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Prof Simon McIntosh-Smith was interviewed by @WSJ about the imminent arrival of Bristol's new supercomputer.🖥️⚡️. Isambard-AI will be one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world and harnessed for scientific discovery!. 👉 @simonmcs.
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A new species of pterosaur has been found on the Isle of Skye!. Read @SkyNews coverage of the incredible discovery. 👇.
A new species of pterosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Read more 🔗.
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Bristol student @thebleakthorn has discovered a 200-million-year-old flying reptile in Somerset! 🐊 . Known as kuehneosaurs, these gliding winged-reptiles were amongst the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills. Read BBC Online's coverage here:
bbc.co.uk
A University of Bristol masters student made the discovery after studying fossils.
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Bristol's Dr Jakob Vinther is part of a team which have unearthed fossils of giant predator worms more than half a billion years old. The animals, named Timorebestia, meaning ‘terror beasts’ in Latin were discovered in North Greenland!. Read @IFLScience's coverage 👇.
Breaking News: Giant Predatory Worms Dating Back 518 Million Years Found In Greenland.
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New research from a study of 600 healthy pet dogs has found feeding dogs raw meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic. Read the @Newsweek story 👉.
Experts warn giving dogs raw meat ups risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
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RT @BristolUni: It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Professor Sir Eric Thomas, our former Vice-Chancellor & President.….
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RT @BBCNews: Bristol University to receive £225m to create UK's new supercomputer
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Isambard AI will be 10 times more powerful than the UK's current fastest supercomputer.
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RT @BristolUni: It’s just been announced that we will receive £225m to create the UK’s most powerful supercomputer. 🖥️. Isambard-AI will ha….
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Bristol Uni researchers @Climate_AlexF @EuniceLoClimate @StellarPlanet and Prof Paul Valdes have used the first-ever supercomputer climate models to show how Earth could be uninhabitable for almost all mammals in 250m years🌍. Read the @guardian’s story👉
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Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction
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RT @BristolUni_BSch: New research by @BristolUni_BSch and @5_News highlighted the startling rise in gambling messages in the UK media cover….
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Looking for an expert to comment on Rupert Murdoch’s retirement and how much influence press barons still have?. Check out @simonjpotter’s article in @ConversationUK and get in touch👉 #Succession #pressbarons.@UoBArtsMatter @UoBrisHistory.
theconversation.com
Newspaper owners used to wield huge political influence – but as Rupert Murdoch steps down for his son Lachlan can the same be said of today’s?
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RT @BristolUni: Who’s excited for the final season of Sex Education on Netflix? You might spot some familiar locations. Maeve gets studi….
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RT @capcbristol: Coverage in @guardian of @capcbristol @MCPCRCCardiff research showing an increase in prolonged #grief disorder among those….
theguardian.com
Social isolation and loneliness in early bereavement, and lack of social support, are strong contributors
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Prolonged Grief Disorder more common among people bereaved during the #COVID19 pandemic, study led by @Lucy_Selman @CAPC @EmilyHarrop10 finds.
theguardian.com
Social isolation and loneliness in early bereavement, and lack of social support, are strong contributors
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Tune into BBC Points West now to hear all about the new AI #supercomputer coming to @NCCUKinfo next year. The national facility is set to be the most powerful in the UK.
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RT @BristolUni: This will be the site of our new AI supercomputer research facility, due to open next summer! 🖥️. Isambard-AI is expected t….
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Professor Awais Rashid, Head of Cyber Security and the Director of @REPHRAIN1, spoke to @BBCNewsnight last night to warn of plans set out in the #OnlineSafetyBill which risk our privacy. 🔎. You can watch his interview from 26:34 mins in on @BBCiPlayer.
bbc.co.uk
Birmingham City Council has essentially gone bankrupt. Could others be next?
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RT @BrisUniPress: “Britain’s next election could be a climate change culture war.” #ClimateChange #CultureWar #LowEmissionsZones. Read @eda….
theconversation.com
An argument over London’s ultra low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics.
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@AdamCChambers1 @CMMBristol @uhbwNHS Despite the success of the screening programme, almost a third of people eligible for bowel cancer screening do not return their free at-home kits, NHS figures for England suggest. 👉
independent.co.uk
Almost a third of people eligible for bowel cancer screening do not send off their free at-home kits, NHS figures for England suggest.
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@AdamCChambers1 @CMMBristol @uhbwNHS The tests, now sent to all over-50s, identify abnormalities and help doctors find pre-cancerous polyps, which can often be removed before they develop into tumours. 👉
dailymail.co.uk
'Life-saving' bowel cancer screening kits work and have led to a serious reduction in cases of the disease as figures show scheme has helped reduce disease incidence by up to 15 per cent in England.
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