APCRC annual report published

  • 14th August 2015
The Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative (APCRC) annual report for 2014/15 has been published. It…

NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West

  • 14th August 2015
NIHR CLAHRC West works with its partner organisations, including the NHS, local authorities and universities,…

Bristol's research in 2014-15

  • 12th August 2015
In 2014-15, both universities performed strongly in health subjects in the Research Excellence Framework. The…

UWE Bristol invests in simulated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System

  • 10th August 2015
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is the first Higher Education Institution…

Can Bristol age positively?

  • 4th August 2015
Guy Robertson, Director of Positive Ageing Associates, explores how negative attitudes to ageing can affect…

New Associate Dean of Social and Clinical Medicine

  • 4th August 2015
Sarah Purdy, Professor of Primary Care in the School of Social and Community Medicine at…

Study finds patients will discuss more problems with GPs they know well

  • 31st July 2015
Patients often complain that they can't see the same doctor, but does this matter? A…

AWP involved in dementia delay drug

  • 22nd July 2015
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust's clinical trials centre, the Kingshill Research Centre, has…

NHS innovation challenge prizes

  • 20th July 2015
More than £150,000 will be awarded to new ideas to address England's biggest healthcare challenges…

Primary school pupils lead the way to sun safety

  • 16th July 2015
Pupils from May Park Primary School have been recognised for their good work making sun…

Domestic abuse awareness campaign launches in West

  • 16th July 2015
A new campaign designed to raise awareness about how to spot domestic violence and abuse…

New evidence linking brain mutation to autism

  • 15th July 2015
Findings, published on 15 July in Nature Communications, reveal the extent a mutation associated with…