Grants and awards
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Bristol wins ESRC Future Research Leaders awards
12 July 2012
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded the University of Bristol six Future Research Leaders grants.
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An environmentally friendly robot
1 May 2012
Dr Jonathan Rossiter, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Mathematic and a member of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), has secured a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant for his project ‘A robot that decomposes: towards biodegradable robotic organisms’.
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Chemistry students shine
23 April 2009
Two students in the School of Chemistry have recently received accolades, from the Salters’ Institute and NESTA FameLab respectively.
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Professor Modood on Muslim Writers Awards shortlist
22 April 2009
A book by Professor Tariq Modood in the Department of Sociology has been shortlisted for the Muslim Writers Awards.
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Academic’s research recognised by international science community
11 May 2012
A leading cell biologist from the University of Bristol has been recognised for research excellence by EMBO — one of Europe’s most prestigious life sciences organisations.
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Emeritus Research Fellow wins 2009 Brunel Prize
7 April 2009
Dr Jitu Shah, an Emeritus Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, has been awarded the 2009 Brunel Prize by the Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society.
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Chemistry project receives further accolade
7 July 2009
A Bristol University project that is bringing chemistry to life for thousands of schoolchildren has been ‘Highly Commended’ in Business in the Community's Bank of America Merrill Lynch Education Award. The accolade was given at a reception at St James’s Palace last night [6 July].
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Honorary degree for Professor Kathy Sykes
12 June 2009
Kathy Sykes, Professor of Sciences and Society at the University of Bristol, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Gloucestershire.
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Bristol engineers ride high in national awards
6 July 2009
Five engineering students have been selected as ‘inspirational role models to the next generation of engineers’ by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Chris Deeming wins PhD research awards
6 July 2009
Dr Chris Deeming, a former PhD student in the School for Policy Studies, has won two awards for articles based on his PhD research at the University of Bristol.
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