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Iconic Bristol landmark turns 100
9 June 2025
The sound of bells chiming will be heard across the city today to mark the 100th anniversary of the Wills Memorial Building, one of Bristol’s most iconic buildings.
- 27 Bristol subjects in UK top 10, says Complete University Guide 10 June 2025 Twenty-seven subjects taught at the University of Bristol are in the top ten of UK universities, according to a new ranking.
- Over 35,000 people expected across University open days this weekend 10 June 2025 The University of Bristol opens its doors to prospective students and their friends and families this Friday and Saturday [June 13 and 14].
- RANsemi joins pioneering Bristol Innovations Zone 10 June 2025 The University of Bristol and Bristol Innovations are excited to welcome wireless semiconductor innovator RANsemi Limited as one of the first members of the Bristol Innovations Zone, a ground-breaking environment for collaboration, training and innovation opening as part of the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus in 2026.
- University of Bristol offers exciting opportunities for future tech pioneers through new AI scholarships 9 June 2025 The University of Bristol is set to welcome future tech innovators with exceptional talent in AI-related disciplines through a prestigious new scholarship programme announced by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
- Bristol tech incubator appoints key new staff 9 June 2025 SETsquared Bristol, the acclaimed University of Bristol tech incubator, has bolstered its team with the appointments of Caroline Thompson as Centre Manager, and Dr Becky Sage and Dr Kam Pooni as Entrepreneurs in Residence. They will be joining the incubator this month as part of Bristol Innovations, the University’s catalyst for innovation.
- Suspended children are twice as likely to be involved in violence, even when accounting for their behaviour, finds new report 9 June 2025 A new study report has found that, even whilst controlling for a range of factors including measures of behavioural difficulties, children who are suspended or excluded from school are still nearly two and a half times more likely to become involved in violence and four and a half times more likely to offend compared to those who have not been suspended or excluded.
- Iconic Bristol landmark turns 100 9 June 2025 The sound of bells chiming will be heard across the city today to mark the 100th anniversary of the Wills Memorial Building, one of Bristol’s most iconic buildings.
- Celebration of Bristol-led European consortium advancing the neuroscience of emotions 5 June 2025 After four years, an international research programme exploring the brain circuits that underlie emotional behaviour, hosted a final celebratory event at the University of Bristol.
- Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle 4 June 2025 A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ released from the surfaces of rivers.
- Compelling research on women and media in Northern India bags first prize in Three Minute Thesis competition 4 June 2025 University of Bristol PhD student, Oroosa Anwar, took first place in a closely fought competition that sees researchers present their work in just three minutes.
