Grants and awards
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Professor of Practice in Higher Education Policy awarded DBE in King's New Year Honours
31 December 2022
Nicola Dandridge, Professor of Practice in Higher Education Policy at the University of Bristol, has been awarded a Damehood for services to higher education in the King’s New Year Honours in recognition of achievements in her previous role as Chief Executive of the Office for Students (OfS).
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Particle-free quantum communication in the lab named as one of 2017’s top breakthroughs
15 December 2017
Research led by a University of Bristol quantum physicist has been highlighted as one of the top breakthroughs of 2017 by Physics World magazine.
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Bristol’s scientific talent win entrepreneurship prize
11 January 2010
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol has won an award in a national competition that rewards exceptional entrepreneurial skills.
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Preventing heart attacks by targeting the immune system
22 December 2009
More than 300 people die of a heart attack each day and research has shown there is a peak in heart attacks on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day due perhaps to rich meals, alcohol and stress. A new British Heart Foundation (BHF) grant of £715,000 has been awarded to Professor Andrew Newby at the Bristol Heart Institute, to find out if harmful sub-types of immune cells cause more heart attacks.
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Project provide entrepreneurship and business support to non-EU migrants
7 January 2021
Refugees, migrants and newly arrived communities have long been at the forefront of new enterprise but often left behind when it comes to support. However, that is all about to change through a major new project led by ACH and with partners from Bristol's School for Policy Studies and the West of England Combined Authority.
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Bristol academic awarded coveted British Ecological Society prize
2 September 2022
Dr Chris Clements of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences has received the prestigious Founders’ Prize which commemorates the enthusiasm and vision of the Society’s founders.
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Bristol academics conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
1 September 2022
Two University of Bristol academics have been conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Pioneering Bristol climate scientist scoops prestigious prize
9 June 2022
A University of Bristol climate scientist has won a major global award from The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS).
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AHRC funding to develop the next generation of academics in the arts and humanities
15 August 2018
The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership led by the University of Bristol, is to receive funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) over eight years to deliver postgraduate supervision, training and skills development from 2019.
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Bristol scientist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
9 June 2022
Dr Basile Curchod has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Marlow Award in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.
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