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Research creates possibilities to design new materials with strange and exotic properties 15 September 2017 The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated the rich behaviour of two-dimensional (2D) materials, like atoms, molecules, or electrons that are confined to move on a flat surface.

Harp at ee! Now the Clifton Suspension Bridge can play its own tune 20 October 2017 One of the UK鈥檚 most famous bridges has been turned into a musical instrument, capable of playing music composed from its own structural data.

No evidence of a significant increase in risk of suicide in first months of the pandemic, but continued monitoring needed 13 April 2021 A new observational study is the first to examine suicides occurring during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple countries and finds that suicide numbers largely remained unchanged or declined in the pandemic's early months. The study, led by an international team including University of Bristol researchers, is published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

Research takes on radical rethink of UK digital infrastructure 14 July 2017 Researchers including a team from the University of Bristol are working with business to revolutionise the infrastructure of the internet in the UK, creating an agile, resilient network capable of meeting future needs of our rapidly changing society.

Kidney failure's effects on the psychosocial health and lifestyle of young adults 19 October 2017 Kidney failure is associated with lower quality of life in young people and limited employment, independence, and relationships compared with healthy peers, according to an analysis led by the University of Bristol and published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

New multi-million-pound research consortium aims to reduce harms caused by violence 29 July 2021 A new multi-million-pound research project that will provide world-leading data on violence coincides with the launch of a new consortium which aims to reduce harms caused by violence.

Study finds physical activity outside of school is vital for child health 15 September 2017 Children who do activity outside of school in addition to during school hours are much more likely to meet the Government鈥檚 physical activity guidelines, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

Sharp size reduction in dinosaurs that changed diet to termites 6 July 2021 Dinosaurs were generally huge, but a new study of the unusual alvarezsaurs show that they reduced in size about 100 million years ago when they became specialised ant-eaters.

Does testosterone influence success? Not much, research suggests 28 July 2021 With the Olympics underway, higher testosterone has often been linked to sporting success, and other kinds of success too. But beyond sport, new research has found little evidence that testosterone meaningfully influences life chances for men or women. In fact, the study suggests that despite the social myths surrounding testosterone, it could be much less important than previously thought.

The rat鈥檚 whiskers: multidisciplinary research reveals how we sense texture 13 July 2021 Two very different teams of scientists have worked together to reveal important insights into how we sense texture by looking at the whiskers of a rat.