News in March
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Carving out a chainsaw sculpture
29 March 2018
An original sculpture using a chainsaw will be created this Easter weekend during the University of Bristol's Botanic Garden Easter Sculpture Festival. The unique sculpture will be crafted by local artist, Denius Parson, who will be demonstrating his art using a heavy-duty chainsaw.
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From the South West to the Gold Coast, Bristol sport officer competes in Commonwealth Games
28 March 2018
The University of Bristol’s Sport Development Officer, Lisa Daley, will soon be swapping the grey skies of Bristol for Australia’s Gold Coast, as she prepares to represent Wales in the Senior Women's Hockey Team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Home Office funds University of Bristol research into prostitution
28 March 2018
As part of efforts by Government and law enforcement to better understand the nature of prostitution and sex work, the University of Bristol has been granted £150,000 to carry out a new research project.
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Bristol academic gives evidence for new report into free speech at universities
28 March 2018
Professor Steven Greer, an expert in human rights from the University of Bristol, has helped to shape a new report into free speech at universities.
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Bristol study on nicotinic receptors and long-term memory could lead to more targeted and effective therapies for dementia
27 March 2018
A new University of Bristol study, which identifies how acetylcholine impacts learning and memory by acting at different receptors, could prove significant in the drive to develop more targeted and effective therapies for dementia.
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Computer game encourages people to be more risk-aware
27 March 2018
How do you encourage people in the midst of an emergency to stay calm and prioritise their safety over their possessions? University of Bristol researchers have devised a game which they believe could help, by encouraging players to be more risk-aware.
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Understanding the strange behaviour of water
27 March 2018
The properties of water have fascinated scientists for centuries, but yet its unique behaviour remains a mystery.
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UN praises Bristol initiative to promote safer seas worldwide
27 March 2018
International policy makers, coastguard, navies and shipping companies can now access comprehensive advice and guidance to making the world’s oceans safe from piracy and smuggling.
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Bronze bust unveiled of Time Team presenter and university archaeology professor
26 March 2018
A bronze bust of the famous archaeologist and Time Team regular, Professor Mick Aston, has been unveiled at the University of Bristol.
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Bristol scientists to study how Porcupine could improve heart surgery
26 March 2018
Scientists at the University of Bristol are to study how stopping Porcupine – a protein named after the spiky rodent - could improve heart surgery.
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Research finds orbital radiotherapy should not be used to treat thyroid eye disease
26 March 2018
The first NHS-led clinical trial for thyroid eye disease (TED) - also called Graves' orbitopathy (GO) – a disfiguring condition causing protruding eyes, double vision and swelling around the eyes affecting mostly women – has shown that currently widely used, expensive and time-consuming radiotherapy treatment, does not help patients who are also given steroid tablets.
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Prestigious Research Council appointments for Bristol Professors
23 March 2018
The Board of UK Research and Innovation has announced today (23 March 2018) the appointment of Bristol Professors, John Iredale and David Stephens, to the councils of the MRC and BBSRC respectively.
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Lighting up Wills for World Water Day 2018
23 March 2018
To raise awareness of water security for all, we are marking this year's World Water Day by promoting our water-based research and initiatives to manage water across our campus, as well as lighting up Wills Memorial Building to promote this issue throughout Bristol [22 March 2018].
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Forum to address future world water challenges
22 March 2018
A major forum focused on the future of innovation, ecosystems and resilience for water security has been announced today on World Water Day.
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Bristol bone biologists are a force to be reckoned with in hypergravity competition
22 March 2018
A team of student biologists have been selected to take part in the European Space Agency (ESA) Education Office Spin Your Thesis! 2018 programme, which will take place in the Netherlands this September.
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Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence to help drive translation of Bristol’s world-leading synthetic biology research
22 March 2018
Dr David Tew, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology and GSK Senior Fellow at GlaxoSmithKline, will join the University of Bristol as a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence from September 2018.
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Rolls-Royce links up to explore potential of very high energy storage technology
21 March 2018
A possible alternative to traditional batteries has moved a step closer following this week's announcement [Monday 19 March] that Rolls-Royce has signed a collaboration agreement with Superdielectrics Ltd, in partnership with the Universities of Bristol and Surrey, to explore the potential of using polymers to create next generation high energy storage technology.
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University of Bristol announces sector-leading fossil free divestment target
21 March 2018
The University of Bristol has pledged to divest completely from all investments in fossil fuel companies within two years.
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Bristol unveils high-fidelity radio models for ultra-reliable 5G deployment
21 March 2018
The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab unveiled its world-leading 5G radio models to government and members of the public last weekend [Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March] at the Layered Realities 5G Showcase.
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Research sheds new light on prehistory of Dravidian languages and their speakers
21 March 2018
Using new linguistic analyses, a study, co-authored by the University of Bristol, has shown that the Dravidian languages – spoken by 220 million people across South Asia, date back to about 4,500 years ago.
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‘Wiggling and jiggling’: new study helps explain how organisms can evolve to live at different temperatures
21 March 2018
The brilliant physicist Richard Feynman famously said that, in principle, biology can be explained by understanding the wiggling and jiggling of atoms. For the first time, new research from the University of Bristol, UK and the University of Waikoto, New Zealand explains how this ‘wiggling and jiggling’ of the atoms in enzymes – the proteins that make biological reactions happen – is ‘choreographed’ to make them work at a particular temperature.
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Nanocrystalline graphite enables new class of harsh environment electronics
20 March 2018
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton, in collaboration with Microsemi, have demonstrated reliable operation of microelectromechanical relays by coating the contacts with nanocrystalline layers of graphite, to enable ultra-low-power electronics for harsh environments.
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University brings a little Easter sweetness to Bristol Children’s Hospital
20 March 2018
University of Bristol staff have begun their annual chocolate egg collection to donate to children and families staying at Bristol Children’s Hospital over the Easter break.
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Why it doesn’t pay to be just nice – you also need to be intelligent
20 March 2018
New research has revealed how people’s intelligence, rather than their personality traits, leads to success.
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Use of complementary and alternative medicines may help reduce over prescribing of antibiotics
19 March 2018
GP surgeries with doctors who also have training in complementary and alternative medicines appear to be less likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients and may hold the key to reducing over-prescribing of these drugs, suggests a study led by University of Bristol researchers published in the journal BMJ Open.
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Gum disease having devastating impact on general health and well-being warn dentists
19 March 2018
A new report has revealed that the number of people affected by tooth decay and gum disease is having a widespread and devastating impact not only on patients mouths but also on their general health and wellbeing, particularly in the older population.
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Bristol researcher takes gold at STEM for Britain awards
15 March 2018
University of Bristol mathematician Céline Maistret took home a gold from the STEM for Britain awards this week.
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World’s first urban 5G experience hosted by University of Bristol and Watershed
15 March 2018
For the first time anywhere in the world this weekend [Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March] people in Bristol will experience the next generation of wireless technology – 5G in a public urban environment. There will be spectacular 3D-like projections, a virtual reality dance piece, a guided tour on which people can take a walk through time, and a programme of talks and demonstrations that are open for everyone.
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Bristol African Caribbean Expo highlights community opportunities with the University
14 March 2018
Back for its second year, the University was proud to be one of the sponsors of the Expo and engage with local businesses and the community.
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Academics urge rethink on 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions
13 March 2018
The widely adopted practice of issuing 28-day rather than longer duration prescriptions for people with long-term conditions lacks a robust evidence base and should be reconsidered, according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice today [Tuesday 13 March]. Related research shows that considerable savings could be made by the NHS switching to longer prescriptions.
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Bristol engineers, scientists and mathematicians take their research to Parliament
12 March 2018
Five researchers from the University of Bristol will be taking their work as posters to Parliament on Monday 12th March for the annual STEM for BRITAIN awards.
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Bristol’s 5G expertise helps secure West of England £5m Smart Tourism bid
10 March 2018
The West of England Combined Authority has secured £5 million from government to trial a superfast 5G network at tourist destinations in Bristol and Bath. The University of Bristol's world-leading expertise on telecommunications and pioneering research on 5G technologies and networks has been pivotal in defining and delivering the Smart Tourism Bid.
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Bristol students win national engineering scholarships
9 March 2018
Three Engineering Design students from the University of Bristol have received awards from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
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Bristol wins global Smart City Award
9 March 2018
Bristol beat off stiff competition from Barcelona, Dubai, New York, Singapore and Yinchuan to win the Smart City Award (Judges' Choice) at the GSMA's 2018 Global Mobile Awards (The GLOMOs). The award provides global recognition on how Bristol has raised the bar on defining the 'smart city' of the future.
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Scaling silicon quantum photonic technology
8 March 2018
An international team of quantum scientists and engineers led by the University of Bristol and involving groups from China, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Poland, have realised an advanced large-scale silicon quantum photonic device that can entangle photons to incredible levels of precision.
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New exercise unveiled to help businesses in the fight against cyber attacks
8 March 2018
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has unveiled an innovative new exercise that teaches business leaders how to protect their companies from cyber attacks. The resource, entitled 'Decisions and Disruptions', funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), was first developed by a group of academics, currently based at the University of Bristol, in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Fast-track vet course launched at the University of Bristol
8 March 2018
Aspiring vets can now fast-track their training, thanks to an innovative four-year training programme by the University of Bristol’s Bristol Veterinary School (BVS).
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Plastic fantastic – researchers turn plastic pollution into cleaners
8 March 2018
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to re-use a common plastic to break down harmful dyes in our waste water.
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Animals shield their families from a harsh world
7 March 2018
Animals living in volatile habitats can gain major evolutionary benefits by shielding their families from the changing environment, new research suggests.
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Forecast launched to help sheep farmers respond to annual spring threat to young lambs
7 March 2018
It may not feel like it in parts of the UK hit by 'The Beast from the East' and Storm Emma, but spring is just around the corner – and with it the annual deadly threat from the roundworm Nematodirus in lambs.
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