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Performance350, a series of events anticipating the upcoming Cop15 environmental summit, is taking place currently across Bristol.
Cop15, billed by Oxfam and others as the most important meeting in history, is an annual United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Ten sky-blue bikes are to be placed around the University’s precinct, today, 19 October, as part of a launch campaign for the university’s first ever social enterprise society.
The Social Enterprise Project, encourages students to tackle the social problems around them through the many opportunities the scheme has to offer.

Upfest, a Bristol-based street art organisation has recently been commissioned to redesign Bar 100 in the Student Union building at the decision of the SU Committee.  Starting this week, students will be invited to vote as to whether the artwork remains, is whitewashed, or replaced by different artists. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released comments condemning the use of homeopathic remedies against the treatment of serious, life-threatening diseases including malaria, HIV, TB, influenza and infant diarrhoea in developing countries.

Students are threatened with massive inconveniences this week as Royal Mail workers vote for continued postal strikes.
Following similar action in August and September the Communication Workers Union (CWU) asserts that the Royal Mail has failed to deliver to employees the standards it promised in 2007, after the last national strike.

Dr Dominique Thompson, who has treated eating disorders at the University of Bristol for four years, recently identified the clinical need and benefits of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to the South West Primary Care Trust, resulting in securing funds of £25,000 to run a specialist service for a 15-month trial period.