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Common misconceptions by cat owners lead to high numbers of unwanted kittens 16 December 2013 Overpopulation in cats is recognised to contribute to high numbers of cats entering rescue shelters each year. New research suggests that the high number of unwanted kittens may be due to common misconceptions held by cat owners.

'High-yield' farming costs the environment less than previously thought 鈥� and could help spare habitats 18 September 2018 New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the "least bad" option for feeding the world while saving its species 鈥� provided use of such "land-efficient" systems prevents further conversion of wilderness to farmland.

Taste sensors keep proteins in order in flies 21 July 2022 New role for adult proteins in development

MP鈥檚 visit to Bristol-based project tackling plant disease in Sub-Saharan Africa 2 August 2018 Thangam Debbonaire MP, the Member of Parliament representing Bristol West, visited CONNECTED Network Director, Professor Gary Foster, to find out more about the global project, which is based in her constituency at The University of Bristol鈥檚 Life Sciences building.

Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution 17 September 2018 A new study published today in Nature, using research carried out at the University of Bristol, shows that getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years.

National Composites Centre Celebrates Government funding for Phase II project 5 December 2012 Chancellor George Osborne today announced an investment of 拢28m to enhance the capabilities and capacity of the National Composites Centre (NCC).

Study identifies prevalence of rickets among 16th century sailors 16 December 2014 The bones of sailors who sailed on Henry VIII鈥檚 Mary Rose ship have been analysed with the help of new laser technology to identify evidence of bone disease.

British team embark on ambitious Antarctic mission 5 December 2012 In December 2012 a team of British scientists, engineers and support staff, led by Professor Martin Siegert of the University of Bristol, will drill through 3km of solid ice into subglacial Lake Ellsworth in Antarctica. Their mission 鈥� to search for life forms in the water and clues to past climate in the lake-bed sediments 鈥� is one of the most exciting and ambitious explorations of our time.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have a child with autism 2 August 2018 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. The research is published today in the journal Translational Psychiatry. The team stressed that the likelihood of having an autistic child is still very low, even among women with PCOS 鈥� but finding this link provides an important clue in understanding one of the multiple causal factors in autism.

Feeding dogs raw meat associated with increased presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria 21 July 2022 New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.