Girls’ chance of success at school in Sub-Saharan Africa shaped by language they are taught in

A new report argues that efforts to increase girls’ education in Africa should assess the detrimental effect teaching in English has on learning.

Dr Emiko Dupont is shortlisted for a prestigious award that honours rising talent

Dr Emiko Dupont, research associate at the University of Bath, has been shortlisted for the L’Oréal-UNESCO ‘For Women in Science’ Rising Talents Awards.

World leading and internationally excellent research recognised at the University of Bath

More than 90% of Bath research submitted to REF 2021 was ranked as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’

New toolkit launched to improve dementia care for South Asian people

Dr Paula Smith from our Department of Psychology was involved in developing the new toolkit with teams from UWE Bristol and the Race Equality Foundation.

How changes in ageing fish may offer insight into dementia

Dr Vasanta Subramanian has been awarded nearly £50,000 to study how a species of African fish can help scientists develop treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Inhaled antibiotics could help reduce antimicrobial resistance

Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance.

How the University of Bath is supporting British athletes to succeed at the Olympic Winter Games

Our sports scientists have become embedded within British Skeleton’s Applied Science Programme as the team prepare for both Beijing 2022 and Milan Cortina 2026.

Enabling children with chronic pain to live full lives

Children with pain are better able to live full lives because of the research conducted by our Centre for Pain Research.

Informing global policy and decision making around climate change

Drawing upon our research, global organisations have been able to make decisions on climate change, for the future.

Printing a design revolution with additive manufacture

Using metal powder laser melting, our research on industrial 3D printing has helped to improve processes and develop new products with our industrial partners.

Protecting critical infrastructure from extreme space weather and radio jamming

Through space-based communication research we’ve influenced public policy and security. Our algorithms help keep GPS systems functioning and accurate.

University of Bath inaugural Enterprise Day – bridging the gap between campus and companies

Event facilitates links between business leaders and academic researchers, showcases student start-up successes

Bath Beacons announced to address grand challenges

Bath Beacons have been selected to lead multi-disciplinary research projects addressing grand challenges.

Bath Beacons initiative is launched

The Bath Beacons initiative is launched, empowering our research community to tackle major research challenges by building consortia for large-scale funding.

Monkeypox Q&A: how do you catch it and what are the risks? An expert explains

Professor Ed Feil (Milner Centre for Evolution) explains in The Conversation what we know about the latest outbreak of monkeypox.

India's employee hostels are often like prisons - young women workers don't always see it that way

Professor Andrew Crane, from our School of Management, writes for The Conversation.

Energy prices: how COVID helped them to surge – and why they won’t go down any time soon

After months of volatility, energy costs for the average household in the UK will increase by £693 this year. Dr Bruce Morley writes for The Conversation.

COVID: lifting the remaining measures is a dangerous and senseless move

Dr Kit Yates (Mathematical Sciences) argues in The Conversation why removing remaining measures now is a bad idea.

Volunteers with knee osteoarthritis wanted to test if smartphone app can improve symptoms

Health researchers at Bath want participants to help them evaluate the effectiveness of a new lifestyle app, iKOALA, to help manage knee osteoarthritis.

Mathematics could provide solution to holding large events safely

Organisers of a Virtual Study Group are looking for scientists to take part in a workshop to help solve Covid19 safety challenges faced by the events industry.

Take part in our study analysing how our breakfast routine affects our energy balance and metabolism

This breakfast-based intervention measures how breakfast protein and carbohydrate content influence health through energy intake and energy expenditure.

Help us to find out if just a single exercise session can improve our vitamin D status

We are looking for volunteers to take part in exciting new research investigating how a single bout of exercise might free up stored vitamin D from fat tissue.

Support our study that aims to improve knee joint health

Take part in this study comparing different foot orientations on knee joints during daily activities. You'll receive a biomechanical report for taking part.

Volunteer for our study in energy balance and the role of sugar, carbohydrates and fats

This diet intervention in healthy adults, measures how dietary sugar, carbohydrates and fats influence health through energy intake and energy expenditure

Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Migration - A short video explainer

Dr Emma Carmel and Dr Katharina Lenner (SPS) with Dr Regine Paul (University of Bergen) explore key themes and discussions from their new book about migration.

Oscar Niemeyer: Brazil's king of curves

In this BBC broadcast, Dr Juliana Holley from Architecture discusses Niemeyer's rule-breaking work.

In conversation with: Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones

Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones talks about her research, her motivations for doing it and the wider work of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy.

Our dangerous quest to perfect ourselves

Listen to Dr Thomas Curran discuss perfectionism for TEDMED. He highlights how it develops and its impact on mental health.

The Art of Organising Hope

Dr Ana Dinerstein (Department of Social & Policy Sciences) speaks about the success of her book and the movement for change it’s inspiring around the world.

Carrying out ethically responsible research

What you need to do as part of your research project to make sure your research complies with our ethical principles.

Eradicating extreme poverty in Bangladesh

Over 1 million people have increased access to livelihood support, enabling them to move out of extreme poverty as a direct result of our research.