http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/ Latest news from the University of Bristol en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 19:18:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss news-team@bristol.ac.uk news-team@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/web/terms-conditions.html 60 Search news archive by keyword news_text http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/news-results.html http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/images/rss.logo.gif http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9356.html Research by the universities of Bristol and Oldenburg, Germany, that has mapped how animals and plants can hitch a ride on cargo ships received international media coverage. Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:39 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9356.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9340.html Research by Dr Anne Roudaut and Professor Sriram Subramanian in the Department of Computer Science about prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand received widespread media coverage in the UK and across the world. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:29:46 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9340.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9318.html An article about pioneering research into energy and CO2 reduction, led by Professor Joe McGeehan in the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, was the front-page story in the Bristol Post. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:24:13 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9318.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9293.html Professor Eric Thomas, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol and Tania Rawlinson, Director of Campaigns and Alumni Relations at the University and Chair of the Ross Group - a network of higher education fund-raisers, have commented to national media on the results of a fundraising survey in the UK higher education sector. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:12:24 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9293.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9277.html Dr Heather Whitney, from the School of Biological Sciences, has been interviewed by BBC News about the call for pesticides to be banned in light of declining bee numbers. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:30:09 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9277.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9271.html The first results from the largest and most authoritative study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK will be broadcast on ITV at 7.30pm on Thursday 28 March in a special Tonight programme on ‘Breadline Britain’. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:17:54 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9271.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9251.html The findings of a three-year study into the extent of premature death in people with learning disabilities, which found that those with learning disabilities are more likely to have a premature death compared with individuals in the general population, has been covered widely in the national media. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:23:31 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9251.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9226.html How the simple breathing tubes of a caterpillar become the intricate respiratory system of a butterfly is captured in footage featured in the BBC Four documentary Metamorphosis: The Science of Change this week. The footage was assembled by a team of scientists including Professor Kate Robson Brown, an archaeologist from the University of Bristol. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:06:34 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9226.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9213.html A groundbreaking clinical trial into Alzheimer's, led by Dr Patrick Kehoe in Bristol University's Dementia Research Group, was the front-page story on national newspaper, the Daily Express. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:20:52 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9213.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9212.html Dr Thilo Gross, a Reader in the Department of Engineering Mathematics, was featured in the Evening Post about the Königsberg bridge problem. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:06:25 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9212.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9170.html Research by Professor Daniel Robert, Dr Heather Whitney and Dominic Clarke in the School of Biological Sciences which found that bees and flowers communicate using electrical fields received widespread media coverage in the UK and across the world. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:19:44 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9170.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9139.html The University’s Chancellor, The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond has been named in BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour top five of the UK’s most powerful women. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:01:36 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9139.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9138.html Professor Adam Finn of the School of Clinical Sciences will feature on tonight's BBC Radio 4's Inside Health. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:40:48 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9138.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9137.html Gavin D'Costa, Professor in Catholic Theology, and George Ferzoco, a research fellow in the Department of Religion and Theology, have been interviewed by the media about the Pope's resignation. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:10:48 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9137.html In the media http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9125.html Dr Elizabeth Evans, Lecturer in Politics, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol will feature on this week’s [10 Feb] BBC One’s Sunday Politics programme on the use of open primaries in voting. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:17:16 +0000 http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2013/9125.html In the media