Grants and awards
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Bristol researcher takes gold at STEM for Britain awards
15 March 2018
University of Bristol mathematician Céline Maistret took home a gold from the STEM for Britain awards this week.
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£614,000 to continue exploration beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
18 July 2014
Last summer, scientists from the University of Bristol discovered the longest canyon in the world buried beneath three kilometres of ice in Greenland.
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SETsquared partnership ranked as the world’s top business incubator
23 February 2018
A national university business incubator, with offices in Bristol’s Engine Shed, has been named as the best in the world for its outstanding contribution to developing the next generation of UK tech entrepreneurs.
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Honorary Degree Awarded at the University of Bristol – Friday, 18 July
18 July 2014
The University of Bristol is awarding an honorary degree to Mr Paul Stephenson at a degree ceremony taking place today in the Wills Memorial Building.
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Bristol Bears partners with Children of the 90s researchers for new study
25 September 2023
An exciting new sports science study is underway at the Children of the 90s clinic at the University of Bristol. European Challenge Cup winners, the Bristol Bears, are pioneering new research looking at the association between body composition and injury in elite level male, female and academy rugby union players.
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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 hosts inaugural Graduation celebration in Shanghai
13 April 2018
Over 250 recent Chinese graduates will celebrate an important milestone in their UK education at the University of Bristol’s first ever graduation celebration in Shanghai this Saturday (14 April). This follows previous degree ceremonies in Beijing in 2013, 2015 and 2017 which proved hugely successful.
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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 academics elected Fellows of the British Academy
17 July 2014
Professor Carol Propper of the Department of Economics and Professor Tony Prosser of the University of Bristol Law School have achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellows of the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
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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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