Research
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State of the art imaging challenges our understanding of how platelets are made
19 June 2018
Correlative light-electron microscopy is being used to increase our knowledge of how platelets are made in the body and the results are challenging previously held understandings.
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Bringing Africa to Bristol
19 November 2014
This week, Bristol will play host to one of the largest annual gatherings of experts in African archaeology.
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Children could find it easier to reach a healthier weight if their parents are addressing their own weight
7 May 2022
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that many parents attending commercial weight management programmes would be happy for their child, if overweight, to also receive support to reach a healthier weight.
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Leading universities unite to strengthen UK aerospace sector
23 July 2018
The University of Bristol is a founding member of a national consortium of leading aerospace universities that will provide the global aerospace community with a centralised point of engagement to the UK’s top university aerospace research capabilities.
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Bristol and Bath’s MyWorld initiative launches £2million funding opportunity for businesses to drive the future of creative technologies
8 April 2022
Businesses from across the West of England are invited to pitch innovative projects for a share of £2million funding, which will advance technologies and improve audience experience in the creative sector.
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Bristol becomes a partner in VIEWS wing technology project
19 November 2014
The University of Bristol is a partner in a new programme, backed by the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute, to bring promising wing design, manufacture and assembly technologies closer to the marketplace.
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Sculpting to interpret climate change
23 July 2018
An intriguing new exhibition using rocks to represent different aspects and interpretations of climate change will be on display at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, Wills Memorial Building, from Wednesday 25 July.
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New sources of melanin pigment shake up ideas about fossil animals’ colour
23 July 2018
A team of palaeontologists, led by University College Cork (UCC) and including the University of Bristol, have discovered new sources of the pigment melanin, calling for a rethink of how scientists reconstruct the colour of fossil birds, reptiles and dinosaurs.
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Prison must not be ‘default option’ to cover up lack of support in care system and community
4 May 2022
Girls and women who have been through the care system should be diverted away from custodial sentences into community alternatives wherever possible, says a new report published today.
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Improving healthcare for survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse
19 November 2014
Healthcare professionals, researchers and survivors of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are meeting today [19 November] at a conference in Bristol to discuss the findings of a five-year research programme, the largest of its kind in the UK.
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