News in November
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Bristol Is Open wins smart cities award
30 November 2016
Bristol Is Open won The Smart Cities Award at a prestigious ceremony last night [Tuesday 29 November]. The project, which is a joint venture between the University and Bristol City Council, was one of four nominees in the Smart Cities category at the World Communications Awards (WCA).
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SPHERE named as finalist in national public engagement award
30 November 2016
A research project from the University of Bristol received a finalist award in the national Engage Competition, run by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), for their public health and well-being engagement work.
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The poverty premium – poorer people pay more for essential goods and services
30 November 2016
In the UK the poverty premium - the idea that poorer people pay more for essential goods and services - is an important and relevant social policy concern for low-income families.
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Oscar-winning actress feels the force
30 November 2016
University of Bristol research associate Asier Marzo demonstrated a mid-air display of ‘floating pixels’ using soundwaves and force fields to Spanish actress and model, Penélope Cruz and actor, Chino Darín, on the Spanish TV programme El Hormiguero.
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Industrial Revolution leaves east ends of major cities poorer than the west
30 November 2016
The east sides of major UK cities such as London and Manchester have historically been the poorest due to industrial pollution. This has resulted in unequal distribution of social classes across cities that is still evident today.
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Mobbing mongooses get by with a little help from their friends
30 November 2016
In their notorious battles with snakes, dwarf mongooses are more likely to help attack the enemy if they are closely bonded to the individual raising the alarm, reports new experimental research from scientists at the University of Bristol.
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Keeping Bristol buzzing – action plan for the next four years
29 November 2016
An updated version of the Greater Bristol Pollinator Strategy, a key element of the Get Bristol Buzzing initiative which aims to make life better for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects in the local area, has been launched.
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New £300 million campus will transform Temple Quarter
29 November 2016
Plans for the University of Bristol’s ‘transformational’ new campus have been unveiled, with the £300 million project to sit at the heart of the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
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‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries developed
25 November 2016
New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current.
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HRH Duke of Kent at synthetic biology centre during visit to the University of Bristol
24 November 2016
HRH Duke of Kent met staff and students at the University of Bristol’s Synthetic Biology Research Centre recently and saw some of the exciting and pioneering research being carried out there.
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University wins Best Employer at Bristol Pride Awards
24 November 2016
The University was recognised for their commitment to diversity and inclusion at the Bristol Pride Gala Ball.
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University of Bristol among the world’s best for employability
24 November 2016
Students at the University of Bristol are among the most employable in the world.
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Online training improves understanding of EU pig welfare legislation
23 November 2016
Animal welfare legislation has been developed for many countries and many species but its impact depends on whether it is followed. New research has found an online training tool can improve participants’ understanding of EU tail docking and enrichment legislation, as well as risk factors for tail biting.
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Sensing the stresses in advanced composite structures
23 November 2016
Advanced composites such as glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRPs) are light, stiff, strong, durable materials that can be flexibly shaped to build large load-bearing structures. New research using data logged from sensors on a GFRP structure at the 2016 Serpentine Architecture Programme in London has found it is possible to observe stresses from real advanced composite structures.
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New project aims to strengthen creative and cultural economy in South West England and South East Wales
23 November 2016
A new project to broker partnerships between the arts and humanities sector and universities in South West England and South East Wales to generate economic growth has received funding.
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Compassion fatigue widespread among foster carers
22 November 2016
The needs of children traumatised through abuse, neglect and loss, combined with a lack of appropriate support from fostering agencies, means that many foster carers are suffering from compassion fatigue, according to new research.
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New solution for making 2D nanomaterials
21 November 2016
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have been made by dissolving layered materials in liquids, according to new UCL-led research which was supported by scientists from the University of Bristol.
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Research project hopes to improve outcomes for unborn twins sharing the same placenta
21 November 2016
A unique two-year research project to better identify the cardiac function of monochorionic twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) has been unveiled by St Michael’s Hospital and Bristol's Clinical Research and Imaging Centre (CRICBristol) today [Thursday 17 November].
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Postgraduate open day set to attract over 1,600 visitors
21 November 2016
Over 1,600 visitors are booked to attend the University of Bristol’s first institution-wide postgraduate open day on Wednesday [23 November].
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Engineering students celebrate scholarships and awards
17 November 2016
In November, the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering held an event to celebrate student success and present prestigious scholarships and awards to over 100 students.
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Meet the unsung heroes of dung! Beetles found to reduce survival of livestock parasites
17 November 2016
Scientists from the University of Bristol have found that dung beetles can help farmers by reducing the development and survival of parasites in cowpats that cause serious illness in cattle during the summer months.
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Bristol researchers present quantum technologies at major showcase
16 November 2016
Members of Bristol’s Centre for Quantum Photonics presented their latest demonstrations to industry leaders, funding bodies and government representatives at this year’s Quantum Showcase in London.
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Widespread evidence of prehistoric dairying discovered along the Mediterranean coast
15 November 2016
An inter-disciplinary team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe.
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New study shows LED lights attract fewer insects than other lights
15 November 2016
New research by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed that domestic LED lights are much less attractive to nuisance insects such as biting midges than traditional filament lamps.
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Plans for a second city campus unveiled in University of Bristol’s new strategy
15 November 2016
The University of Bristol has unveiled ambitious plans for its future, including the creation of a multi-million pound second campus in the city.
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University shines with double sustainability win
11 November 2016
This week the University won both the Green Gown Award for student engagement and, for the second year in a row, the Bristol Post and Bath Chronicle Environmental Public Sector Award.
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Scientists unravel the mystery of Mars lander Beagle 2
11 November 2016
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Beagle 2, whose mission to Mars was led by Bristol-born Professor Colin Pillinger.
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Andras Millward, 1966-2016
11 November 2016
Andras Millward, a member of the Temporary Staffing Service (TSS), died recently. Laura Gibson offers a tribute.
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Criteria for funding and promotion leads to bad science
10 November 2016
Scientists are trained to carefully assess theories by designing good experiments and building on existing knowledge. But there is growing concern that too many research findings may be wrong.
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Central Bristol’s first science incubator given the green light
10 November 2016
Construction has begun on Unit DX, a new lab space and science incubator in central Bristol, 10 minutes’ walk from Bristol Temple Meads and the Engine Shed.
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Universities showcase brings research to life this weekend
10 November 2016
A showcase of the exciting research collaborations taking place across the city is being held as part of the Bristol800 celebrations this weekend.
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Bristol postgraduate wins Golden Gecko Award for ecological study
10 November 2016
Joanna Riley, a PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences, has won a prestigious environmental award from the Government of Western Australia.
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Suicidal patients need better online support from clinicians and help groups
10 November 2016
Improve clinicians’ understanding of the online world, review web-based support services for vulnerable people and safeguard the public against pro-suicide content. Those are some of the recommendations being put to the internet industry, health providers and suicide prevention services after researchers mapped how people with suicidal feelings use the internet.
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Experts call on international climate change panel to better reflect ocean variability in their projections
9 November 2016
Ocean variability and realistic marine regional projections should be included in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports to better inform policy-makers, state researchers from the University of Bristol and University of Tasmania.
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Big data shows people’s collective behaviour follows strong periodic patterns
8 November 2016
New research has revealed that by using big data to analyse massive data sets of modern and historical news, social media and Wikipedia page views, periodic patterns in the collective behaviour of the population can be observed that could otherwise go unnoticed.
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Massive 'lake' discovered under South American volcano that could unlock why and how volcanoes erupt
8 November 2016
Scientists from the University of Bristol and partner universities in Germany, France, Canada and Wales, have discovered a huge magmatic lake, 15 kilometres below a dormant volcano in Bolivia, South America.
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Giant machine shows how a computer works
8 November 2016
A giant, fully operational 16-bit computer that aims to demystify the strange and seemingly magical mechanisms of computation has been built by students and staff from the University of Bristol.
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Quasimodo illuminates the secret to the ticking of our internal clocks
8 November 2016
Is it possible to stop the ticking of time and what might it mean if we could? It’s a question many will have pondered and now there is an answer – thanks to the humble fruit fly.
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North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol win innovation award to improve quality of operative vaginal birth
8 November 2016
A team from North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, to be part of its £1.5 million innovation programme, Innovating for Improvement.
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Volcanology research boosted by new scholarship in memory of Bristol graduate
4 November 2016
The legacy of a University of Bristol graduate will continue in the form of a new scholarship, designed to help Ethiopian people better understand the threat volcanoes pose to life, livelihood and the landscape.
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