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Reluctance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among social media users is explained by conspiracy suspicions and general attitudes to vaccination 14 April 2021 New research has found that the most reliable indicators of willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are rejection of conspiracy suspicions about COVID-19 and a positive attitude towards vaccines in general. The study by King's College London and the University of Bristol is published in the leading peer-reviewed journal Psychological Medicine.

Breaking through the barriers of Autism 5 November 2002 Professor Alec Webster, Dr Anthony Feiler and Valerie Webster outline some shifts in thinking about autism and highlight their remarkable results.

Smuggling in Tudor Bristol 5 November 2002 Thanks to the work of economic historian Dr Evan Jones, the way we think about 16th-century smuggling may have to change.

Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa 14 April 2021 A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 years ago.

Bristol engineers receive Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards 19 June 2017 Three University of Bristol engineers are the recipients of Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards. Professor Bruce Drinkwater from the Department of Mechanical Engineering received his award this year and Professor Dimitra Simeonidou from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Professor Paul Weaver from the Department of Aerospace Engineering were the recipients of the award in 2016.

How do I look? 4 November 2002 The Department of Experimental Psychology are interested in the processes that underlie looking, with a view to contributing to the design of better machines.

NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre: 拢21 million research partnership launches 3 April 2017 A 拢21 million National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in Bristol will launch this week [3 April]. The research centre, awarded to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) and the University of Bristol by the NIHR, will conduct cutting-edge research to develop new, ground-breaking treatments, diagnostics, prevention and care for patients in a wide range of diseases.

Tocilizumab cuts mortality risk in severely ill COVID-19 patients finds new trial conducted in India 8 March 2021 Tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, improves outcomes in severely ill COVID-19 patients, finds the results of a new trial conducted in hospitals across India 鈥� one of the world鈥檚 most ethnically diverse countries.

Autism in the Somali community 鈥� myth-busting short films offer advice and top tips for parents 29 March 2021 A series of five evidence-based short films and factsheets about autism for the Somali community have been launched by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol and community organisation Autism Independence.

Study finds primary school children get less active with age 28 April 2017 There is an age-related decline in children鈥檚 physical activity levels as they progress through primary school, according to a British Heart Foundation-funded study.