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Inspiring graduate was first in her family to go to school after fleeing Taliban

Gurvin Chopra has graduated from the University of Bristol with a master’s degree in human rights law

Evening Standard

Smartwatch technology could help people quit smoking, study finds

The research, by the University of Bristol, was completed by 18 participants.

The Independent UK

World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years

The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.

LiveScience

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Voters broadly accept Reeves’s £40bn of tax rises, research shows

Almost half of those surveyed by Bristol academics said increases were ‘necessary’ to improve public services

The Guardian - UK

Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels

A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years.

Tom’s Hardware

Peatlands urgently need to be restored for UK to meet emissions targets

The headline goal of the UK’s peatland strategy – a framework published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that sets out how to improve UK peatlands – is simple, yet ambitious. The aim is for 20,000km² (2 million hectares) of UK peatland to be kept in good…

The Conversation

Great Britain ‘lags behind’ Europe on betting ad regulation, says gambling charity

Public health concerns fuel restrictions across comparable markets, yet laws remain ‘lenient’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Five to ten seconds appears to be optimal’: the science behind hugs

As an airport limits goodbye cuddles to three minutes, here’s a guide to different embraces, and their positive effects

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Zionist beliefs ‘worthy of respect’, UK tribunal finds

Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Miller’s views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination laws

The Guardian - UK

'I have to accept it': Zdeněk Štybar on the rare condition which curtailed his cyclocross career

A rare arterial condition curtailed Zdeněk Štybar illustrious career but not before one last heroic home tilt at the cyclo-cross Worlds

Cycling Weekly

Isambard 2, the world's first Arm-based supercomputer, retires after six years of service — Isambard 3 will tap Nvidia's Grace CPU Superchips

Prof. McIntosh-Smith of the University of Bristol announced that the Isambard-2 supercomputer will finally retire after six years of service on September 30, 2024.

Tom’s Hardware

Gambling ads during Premier League opening weekend nearly triple, study shows

They said the findings highlight the explosion of gambling marketing and how the industry’s current self-regulation is failing

The Independent UK

Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's the ancestor of all life on Earth today

New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.

LiveScience

Opioid painkillers put millions at risk of addiction or dependency – study

Research finds one in three people taking the drugs show signs of becoming dependent, and one in eight are at risk from misuse

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Man graduates 41 years after being denied ceremony by parrot problem

Jonny Clothier was refused graduation at Bristol University over unpaid bill relating to flatmate’s bird

The Guardian - UK

Physicist, 98, honoured with doctorate 75 years after groundbreaking discovery

Rosemary Fowler discovered the kaon particle during her doctoral research in 1948 but gave up PhD to have a family

The Independent UK

Physics pioneer, 98, finally honoured 75 years after major discovery

In 1948 Rosemary Fowler’s findings at the University of Bristol paved the way for critical discoveries that would rewrite the laws of physics.

The Independent UK

Boosting key eye cells protein ‘could protect older adults against sight loss’

The breakthrough could pave the way for gene therapies to prevent eye degeneration, scientists suggest.

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Evening Standard

Babies exposed to Covid in womb at higher risk of breathing and social problems, study finds

Infants exposed to virus found to suffer more health problems

The Guardian - UK

Epidural in labour can reduce risk of serious complications by 35%, study finds

Researchers say expanding access to treatment may reduce risk of serious health outcomes and ensure safer childbirths

Al Jazeera

UK students at elite universities join mushrooming pro-Palestine protests

Rishi Sunak is meeting university bosses as more encampments spring up throughout the country.

The Guardian - UK

UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis

Heritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously unrecorded ‘survivor’ cultivars

Evening Standard

The science of happiness revealed in new study: Tech & Science Daily podcast

New research from the University of Bristol has found that we can actually learn to be happy, but we only get lasting benefits if we work at it.

Space

Computer-simulated moon dust may help lunar robots pass a major hurdle

Scientists have developed a new computer model that simulates how moon dust behaves in lunar gravity. They hope it will keep future moon exploration robots safe.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Anthony Epstein obituary

British pathologist who helped to uncover the first evidence that cancer in humans could be caused by a virus

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