Grants and awards
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Bristol scientists supercharge Artificial Intelligence in revolutionary £80 million national initiative 6 February 2024 Experts are helping put the UK at the forefront of AI advances, using it to transform current uses and tackle important global challenges.
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Bristol engineers, scientists and mathematicians take their research to Parliament 12 March 2018 Five researchers from the University of Bristol will be taking their work as posters to Parliament on Monday 12th March for the annual STEM for BRITAIN awards.
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Bristol’s 5G expertise helps secure West of England £5m Smart Tourism bid 10 March 2018 The West of England Combined Authority has secured £5 million from government to trial a superfast 5G network at tourist destinations in Bristol and Bath. The University of Bristol's world-leading expertise on telecommunications and pioneering research on 5G technologies and networks has been pivotal in defining and delivering the Smart Tourism Bid.
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Bristol wins global Smart City Award 9 March 2018 Bristol beat off stiff competition from Barcelona, Dubai, New York, Singapore and Yinchuan to win the Smart City Award (Judges' Choice) at the GSMA's 2018 Global Mobile Awards (The GLOMOs). The award provides global recognition on how Bristol has raised the bar on defining the 'smart city' of the future.
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South Wales and South West researchers awarded £4.3 million for world-leading research into severe mental illness 27 February 2024 A pioneering new Mental Health Platform Research Hub, which will advance the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness has been awarded a £4.3 million grant from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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University to host new Hub for nuclear energy research and education 26 September 2014 The University of Bristol will host a new Hub for nuclear energy research and education in the south of the UK thanks to catalyst funding of £2.43 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), alongside the University’s own investment of over £5.3 million.
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Two Bristol teams win prizes at BrisSynBio 4-Day MBA 23 April 2018 Vitamica, Imophoron and Exom Biotechnologies were all awarded a share of £10,000 in prizes during the BrisSynBio Connect event, which was the finale of the 4-Day MBA to develop new synthetic biology business ideas.
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Funding boost for research at GW4 institutions 25 September 2014 Research projects across the South West and Wales, including Bristol, were given a boost this week, with the announcement of the latest round of funding from the GW4 Alliance.
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³Ô¹ÏÍø Office funds University of Bristol research into prostitution 28 March 2018 As part of efforts by Government and law enforcement to better understand the nature of prostitution and sex work, the University of Bristol has been granted £150,000 to carry out a new research project.
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Vet School academic receives AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Award 28 July 2014 This week the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will recognise the University of Bristol feline medicine specialist Professor Timothy Gruffydd-Jones with the 2014 AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Award at its 2014 meeting.
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