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Football used as scapegoat for domestic violence 7 August 2018 Scapegoating football as a trigger for domestic violence trivialises the issue and risks offering offenders an excuse for their behaviour, according to a UK study.

Increase in non-COVID-19 respiratory infections predicted this winter 9 August 2022 An increase in the number of non-COVID-19 respiratory infections should be expected this winter, say scientists. The warning comes following the results of a new study, published in The Lancet Regional Health 鈥� Europe, which found that over 55% of respiratory disease hospitalisations during the pandemic鈥檚 peak were caused by non-SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Bristol ranked among top ten UK universities for research 18 December 2014 The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 has ranked Bristol among the UK鈥檚 top research universities.

Managing sheep scab in UK flocks: there may be trouble ahead 25 September 2018 Parasites, including sheep mites, remain one of the most important limitations to animal health, welfare and productivity. A University of Bristol research paper about managing scab mites in UK sheep flocks has been presented with an Impact Award by the Vet Record, the official journal of the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

New DNA repair-kit successfully fixes hereditary disease in patient-derived cells 29 July 2022 Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance, developed by University of Bristol scientists, is published in Nucleic Acids Research.

Children found capable of using the 鈥榳isdom of crowds鈥� 24 September 2018 Children, like adults, can improve their response to difficult tasks by the power of group work, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.

University of Bristol research - world-leading with global impact 18 December 2014 The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 has ranked Bristol among the UK鈥檚 top research universities. Our research is shown to have top quality and major impact on society and the economy, according to this assessment of research at every UK university. REF2014 will decide how around 拢2 billion in research funding will be allocated each year from 2015-16.

Think e-bikes are cheating? Think again! 24 September 2018 Local charity Life Cycle has been supporting Bristol residents to cycle for many years, teaching them the skills and confidence they need to get cycling. In a move to help even more people get on bikes, Life Cycle teamed up with researchers from the University of Bristol to explore the benefits of electric bikes (also known as e-bikes).

Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe 27 July 2022 Prehistoric people in Europe were consuming milk thousands of years before humans evolved the genetic trait allowing us to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults, finds a new study. The research, published in Nature, mapped pre-historic patterns of milk use over the last 9,000 years, offering new insights into milk consumption and the evolution of lactose tolerance.

Bristol poverty measurement methods go global 17 December 2014 Researchers at the universities of Bristol and Cardiff have shown how the process of defining and measuring poverty in low-income countries can be made more democratic.