University of Bristol

Thirsty eight subjects on offer at the University feature in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, the world's most consulted higher education league table.The data reveals that of the 1,543 universities surveyed worldwide, 26…

People who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, new research has found. The University of Bristol-led findings suggest insomnia could increase people’s…

A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the scientific journal Addiction and led by University of Bristol researchers shows that maternal prenatal smoking is associated with offspring attention-deficit hyperactivity…

The report, which involved leading climate scientists from the University of Bristol, found that between 2010 to 2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has…

Forty-two of these regions are novel, meaning that they have never before been implicated in the disease. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, bring new knowledge of the biological mechanisms at play and open up new avenues for…

Recipients Dr Stephanie King and Dr Stephen Montgomery were successful a rigorous year-long selection process in a global competition that started with 716 submitted letters of intent involving scientists with their laboratories in more…

The study provides evidence that biological age might play a causal role in the increased risk of certain diseases, and paves the way for interventions that could slow down this process. Epigenetic markers are changes to DNA which may…

By applying engineering principles to living systems, engineering biology aims to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health, food security, and the environment.The Bristol Centre for Engineering Biology, BrisEngBio,…

The University of Strathclyde leads the IGNITE Network+ with partners Imperial College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Nottingham, the University of Bristol, Queen's University Belfast and Brunel University…

Allied male bottlenose dolphins maintain weaker yet vital social relationships with whistle exchanges, researchers at the University of Bristol have found.While male dolphins are known to use physical contact such as gentle petting to…