University of Bristol newsLatest news from the University of BristolDragons' Den, south-west style- July 10, 2008 Leading local technology companies from the University of Bristols SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, which supports start-up businesses, pitched their work to potential investors at a Dragons' Den-style event in Bristol on Tuesday 8 July. The audience of investors voted using four 25,000 south-west' dollar billls.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945429.html Double honours in Maths- July 9, 2008 Two Bristol academics have been awarded prestigious Whitehead Prizes by the London Mathematical Society (LMS) for achievements in mathematics.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945427.html Will our future brains be smaller- July 8, 2008 New research from the University of Bristol has shown that the evolutionary pressures arising from the older, faster, but less accurate, part of the brain may have shaped the more recent development of the slower-acting but more precise cortex, found in humans and higher animals.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945423.html Recent news highlights- July 8, 2008 A round-up of the stories making the headlines recently.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/12017945153.html Why cant I learn a new language- July 8, 2008 Adults, even the brightest ones, often struggle with learning new languages. Dr Nina Kazanina in the Department of Psychology explains why.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945375.html Medic wins Peter Dunn Bursary- July 8, 2008 Fourth-year medical student Richard Lee-Kelland has won the 2008 Peter Dunn Perinatal Bursary for best perinatal project.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945425.html Disruption of blood sugar levels after heart surgery is common- July 7, 2008 A study reveals today that inadequate blood sugar control in patients having heart surgery is associated with a four fold increase in post-surgery death and major complications - and that the blood sugar disturbances occur in patients with and without diabetes.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945422.html Spin doctors- July 7, 2008 How to control spin in the labhttp://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945424.html Bristol runners head for UK Olympic trials- July 4, 2008 Three students from Bristol University have been invited to attend the UK Olympic trials next week 11-13 July 2008.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945421.html Penguins in Podium- July 4, 2008 A 650,000 grant from the AHRC to the Penguin Archive is the cover story of this summers issue of Podium magazine.http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945395.html |