Grants and awards
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Early-stage funding awarded in New Enterprise Competition 2014
12 December 2013
Grants have been awarded to 13 new business ideas entered by students, staff and alumni ³Ô¹ÏÍø in Round One of the University’s 2014 New Enterprise Competition.
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Prestigious award for Innovation Centre
7 September 2018
The team at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been awarded the Higher Education Team Enterprise Award at last night’s National Enterprise Educator Awards (NEEA) held in Leeds.
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New swine influenza project to better understand virus transmission and develop new control strategies
11 December 2013
The Pirbright Institute in Surrey has been awarded £4.4 million to work with researchers from the universities of Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford as well as the AHVLA (Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, TGAC (The Genome Analysis Centre) and Industry partners Merial, on a long-term study on the transmission of swine influenza.
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No need to feel left out if there’s a robot about
11 December 2013
Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is joining other leading research institutions in a new project looking at how remotely operated robots could enable people to take part in public spaces – without actually being there.
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Engineering student wins Ian Marshall’s Award
10 December 2013
Rainer Groh, a PhD student in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Composites for Innovation and Science (ACCIS CDT), has been awarded the Ian Marshall’s Award for Best Student Paper at the 17th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS17).
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Bristol dads needed to explore the ups and downs of early parenthood
22 October 2018
Researchers from the University of Bristol are looking for local dads to help with a new study exploring their early parenting experiences.
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Bristol scientist honoured in Queen’s New Year list
29 December 2018
A scientist from the University of Bristol has been honoured in the Queen’s New Year Honours list, which recognises the achievements and service of people across the UK. Along with the Birthday honours, they are the most significant announcement of civilian and military gallantry awards.
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Seven pioneering University of Bristol spinouts raise £20M
4 October 2022
Sugar dots to supercharge photosynthesis, a quantum camera and a genuinely ground-breaking probiotic are among the Bristol innovations that have attracted over £19 million in investment over the past nine months.
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Bristol law professor in prestigious book prize finals
19 December 2011
Julian Rivers, professor of jurisprudence in the School of Law, was one of five finalists in the competition for the 2011 Inner Temple Book Prize.
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Future of mathematics on global stage looks brighter thanks to £20 million funding boost
21 January 2021
A £20 million investment to champion innovation and nurture the greatest minds in mathematical sciences across the UK has been awarded today to the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR).
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