Growing up on a farm directly affects regulation of the immune system
8 February 2012 04:11
A study by a team at the University's School of Veterinary Sciences has shown that growing up on a farm directly affects the regulation of the immune system and causes a reduction in the immunological responses to food proteins.
The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry
8 February 2012 03:50
Dr Marieke Dubbelboer in the Department of French has recently published a book on Alfred Jarry’s experimental and satirical Almanachs du Père Ubu, works which to date have received little critical attention.
Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease
7 February 2012 17:05
A new study by academics from the University of Bristol's School of Oral and Dental Sciences suggests stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss.
Merchants' Academy merger delayed
7 February 2012 06:25
A merger between Gay Elms Primary School and Merchants’ Academy, which is co-sponsored by the University of Bristol, has been delayed.
Getting students on the Inside Track
7 February 2012 04:13
Solar energy and subsea oil and gas industries are just some of the topics to be covered by Inside Track, a new seminar series launched by the Faculty of Engineering in January.
Early warning signals for critical transitions
7 February 2012 03:30
Researchers from the University of Bristol and Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems have presented a methodology that uses mathematics to exploit easily obtainable information to a greater effect and as a result can reduce the amount of additional data that needs to be collected.
Calling all Bristol researchers
7 February 2012 02:04
The University invites research staff to submit entries for the Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Award 2012. The deadline for entries is Thursday 5 April.
New findings highlight the benefit of exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs) just as they are being scrapped
7 February 2012 01:00
In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it should not be used to diagnose or exclude stable angina in patient assessments. New research published in the BMJ Open finds that the test has other uses that transcend its technical contribution to diagnosis.
Fossil cricket reveals Jurassic love song
6 February 2012 13:00
The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists at the University of Bristol. The song was reconstructed from microscopic wing features on a fossil discovered in North East China. It allows us to listen to one of the sounds that would have been heard by dinosaurs and other creatures roaming Jurassic forests at night.
Nuclear disarmament tops the agenda for first Erudition online debate
6 February 2012 05:24
A national online debating competition has been launched by industrious students at the University of Bristol through the Erudition website – now the most popular student-run online news magazine in the country.
Bristol PLuS Award Employability Skills Day
3 February 2012 08:26
The University will be holding its first Employability Skills Day for students on 16 February 2012.
Behind the headlines
3 February 2012 08:20
The British Science Association is inviting applications for its 2012 Media Fellowship scheme, which gives scientists with a chance to gain first-hand experience of how science is reported.
Quantum biology and Ockham’s razor
3 February 2012 05:10
In a paper just published in Nature Chemistry, a team of University of Bristol scientists explores whether new models or concepts are needed to tackle one of the ‘grand challenges’ of chemical biology: understanding enzyme catalysis.
Dignity counts when caring for older people
3 February 2012 03:40
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse.
Marathon effort in honour of Registrar’s cancer battle
2 February 2012 04:00
The London Marathon will take on an extra-special meaning for one Bristol alumnus as he aims to complete the gruelling 26 mile course in honour of the University of Bristol’s recently retired Registrar Dr Tony Rich, who is battling the disease.
