Grants and awards
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GW4 shortlisted for Times Higher Education award
8 September 2017
The GW4 Alliance [made up of four leading research-intensive universities: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter] has been shortlisted under the category of Technological Innovation of the Year at this year’s Times Higher Education [THE] Awards for its world-first supercomputer, Isambard.
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Collaborative COVID-19 lockdown effort delivers major boost for vaccine innovation in Bristol
7 October 2021
Faster vaccine development could be a step closer thanks to £4 million investment to Imophoron Ltd, a Bristol University biotech start-up developing a novel, next generation rapid-response vaccine platform called ADDomer™. Imophoron will use the investment to bring ADDomer vaccines to clinical stage, initially targeting three viruses, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), COVID-19, and mosquito-borne Chikungunya.
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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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Bristol scientists to study oral bacteria that cause heart valve infection
21 August 2017
Scientists at the University of Bristol are investigating how bacteria in our mouth can cause a heart problem, called infective endocarditis. Although uncommon, infective endocarditis is a serious condition that can often be fatal.
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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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National Lottery funding to help children uncover Fantastic Mr Fox’s heritage
16 August 2017
While most British children are likely to have heard of Fantastic Mr. Fox, very few adults, let alone children, may have heard of Reynard, the Dutch vulpine trickster who inspired Roald Dahl’s much-loved character.
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Innovative student start-up wins £10,000 to develop food waste slashing tech
17 June 2021
A student start-up developing technology that will slash food waste in the education sector has won £10,000 to develop their idea.
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Bristol to lead national PhD training programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance
28 September 2017
In response to the urgent and global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Medical Research Foundation (MRF), the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council, has invested £2.85M in delivering the UK’s first nationwide PhD training programme to focus on this major health challenge.
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Think Big: University welcomes future leaders to inaugural International Scholars Reception
18 October 2017
Over 100 scholars, representing 36 countries, attended the University of Bristol’s inaugural International Scholars Reception at the Wills Memorial Building this month.
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€6.4 million to develop cloud computing server
22 March 2016
A consortium has been awarded €6.4 million to develop a new type of cloud computing server, which could lead to much faster processing, better resource allocation and overall lower power and cost.
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