Grants and awards
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Bristol academics elevated to Fellows of the IEEE
27 November 2019
Two University of Bristol academics have been elevated to Fellows of the world’s largest and most prestigious professional association for the advancement of technology.
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Washington DC welcomes Bristol Fellows
27 October 2015
Two postgraduate students at the University of Bristol have been offered fellowships under the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) International Placement Scheme (IPS). The Fellowships will be based at the Library of Congress in Washington DC, USA.
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Bristol engineers recognised for innovative work on more environmentally friendly helicopter technology
30 January 2018
The Italian Government has recognised research undertaken ³Ô¹ÏÍø in electric propulsion of helicopters with its National Innovation Award.
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Kevin Elyot Award for Writer-in-Residence – call for submissions 2018
30 January 2018
Applications are now open for the University of Bristol Theatre Collection 2018 Kevin Elyot Award – created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
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Award-winning neuroscientist, flood-risk expert and Engine Shed director receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
7 June 2019
University of Bristol professors Graham Collingridge and Paul Bates, and Engine Shed Director Nick Sturge, have all received awards in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours which recognises the achievements of extraordinary people across the UK.
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Bristol celebrates awards scoop at science awards
7 June 2019
Bristol celebrated an awards scoop at the Great West Awards 2019, which honoured the achievements of some of the region's most innovative science and engineering spin-outs and start ups.
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University of Bristol continues upward trend in international rankings and research performance
5 January 2015
The University of Bristol has consistently maintained its upward trend in the international university rankings, while reinforcing its place as one of the UK’s top research universities.
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£400,000 funding boost to teach skills of the future
24 January 2018
Two exciting projects to equip students and retrain current workers with the skills to tackle future technology and engineering challenges have been awarded £200,000 each.
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Bristol announces new £4.1M cancer research programme
21 October 2015
A major new £4.1 million cancer research programme that will focus on new ways to prevent and predict cancer development and progression is announced today [21 Oct] by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the University of Bristol.
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Million-pound grant for Bristol physicists to investigate matter and anti-matter
21 November 2019
The University of Bristol will receive up to £1.1M to research matter and anti-matter as part of a global science experiment that will inform the debate about why the universe survived the Big Bang.
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