Grants and awards
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Looking at nature with an engineer’s eye
29 June 2016
Dr Rob Malkin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol has been awarded this year’s British Science Association Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture 2016 for his work in bio-acoustic inspired technology.
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Bristol leaps to 68th place in global reputation rankings
18 February 2025
The University of Bristol has risen to 68th place in The Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025.
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Bristol study awarded £5.2 million to continue groundbreaking health research across three generations
7 March 2025
The Children of the 90s health study at the University of Bristol, which researches the lives of thousands of families in the south west, has been awarded £5.2 million to continue its pioneering work to improve people’s health.
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Royal Society of Chemistry recognises three Bristol academics
24 June 2020
Three members of the School of Chemistry have received awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Scientists could help government achieve UK's net zero carbon target in groundbreaking £7.25 million project
29 June 2020
Chemists, biochemists and physicists ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Exeter and Sheffield have teamed up in a £7.25 million five-year project that could drive down the cost of energy production and help in the government’s net zero carbon ambitions
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Key dementia research facility protected thanks to BRACE
8 July 2020
One of the most important facilities supporting dementia research in the country will continue its help in the fight against the disease thanks to an award of £140,000 by Bristol dementia research charity BRACE.
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Honorary degrees awarded at the University of Bristol – Wednesday 20 July
20 July 2016
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Dr Timothy Chambers and David Nicholls at degree ceremonies taking place today [20 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
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Bristol engineers pioneer project to protect Nepal’s future generations from earthquakes
8 July 2020
In 2015, a devastating earthquake in Nepal resulted in the loss of 9,000 lives, 3.5 million people left homeless and entire neighbourhoods flattened.
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Campaign to recognise unsung heroes in UK’s academic research given millions in funding
3 February 2025
A campaign that recognises the unsung work in the UK’s academic research has been awarded £3.5 million.
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UK-Irish collaboration awarded £1.6 million to uncover the secrets of quantum thermodynamics
4 August 2020
The QuamNESS consortium unites researchers in University of Bristol, Queens University of Belfast and Trinity College Dublin with the support of a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland (EPSRC-SFI) to explore the thermodynamics of quantum machines and technologies.
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