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Bristol brings top global academics together to discuss threat of glacier melting in the Himalayas 25 June 2018 Holding the third largest volume of freshwater on the planet and often referred to as 鈥榯he Third Pole鈥�, Himalayan glaciers are under threat from climate warming in the 21st century.

Bristol brings bee biology to BBSRC festival 25 November 2014 Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences showcased their work at the Great British Bioscience Festival in London this month.

Inhaled antibiotics could help reduce antimicrobial resistance 12 May 2022 Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bath.

Amounts of aerosol from vigorous exercise and conversational speaking are similar, finds first study to examine exhaled aerosol emission rates during exercise 19 April 2022 Vigorous exercise does not produce significantly more respiratory particles than speaking, but high-intensity exercise does, finds new University of Bristol-led research. The study, published in Communications Medicine, is the first to measure exhaled aerosols generated during exercise, to help inform the risk of airborne viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 for indoor exercise facilities and sporting and physical group activities.

Academics advise how to keep data secure in a cyber world 25 November 2014 Cyber security experts from the University of Bristol have advised the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) on how to protect the personal data of millions of citizens.

Discovery of kidney structure challenges current understanding of renal physiology 22 June 2018 New research by the University of Bristol has found that the microscopic structure of human kidney is different to what was previously known.

Bristol researchers win EPSRC fellowship to develop AI for early disease diagnosis in calves 22 June 2018 Two researchers at the University of Bristol have been awarded a joint Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fellowship to investigate early disease diagnosis in dairy calves using artificial intelligence (AI) methods.

Bristol part of new 拢22 million national genetics network for disease modelling 19 April 2022 It has been announced today [19 April] that the University of Bristol will be joining a new MRC national genetics network for disease modelling comprising 7 challenge-led research clusters, with members distributed across the UK.

University of Bristol ranked fifth for research in the UK 12 May 2022 The University of Bristol has been ranked fifth for research in the UK, with a remarkable 94% of its research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Excess weight almost doubles risk of womb cancer 19 April 2022 New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman鈥檚 risk of developing womb cancer*, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study led by the University of Bristol and published today [19 April] in BMC Medicine**.