Grants and awards
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Royal Astronomical Society honours Dr Wookey
14 January 2011
Dr James Wookey in the School of Earth Sciences is to receive the Royal Astronomical Society’s Fowler Award for his research into the properties of the Earth's deep interior.
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Bristol volcanologist inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences
23 October 2012
Professor Katharine Cashman, AXA Research Chair, Volcanology Research Group in the School of Earth Sciences has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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PhD student wins Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize
13 January 2011
Finn MacKay, a PhD student at the Centre for Gender and Violence Research, has won the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize for her extensive work on tackling violence against women.
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Vet School lecturer awarded Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
23 July 2012
University of Bristol Vet School lecturer, Sue Badger, has been awarded the Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award for 2012 for her significant contribution to the veterinary nursing profession during her long-standing career.
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International award for University’s Positive Working Environment initiative
2 September 2009
The University has won an international award for its Positive Working Environment (PWE) initiative, which aims to make work life at the University more productive, rewarding, enjoyable and healthy. Bristol was selected from 22 entries from nine countries to win one of three 2009 Global Human Resource Development Awards from the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations Ltd (IFTDO).
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Bristol academic elected Fellow of the British Academy
20 July 2012
Professor Gillian Clark of the Department of Classics & Ancient History at the University of Bristol has achieved the rare distinction of being elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and the social sciences responsible for promoting research and scholarship in all branches of humane and social studies.
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Bristol cryptographers to research secure processors
15 July 2009
The way computer processors are designed and their security against code breaking could be transformed thanks to a grant of £800,000.
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Prizes add up for mathematicians
4 July 2012
Three academics in the School of Mathematics have won prestigious prizes from two major learned societies for mathematics.
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Emeritus Professor receives prestigious archaeology award
19 July 2012
Emeritus Professor Mick Aston has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 British Archaeological Awards.
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Grant to revolutionise the semiconductor laser
18 July 2012
Dr Martin Cryan, Senior Lecturer in the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has been awarded a grant by the EPSRC to develop a new type of nanoscale lens technology.
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