Grants and awards
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£150,000 to research impacts of volcanic ash on UK nuclear sites
16 October 2014
The likelihood and potential impacts of volcanic ash on nuclear generating sites in the UK will be investigated by researchers from the University of Bristol in partnership with EDF Energy, thanks to a £150,000 grant from the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
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University of Bristol clinical scientist, historian, alumnus and members of staff recognised in King's New Year Honours
30 December 2023
Two academics at the University of Bristol, clinical scientist, Professor John Iredale, and historian, Professor Ronald Hutton, alumnus Gregory Doran, alumnus and member of staff Sandy Mitchell, and former member of staff, Dr Teame Mebrahtu have been recognised for their significant achievements in this year's King's New Year Honours list.
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Bristol spin-out awarded £600,000 to develop haptic technology
13 November 2014
A leading developer of technology that uses ultrasound to create tactile sensations in mid-air has been awarded £600,000 to advance the haptics system. The new investment, led by IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) and one of its managed funds, will allow the Bristol-based company, Ultrahaptics, to expand its software team and accelerate product development and customer engagement.
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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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Could walking to work help fix the nation’s health woes?
13 November 2014
Businesses will be encouraging their workers to walk to work as part of a new £1 million trial which gets underway this month.
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Bronze bust unveiled of Time Team presenter and university archaeology professor
26 March 2018
A bronze bust of the famous archaeologist and Time Team regular, Professor Mick Aston, has been unveiled at the University of Bristol.
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CRUK awards Bristol researcher £1.4 million to investigate cancer growth containment
5 July 2018
University of Bristol researcher, Professor Eugenia Piddini from the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, has been awarded a Programme Foundation Award worth £1.4 million by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to lead research into how the natural properties of normal non-cancer cells can be harnessed to contain cancer growth.
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Engineering postgraduate receives Industrial Fellowship
13 October 2014
Tom Barber, a postgraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
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Could measuring ultrasonic vocalisations help refine rat welfare?
19 September 2023
Listening to rats' ultrasonic vocalisations could help provide a method to measure the impact of potential refinements on rat welfare without needing to remove the animals from their home cage.
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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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