Traditional Chinese academies, comparable to Greek philosophic schools, were neo-Confucian institutes, often located in reclusive mountains. The Chinese term for academy, shuyuan, literally means ‘the courtyard of books’, and activities in academies were mainly based on textual knowledge – discussion, lectures, book collection, publication, annotation, and reprinting.

Diana Edwards, a PhD student in the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), has won the South West regional heat of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) Young Persons’ Lecture Competition. In front of an audience of peers at the ECM2 facility in Port Talbot, Diana spoke about a project entitled ‘Investigation of lime mortar/tesserae adhesion in medieval mosaics from the Basilica di San Marco (Venice)’.

Imagine having your dentist pull your teeth out and drill into your jaw with no anaesthetic – just someone muttering in your ear about being on the beach. Sounds alarming? Welcome to the extraordinary world of hypnotherapy.

Exhibition and sale of original botanical paintings and drawings
Good Friday to Easter Monday, March 21-24

Tinnitus sufferers, who live in the Bristol area, are being asked to take part in the first experimental trial to support or challenge the theory that caffeine can affect tinnitus.

The University’s Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI) is holding various workshops for staff over the next few weeks.

Bristol University students have been delving into the secrets of an important collection of Tudor portraits, thanks to a unique collaboration between the University, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Trust.

A new mathematical object has been discovered by Ce Bian, a maths student at the University of Bristol. The news caused great excitement when it was announced at a workshop organised by the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) and attended by 25 of the world’s leading analytic number theorists.

The Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol has welcomed the announcement in yesterday’s Budget that the Saving Gateway scheme will be rolled out nationally, with the first accounts available to savers in 2010.

The University of Bristol and biopharmaceutical company, PhiloGene Inc announced today a deal, which could help further the development of a pioneering anti-cancer drug, thanks to two researchers from the University’s Department of Physiology and Pharmacology .

We all know we have a brain, but do we really understand the incredible things it does? You can delve into DNA and find out exactly how grey matter works from Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 March when Explore-At-Bristol joins forces with the University’s Bristol Neuroscience (BN) team to get really brainy.

The University of Bristol is to be represented at the inaugural British Universities Championships this weekend in athletics, swimming, waterpolo, men’s badminton, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s fencing and climbing.