To celebrate 150 years of Clifton and Durdham Down in Bristol, we've been involved with a project looking at all the aspects of people, wildife and history of the area. Here's our learning officer Ed Drewitt explaining more about the Bristol Dinosaur and its relevance to the Downs and the Avon Gorge. (Photo by Denice Stout)

This summer Bristol Zoo is hosting Dinozoo, and one of the thirteen dinosaurs that will be on view is our very own Thecodontosaurus, the Bristol Dinosaur!

Here's a preview of what's to come and our very own Prof Mike Benton explaining more about the history of Theco. 

We've had some fantastic entries to our International Illustration Competition - thank you to everyone who has entered.

We will announce the winners in due course alongside dates when these will be displayed at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.

All entries in each category will be displayed on the Bristol Dinosaur Project website.

The Department of Earth Sciences has been awarded Best STEM University Department of 2011 in the West.

The award recognises our commitment in the department and the hard work everyone has put in over the past year both with the Bristol Dinosaur Project and also many other visits to schools that our Ambassador's have made relating to other subject areas.

A big thanks to all our STEM Ambassadors and a special thanks to all our volunteers that make all our projects possible to come true.