Grants and awards
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Bristol innovators score twice in Engineer Awards
10 December 2009
The University made a strong showing in The Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards, with teams from Bristol involved in two of the eight award-winning projects.
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Professor Johnston honoured for lifetime of achievement
9 December 2009
Professor Ron Johnston in the School of Geographical Sciences has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of American Geographers.
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Nice touch: Bristol academic bags award for ground-breaking 3D printed fingerprint
2 December 2022
Professor Nathan Lepora and his team were celebrating last night after their landmark robotic finger-tip which makes human-like ‘nerve’ signals was recognised at the Elektra Awards 2002.
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Researchers to create biomimetic forebrain for 3D-printed robot hands
21 March 2017
A team of researchers is to develop a biomimetic forebrain for controlling 3D-printed robot hands with a sense of touch. They aim to create a biomimetic forebrain based on computer modelling of a mammal’s neural system that communicates touch in humans and animals, and use this to perform general manipulation tasks in robots.
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CMPO to research the economic impact of the 'third sector'
9 December 2009
A new research initiative on the economic impact of the 'third sector' (non-governmental voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals), based in the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) at the University, will be launched today.
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GW4 BioMed2 MRC Doctoral Training Partnership secures major boost as part of MRC’s £79 million investment
8 July 2021
The GW4 Alliance, comprising Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities, has been awarded a share of £79 million funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support 64 studentships over the next three years.
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First UK women’s urinal wins top prize in the University of Bristol’s New Enterprise Competition
25 May 2021
PEEQUAL, a student start-up whose mission is to pioneer pee-equality for women, is the winner of this year’s University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition, securing £15,000.
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Bristol academic elected Fellow of the British Academy
21 July 2017
Professor Tariq Modood, Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and founding Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, has achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellow of the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
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Students showcase sporting prowess as Bristol achieves historic top ten position
21 July 2017
Adding another string to its bow, the University of Bristol has been ranked amongst the top 10 British institutions for sport for the first time in its history, by the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues.
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Bristol innovators collect multiple awards at SPARKies
30 June 2017
Bristol staff, alumni and start-ups carried off awards last night at the 2017 SPARKies tech and digital awards, which celebrate ‘The Best Tech in the West’.
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