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The Daily Mile鈩� programme could help schools' tackle childhood obesity 28 January 2020 A study evaluating the effectiveness of the widely used 鈥楧aily Mile鈥� intervention in schools to tackle childhood obesity has found that the benefits are small, and may be greater in girls than boys.

鈥楤est practice鈥� domestic violence programme announces ambitious plans to expand 21 November 2017 A highly successful, evidence-based domestic violence and abuse identification and referral programme (IRIS 鈥� Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) developed by researchers at the University of Bristol has launched as a social enterprise today, with plans to scale up its activity and grow the programme across the UK and internationally.

Patterns of thinning of Antarctica鈥檚 biggest glacier are now the opposite of what was previously observed 27 January 2020 Using the latest satellite technology from the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists from the University of Bristol have been tracking patterns of mass loss from Pine Island 鈥� Antarctica鈥檚 largest glacier.

拢4 million funding boost for Bristol's Health Protection Research Unit 27 January 2020 Bristol is to benefit from a 拢4 million funding boost from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund a new Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation.

Bristol scientist uses NASA/US Geological Survey satellite to map movements of Greenland glaciers 12 December 2016 Glaciers and ice sheets move in unique and sometimes surprising patterns, as evidenced by a new capability that uses satellite images to map the speed of flowing ice in Greenland, Antarctica and mountain ranges around the world.

Firestarters - grant will conserve and catalogue the archive of Welfare State International 20 December 2021 The University of Bristol Theatre Collection has been awarded 拢281,758 by the Wellcome Trust to conserve, catalogue and make available the archive of Welfare State International (WSI).

Wind energy project receives a boost with 拢1.2 million award 20 November 2017 A collaboration between University of Bristol engineers and a company founded by Bristol graduates has been awarded a 拢1.2 million to develop a surface inspection system for offshore wind turbines using drones.

Warning over long-term increase in inequality caused by the pandemic 17 December 2021 Researchers today issued a stark warning on the post-pandemic outlook for living standards in the UK following an extensive review of over 200 reports examining the impact of the pandemic.

Organic crystal research wins EU funding 12 December 2016 A Bristol-led, international project investigating a new method of controlling the growth of organic crystals, with potential benefits for pharmaceutical development, has been awarded EU funding.

Bristol technology at heart of shortlisted bid for 拢30 million CVD research prize 24 January 2020 A truly ground-breaking approach to cardiovascular health involving wearable technology and sensors in the home, expanding on pioneering University of Bristol research, has been shortlisted for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Big Beat Challenge 拢30 million award.