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Children speak out against knife crime and wear hearts on school shirt sleeves to mark Knife Crime Awareness Week
20 May 2025
More than 150 children and young people aired their colourful feelings about knife crime on white school shirts displayed in a city chapel to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
- Bristol Professor appointed as one of the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisors 23 May 2025 Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of the Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol, has been appointed as Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission playing a key role in contributing to science-driven EU policy making and legislation.
- New report sheds light on mental health barriers for men of colour 22 May 2025 A group of seven University of Bristol student researchers have published a powerful new report exploring the barriers male students of colour face in accessing mental health support, and what can be done to break them down.
- Researchers make breakthrough in semiconductor technology set to supercharge 6G delivery 22 May 2025 Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the stuff of science fiction.
- Moon’s mysterious wobbling atmosphere like gyroscope, new research suggests 22 May 2025 The puzzling behaviour of Titan’s atmosphere has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol for the first time.
- Bristol professor joins Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 22 May 2025 A University of Bristol academic who is the Principal Investigator for the Children of the 90s health study has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professor Nic Timpson joins 53 exceptional biomedical and health scientists from UK institutions selected to the Academy for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science.
- Hear from the ‘Godfather of AI’ as University of Bristol hosts week of events exploring data and artificial intelligence 21 May 2025 The University of Bristol will mark its ‘AI University of the Year’ success with a series of events exploring the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Ceremonial sheep grazing upholds historic protection for Bristol’s Downs 20 May 2025 The Downs will remain as a protected common land for the people of Bristol – and it is all courtesy of some hungry sheep.
- Children speak out against knife crime and wear hearts on school shirt sleeves to mark Knife Crime Awareness Week 20 May 2025 More than 150 children and young people aired their colourful feelings about knife crime on white school shirts displayed in a city chapel to mark the start of national Knife Crime Awareness Week.
- 1.5°C Paris Climate Agreement target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise 20 May 2025 Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, according to a new study.
- Two Bristol scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 20 May 2025 Two renowned University of Bristol researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
