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Academic’s career ‘effectively ended after sacking over Israel comments’

Professor David Miller is taking the University of Bristol to an employment tribunal after he was sacked over comments he made criticising Israel.

The Independent UK

Most secondary schools don't have to teach the national curriculum. It should be revised and restored – or discarded

Each year, when new PGCE students arrive at the University of Bristol to start their journey towards becoming English teachers, I ask them to study the national curriculum. This is the statutory document prescribing what children aged from five to 16 are taught at school.

The Conversation

Under-fire academic says university failed to defend him from ‘attacks’

Professor David Miller claimed ‘Zionist organisations’ targeted UK universities through a ‘censorship campaign’.

The Independent UK

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Astronomers see post-planetary collision

Astronomers say there were stunned when they realized two ice giants had collided near the star ASASSN-21qj

Salon

New robot could help ‘revolutionise’ breast cancer checks

The robot can detect lumps at large depths and apply human-like forces with precision using sensor technology

The Independent UK

Apocalyptic Study Warns Of Extreme Heat Threatening Mass Extinction

University of Bristol predicts inhospitable supercontinent with temperatures up to 70 degrees Celsius

Zenger

‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts

Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction

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New light shed on evolution of plant kingdom, say researchers

Experts suggest a study overturns the long-held belief that the fundamental range of plant types evolved in a big burst of sudden change.

The Independent UK

Screenings Play Critical Role In Reducing Bowel Cancer Cases: Study

The percentage of bowel cancer has fallen by up to 15% since the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) was implemented in 2006.

Zenger

People urged to return bowel cancer kits as study confirms screening cuts cases

Almost a third of people eligible for bowel cancer screening do not send off their free at-home kits, NHS figures for England suggest.

The Independent UK

Nasa astronaut receives honorary doctorate from old university

US Army Colonel Anne McClain spoke movingly to engineering students graduating from the University of Bristol.

The Independent UK

‘Resilient’ student overcomes bereavement and depression to graduate as a vet

Dr Matt Guy’s mother died two weeks after he started his dream course at the University of Bristol.

The Independent UK

Doug Naysmith obituary

Immunologist and MP for Bristol North West who regarded the legislation to ban smoking in 2007 as the highlight of his career

The Guardian - UK

Graduation joy for student who went to 11 schools

From the age of five Chloe Fussell helped care for her disabled siblings and terminally ill mother.

The Independent UK

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Organisation sewing reusable sanitary pads for refugees gets charity status

Ella Lambert, 23, began sewing reusable period pads for refugees in her kitchen during the Covid lockdown.

The Guardian - UK

Parents urged to talk about water safety after rise in child drownings in England

Researchers reported ‘alarming increase’ in drownings among low-income and ethnically diverse children

Inverse

Are You A Tick Magnet? Ticks Might Use Electricity To Grab Onto Their Hosts

A new study found that ticks can sense electrical fields and use them to pull themselves toward their hosts.

The Independent UK

Title-winning hockey team pay tribute to ‘inspirational’ coach

Ben Dudley, who died of Hodgkin lymphoma in April aged 36, was described as a ‘legend’ by the students he coached at the University of Bristol.

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Bristol Post

The Pink List 2023: Here are some of Bristol's most influential LGBTQ+ people

Bristol Pride has officially started and we wanted to celebrate Bristol's LGBTQIA+ community

The Guardian - UK

One in 10 health workers in England had suicidal thoughts during pandemic

Survey shows the impact of Covid on frontline workers, with one in 25 NHS staff attempting suicide for first time

Dynamite News

Researchers discover critical factors that determine survival of airborne viruses

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made significant discoveries about the reasons why airborne viruses lose their infectivity. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Student suicides: The parents united by grief taking the fight to universities

Parents whose children took their own lives are calling for a statutory duty of care for students in higher education to save others from the same fate, Tara Cobham writes

Bristol Post

University of Bristol strikes: UNISON confirms more walk-outs as pay dispute continues

The university says it respects their decision but "these are not issues that Bristol can solve on its own"

Daily Mirror

Scientists think they've FINALLY cracked what came first - the chicken or the egg

The most baffling of evolutionary conundrums has, it appears, been solved by researchers led by a team at University of Bristol, which studied fossil species and living species

The Week

Experts solve the chicken/egg conundrum

Scientists believe they may have finally found the answer to the question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? The chicken’s earliest reptilian ancestors, “dating back millions of years before even the dinosaurs evolved, may not have laid eggs”, said The Times. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the…

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