28 December 2006
A greater horseshoe bat, which has flown around 100 miles, has amazed experts by both the extraordinary length and speed of its journey and the reasons for it.
21 December 2006
New research casts doubt on the belief that organophosphate poisoning causes symptoms of depression among Gulf War veterans and farmers, who are exposed regularly to these chemicals.
21 December 2006
Approximately six per cent of human and chimp genes are unique to those species, report scientists from the University of Bristol and three other institutions. The new estimate takes into account something that other measures of genetic difference do not – the genes that are no longer ther
20 December 2006
A recent article in The Guardian highlighted a new free online service, co-developed by the ILRT, to help academics and students find high-quality internet resources.
19 December 2006
New research has shown how the Yellow Underwing moth changes its sensitivity to a bat's calls when the moth is being chased. This throws into question our current understanding of the co-evolution of bats and moths.
19 December 2006
A NEW £3.5 million fertility centre, one of the first of its kind in the UK, has been given the go-ahead to be built at Southmead Hospital by North Bristol NHS Trust. It will combine expertise from North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the University of Bristol – which currently has its own private and NHS fertility clinic at Priory Road in Clifton.
19 December 2006
A South Bristol community has cause to celebrate today with the news that the contract to build the Merchants’ Academy Withywood has been signed. The University of Bristol is closely involved in the project.
18 December 2006
At the annual meeting of University Court earlier this month, seven members of staff were presented with Long Service Awards in recognition of 40 years or more of service to the University.
18 December 2006
University staff and students are invited to join Bristol's 2007 Great Reading Adventure - by reading Andrea Levy's 'Small Island'. Hundreds of free copies are available.
15 December 2006
A new report by researchers at the University of Bristol into the range of programmes being implemented across EU states and North America to help tackle low levels of ethnic minority employment is published today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
