Grants and awards
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Two academics honoured with Royal Society Fellows
17 April 2019
Two University of Bristol academics, Professors George Davey Smith and Michael Kendall, have achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellows of the world's most eminent scientific academy, the Royal Society, for their exceptional contributions to science.
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Cooling baby treatment one of ‘Nation’s Lifesavers’
16 May 2019
A University of Bristol researcher who discovered that cooling babies who have suffered a lack of oxygen at birth improves their survival without brain damage in later childhood, is named by Universities UK as one of the ‘Nation’s Lifesavers’.
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Bristol medics receive NICE Scholarships
25 February 2015
Two trainees in the School of Clinical Sciences have been awarded a prestigious scholarship by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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BHF funds renewed study of screen-viewing and physical activity in children
25 February 2015
Researchers from Bristol, with colleagues from the University of Birmingham, have been awarded funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to continue their study of children’s physical activity and screen-viewing patterns.
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Kicking the gambling habit: what can banks and other financial services do to help?
26 September 2019
With around one million people in the UK suffering the negative consequences of gambling, some banks have introduced spending controls or ‘gambling blocks’ to help their customers. But do these measures work and what more can be done?
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2015 Bristol Teaching Award winners announced
16 June 2015
The winners of the 2015 Bristol Teaching Awards, a joint venture between the University and Bristol SU (the Students’ Union), have been announced.
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Bristol medievalist elected as Fellow of The British Academy
19 July 2019
Professor of Medieval English Literature, Ad Putter, from the University of Bristol’s Department of English, has been made a Fellow of The British Academy, the voice for the humanities and social sciences.
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Prestigious Royal Society honour for Bristol academic
18 July 2019
Professor Varinder Aggarwal from the University of Bristol’s School of Chemistry has been awarded the prestigious Davy Medal from the Royal Society for his outstanding contribution to the field of chemistry.
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Leverhulme Trust grant for Charlemagne study
9 July 2015
Dr Marianne Ailes, Senior Lecturer in French in the School of Modern Languages, has been awarded a Leverhulme International Network grant for a multi-volume study of the myth of Charlemagne.
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Kevin Elyot Award 2019
17 July 2019
International playwright, translator and lecturer Erdem AvÅŸar has been selected as the fourth recipient of the annual Kevin Elyot Award by the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection.
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