We are an Academic Health Science Centre.
Our mission is to generate significant health gain and improvements in service delivery in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire region by integrating, promoting and developing the region's strengths in health services, research, innovation and education.
We are committed to working with people in the region to increase equality, diversity and inclusion as we act as a mechanism for change in our health and care community.
Latest news
19 May 2022
People living with dementia from South Asian communities will benefit from improved culturally sensitive support, thanks to a new online toolkit launched by universities and charities.
19 May 2022
Bladder and bowel conditions are very common in the UK, affecting more than one in five people – and yet it is not a subject openly talked about. More common than hay fever, we know that symptoms can significantly affect everyday lives. The West of E...
17 May 2022
Common Ambition Bristol has been nominated for the 2022 National Diversity Awards in the category Community Organisation Award for Race, Religion and Faith. The National Diversity Awards celebrate the achievements of grassroot communities who are tackl...
16 May 2022
New research has revealed children’s physical activity levels in the UK were significantly lower by the time the COVID-19 pandemic public lockdown restrictions were lifted. The study, led by the University of Bristol, found that by the end of 2021 li...
12 May 2022
The University of Bristol - one of our 11 partner organisations - has been ranked fifth for research in the UK, with a remarkable 94% of its research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.The results of the latest Research Excellence Fram...
9 May 2022
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that many parents attending commercial weight management programmes would be happy for their child, if overweight, to also receive support...
7 May 2022
New University of Bristol-led research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that just three per cent of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in England are referred to weight m...
3 May 2022
The Chronic Pain HIT held its Spring Webinar with an incredible list of speakers covering a wide range of topics and working happening within the network. Speakers included: Penny Gane - Chair, Bristol Women's Commission - 'Working in part...
Our Health Integration Teams (HITs) are cross-organisational and interdisciplinary groups. They are tackling major health priorities by working together in a new integrated way.
Adversity and Trauma 
Active Lives 
Bladder and Bowel Confidence (BABCON) 
Bristol Bones and Joints 
Bristol Immunisation Group 
Chronic Pain 
Child Injury (CIPIC) 
Dementia 
Drug and Alcohol 
Eating Disorders 
Healthy Weight 
Improving Perinatal Mental Health (IMPROVE) 
Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (InPsyTe) 
Kidney Disease 
Parkinson's and Other Movement Disorders 
Psychosis
Healthy Neighbourhood Environments (SHINE) 
Sexual Health Improvement Programme (SHIP) 
Improving Care in Self-Harm (STITCH) 
Stroke Latest events
21 June 2022
The Bristol Vaccine Centre and the Infection and Immunity Research Network, an interdisciplinary community at the University of Bristol which seeks to facilitate and encourage research activity and strategic planning across faculties, are delighted to co-
23 June 2022
Find out more about the Retirement in Action (REACT) study into the effectiveness of a community-based group exercise programme designed for people aged 65 and over with mobility limitations.
4 October 2022
Registration is open for our annual Conference on Tuesday 4 October, 12-4pm.
3 November 2022
The Elizabeth Blackwell Institute is delighted to welcome Kristie Ebi to speak at their public lecture on 3 November 2022.Kristie L. Ebi (Ph.D., MPH) is Professor in the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington. She has
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20 May
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20 May
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20 May
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20 May
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Bristol's health research is internationally recognised, with particular strengths in population health, neuroscience, infection and immunity and cardiovascular medicine.
From saving hundreds of thousands of babies' lives through groundbreaking research into cot death, to developing cutting edge technologies through the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and SPHERE, Bristol's health research makes huge differences to people's lives.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) is a partnership between University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) works with partner organisations, including the NHS, local authorities and universities, to conduct applied health research and implement research evid...
The NIHR is the nation’s largest funder of health research. Bristol punches well above its weight in terms of NIHR funding. The city, through its universities and hospitals, hosts key NIHR infrastructure, and attracts millions in NIHR grant funding.
The Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research (EBI), co-funded by the Wellcome Trust and the University of Bristol, brings together leading researchers from disparate fields to collaborate on solutions to the most pressing health problems of the 2...
University of Bristol
BRL is a unique collaboration that harnesses the strengths of its university partners, and brings together the best expertise from industry and the academic community to spearhead Britain’s efforts to be a world leader in modern advanced robotics.
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), University of Bristol
ALSPAC, or Children of the 90s, has been charting the health of 14,500 families in the Bristol area since the early 1990s in order to improve the health of future generations. ALSPAC is a world-leading birth cohort study.
University of Bristol
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments at the University of the West of England promotes healthy and sustainable settlements through research, teaching, consultancy, knowledge exchange and publications.
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
The Centre for Research in Biosciences at the University of the West of England brings together world class researchers working in the fields of biomedicine, bio-sensing technology, agri-food plant and environmental science.
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
