Tag Archives: Bristol

New partnership aims to support aspiring law students

The partnership, run in conjunction with the Sutton Trust and supported by several of the city’s law firms, aims to help Year 11 and 12 students wanting to enter the legal sector by sharing exp......

More clarity needed on law of assisted suicide

Dr Richard Huxtable and Professor Karen Forbes examined the guidance for crown prosecutors issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions which was published in response to a ruling of the House......

Bristol to lead on national composites centre

The NCC marks a further milestone in the development of a low-carbon economy. It will be an independent, open-access national centre to help deliver world-class innovation in the design and rap......

£357,430 for research into Middle English verse forms

Together with Chaucerian verse and alliterative poetry, the romances are one of the three great tributaries of narrative verse in medieval England. The tradition began with King Horn, written a......

Mural makes mark of protest against domestic violence

Putting the finishing touches to the mural on Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft The mural, which appears on the wall of a building in Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, was unveiled on Monday 23 November......

Rolls-Royce signs $171 million F-35 STOVL Liftsystem contract

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a $171 million contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for a further 9 Short Take-Off and Vertical Land......

Three Bristol researchers land major ERC grants

These awards are made under a Europe-wide scheme that supports exceptional, professorial-level research leaders in undertaking groundbreaking, high-impact research projects. Three ERC Advanced ......

New Enterprise Competition 2010 opens for Bristol staff and students

The annual New Enterprise Competition is designed to inspire new, high-growth business ideas and entrepreneurial talent. Launched every autumn, the Competition is open to students, staff and re......

Michael Mansfield launches legal advice clinic

Michael Mansfield will also open The University of Manchester’s second free legal advice clinic in east Manchester this week ( Nov 18 ). The pro bono clinic on Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, is a c......

Statisitical Press Notice – Stroke < Transient Ischaemic attack(tia) data – Quarter 2 2009-10

Context Stroke has been made a top priority for the NHS and this has been recognised in the NHS Operating Framework for 2009-10 where stroke services are covered by a Tier 1 Vital Sign: that is......

Walking, talking and memory

Memory for prose is an everyday event; in fact, verbal memory is so much a part of life that it is often taken for granted. The efficiency of verbal memory, however, can vary widely from person......

Brave duo complete charity abseil

Two daring employees from Chester-based ACF Car Finance Limited are celebrating after completing an abseil down a 250ft building for charity. Nicole Davies, 23, and Jane Whittle, 25, braved the......