Grants and awards
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US research grant for Earth Sciences postgraduate
1 June 2009
Sarah Keenan, an MSc student in Palaeobiology in the Department of Earth Sciences, has been awarded a research grant by the Geological Society of America to fund field work in Montana and Texas.
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British Academy grant to study 鈥榚ntrepreneurs of globalisation鈥�
7 May 2009
Dr Ranji Devadason from the Department of Sociology has been awarded a grant of 拢211,961 from the British Academy for her work on 鈥榚ntrepreneurs of globalisation鈥�, people employed by multinational corporations and international NGOs who relocate for work.
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Maths prize for Dr Browning
29 May 2009
Dr Tim Browning in the Department of Mathematics has won the 2009 Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize.
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Jenny Donovan elected AMS Fellow
6 May 2009
Professor Jenny Donovan, Head of the Department of Social Medicine, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Bristol's schools commended for gender equality
7 August 2012
The School of Chemistry has received a national award in recognition of its commitment to good employment practices in recruiting, retaining and promoting women.
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Andrew Orr-Ewing receives Tilden Prize
17 April 2009
Professor Andrew Orr-Ewing of the School of Chemistry has been named by the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Tilden Prize and Lecture winner for 2010/11 for his work in chemical reaction dynamics.
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Biochemistry bags half of Biochemical Society awards
11 March 2009
Staff in the University鈥檚 Department of Biochemistry have won three of only six awards to be presented by the Biochemical Society in 2010 鈥� an outstanding achievement for one department.
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Paul Statham awarded WZB Research Professorship
1 May 2009
Professor Paul Statham of the Department of Sociology and Director of the International Network for European Political Communications has been awarded a Research Professorship by the WZB Social Science Research Center in Berlin.
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Study of inventors wins Edelstein Prize
22 October 2008
A book by Professor Christine MacLeod in the Department of Historical Studies has been awarded the Society for the History of Technology鈥檚 Edelstein Prize for 2008.
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Teesside Honorary Degree for VC
25 November 2008
The University of Teesside has awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science to Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol.
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