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Study Identifies Hip Implant Materials with the Lowest Risk of Needing Revision

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found.
5-Nov-2024 12:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Scientists’ ‘Next-Generation’ Space Materials Blast Off for Tests on ISS

A new generation of space materials left Earth this morning [02:29 GMT 05/11/2024] as they head to the International Space Station (ISS) to undergo testing in the brutal conditions of low Earth orbit.
5-Nov-2024 5:40 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Scientist on Personal Mission to Improve Global Water Safety Makes Groundbreaking Discovery

A study led by the University of Bristol shedding new light on how arsenic can be made less dangerous to humans has the potential to dramatically improve water and food safety, especially in the Global South.
29-Oct-2024 6:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Daylight Saving Time Clock Changes Have Substantial, but Short-Lived Effect on How Much Sleep We Get

With the clocks going back this weekend, a new study has found that moving the clocks one hour forward in Spring and one hour back in Autumn has a substantial, but short-lived effect on sleep duration.
25-Oct-2024 7:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Gardens Prevent Pollinators From Starving When Farmland Nectar Is Scarce, New Study Finds

Gardens offer a steady and reliable source of nectar all year round, helping to keep pollinators fed when farmland sources are limited, researchers have discovered.
21-Oct-2024 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Rising Star Astrophysicist Scoops Stellar Award to Skyrocket Exoplanet Research

A world-leading University of Bristol astrophysicist has won a prestigious national accolade to help further unravel the mysterious world of exoplanets.
22-Oct-2024 4:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Butterfly Brains Reveal the Tweaks Required for Cognitive Innovation

A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.
16-Oct-2024 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Out-of-This-World Simulation Key to Collecting Moon Dust

Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bristol.
14-Oct-2024 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Top Experts Unite at University of Bristol to Tackle Gambling Harms Globally

Leading experts from across the world will join forces in the UK this week in a bid to confront the wide-reaching challenges and curb the devastating effects of gambling.
9-Oct-2024 4:05 AM EDT

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Bristol researchers set to join leading experts at COP28 as world ‘stands on edge of burning bridge’ to tackle climate change

A team of University of Bristol experts are poised to join the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will hold the world to account in addressing humanity’s most urgent and ambitious challenge.
23-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST

Top Climate Experts Set to Share Expertise on Global Stage at COP27

A team of leading University of Bristol researchers on hot topics, ranging from climate change policy to adapting to a warming world and ensuring the transition to a net zero economy is fair, are poised to join the 2022 United Nations Climate Change...
4-Nov-2022 10:45 AM EDT

Miscarriage and Stillbirth Expert Available to Comment on New Study Linking Miscarriage with Stroke, and Sharon Stone Who Has Confirmed She Suffered 9 Miscarriages

24-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT

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Leading global experts set to join charge against climate change at COP26

A team of University of Bristol experts on a wide range of hot topics spanning climate change, environmental justice, emissions, sustainable energy, green finance and the economy are poised to join the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference,...
25-Oct-2021 9:00 AM EDT

Emily Vosper, climate scientist at Bristol: Hurricane Sally could be the 2nd stalling hurricane to hit the US in recent years

16-Sep-2020 8:00 AM EDT

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SCIENCE

Jonathan Rossiter, B.Eng.

Professor of Robotics and Head of the Soft Robotics Group

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence,Robotics,Robots,smart materials ,soft robots

SCIENCE

Kristen Reyher, PhD

Reader in Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Health

Keywords:
Antibiotic Resistance,antimicrobial stewardship,Cattle Disease,Farm Animal Health,Farming,Livestock

MEDICAL

Liz Coulthard, PhD

Associate Professor in Dementia Neurology

Keywords:
Dementia,Memory,Sleep

SCIENCE

Emily Blackwell, PhD

Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Keywords:
Animal Behavior,Animal Psychology,Animal Welfare

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Ian Craddock, PhD

Professor in data driven health

Keywords:
Digital Health,Health at Home,Health Data,Health Technology,Medical Technology

SCIENCE

Adam Crewe, PhD

Reader in Earthquake Engineering

Keywords:
Built Environments,earthquake engineering,Earthquakes,Structural Dynamics

MEDICAL

Frank DeVocht, PhD

Professor In Epidemiology & Public Health

Keywords:
Environmental Health,Grace,non-communicable diseases,nuclear radiation

SCIENCE

Matthew Rigby, PhD

Professor in Atmospheric Chemistry

Keywords:
Air Quality,Atmospheric Chemistry,banned substances,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Reductions,Climate Change,Greenhouse Gases,ozone depleting substances,ozone depletion

LIFE

Gavin Phillipson, BA(Hons), CPE, LLM

Professor of Public Law and Human Rights

Keywords:
Free Speech,Hate Speech,Media Law,Privacy

MEDICAL

Adam H. R. Finn, MD

Professor of Paediatrics

Keywords:
Immunology,Infectious Diseases

LIFE

Aidan Dodson, PhD

Professor of Egyptology

Keywords:
Ancient Egypt,Egypt

SCIENCE

Alan Champneys, D. Phil.

Professor of Applied Nonlinear Maths

Keywords:
data,mathematical models,oscillations,Stem

SCIENCE

Andy Radford, PhD

Professor of Behavioural Ecology

Keywords:
Animal Behavior,Animal Sounds,Bioacoustics,Habitats,Wildlife

LIFE

Ann Singleton, BA

Senior Research Fellow

Keywords:
Migrants,Migration,Migration Data

SCIENCE

Awais Rashid, PhD

Professor of Cyber Security

Keywords:
Computer Science,cyber crimes,Cyber Criminals,Cybersecurity

SCIENCE

Bruce W. Drinkwater, PhD

Professor of Ultrasonics

Keywords:
Acoustics,Aircraft Safety,Levitation,Mechanical Engineering,soundwaves,Ultrasonics,Ultrasound

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Charlie Foster, BEd Hons, MSc, PhD

Professor of Physical Activity & Public Health

Keywords:
Exercise,Health,Mental Health,Physical Activity,Public Health,Sports and Recreation

LIFE

David Gordon, PhD

Professorial Research Fellow in Social Justice

Keywords:
Climate Change,Hunger,Poverty,Social Justice,Social Mobility

MEDICAL

David Matthews, PhD

Reader in Virology

Keywords:
COVID-19,Ebola,Proteomics,Respiratory Viruses,SARS-CoV-2,Transcriptomics

SCIENCE

Dimitra Simeonidou, PhD

Professor and Director, Smart Internet Lab Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering - University of Bristol

Keywords:
mobile technology,Optical Communication,smart cities,Telecommunications

LIFE, BUSINESS

Dr Katie Bales, PhD in Law

Lecturer in Law

Keywords:
Asylum Seekers,Detainees,Human Rights,Migration,Poverty,Refugees,Social Mobility

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Ellen Brooks-Pollock, MSci, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health

Keywords:
Infectious Diseases,mathematical modelling,Social Contact Networks

SCIENCE

Jakob Vinther, PhD

Senior Lecturer

Keywords:
Fossils,macroevolution,Paleontology

LIFE

James Freeman, PhD

Lecturer in Digital Humanities (History)

Keywords:
Conservatism,Election,Government,Ideology,Liberty,Neoliberalism,Political Campaigns,Politics

SCIENCE

Kate Hendry, PhD

Associate Professor

Keywords:
Climate Change,Geochemistry,Nutrients,Oceanography,Oceans,Sea Life

SCIENCE, LIFE

Kirsten Cater, PhD

Professor of Human-Computer Interaction

Keywords:
augmented reality,Big Data,Crowdsourcing,Gamification,Immersive Technology,Virtual Reality

LIFE

Leah Tether, PhD

University Education Director

Keywords:
Digital Humanities,medieval literature,medieval studies,Merlin

SCIENCE

Lucy Berthoud, PhD in Space Physics

Professor of Space Systems Engineering

Keywords:
Asteroids,Engineering Education,MARS,Satellites,Space,Space Debris and Micrometeoroid Impact,Space Exploration,Space Missions,Spacecraft

SCIENCE

Matthew Watson, PhD

Reader in Geophysical Natural Hazards

Keywords:
lava,Volcanic Eruptions,Volcanoes

LIFE

Mhairi Gibson, PhD

Professor in Anthropology

Keywords:
Childcare,female genital mutilation,Public Health,Social attitudes,Tradition

LIFE

Oscar Berglund, BA, MSc, MSc, PhD

Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy

Keywords:
austerity,Civil Rights,Civil unrest,Protests

SCIENCE, LIFE

Paul A. Howard-Jones, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience and Education - University of Bristol

Keywords:
Climate Change,Cognitive Neuroscience,Education,Neuroscience

LIFE

Paula Surridge, BSc

Senior Lecturer, Political and International Studies

Keywords:
Brexit,Politics,voting behaviour

SCIENCE

Professor Jonathan Bamber, PhD in Glaciology and Remote Sensing

Professor of Glaciology

Keywords:
Antarctica,Earth Observation,Geoscience,Glaciers,Greenland,Ice Sheets,Melting Ice,Oceans,Satellite Remote Sensing

SCIENCE

Richard Pancost, PhD

Professor of Biogeochemistry

Keywords:
Biogeochemistry,Climate Change

LIFE

Saffron Karlsen, PhD

Associate Professor in Sociology

Keywords:
Discrimination,Equality,Ethnic Backgrounds,Identity,Prejudice,Race

LIFE

Simon Tormey, PhD

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Keywords:
British politics,Populism,Scottish Independence

LIFE

Stephan Lewandowsky, PhD

Professor in Cognitive Science

Keywords:
Fake news,Misinformation,online information,Propaganda

SCIENCE

Tom Scott, PhD

Professor in Materials

Keywords:
Drones,Fusion Energy,Materials,Nuclear Energy,Robotics,Tritium,Uranium

SCIENCE

Tommaso Jucker, PhD

NERC Independent Research Fellow

Keywords:
Climate Change,Deforestation,Ecology,Ecosystem,Environment,Forest,Remote Sensing,Trees,woodlands

SCIENCE

Valeska Ting, PhD

Professor of Smart Nanomaterials

Keywords:
energy generation,Hydrogen Fuel,Nanomaterials

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Ian Craddock, PhD

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Frank DeVocht, PhD

Matthew Rigby, PhD

Gavin Phillipson, BA(Hons), CPE, LLM

Adam H. R. Finn, MD

Aidan Dodson, PhD

Alan Champneys, D. Phil.

Andy Radford, PhD

Ann Singleton, BA

Awais Rashid, PhD

Bruce W. Drinkwater, PhD

Charlie Foster, BEd Hons, MSc, PhD

David Gordon, PhD

David Matthews, PhD

Dimitra Simeonidou, PhD

Dr Katie Bales, PhD in Law

Ellen Brooks-Pollock, MSci, PhD

Jakob Vinther, PhD

James Freeman, PhD

Kate Hendry, PhD

Kirsten Cater, PhD

Leah Tether, PhD

Lucy Berthoud, PhD in Space Physics

Matthew Watson, PhD

Mhairi Gibson, PhD

Oscar Berglund, BA, MSc, MSc, PhD

Paul A. Howard-Jones, PhD

Paula Surridge, BSc

Professor Jonathan Bamber, PhD in Glaciology and Remote Sensing

Richard Pancost, PhD

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