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No 'weekend admission effect' for the elderly sustaining broken hips in the NHS 27 March 2017 New research has found NHS patients admitted to hospital at the weekend with a hip fracture are at no greater risk of death compared to weekdays. In fact, the risk of death during the hospital stay was lower at the weekend than in the week. Only a delay to surgery; undergoing surgery on a Sunday, when provision for operations in many hospitals is less, being discharged from hospital on a Sunday; or out of hours were associated with an increased risk of death at 30 days.

Major breakthrough in the manufacture of red blood cells 24 March 2017 Researchers have generated the first immortalised cell lines which allow more efficient manufacture of red blood cells. The team, from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant, were able to manufacture red blood cells in a more efficient scale than was previously possible.

Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioural disorders, study suggests 20 December 2022 Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a study led by the University of Bristol and published today [20 December] in eLife.

Bristol researchers make important breakthrough in quantum computing 11 October 2022 Researchers from the University of Bristol, quantum start-up, Phasecraft and Google Quantum AI have revealed properties of electronic systems that could be used for the development of more efficient batteries and solar cells.

Reaction to Supreme Court decision on minimum income immigration rule 24 March 2017 Academics from the University of Bristol鈥檚 newly formed Institute for Migration and Mobility Studies have expressed disappointment at last month鈥檚 ruling by the Supreme Court which decided the minimum income immigration rule is lawful.

Memory, attitudes and opinions 30 November 2005 How much knowledge do memory-impaired individuals retain about their own attitudes and opinions?

Scientists discover what was on the menu of the first dinosaurs 16 December 2022 The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists.

Bristol partners with Grenoble Institute of Technology on nuclear science 22 February 2017 The University has formalised an agreement to collaborate with the Institut National de Physique de Grenoble (INP) on research and education in nuclear science.

Bristol historian takes to stage for public lecture shedding light on BBC's past achievements and future challenges in celebration of its centenary 10 October 2022 Next Tuesday will mark exactly 100 years since the BBC was founded and a public lecture is being held in Bristol charting its acclaimed history and future challenges.

New study gives weight to Darwin鈥檚 theory of 鈥榣iving fossils鈥� 22 February 2017 A team of researchers from the University of Bristol studying the 鈥榣iving fossil鈥� Sphenodon - or tuatara - have identified a new way to measure the evolutionary rate of these enigmatic creatures, giving credence to Darwin鈥檚 theory of 鈥榣iving fossils鈥�.