University of Bristol

Talented singers from the University of Bristol were left “stunned” when their debut album was nominated for five awards at the CARAs, the Grammys of the a cappella world.The CARAs are usually dominated by professional American groups but…

In a recent study led by the University of Bristol, scientists have shown how to simultaneously harness multiple forms of regulation in living cells to strictly control gene expression and open new avenues for improved…

The forests, which naturally regrow on land previously deforested for agriculture and now abandoned, are developing at different speeds. Researchers at the University of Bristol have found a link between slower tree-growth and land…

A student has won £10,000 for his outstanding performance on a self-development programme.Casmir Obasi, an Economics and Finance third year, beat 1,000 students from across the UK for one of the four cash-winning spots on Santander’s…

The University of Bristol has been successful in its planning application for a new University Library (NUL).The University submitted its planning application to Bristol City Council in January 2020 following an extensive consultation…

Over the course of Earth’s history, several mass extinction events have destroyed ecosystems, including one that famously wiped out the dinosaurs. But none were as devastating as “The Great Dying,” which took place 252 million years ago…

University of Bristol biotech start-up CytoSeek has raised £3.5 million to develop new cell therapies to treat solid tumours in cancer patients.CytoSeek’s technology is designed to help target the immune cells to the solid tumour and…

New research by the University of Bristol as part of a team led by the University of Maryland (UMD) identifies age-related changes to DNA, revealing longevity-related differences among bat species.The study found that DNA from tissue…

Osteosarcoma is a painful and aggressive bone tumour in dogs that is known to be more common in certain breeds than others. New research has now confirmed that larger breeds, such as Rottweiler, Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback, have a…

The highly infectious variant of COVID-19 discovered in Kent, which swept across the UK last year before spreading worldwide, is between 30 and 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains, new analysis has shown.A pivotal study, by…