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  • New app to help prevent people who are considering self-harm or having suicidal thoughts launched 7 December 2017 A new app to help people who are considering self-harm or having suicidal thoughts is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. The distrACT app which has been designed by doctors with young adults and University of Bristol researchers to provide easy, quick and discreet access to general health information and advice about self-harm.
  • University welcomes German Ambassador to the UK delegation 14 November 2022 The German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Miguel Berger visited the University on Friday [11 November], to meet Professor Evelyn Welch, the University's Vice-Chancellor and President, to discuss opportunities for UK-Germany education and research collaboration.
  • Pippa Middleton supports BHF Christmas Appeal to help fight congenital heart disease 6 December 2017 British Heart Foundation (BHF) Ambassador Pippa Middleton paid young heart patients a surprise visit after pledging her support for the charity's Christmas Appeal, spending yesterday morning [Tuesday 4 December] at the paediatric cardiac ward ³Ô¹ÏÍø Royal Children’s Hospital to cheer up patients and listen to the many inspirational stories of young people living with a heart condition
  • £1 million donation to establish a 'living laboratory' for livestock 4 December 2018 A groundbreaking 'living laboratory' for livestock will be established at the Bristol Veterinary School thanks to a £1 million donation from the John Oldacre Foundation. The John Oldacre Centre for Sustainability and Welfare in Dairy Production will tackle the global challenge of ethical food security and train the next generation of vets and agriculturalists to help address the major issues facing agriculture.
  • Scientists create synthetic prototissue capable of synchronised beating 15 October 2018 A tissue-like material capable of synchronised beating when heated and cooled has been developed by a team of University of Bristol chemists.
  • What are the cost-effective implants in hip replacement surgery? 4 December 2018 New research led by the Hip Implant Prosthesis Study (HIPS) team at the University of Bristol Medical School has shown that small-head (less than 36 mm in diameter) cemented metal-on-plastic hip replacements are the most cost-effective in men and women older than 65 years. For adults younger than 65, small-head cemented ceramic-on-plastic hip replacements are more likely to be cost-effective. The study found no evidence that uncemented or hybrid hip replacements are cost-effective options, while large-head implant sizes (more than 36 mm) are also not cost-effective.
  • Bristol scientists turn beer into fuel 6 December 2017 Chemists at the University of Bristol have made the first steps towards making sustainable petrol using beer as a key ingredient.
  • Infectious disease modellers recognised for pandemic modelling work 10 November 2022 University of Bristol academics, Drs Ellen Brooks Pollock OBE, Leon Danon, Robert Challen, Amy Thomas and Emily Nixon have been recognised for their epidemiological modelling work supporting the UK government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • New Director of Composites University Technology Centre 5 December 2017 Professor Stephen Hallett has been appointed as the Director of the Composites University Technology Centre (UTC), supported by Rolls-Royce, at the University of Bristol.
  • Late Neanderthals and modern human contact in southeastern Iberia 8 December 2008 New research, based on a study of human fossils found in Murcia, Spain, is shedding some light on what were probably the last Neanderthals.

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