Grants and awards
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Two Bristol academics receive Wolfson Research Merit Awards
26 April 2013
Two Bristol academics are among the 27 new Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders.
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New study hopes to reduce bone fracture rates in laying hens
12 March 2013
A new study led by the University's School of Veterinary Sciences hopes to reduce the fracture rates in laying hens thanks to a grant of £532,000 funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and supported by industrial partner, Noble Foods.
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£1.2m UK study to examine antibiotic effectiveness in treating eczema in children
15 July 2013
A new £1.2 million UK-wide study to determine the effectiveness of antibiotics to treat atopic eczema — a debilitating skin condition that affects around one in three children — is due to begin in July.
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Boeing awards scholarships to engineering students
13 February 2013
Two undergraduate students at the University of Bristol have been awarded scholarships by the Boeing Company for their outstanding academic performance in the fields of Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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Enhancing social interactions using information technology
23 January 2013
A new project, which aims to improve social interactions, will develop and test an innovative rehabilitation method using humanoid robotics and virtual reality thanks to funding of €2.9 million by the European Commission.
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£2.4 million to connect communities in key decision making
23 January 2013
A research programme that aims to develop new ways of engaging communities in decision making with businesses and policy makers will begin thanks to funding of £2.4 million from the Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC].
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Dr O’Rawe awarded AHRC grant for Italian cinema research
13 May 2013
Dr Catherine O'Rawe in the Department of Italian, with colleagues at Exeter and Oxford Brookes universities, has been awarded a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a study of Italian Cinema audiences in the 1940s and 1950s.
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The high-tech future of healthcare: a digital health assistant in your home
9 May 2013
The UK’s healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. A pioneering new collaboration, led by the University of Bristol, hopes to address these challenges by developing a 24/7 digital home health assistant thanks to a grant awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of £12 million.
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Professor Rich Pancost awarded Geochemistry Fellowship
20 March 2013
Rich Pancost, Professor of Biogeochemistry in the School of Chemistry and member of the Cabot Institute, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry and becomes a Geochemistry Fellow.
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£836,000 for collaborative environmental history project
6 June 2013
A tri-university project entitled ‘The Power and the Water: Connecting Pasts with Futures’, led by Professor Peter Coates of the Department of Historical Studies, has been awarded £836,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
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