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Scientists look to AI for help in peer review 21 March 2017 Peer review is a cornerstone of the scientific publishing process but could artificial intelligence help with the process? Computer scientists from the University of Bristol have reviewed how state-of-the-art tools from machine learning and artificial intelligence are already helping to automate parts of the academic peer-review process.

Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizards back 35 million years 2 December 2022 A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.

Researchers to create biomimetic forebrain for 3D-printed robot hands 21 March 2017 A team of researchers is to develop a biomimetic forebrain for controlling 3D-printed robot hands with a sense of touch. They aim to create a biomimetic forebrain based on computer modelling of a mammal鈥檚 neural system that communicates touch in humans and animals, and use this to perform general manipulation tasks in robots.

Stem cell therapy could help mend the youngest of broken hearts 21 March 2017 Researchers have shown stem cells from the umbilical cord may hold the key to a new generation of graft and could reduce the number of surgeries required to treat young children born with certain types of congenital heart disease.

New report finds significantly larger proportion of unexplained infant deaths live in the most deprived neighbourhoods 12 December 2022 With the current cost of living crisis, new evidence has found a significantly larger proportion of unexplained infant deaths were among children living in the most deprived neighbourhoods. The new report from England鈥檚 National Child Mortality Database (NCMD), led by the University of Bristol, shows 42% of unexplained infant deaths occurred in the most deprived neighbourhoods compared to 8% in the least deprived neighbourhoods.

New guidance on hand-rearing decisions for endangered penguin chicks 17 February 2017 The first model of its kind which provides guidance on the survival likelihood of abandoned penguin chicks admitted to rehabilitation has been developed by researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Cape Town, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) and Bristol Zoological Society.

Dr Nic Timpson appointed to ALSPAC Principal Investigator 21 March 2017 Dr Nic Timpson has recently been appointed to the post of ALSPAC Principal Investigator. He brings a distinguished academic pedigree and has made a long-term commitment to leading ALSPAC to ongoing success.

New research will disrupt solar and expedite efforts toward Net-Zero target 10 February 2021 A team of researchers, led by chemists from the University of Bristol, has received significant funding from the UKRI to revolutionise the fabrication and application of photovoltaic devices, used to produce solar energy.

The serotonin effect 7 December 2006 Exploring the lesser-known roles of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Contact patterns changed in response to national COVID-19 guidance 9 February 2021 The number of daily contacts changed over the course of 2020, following the first lockdown, corresponding to alterations in the COVID-19 guidance, suggests a study among staff and students at the University of Bristol. The research led by scientists at the University of Bristol is published on the pre-print server medRxiv.org.