International
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Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years
10 January 2024
Diets high in calories, fat and sugar in childhood can cause damage to blood vessel function, known to heighten the risk of early heart attacks and strokes, as early as adolescence according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The team behind the University of Bristol-led study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition today [10 January], say their findings highlight the importance of healthy eating habits throughout life to protect heart health.
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Patients with mental health conditions denied access to 'best available' stop smoking treatments
10 July 2019
A new study from researchers at the universities of Bristol and Bath suggests that doctors should rethink which drugs they prescribe to help smokers with mental health conditions kick the habit.
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Rolls-Royce joins Bristol Is Open to launch UK’s first interactive Data Dome
18 November 2015
Bristol Is Open announced today [Wednesday 18 November] Rolls-Royce, the power systems company, as a Project Partner in the UK’s first interactive Data Dome.
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Calls for Government to limit ‘collateral damage’ caused to families by immigration enforcement
9 January 2018
Political pledges to reduce immigration are splitting up families, according to new research which urges the Government to revise its policies in order to reduce ‘collateral damage’ inflicted on partners and children.
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How will robots change our lives?
18 November 2015
Will robots change the way people work, live and learn in the future? This question will be explored during European Robotics Week, which this year will be hosted by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), a collaboration between the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol.
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Sounds of the past give new hope for coral reef restoration
29 November 2019
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs, according to new research published today [29 November] in Nature Communications.
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Bristol graduate named by Vogue as a ‘new suffragette’
5 January 2018
A University of Bristol graduate has been named by Vogue magazine as a ‘new suffragette’ in recognition of her fight to empower women.
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Study looked for links between teenage anxiety and later harmful drinking
9 November 2019
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found evidence of an association between generalised anxiety disorder at age 18 and harmful drinking three years later, thanks to the long-term health study Children of the 90s.
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Bristol and Watershed to host UK's first public trials on new 5G testbed
28 February 2018
The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab; Watershed, the leading film culture and digital media centre in the South West, and We The Curious, the Bristol-based science centre, will host the Layered Realities Weekend 5G Showcase next month [17 and 18 March]. The event will launch the world's first public 5G testbed to explore the next generation of wireless and wired connectivity through a series of free experimental public events.
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Bristol appoints Professor Tavaré to lead new Faculty of Life Sciences
4 January 2018
Professor Jeremy Tavaré will take up the role of Dean when the University of Bristol’s new Faculty of Life Sciences is officially launched on 1 August this year.
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