University of Bristol

9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed new insight into the function of a key protein attributed to impaired learning and memory in Down’s syndrome.  The findings, published online in Nature Cell Biology, offer further molecular insight … Read the full press release →

8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Staff at Carlton Mansions, on Apsley Road, already had a good relationship with student volunteers and decided to ask the University of Bristol Students’ Union (UBU) for their help in creating a fun scene. The Painting and Decorating Society … Read the full press release →

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The research by academics at the University of Bristol’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and the University of Dundee’s Institute for Medical Science and Technology is published online in Applied Physics Letters. The researchers have shown experimentally how tiny particles, such as cells, … Read the full press release →

Common fruit fly key to discovery as to how memories are written into brain cells 4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories.  The … Read the full press release →

3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Today 33 per cent of the UK population suffers from multiple deprivation — it was 14 per cent in 1983, and over 30 million people (almost half the population) are suffering some degree of financial insecurity. … Read the full press release →

29-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An exhibition of historical photographs of China, brought together by a University of Bristol project, was opened at the JW Marriott in Beijing today by the British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood CMG. Organised by the British … Read the full press release →

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A modified version of an eye test used to assess visual acuity in the military has been given to archerfish by scientists to help explain how these remarkable fish are able to accurately spit down tiny insects … Read the full press release →

Interim findings reveal opportunities for city leadership 25-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The mayoral model of governance offers the opportunity to give a real boost to civic leadership in Bristol – according to the majority of respondents in an independent study of … Read the full press release →

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Over 600 pupils from across Bristol and South Gloucestershire will be treated to a fun and explosive demonstration of chemistry to mark the special anniversary of a Bristol science project which has become a global success. An … Read the full press release →

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A network of integrated greenhouse gas measurements in the UK and Ireland – the first of its kind in Europe – has been established by researchers at the University of Bristol. A network of integrated greenhouse gas … Read the full press release →

A trio of students from the University of Bristol ‘escaped’ 798 miles to Venice as part of the Jailbreak charity challenge, helping to raise thousands of pounds. 28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —   Thirteen teams of students took part in the RAG … Read the full press release →

27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  A study led by academics at the University of Bristol’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory and the School of Journalism at Cardiff University has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to analyse 2.5 million articles from 498 different English-language … Read the full press release →

27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Scientists studying a species of South American bush cricket with some of the smallest ears known have discovered it has hearing so sophisticated that it rivals our own. The study, published in Science, is the first to … Read the full press release →

26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns and desynchronised brain activity during sleep could trigger some of the disease’s symptoms. The findings, published in the journal Neuron, suggest that these … Read the full press release →

26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child’s IQ, according to a new study, published today in PLOS ONE, by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford using Children of the … Read the full press release →

Improving water supplies in rural African villages may have negative knock-on effects and contribute to increased poverty, new research published today [14 November] has found. 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rural development initiatives across the developing world are designed to improve community … Read the full press release →

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Headshaking syndrome is when a horse shakes or jerks its head uncontrollably for no apparent reason. There are striking clinical similarities between facial pain syndromes in people, most notably trigeminal neuralgia, and headshaking in horses. Although some progress … Read the full press release →

22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Britain’s desire to be at the forefront of robotics research has been reinforced by universities minister David Willetts, who saw world-leading technology when he visited the Bristol Robotics Lab yesterday [Monday, 12 November]. He wanted to see first-hand … Read the full press release →

21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Navigating his way around a mountain bike course is the latest challenge to be tackled by blind University of Bristol student Dan Smith, as he puts ‘bat echolocation’ technology to the test for Richard Hammond’s new BBC television … Read the full press release →

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A new study recommends a global system is … Read the full press release →