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Come and celebrate 50 years of Penguin poetry at the University of Bristol

23 February 2012

A celebration of Penguin poetry and the 1960s will take place at the University of Bristol next month featuring Al Alvarez, one of the most influential critics of recent times, and three of the original Penguin Modern Poets: John Fuller, Edward Lucie-Smith and Tom Raworth.

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The Duchess of Cornwall to visit the University's School of Veterinary Sciences

23 February 2012

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, as Patron of the Langford Trust for Animal Health and Welfare, will officially open two new state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences at Langford today [Thursday, February 23].

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Celebrated opera singer to perform in Bristol

22 February 2012

One of England’s finest basses, Sir John Tomlinson, will be performing in Bristol for one night only next month. The recital ‘Michelangelo in Song’ will take place at the Victoria Rooms on Thursday 15 March.

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Student Travel Survey 2012

22 February 2012

The University is currently carrying out a Student Travel Survey in order to take account of the opinions of students and to help determine transport policies and expenditure.

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Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure

22 February 2012

Sudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbeat. New findings published in PLoS ONE, which reveal mechanisms that underlie this life-threatening risk, provide new possibilities for fighting it.

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Bristol neuroscientists join major EU consortium dedicated to advancing new Alzheimer’s disease therapies

22 February 2012

Two Bristol University neuroscientists have become the only UK-based academic members of a major European Union-funded consortium dedicated to accelerating the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease research and drug discovery.

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Issues of faith, God and morality on the agenda for awareness week

21 February 2012

Discover Islam Week - an award-winning series of events - begins on Thursday, looking at challenges faced by a modern society and the role of Islam. A series of seven talks are the centrepiece for the awareness week, organised by the University of Bristol Islamic Society, culminating in a multi-faith panel which will debate what faith means in the 21st Century.

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NOTICE: bell ringing today

21 February 2012

Great George, the nine-and-a-half-ton bell in the tower of the University of Bristol’s Wills Memorial Building, will ring for five minutes at 11.50am today [21 February].