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News in 2003

Bristol academic honoured for world-class achievements

23 December 2003

A Bristol University academic, Dr Samir Okasha in the Department of Philosophy, has been honoured by the Leverhulme Trust, in its 2003 Philip Leverhulme Prizes.

Childhood eczema cases treble since 1970s

22 December 2003

One in three children have suffered from eczema by the time they are three and a half years old, a new study has found. This represents a huge increase since the 1970s, when research indicated that approximately one in ten children suffered from eczema.

MSc students benefit from distance learning

18 December 2003

Students from as far afield as East Africa, China and Greece have become the first part-time candidates to graduate from Bristol University's new postgraduate Masters course in human reproduction and fetal development. 

Tackling suicide rates in the developing world

18 December 2003

The important issue of suicide in developing countries is addressed in an editorial published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology (IJE), edited in the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol. 

Focus on contemporary archaeology

17 December 2003

Contemporary archaeology comes under the spotlight tomorrow [Thursday 18 December] in a session marking 25 years of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference.

Defence consortium announced

16 December 2003

Critical aspects of the UK's defences are to be strengthened through a six-year research partnership led by General Dynamics UK and involving several leading companies and universities, including the University of Bristol.

Statement about the HEFCE Performance Indicators on widening participation

11 December 2003

Statement issued in response to enquiries about the HEFCE Performance Indicators on widening participation.

Youngsters to have a sporting day out

10 December 2003

Up to 60 young people from Teyfant Community School, Hartcliffe, will join Bristol University students for an all-action programme of sporting fun.

£30k prize for new business ideas

8 December 2003

RED has now launched the University's 2004 New Enterprise Competition.

Investing in the Environment

5 December 2003

A £13 million research initiative aimed at securing a sustainable future for our planet has been launched by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).