News in June
- Dr Daryl James Dugdale, 1966-2021 9 June 2021 Dr Daryl Dugdale, Lecturer in Social Work and Programme Director for the Social Work MSc, died on 26 May at the age of 55. His colleague, Dr Agnes Bezzina, offers a remembrance.
- Professor Peter Cullen elected to Membership of EMBO 9 June 2021 Professor Peter Cullen, a Wellcome Trust Investigator in the School of Biochemistry, has been elected a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
- Global survey ranks Bristol as 62nd best university in the world 9 June 2021 The University of Bristol is the 62nd best university in the world, according to a new league table released today.
- Scientists develop the ‘evotype’ to help unlock the power of evolution for better engineering biology 8 June 2021 Scientists from the University of Bristol have pioneered a new approach to help biological engineers both harness and design the evolutionary potential of new biosystems. Their concept of the ‘evotype’ lays a foundation for the next generation of stable, safe and self-improving biotechnologies.
- Bristol ranked as UK's 17th best university in new league table 8 June 2021 The University of Bristol has been placed at 17th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2022.
- Understanding the hidden causes of delays in discharging frail older people from hospital 8 June 2021 Delays in discharging older people living with frailty from hospital are caused by a complex range of factors, but a key factor is how medical and social information about patients becomes fragmented during their stay. This is the conclusion of a study in two large NHS hospitals led by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham, published today [8 June] in Ageing & Society.
- Trio of Bristol scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes 8 June 2021 Professor Jonathan Reid, Professor Carmen Galan and Professor Michael Ashfold, of the University of Bristol, have been named the winners of three prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry, celebrating the most exciting chemical science taking place today.
- Opioid Agonist Therapy reduces mortality risk among people with opioid dependence 2 June 2021 A new global review has found that receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) is associated with lower risk of multiple causes of death among people with opioid dependence.
- Pitching companies announced for SETsquared Bristol’s flagship Tech-Xpo 2021 1 June 2021 Eleven startup companies from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene have been shortlisted to pitch and demo their innovative products at SETsquared Bristol’s flagship Tech-Xpo 2021 event on 30 June.
- European Virtual Institute to study the neural basis of emotion 1 June 2021 A Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network will explore the brain circuits that underlie emotional behaviour thanks to funding of €4.5 million by the European Research Council.
- Study launched to investigate whether paramedics can ease GP workload 1 June 2021 The READY study, launched today [1 June], will evaluate how paramedics support GPs and whether they can help reduce GP workloads.
- Bristol researchers create a camera that knows exactly where it is 1 June 2021 Researchers from the University of Bristol have demonstrated how a new special type of camera can build a pictorial map of where it has been and use this map to know where it currently is, something that will be incredibly useful in the development of smart sensors, driverless cars and robotics.
- Arctic climate change to be tracked in new £13m research project 1 June 2021 University researchers have helped secure £13million for an Arctic research project that will track the rapidly changing fortunes of the frozen north.
