Research
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Exploring voice to create an alternative language
13 November 2014
During November, Bristol academics are working with artist Emma Smith to host a series of events which explore the power of the voice to connect us to one another.
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Eavesdropping birds learn meaning of foreign alarm calls just by listening
2 August 2018
Birds often eavesdrop on the alarm calls of other species, making it possible for them to take advantage of many eyes looking out for danger. Now, researchers have found that fairy-wrens can learn those unfamiliar calls—which they liken to a foreign language—even without ever seeing the bird that made the call or the predator that provoked it.
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Study finds no evidence of genetic legacy in children of UK's nuclear test veterans
22 July 2022
Military men who had been present when British nuclear weapons were tested in the 1950s and 60s are no more likely to pass on to their descendants more changes to their DNA in comparison to other veterans, a new study involving University of Bristol researchers, has found.
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Financial exclusion of private tenants persists and needs addressing
17 December 2014
Eight per cent of tenants living in privately rented accommodation are ‘financially excluded’, meaning they don’t have access to banking services due to low income, according to a new report.
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Bringing fossils to life
7 December 2012
A new way to learn about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, which harnesses some of the cutting edge techniques used by palaeontologists to study fossils, is being pioneered by researchers at the University of Bristol.
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New report shows universities are failing to address vital issues of race equality in arts and humanities research
20 September 2018
Existing practices and funding regimes exacerbate the structural inequalities faced by black and minority ethnic (BME) groups, a new report has found. The finding comes from a ground-breaking two-year Common Cause Research collaboration which explored how universities and BME communities* work together.
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Plants can tell the time using sugars
2 August 2018
A new study by an international team of scientists, including the University of Bristol, has discovered that plants adjust their daily circadian rhythm to the cycle of day and night by measuring the amount of sugars in their cells.
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There’s still time to be amazed by the Impossible Garden
19 September 2018
The Impossible Garden is a set of experimental sculptures, by Bristol artist Luke Jerram, inspired by visual phenomena. The exhibition, open to the public until Sunday 25 November at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, aims to enhance our understanding of vision.
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Help still needed for Peruvian quest for justice
17 December 2014
A University of Bristol project which aims to connect the voices of people affected by forced sterilisations in Peru with listeners around the world has almost succeeded in raising the £20,000 needed to develop and expand its work.
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New light on the Nazca Lines
6 December 2012
The first findings of the most detailed study yet by two British archaeologists into the Nazca Lines – enigmatic drawings created between 2,100 and 1,300 years ago in the Peruvian desert – have been published in the latest issue of the journal Antiquity.
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