Visit Opposable VR and explore virtual reality

  • 10th December 2015
Opposable VR are inviting healthcare professionals looking for new ways to roll out training, diagnosis…

Patient safety at the heart of new nursing simulation suite

  • 8th December 2015
The new Children's Focused Nursing Simulation Suite at the Glenside Campus of the University of…

Parents may need more guidance to prevent toddlers overeating

  • 4th December 2015
Reducing toddlers’ portion sizes or number of eating occasions could potentially help to target weight…

Innovate UK funding for assistive robotic system will offer a ‘new perspective on ageing’

  • 4th December 2015
A consortium of leading researchers, care providers and robotics experts have received a major award…

Open prescribing website launches with WEAHSN support

  • 3rd December 2015
Openprescribing.net, which has launched with financial and collaborative support from the West of England Academic…

Bristol Health and Care Awards launched

  • 27th November 2015
Bristol Health Partners has teamed up with the Bristol Post for the first ever Bristol…

Healthy cities explored at Festival of the Future City

  • 26th November 2015
On 17 November, 250 members of the public and 24 speakers came together to explore…

North Bristol Trust opens Bristol Brain Centre

  • 26th November 2015
The new Bristol Brain Centre at Southmead Hospital brings together North Bristol Trust's considerable expertise…

Health education – managing the risks

  • 25th November 2015
Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England, reflects on the…

Passive smoking is associated with earlier delivery and lower birth weight

  • 24th November 2015
New research by academics from the University of Bristol has found women exposed to passive…

UWE-designed anxiety app reaches half a million downloads

  • 24th November 2015
A free self-help app for anxiety (SAM app) conceived and co-designed by experts at the…

Bristol medic recognised as rising star by Royal College of Psychiatry

  • 24th November 2015
A University of Bristol medical student has received a double honour from the Royal College…