News in January
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Planning application for landmark new library is submitted
6 February 2020
The University of Bristol has submitted a planning application for its landmark new library, which will transform the heart of its Clifton campus and provide an architecturally significant new building for the city, along with improved external public spaces.
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New research into how peace of mind can influence parents’ attitude to vaccines
5 February 2020
Many people experience peace of mind from getting their children vaccinated, according to new research from the University of Bristol. However, this benefit is currently being ignored when health bodies weigh up vaccine benefits to make decisions about whether or not to introduce vaccines or expand their coverage.
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SETsquared Bristol celebrate record £58 million turnover
30 January 2020
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol-led enterprise collaboration, is delighted to announce that its 80+ tech startup and scaleup members have collectively achieved record turnover revenues exceeding £58 million in 2019. In addition, its members, across 27 sectors, created 240 new jobs in the city region last year.
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Theatre Collection awarded Designated status by Arts Council England
30 January 2020
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection – one of the world’s largest archives of British theatre history and live art - has been officially awarded Designated status by the Arts Council England.
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Students, staff and alumni to get active at this year’s Great Bristol 10k
29 January 2020
Students, staff and alumni from the University of Bristol are being invited to lace up their trainers and take part in this year’s Great Bristol 10k on Sunday 3 May.
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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #Drymester the safest approach
29 January 2020
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to poorer cognitive functioning in children, according to the most comprehensive review on the issue to date. The University of Bristol research published today [29 January] in the International Journal of Epidemiology, reviewed 23 published studies on the topic and found evidence that drinking in pregnancy could also lead to lower birthweight. The findings reinforce the UK Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines, as featured in the current #Drymester campaign, which is that abstaining from alcohol in all trimesters is the safest approach.
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Landmark deal at University of Bristol to tackle gender pay gap
28 January 2020
Ambitious plans to eliminate the gender pay gap at the University of Bristol have been set out in a landmark agreement.
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The Daily Mile™ programme could help schools' tackle childhood obesity
28 January 2020
A study evaluating the effectiveness of the widely used ‘Daily Mile’ intervention in schools to tackle childhood obesity has found that the benefits are small, and may be greater in girls than boys.
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Patterns of thinning of Antarctica’s biggest glacier are now the opposite of what was previously observed
27 January 2020
Using the latest satellite technology from the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists from the University of Bristol have been tracking patterns of mass loss from Pine Island – Antarctica’s largest glacier.
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£4 million funding boost for Bristol's Health Protection Research Unit
27 January 2020
Bristol is to benefit from a £4 million funding boost from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund a new Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation.
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Bristol technology at heart of shortlisted bid for £30 million CVD research prize
24 January 2020
A truly ground-breaking approach to cardiovascular health involving wearable technology and sensors in the home, expanding on pioneering University of Bristol research, has been shortlisted for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Big Beat Challenge £30 million award.
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Researchers find drug used widely to treat eye condition has 'no benefit'
24 January 2020
Researchers from the University of Bristol and University Hospital Southampton have found that a drug used widely to treat a common eye condition has “no benefit” and should no longer be used.
Eplerenone, which is primarily used to treat heart failure, is currently offered widely by ophthalmologists as a treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) based on limited clinical data.
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Brilliant iridescence can conceal as well as attract
23 January 2020
A new study shows for the first time that the striking iridescent colours seen in some animals increase their chances of survival against predators by acting as a means of camouflage. Rather than reveal it seems these dynamically changing shades are used to conceal, according to the University of Bristol study published today [23 January] in Current Biology.
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Domestic violence programme shown to reduce physical abuse by 82 per cent
22 January 2020
The government is being urged to set up domestic violence prevention programmes targeting offenders alongside victims. It follows the success of a pilot intervention project, evaluated by the University of Bristol, which led to a sustained reduction in abuse.
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Launch of Bristol: Take Drugs Seriously
22 January 2020
A series of ground-breaking events that aim to change the way we talk about drug use, policy and harm reduction launches in Bristol tomorrow [Thursday 23 January].
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Emissions of potent greenhouse gas have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions
21 January 2020
Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values.
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How Bristol drones could help save our most endangered species
21 January 2020
The University of Bristol and the Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) are pioneering a new approach to wildlife conservation, involving machine-learning and drone technology, which could impact wildlife conservation projects worldwide.
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New research could reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death
20 January 2020
New research has shown that by changing the time course of voltage change early when the heart cell contracts it is possible to both withhold a potentially lethal electrical disturbance and improve the strength of cardiac contraction in heart failure at the same time.
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A chronicle of giant straight-tusked elephants
20 January 2020
About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across Europe and Asia.
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XMM-Newton uses light echoes to map dynamic black hole
20 January 2020
Material falling into a black hole throws X-rays out into space – and now, for the first time, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has used the reverberating echoes of this light to map the dynamic behaviour and surroundings of a black hole itself.
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Bristol in top five universities targeted by top employers for fifth year in a row
20 January 2020
A major new report has revealed that students at the University of Bristol are among the most targeted by Britain’s top 100 employers.
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Nuclear waste could be recycled for diamond battery power
20 January 2020
A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol hope to recycle radioactive material directly from a former nuclear power plant in Gloucestershire to generate ultra-long-lasting power sources.
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Scientists uncover how an explosion of new genes explain the origin of land plants
16 January 2020
Scientists have made a significant discovery about the genetic origins of how plants evolved from living in water to land 470 million years ago.
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Spin out company that designs machine components to survive in harshest conditions receives grant from Innovate UK
16 January 2020
A University of Bristol spin out company that specialises in addressing the problems of high-servicing requirements of machines in the marine, mining and offshore industries, has received a £300,000 grant from Innovate UK.
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Patients needed for irritable bowel syndrome trial
16 January 2020
Patients in GP surgeries in Bristol are being invited to take part in a large trial of low-dose amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) led by researchers from the universities of Bristol, Leeds and Southampton.
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Obesity could be linked to a rise in fatty liver disease in young adults
15 January 2020
One in five young people have fatty liver disease (steatosis), with one in 40 having already developed liver scarring (fibrosis), research published today [15 January] has found. The study, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, is the first to attempt to determine the prevalence of fatty liver disease and fibrosis in young healthy adults in the UK.
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Thinking of a canine companion? Bristol Vet School's UK Dog Project needs you!
15 January 2020
The University of Bristol's Veterinary School has launched a first-of-its-kind large-scale study into the lives of dogs and their owners. The UK Dog Project will take the first in-depth look into UK dog ownership as an overall journey, from those first thinking of bringing a canine companion into their home - right through to being well-seasoned dog owners.
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Animals should use short, fast movements to avoid being located
15 January 2020
Most animals need to move, whether this is to seek out food, shelter or a mate. New research has shown that movement doesn't always break camouflage and if an animal needs to move, animals that are unpatterned and use short, fast movements are less likely to be located by predators.
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Animals reduce the symmetry of their markings to improve camouflage
15 January 2020
Some forms of camouflage have evolved in animals to exploit a loophole in the way predators perceive their symmetrical markings. The University of Bristol findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today [15 Jan], describe how animals have evolved to mitigate this defensive disadvantage in their colouration.
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INITIATE is open for collaboration
15 January 2020
Potential collaborators are invited to pitch ideas to INITIATE, an EPSRC-funded project, led by Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, which is spearheading research into the future capabilities of the Internet.
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Making Bristol a Living Wage City
14 January 2020
A coalition of employers in Bristol, including the University of Bristol, has been formally recognised by the Living Wage Foundation for their work to make Bristol a Living Wage City, the largest city in the UK to achieve this new status.
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Accelerated speed of discovery could lead to more effective smoking cessation aids
13 January 2020
As smokers know all too well, nicotine is highly addictive. It’s hard to quit smoking, a habit that claims the lives of more than seven million people each year.
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Pioneering tool to manage media industry’s digital carbon footprint
13 January 2020
A collaboration between computer scientists at the University of Bristol and nine major media companies, including ITV and BBC, will help the media industry understand and manage the significant carbon impacts of digital content.
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Sustainable student start-up raises £2.35 million in seed funding
10 January 2020
A group of University of Bristol alumni have secured £2.35 million in seed funding to grow and develop their award-winning, climate-crisis-combatting farming company LettUs Grow, in an investment round led by Longwall Venture Partners LLP.
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Bristol City Fellows to challenge inequalities in city decision making
10 January 2020
Four ‘Bristol City Fellows’ have been appointed to lead a series of innovative projects to empower diverse communities to shape the city’s future.
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UK-led team paves the way for a cyber-secure future
9 January 2020
With more of the world’s businesses, governments and general population turning to online services, there has never been a more pressing need to understand and tackle the risk of cyber threats. That need is heightened by the historic lack of an authoritative, universally-agreed body of rigorously tested knowledge, prompting a global team of leading researchers to pool their expertise in a new, open source resource.
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First patient for Parkinson’s disease trial recruited
9 January 2020
The first patient has been recruited for a UK-wide trial into tackling one of the most disabling complications of Parkinson's disease, led by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol.
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Advisory and academic panels working on Climate Assembly UK includes two Bristol researchers
9 January 2020
As the UK’s first citizens’ assembly on climate change prepares to meet for the first time at the end of January, the two panels of stakeholders and researchers helping to ensure the balance and accuracy of the assembly have been announced.
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Catalytic protocells get zingy
8 January 2020
Artificial cells capable of oxygen gas production and chemical signalling have been prepared using a combination of synthetic and biological catalysts through an international collaboration between the University of Bristol and the University of Padua in Italy.
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Research Fellow wins Hind Rattan Award 2020
7 January 2020
Dr Bramha Dutt Vishwakarma, Marie Curie Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences, is to receive the Hind Rattan Award 2020 “for outstanding Services, Contributions and Achievements in the field of Environmental Science”.
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