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Experts call for major shift in international decision-making to tackle 鈥榙evastating鈥� impact of urban expansion 25 January 2024 Leading scientists are today calling for an urgent step change in global governance to save the future of worldwide cities and the planet at large.

Research reveals alarming extent of gambling-related messages during live ice hockey and basketball coverage 19 January 2024 A new study has exposed for the first time the vast proliferation of gambling marketing during live TV screenings and social media promotion of National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) games in Canada.

The right moisturiser for children with eczema is the one that they like to use, study finds 24 May 2022 The Best Emollients for Eczema trial has found that no one type of moisturiser is better than another. This study, the first in the world to directly compare different types of moisturisers, highlights the importance of patient education and choice when deciding which moisturisers to use for children with eczema. The results from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded study are published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and British Journal of General Practice today [24 May].

Last Ice Age has shaped sharks across Europe 12 November 2014 Shark populations in the Mediterranean are highly divided, an international team of scientists, led by Dr Andrew Griffiths of the University of Bristol, has shown.

Bristol-Airbus Group charter reinforces University-industry links 12 November 2014 The University of Bristol was recently invited to sign up for a University Charter Agreement with Airbus Group.

Pioneering study reveals teaching techniques which boost exam performance 24 May 2022 With the exam season in full swing, teenagers taking their GCSEs are hoping their teachers covered everything so they can achieve top marks. The methods teachers use in the classroom could also hold the key to improving pupils鈥� grades, according to a pioneering report published today.

Dolphin bycatch from fishing practices unsustainable, study finds 28 April 2022 An international team of researchers have developed a method to assess sustainable levels of human-caused wildlife mortality, which when applied to a trawl fishery shows that dolphin capture is not sustainable.

London鈥檚 diverse ethnic population explains the success of its schools 12 November 2014 London鈥檚 diverse ethnic population is the reason for its pupils achieving significantly better GCSE results than the rest of England, according to a new study published today [12 November].

Large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim, study finds 28 April 2022 Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of swimming for aquatic animals.

Childhood obesity increases risk of type 1 diabetes 28 April 2022 Being overweight in childhood increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life, according to the findings of a new study that analysed genetic data on over 400,000 individuals. The study, co-led by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford and published today in Nature Communications, also provides evidence that being overweight over many years from childhood influences the risk of other diseases including asthma, eczema and hypothyroidism.