Grants and awards
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NASA astronaut returns to University of Bristol for public talk and Q&A
24 July 2023
A NASA astronaut who spent 204 days in space will talk about her life and career in a special event at the University of Bristol.
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Biochemist announced as winner of BBC science writing competition
4 August 2015
Emily Coyte, an assistant teacher from the School of Biochemistry, is one of the winners of an international science writing competition run in conjunction with BBC Focus magazine.
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Health pioneers celebrated at awards for life-changing chemistry innovations
31 October 2019
University of Bristol spin-out, Rosa Biotech, was named as one of the most exciting health chemistry innovators in Europe after winning a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Emerging Technologies 2019 award for its biosensing platform that mimics the mammalian olfactory (smelling) system. Rosa was one of two innovations to win the award and a share of 拢80,000 prize.
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Two new epigenetics grants to study how early life experiences affect health
4 August 2015
Two researchers from the School of Social and Community Medicine have been awarded grants as part of 拢3 million project to study the impact of early life experiences on lifelong health.
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Students and staff recognised at Student Social Mobility Awards tonight
13 July 2023
Students and staff have been praised for their 鈥渞esilience and outstanding success鈥� ahead of the Student Social Mobility Awards.
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Wider bandwidths and faster channel dynamics testing now in Bristol
23 September 2015
The University of Bristol鈥檚 5G research has been given a boost thanks to a grant of 拢540,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for a state-of-the-art upgrade to Bristol鈥檚 wireless channel emulation facility.
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鈥楩astball鈥� test to detect Alzheimer鈥檚 earlier gets major 拢1.5 million funding boost
12 July 2023
A simple but revolutionary test to improve early detection for dementia and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease could soon be helping patients and their families, thanks to a significant 拢1.5 million funding boost awarded to the universities of Bath and Bristol.
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Bristol announces new 拢4.1M cancer research programme
21 October 2015
A major new 拢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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University of Bristol-led energy research centre bolstered by 拢5 million Government funding
12 July 2023
The Supergen Energy Networks (SEN) Hub, set up to help facilitate transition to a fully sustainable energy sector, has received substantial financial backing from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Mending the smallest of broken hearts
20 October 2015
Researchers at the University of Bristol have been awarded over 拢170,000 by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to produce a graft which may reduce the number of surgeries required to treat children born with certain types of congenital heart disease.
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