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A cheetah

New research links individual animal behaviour with social spacing

30 September 2013

New research by the universities of Bristol and Princeton has found certain animal species are capable of co-ordinating their spatial behaviour to cover terrain by maintaining areas of exclusive use while sharing other regions of space with their neighbours.

DigiMakers poster

Explore, make and create the digital world

25 September 2013

Members of the public have the opportunity to learn more about the Raspberry Pi and have fun at the same time at an event organised by students from the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Engineering this Saturday, 28 September.

Bristol Green Doors

Users needed to test Green Doors app

25 September 2013

The University of Bristol’s Department of Computer Science has been working with Bristol Green Doors to produce an Android and iPhone smartphone application for this year’s open homes event and members of the public are being asked to test it over the weekend [28 and 29 September].

Optical cables

Live demonstration of SDN-enabled optical circuit switching at ECOC 2013

18 September 2013

A live demonstration of a hybrid packet-optical circuit switched software-defined network (SDN), developed by the University of Bristol and Polatis, Inc, will take place at Europe’s largest optical communications event next week [22- 26 September].

The yeast microbe called S. pombe

A microbe’s trick for staying young

12 September 2013

While aging remains an inevitable fact of life, an international team involving researchers from the University of Bristol and the Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Germany has found that this is not the case for a common species of yeast microbe which has evolved to stay young.

A computer keyboard

Breakthrough in cryptography could result in more secure computing

9 September 2013

A PhD student from the University of Bristol's Department of Computer Science will present a paper at the 18th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2013) this week that could result in a sea change in how to secure computations.

Students on placement with GKN Aerospace in August 2013

Engineering's first year internship success

4 September 2013

The first group of first year students to undertake an internship as part of a new scheme launched by the Faculty of Engineering Industrial Liaison Office have recently completed their summer work experience placements in engineering and technology companies.

A student from a past UKESF school skills workshop

Bristol hosts third annual UKESF skills workshop to tackle graduate skills shortages

4 September 2013

The University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering is hosting the third annual UKESF skills workshop [2-6 September], which was established to tackle graduate skills shortages.

Faculty of Engineering students engage with their industrial mentors

Mentoring scheme attracts 70 companies

23 August 2013

Engineering and computer science undergraduates at the University of Bristol are being paired up with mentors at over 70 companies to give them a taste of working life within the industry. Over 600 new first year students will be offered an early step on the careers ladder thanks to the Industrial Mentoring Scheme, which was successfully launched last year.

EngC logo

EngD in Systems gains professional accreditation

22 August 2013

The University’s postgraduate research programme Engineering Doctorate in Systems has been accredited by the three leading professional engineering institutions.