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Project MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments) was created in 2018 as part of an Innovate UK initiative, bridging together leading academics and industry experts including University of Bristol researchers.

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Nov 13, 2020

Diversity in STEM: a conversation with PhD student Lingfeng Ge

In this second interview of ‘Diversity in STEM’, we speak to PhD student Lingfeng Ge. This interview series aims to highlight BAME experiences in academia in order to have more representation in the field of STEM.

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Nov 11, 2020

In conservation with Keith Scholey, Executive Director of ‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’

We had the pleasure to speak to Keith Scholey, the executive producer of Silverback Productions, on his career in wildlife filmmaking and the message he hopes this documentary conveys.

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Nov 11, 2020

Trump’s tweets led to ‘systematic diversion’ away from negative publicity, Bristol study finds

A new international study led by behavioural scientists at the University of Bristol has found that Trump’s use of Twitter leads to a suppression of media coverage on topics that are politically damaging to him.

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Nov 09, 2020

Can we trust in a future where robots think and act for themselves?

A nationwide multidisciplinary study is looking into how we can design fully automated and trustworthy machine-systems, in order to safely integrate them into society.

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Nov 06, 2020

Bristol study finds that early puberty produces higher risk of self-harm

A novel study sponsored by the National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) has found that children who experience early puberty have an increased risk of self-harm in adolescence.

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Nov 05, 2020

Bristol Zoo forced to make staff cuts due to COVID-19

Bristol Zoo and the Wild Place have been strongly affected by the restrictions of COVID-19. The governmental restrictions in place has caused prolonged losses in profits, despite being able to reopen their sites after lockdown.

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Nov 02, 2020

Little lemurs get the big bucks

On the 30th of October, World lemur day, Bristol Zoological Society received funding from Beyond Good in order to continue research into Madagascan lemur conservation.