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Fascination of Plants Day: What are the important questions for plant science research? 18 May 2021 What are the most important challenges for plant science research? Today [18 May] is the first-ever virtual Fascination of Plants Day and researchers from the University of Bristol and The New Phytologist would like to find out from members of the public and academia, farmers, policy makers, funding bodies and industry what issues plant science research should tackle.

Alzheimer's Society 拢2 million grant to draw expertise from local charity RICE 26 June 2017 Alzheimer's Society has announced that it has committed almost 拢2 million as part of its biggest-ever single investment in dementia care research and Professor Julian Hughes, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Bristol was a co-applicant on the grant.

Bristol scholarship students head to New Zealand 26 June 2017 Eight Bristol students are about to begin summer research scholarships awarded by the University of Auckland (UoA) in New Zealand, a fellow member of the Worldwide Universities Network.

Expedition aims to discover how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients in the sea 26 June 2017 A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, is preparing to take part in research expedition to coastal Greenland where they will examining, for the first time, how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients to the oceans.

Study finds increased emotional difficulties in children during the pandemic 17 May 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with continuing emotional and behavioural difficulties in children after the age of two, a new study out today [17 May] from researchers at the University of Bristol has found.

Study shows online gambling soared during lockdown, especially among regular gamblers 17 May 2021 Regular gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Young infants produce strong immune response to SARS-CoV-2, study finds 11 June 2021 Young infants show strong immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, new research has found. In particular, compared with adults, young infants produce relatively high levels of antibodies and immune cells that can specifically protect against COVID-19.

Cracking the mystery of avian egg shape 22 June 2017 A team of international scientists 鈥� including an archaeologist from the University of Bristol 鈥� have cracked the mystery of why bird eggs are shaped the way they are.

The Keen, the Concerned, the Content: the three groups anticipating the return of normal life post-Covid 16 May 2021 The UK population is made up of three distinct groups, each with different levels of concern and eagerness about going back to normal life after the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has found. The study was carried out by King鈥檚 College London, the University of Bristol and the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response, and is based on Ipsos MORI survey data.

Herbivores developed powerful jaws to digest tougher plants following the Mass Extinctions 14 May 2021 The evolution of herbivores is linked to the plants that survived and adapted after the 鈥榞reat dying鈥�, when over 90% of the world鈥檚 species were wiped out 252 million years ago.