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2.6 million adults experience social exclusion 16 December 2009 Research for the Cabinet Office by Dr Eldin Fahmy from the Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice in the School for Policy Studies indicates that 16 per cent of working-age adults without children over the age of 25 鈥� or 2.6 million people 鈥� experience multiple forms of social exclusion at any one point in time.

Could 'Iron Man' style suit be the answer to the world's biggest nuclear challenge? 29 November 2018 If wearable technologies are the future, a radioactive-busting robotic suit could represent yet one more dramatic step into the beyond.

The story behind Walsall鈥檚 mysterious Bayard鈥檚 Colts and their links to the legend of Charlemagne 30 August 2018 Visitors to the Leather Museum in Walsall will be able to get up close and personal with two of the mysterious Bayard鈥檚 Colts on Saturday 1 September at a free, family event organised by academics from the University of Bristol.

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.

University of Bristol supports building a sustainable peace in Colombia 29 November 2018 A team at the University of Bristol is investigating the gendered nature of armed conflict in Colombia in support of the Colombian Truth Commission, which formally launches today, 29 November and aims to address injustices from the war.

Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making 鈥� followed by swift surge 3 August 2022 Researchers at the University of Bristol and Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth鈥檚 crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to the surface disrupting pre-existing rock.

Put your nutrition know-how to the test as part of Gromit Unleashed 2 30 August 2018 Gromit Unleashed 2 trail hunters are not only tracking down the popular pooch and his pals, they鈥檙e also contributing to vital health research taking place in the city.

Saving the Greenland ice sheet 15 December 2009 Climate geoengineering may help maintain the Greenland ice sheet by reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth鈥檚 surface which in turn would cool the climate, despite rising CO2 levels.

GW4 Alliance announces award for Doctoral Training Programme 29 October 2018 The GW4+ consortium, of which the University of Bristol is a member, has been awarded a 5-year Doctoral Training Programme from the Natural Environment Research Council.

Scientists inch closer to revealing mysteries of Red Planet 28 November 2018 The 300-million-mile journey that culminated in NASA鈥檚 InSight landing on Mars this week represents a major scientific coup for all involved, including mission participants from the University of Bristol.