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World-leading researchers unite for ‘pivotal’ study to help children and adults with arthritis to live drug free

The prospect of long-lasting drug-free remission for children and adults living with inflammatory arthritis is a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a new collaboration between world-leading ...
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Professor of water and environmental engineering honoured in King’s New Year Honours

A University of Bristol engineer whose research focuses on the impact of agriculture on water quality has been recognised in this year's King’s New Year Honours list.
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Division of Research, Enterprise and Innovation

DREI works with academics, researchers, students and entrepreneur communities within and also outside the University of Bristol. Whether you are an organisation or individual entrepreneur, a ...
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Education Library

The Education Library is a supported self-service Library. Library staff do checks of the space Monday - Friday 10-11am and 2-3pm. Outside of these hours telephone, Live Chat, and email help is ...
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Chemistry Library

Please note the Library will be closed on the following bank holidays and closure days: Friday 3 April (BH), Monday 5 April (BH), Tuesday 6 April (CD) and Monday 4 May (BH). Please note the Library ...
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Scientists unravel mystery of stripe patterns in nature, which could in future improve blood disorder diagnosis

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature – for instance birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, ...
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Human-like robot dexterity within grasp after £5 million funding boost

University of Bristol researchers developing robot hands that can operate with human dexterity have received financial backing from Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). The grant will help the ...
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Scientists and engineers produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years

Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. This new type of battery ...
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Adverse health outcomes associated with long-term antidepressant use

Long-term antidepressant use may double the risk of heart disease, finds the most comprehensive epidemiological study to date to investigate the health consequences from using the medication over ten ...
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Bio Detection dogs successfully detect Parkinson’s disease by odour, study finds

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have an odour that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study shows. The research, in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and the ...
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Researchers discover new blood group system - MAL

The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50- year-old mystery. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL) and the ...
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Happiness can be learnt, but we have to work at it – study finds

We can learn to be happy, but only get lasting benefits if we keep practising, a first-of-its-kind study has revealed. The team behind the University of Bristol’s ‘Science of Happiness’ course had ...