Grants and awards
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Bristol to partner in major new UK Housing Evidence Centre
6 April 2017
A new national research centre that will advance knowledge of the housing market, provide robust evidence to inform housing policy and practice across the UK, is announced today [6 April] by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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4G network infrastructure could mean fewer accidents by drivers
13 January 2017
New research that suggests a pre-existing 4G network infrastructure could help drivers make safe decisions in or near accidents has won the ‘Best Paper Award’ at an international conference.
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University is taking Bristol to Beijing
6 April 2017
The University of Bristol will host a traditional British graduation ceremony - with a Bristol edge - in Beijing this Saturday (8 April).
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Bristol graduates head to China’s Silicon Valley to revolutionise 3D printing
5 April 2017
A team of four University of Bristol graduates will take 3D printing to a new level having gained backing from one of the world’s leading hardware accelerators, Hax, in Shenzhen, China.
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Two new start-up plans win BrisSynBio’s first synthetic biology entrepreneurship competition
16 May 2017
Two start-up proposals have been chosen as the winners of the first competition to discover and accelerate new synthetic biology companies at the University of Bristol
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National Archive accreditation for ‘innovative and impressive’ Theatre Collection
25 September 2017
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection – one of the world’s largest archives of British theatre history and live art – has been awarded official recognition from the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee, part of The National Archives.
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Bristol-led scientific paper wins RSPB award
21 June 2017
A scientific paper led by a team of biologists from the University of Bristol has won a major award from the RSPB.
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RCGP Research Paper of the Year award for CAPC-led study on urinary infections in children
22 September 2017
Research that helps GPs identify urinary tract infections in young children has been awarded a 2017 Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research Paper of the Year award.
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Bristol wins grant to tackle antibacterial drug resistance in Thailand
16 November 2017
The University of Bristol has been awarded a grant through the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) cross-research council initiative, in partnership with the Department of Health, to lead an inter-disciplinary research project to tackle the growing threat of antibacterial drug resistance (ABR) in Thailand.
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Bristol scientist named Innovator of the Year for sight-saving device
20 June 2017
Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work into polarisation and macular degeneration.
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