University of Bristol news round-up
Recent University of Bristol announcements cover research into poultry immunity, care-home infection control, volcano films, coastal flooding, a defence alliance, and the death of a former professor.
University of Bristol-led research identified a naturally occurring gut molecule that could strengthen chickens' immune response against bacterial infections, the University of Bristol press office said [13]. The university also reported that a Bristol-led trial found portable air filters made no difference to rates of respiratory and other infections in older people's care homes, and advised care homes to continue standard infection control measures including vaccines [21]. Another Bristol-led study found cinematic portrayals of volcanoes create a distorted view of how volcanoes behave in the real world [19]. A study reported by the press office revealed that by the turn of the next century at least half a million more people in the UK will be exposed to risk of coastal flooding, a 25% increase compared to now [25]. The university also announced that Emeritus Professor of Physics Mervyn Miles died on 8 May 2026 [12]. Epigram reported that the University of Bristol will join a new defence alliance, a controversial partnership centred on skills and research [238]. The student paper also reviewed Spider-Man: Brand New Day, noting that the film explores Peter Parker's new life and what it has cost him [228].
Sources 1. University of Bristol press office: Emeritus Professor Mervyn Miles 2. University of Bristol press office: Immune 'reprogramming' could protect poultry from deadly diseases without antibiotics, study finds 3. University of Bristol press office: Study reveals how realistic volcanic eruptions are on the silver screen 4. University of Bristol press office: Portable air filters don't cut infection rates in care homes 5. University of Bristol press office: Urgent cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions needed to avoid worst sea-level rise flooding in the UK, study shows 6. Epigram (University of Bristol): Tom Holland's Spidey returns to the big screen in Spider-Man: Brand New Day 7. Epigram (University of Bristol): University of Bristol to join new defence alliance
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