memory tests, which test memory over half an hour.
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Bristol and Women’s Aid develop best practice framework for domestic violence research
10 December 2020
A new framework has been developed by Women’s Aid in partnership with academic colleagues - including the University of Bristol - to promote best practice in research into domestic violence and abuse (DVA).
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University and Act for Somalia to co-host UK Ambassador to Somalia’s visit to Bristol Somali community
13 May 2015
The United Kingdom’s Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Harriet Mathews OBE, is to visit Bristol on 15 May to meet with the city’s Somali community, at an event organised by Act for Somalia and facilitated by the University.
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Researchers develop intelligent handheld robots
26 May 2015
What if handheld tools know what needs to be done and were even able to guide and help inexperienced users to complete jobs that require skill? Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed and started studying a novel concept in robotics - intelligent handheld robots.
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Bristol Is Open announces its first partnerships
16 March 2015
Bristol took a bold step today towards becoming the world’s first Open Programmable City with the launch of Bristol Is Open, a joint venture set up between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council. The Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson and Professor Sir Eric Thomas, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol welcomed the partners at a launch event on Tuesday 10 March for the joint venture.
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UK-first as £960,000 project explores integration in Bristol
27 June 2019
A unique new project led by the University of Bristol has received a £960,000 boost to improve integration across Bristol by exploring how its citizens and communities share spaces and move around the city.
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Bristol endocrinologist with a passion for invention
30 June 2015
A University of Bristol professor, consultant and inventor, Andy Levy, puts patient and student experience at the forefront of the products he invents.
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