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Pharmacies could play a crucial role in supporting victims of domestic and sexual abuse 23 November 2021 Pharmacies could play a crucial role in identifying and referring victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse to specialist services but need ongoing training, support and adequate funding to do so, according to researchers from the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care and National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West).

Young migrants, crime and detention: more needs to be done 30 November 2017 The Government needs to do more to support children and young people who arrive in the UK as migrants, before they commit a crime and face deportation.

History student uncovers new details about 17th century plague hospital in Bristol 21 September 2021 An undergraduate History student from the University of Bristol has uncovered previously unknown details about one of the worst-named, but possibly most successful, quarantine hospitals in English history: Bristol鈥檚鈥楩orlorn Hope Pesthouse鈥�.

Time between world-changing volcanic super-eruptions less than previously thought 29 November 2017 After analysing a database of geological records dated within the last 100,000 years, a team of scientists from the University of Bristol has discovered the average time between so-called volcanic super-eruptions is actually much less than previously thought.

Meet the winners of 2021 Doctoral Prizes 23 November 2021 The most interesting theses produced by University of Bristol PhD students have been revealed.

The London Millennium Bridge wobble finally explained 13 December 2021 An international team of engineers and mathematicians, led by Georgia State University in the United States and the University of Bristol, has dispelled previous theories around why London鈥檚 Millennium Bridge moves from side-to-side when being crossed by large numbers of pedestrians.

New research lifts the lid on cardiac microvascular dysfunction 9 August 2021 New research has shown abnormalities in the tiny blood vessels of human hearts in regions well beyond the large arteries with atherosclerotic blockages that trigger the need for stents or bypass surgery. The findings could lead to the development of new treatments for patients with angina-like symptoms without blockages or those recovering from a heart attack or unexplained heart failure.

Yo-yo dieting might cause extra weight gain 5 December 2016 Repeated dieting may lead to weight gain because the brain interprets the diets as short famines and urges the person to store more fat for future shortages, new research by the universities of Exeter and Bristol suggests.

Households in receipt of Universal Credit facing severe financial hardship this Christmas 13 December 2021 A new report out today finds the financial outlook is poor for more than eight in 10 (83%) of UK households who receive Universal Credit 鈥� around 3.4 million in total.

Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought 29 November 2017 A University of Bristol-led study has revealed new details about dinosaur feathers and enabled scientists to further refine what is potentially the most accurate depiction of any dinosaur species to date.