Grants and awards
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Professor Malcolm Johnson wins Outstanding Achievement Award
20 October 2014
Professor Malcolm Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Health and Social Policy, has won the British Society of Gerontology’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2014.
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Bristol student wins Student in a Million Inner Strength award
24 September 2014
A University of Bristol student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has won the Student in a Million 2014 Inner Strength award for showing incredible resolve to continue with his studies despite battling a terminal brain tumour.
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Honorary Degrees Awarded at the University of Bristol – Tuesday, 15 July
15 July 2014
Bristol University is awarding honorary degrees to Professor Sir John Temple and the Right Honourable Lady Justice Victoria Sharp DBE, at degree ceremonies taking place today in the Wills Memorial Building.
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Two Bristol academics land prestigious European Research Council grants
23 November 2023
Two University of Bristol academics have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants to continue their pioneering research.
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Six best postgraduate research students honoured
30 October 2014
Six Bristol postgraduates have been awarded prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses in the academic year 2012/13.
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Universities’ collaboration celebrated
30 October 2014
The GW4 Alliance, which brings together the combined strengths of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, held its official launch last night.
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Sarah Baillie awarded Principal Fellowship by Higher Education Academy
23 September 2014
Professor Sarah Baillie, Veterinary Programme Director and Head of Teaching at the School of Veterinary Sciences, has been awarded a Principal Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy.
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Secretary of State Vince Cable unveils £28 million expansion at National Composites Centre
30 October 2014
A £28 million expansion to the National Composites Centre (NCC), a world-leading research and technology hub owned by the University of Bristol, has been officially opened by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
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Bristol academic wins inaugural Marcel Arnould Medal
29 October 2014
Dr Brian Hawkins of the Department of Civil Engineering has been awarded the first Marcel Arnould Medal by the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG).
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University collaborates with At-Bristol on innovative Brain Lab workshops
22 September 2014
At-Bristol Science Centre, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, has been awarded a grant from the Wellcome Trust, in a UK first to lead an innovative and immersive series of workshops, using real human brain tissue to stimulate discussion about the social, ethical and legal issues around neuroscience and neuroscience research.
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