Grants and awards
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Kevin Elyot Award 2018
20 September 2018
Spoken word poet, writer and performer Deanna Rodger has been selected as the third recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot award by the University of Bristol’s Theatre Collection.
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Civil engineering students win Institution of Structural Engineers poster prize
19 December 2013
Christopher Kennedy and Tom Webster in the Department of Civil Engineering are joint winners of the Institution of Structural Engineers Undergraduate Grant Scheme poster competition for 2012/13.
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Prestigious award for study of early Greek mythography
17 December 2014
A book by Robert Fowler, Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek, has won the Charles J Goodwin Award of Merit.
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Professor Steeds receives Gjønnes Medal
19 December 2013
Professor John Steeds in the School of Physics has been selected, together with Professor Michiyoshi Tanaka at Tohoku University in Japan, to receive the 2014 Gjønnes Medal.
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CRUK awards Bristol researcher £1.4 million to investigate cancer growth containment
5 July 2018
University of Bristol researcher, Professor Eugenia Piddini from the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, has been awarded a Programme Foundation Award worth £1.4 million by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to lead research into how the natural properties of normal non-cancer cells can be harnessed to contain cancer growth.
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€8 million ERC grants awarded for diverse range of research projects
26 April 2022
Three researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants totalling around €8 million. This places the University third in the UK in terms of the number of Advanced Grants awarded from the 2021 call.
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£2.5m grant boosts carbon reduction for Bristol’s newest research hub
16 May 2022
The University of Bristol’s commitment to sustainability took a significant step forward today (Monday 16 May) with a £2.5 million grant to embed carbon reduction technologies and practices in its first research and innovation hub at Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
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Bristol Professor elected to Academy of Medical Sciences
27 June 2018
A Professor in the Bristol Medical School has been recognised for their contribution to research in orthopaedic surgery with their election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
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PhD student named as NMI Young Engineer of the Year
26 November 2014
A PhD student from the University of Bristol has been awarded the Young Engineer of the Year award 2014 by the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the UK electronics industry association.
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Chair of board and charity champion receives honorary fellowship
20 April 2022
The former Chair of the University of Bristol’s Board of Trustees has received the University’s highest honour.
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