News in 2002
- Academic exchange in the pub 20 December 2002
- Warning: Penalty shoot-outs can seriously damage your health 20 December 2002 Watching penalty shoot-outs can have serious consequences for the health of football fans, according to research by the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham.
- RapidScan does it quicker 19 December 2002
- The hidden hazards of volcanoes 13 December 2002
- Student 'convicts' escape for charity 11 December 2002
- President of Ireland awarded honorary degree 5 December 2002
- Black women still disadvantaged at work 5 December 2002
- Repeated testing lowers pupils' motivation 28 November 2002
- Engineering with lime 27 November 2002 Lime mortar has been used in building construction for thousands of years. But despite this long history, little is understood about how it behaves.
- Down on the farm 27 November 2002 Animal welfare can be improved if we better understand the needs of domestic animals. By studying their behaviour and obtaining information from the animals' point of view.
- Bristol academics awarded £250,000 for Cyprus antennae health survey 26 November 2002
- Faster growth in infants born small 25 November 2002
- Bristol academic honoured 25 November 2002
- Kathy Sykes appointed one of the judges for the 2002 Gulbenian Prize for Museums and Galleries 22 November 2002
- TWO-BILLION-YEAR-OLD SURPRISE FOUND BENEATH THE AZORES 21 November 2002
- It's Party Time 21 November 2002
- Local students invited to get a headstart 19 November 2002
- The phenomenon of fluorescence 15 November 2002 Although Krupa Pattni, a biochemistry PhD student, and Sophie Pearn, a biology PhD student, study in different departments, their research is linked by the fascinating phenomenon of fluorescence.
- Bristol student shortlisted for national prize 13 November 2002
- Singing for sex 13 November 2002
- An evening with Ötzi the iceman 11 November 2002
- Surfing the web with Phileas Fogg 5 November 2002 Tim Unwin, Professor of French, gave his inaugural lecture on travel, technology and knowledge. This extract plots a course between two areas he has toured extensively: the novels of Jules Verne and the Internet.
- Fighting violence 5 November 2002 Academic lawyers, it is often assumed, spend all their time in law libraries poring over the complex detail of Law Reports and Statutes. There is, however, much more to the work of many legal scholars, argues Lois Bibbings, a lecturer at the University's School of Law.
- Breaking through the barriers of Autism 5 November 2002 Professor Alec Webster, Dr Anthony Feiler and Valerie Webster outline some shifts in thinking about autism and highlight their remarkable results.
- Smuggling in Tudor Bristol 5 November 2002 Thanks to the work of economic historian Dr Evan Jones, the way we think about 16th-century smuggling may have to change.
- How do I look? 4 November 2002 The Department of Experimental Psychology are interested in the processes that underlie looking, with a view to contributing to the design of better machines.
- Easing the pain 4 November 2002 Hyperalgesia is particularly difficult to manage but Professor David Wynick has identified certain genes that could be drug candidates for treating this disabling condition.
- The best of friends 1 November 2002
- Neurotargets awarded European patent for the treatment of nerve damage 29 October 2002
- Heavy paracetamol use in pregnancy linked to childhood wheezing 29 October 2002 Women who frequently use paracetamol in late pregnancy may increase the risk of wheezing in their offspring, new research suggests.
- 'Shopping list' of parent's worries on the menu at child health and development conference 28 October 2002
- History revealed from the air 28 October 2002
- New study will find out best treatment for depression 22 October 2002
- Education for the 21st century 22 October 2002
- Sykes to bring science to the people 22 October 2002
- Exercise could help ward off cancer 21 October 2002
- Food for thought: science in the kitchen 21 October 2002
- Pool chemicals do not damage the growth of the unborn child 17 October 2002
- Gorilla regains full sight in cataract operation by Bristol Zoo Gardens 17 October 2002
- Time to get physical 16 October 2002
