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Bristol student start-up tackling phone addiction among winners as enterprise competition marks 25 years
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (457+ words) Press release issued: 19 June 2026 The app, Novi, founded by Matt Stewart, Lucas Chow and Nadav Jacobs, secured "10, 000 of funding alongside a SETsquared membership, for helping users manage access to distracting digital content while still allowing essential access for health and…...
June: Evolution of mosses | News and features
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (386+ words) Press release issued: 18 June 2026 The new paper published in'Current Biology'today [18 June] has investigated a family of plant genes called WOX genes - proteins which help control growth and development. In mosses, two WOX genes (Pp WOX13 LA and Pp13 WOX13 LB) were already known…...
University of Bristol ranked 8th in UK in latest QS World University Rankings
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (295+ words) The University of Bristol has been ranked 8th in the UK and 57th in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings. QS World University Rankings 2027 by global higher education analyst QS. .. University of Bristol ranked 8th in UK in latest QS…...
Mongooses prepare for likely future battles with powerful enemies, study finds
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (478+ words) Press release issued: 16 June 2026 The study, published in'Nature Ecology & Evolution'today'[16th'June 2026], shows that mongoose groups alter their behaviour in areas where fights with rivals are most likely, even in the absence of another group. The biggest changes are when the…...
Swapping steak for salmon could boost health and reduce emissions
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (483+ words) Press release issued: 12 June 2026 Using data from 4, 000 UK households in the Family Food Dataset, the team modelled outcomes from 2021 to 2050 and estimated the corresponding carbon emissions savings." They found that should trends continue at the same rate as they did…...
Dr Jonathan Temple, 1971-2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1091+ words) June: Dr Jonathan Temple, 1971-2026 | News and features University of Bristol Dr Jonathan Temple, 1971-2026 Jon joined the University of Bristol in 2001, appointed directly to a personal chair. Becoming a Professor before the age of 30 speaks volumes about his academic achievements, but…...
Children with persistent shorter sleep face twice the risk of ongoing depression in adolescence
1+ week, 3+ day ago (386+ words) Press release issued: 9 June 2026 Led by Dr Isabel Morales-Mu'oz at the University of Birmingham, research published in'European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry'found that persistent shorter sleep, affecting 2% of a long-term cohort of children, led to around twice the risk of developing depression…...
Why a father's diet before conception may matter for pregnancy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (669+ words) Press release issued: 9 June 2026 The University of Sheffield-led study, with key 3 D placental structure analysis led by the University of Bristol, found that although dietary differences had no major effect on fertility, both high-fat "Western-style" diets and low-protein diets in…...
University Dental School hosts cross sector discussion on how partnerships can help bridge the growing gap in access to dental care
1+ week, 4+ day ago (713+ words) Press release issued: 8 June 2026 Discussions between key stakeholders in the delivery of dental provision centred around how universities can work more closely with the NHS to solve the growing need for dental care nationally and locally. It was organised by…...
FIFA Men's World Cup expansion risks making 2026 tournament "most polluting ever, report warns
1+ week, 4+ day ago (764+ words) Press release issued: 8 June 2026 The study, released ahead of this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, claims football's governing bodies are prioritising commercial expansion over environmental concerns, saying the sport has become deeply tied to fossil fuel…...