Italian 鈥楥avalier鈥� honoured for unique international collaboration
A unique collaboration between the Universities of Bristol and Naples has resulted in Mario Di Bernardo being awarded the title of 鈥楥avaliere della Repubblica鈥�.
Grants and awards
Leverhulme grant for research on Weimar women photographers
The Leverhulme Trust has awarded a grant to Dr Dorothy Rowe for a project on 鈥榃eimar women: photography and modernity鈥�.
NVQ first for Animal Technicians
Two members of staff in the Animal Service Unit (ASU) were recently each awarded an NVQ level 3 in Animal Technology. Lionel Wheeler and Anne Cornish, both Animal Technicians based in the ASU, are the first people in the country to achieve this qualification.
Dinosaur research alive and well in Bristol
Steve Brusatte, an MSc student in the Department of Earth Sciences, has been awarded first place in the 2008 Mid-America Paleontological Society (MAPS) Outstanding Student Research Award.
Dr Kafienah wins Garrod Prize
Dr Wael Kafienah in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine has been awarded the prestigious Garrod Prize 2008 for his research on stem cells and cartilage repair.
HEFCE Clinical Senior Lectureships to Bristol medical staff
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has made Clinical Senior Lectureship Awards to three candidates nominated by the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Bristol makes a splash in waterpolo
Both the University鈥檚 women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 waterpolo teams were winners in their sport at the inaugural British Universities Championships in Sheffield earlier this month. The men鈥檚 team won the Men鈥檚 Championship Finals, and the women were victorious in the Women鈥檚 Trophy Final.
Staff and students walk half-way around the world
With a total step count of 22,9485,28, participants in the 2008 Pedometer Challenge, organised by the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, clocked up almost 11,475 miles in just four weeks 鈥� almost half-way around the world.
Bristol scoops three Wolfson Awards
Three Bristol academics have received Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Awards in the latest funding round.
PhD student awarded IBM Fellowship
Marc van der Kamp, a PhD student in the School of Chemistry, has been awarded an IBM PhD Fellowship.