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Pioneering study shows climate played crucial role in changing location of ancient coral reefs 14 June 2022 Pre-historic coral reefs dating back up to 250 million years extended much further away from the Earth鈥檚 equator than today, new research has revealed.

New exhibition explores the impact of the Mau Mau emergency in 1950s Kenya 26 September 2022 Research undertaken by a University of Bristol historian has informed a major new exhibition by The Museum of British Colonialism, which is taking place in Nairobi, exploring the history of Britain鈥檚鈥榲illagisation鈥� programme in colonial Kenya.

Incarceration is likely to increase HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs, new study finds 29 October 2018 Injecting drug use, through the sharing of needles, syringes and other injecting equipment, is a primary route of transmission for both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), blood-borne infections that cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. New research led by the University of Bristol has found among people who inject drugs, that recent incarceration was associated with an 81 per cent and 62 per cent increase in HIV and HCV acquisition risk, respectively.

Clues to the site of America's First Thanksgiving 19 November 2018 Archaeologists from the Universities of Bristol and Tennessee have located evidence for the site of America's first English Thanksgiving on the James River in Virginia.

Enzyme-powered protocells rise to the top 20 August 2018 Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully assembled enzyme-powered artificial cells that can float or sink depending on their internal chemical activity. The work provides a new approach to designing complex life-like properties in non-living materials.

Gradients in the Earth's outermost core 8 December 2010 Evidence that the outermost portion of the Earth鈥檚 core is stratified is provided by earthquake data reported by scientists at the University of Bristol this week in Nature

Glucose binding molecule could transform the treatment of diabetes 19 November 2018 Scientists from the University of Bristol have designed a new synthetic glucose binding molecule platform that brings us one step closer to the development of the world鈥檚 first glucose-responsive insulin which, say researchers, will transform the treatment of diabetes.

Bank closures drive people to the Post Office to handle cash 26 September 2022 The rise in local banking branches closing across the UK has increased the demand for access to cash deposit services at Post Offices, new research has found.

Novel host cell pathway hijacked during COVID-19 infection uncovered by Bristol researchers 14 June 2022 An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has been investigating how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, manipulates host proteins to penetrate into human cells. After identifying Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) as a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, new findings published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) today [14 June] describe how the coronavirus subverts a host cell pathway in order to infect human cells.

Discovery of Er Blood Group System 24 September 2022 Scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) have discovered a rare new blood group system. The findings, published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, also solve a 30-year mystery.