BDFI welcomes new Co-Director
Bristol Digital Futures Institute has appointed Professor Daniel Neyland as its new Co-Director was announced today (Monday 19 December).
News in 2022
University of Bristol-led consortium to receive nearly £12 million to unlock 6G technology potential
The University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab and partners have been granted nearly £12 million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to develop and industrialise technologies and solutions for future 6G mobile networks.
Bristol Temple Meads to become testbed for passenger tech
A multi-million pound programme will turn Bristol Temple Meads into the UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’, trialling new technologies designed to upgrade passengers’ experience.
Artwork delves into history of innovation in St Philips
A new artwork embracing the industrial and societal history of the new home for the University of Bristol’s first research hub in Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus was launched today (Tuesday 11 October).
New project pulls digital and physical worlds together for better product design
Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering are improving the way digital and physical design tools can work together to make products more quickly, cheaply and by anyone.
University of Bristol part of winning consortium to boost innovation and growth in UK’s telecoms supply chain
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has today [Tuesday 26 July] announced that £10 million has been awarded to launch the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN), a new body dedicated to boosting creativity in the country’s telecoms supply chain.
Telecomms industry asks students about their career aspirations
Calling all data, computer science and engineering students! Research project asks students about their career choices. Addressing the telecoms graduate gap: project asks students about their aspirations.
New initiative Bristol Innovations expands potential for transformative research
The University of Bristol is launching Bristol Innovations, a new initiative that will combine its far-reaching research expertise with the industry know-how of global partners, leading to progressive sector-wide and multidisciplinary discoveries.
New report sheds light on how a corner of St Philips became a centre of innovation for Bristol
Innovations in St Philips, Bristol 200 years ago mirror transformations to the way we live and work today according to a new report by the University of Bristol.
BDFI publishes Impact Report for 2021-22
BDFI published its Impact Report for the 12 months to March 2022 today (Tuesday 31 May).
Bristol Digital Futures Institute partners with LV= General Insurance
Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) announced a new partnership with major personal lines insurer LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) today (Monday 30 May). The partnership has been established following the work LV= GI has carried out with the University of Bristol and is part of a new commitment to digital innovation.
Pioneering new Gambling Harms Research Centre launched at University of Bristol
£4 million Gambling Harms Research Centre (GHRC) launched to build greater understanding and evidence around the growing and diverse impact of gambling harms across Great Britain.
Telecoms employers urged to join the conversation to help uncover digital skills shortages
Bristol Digital Futures Institute at the University of Bristol is teaming up with TM Forum to uncover why there are entry-level digital skills shortages in the telecoms industry.
£2.5m grant boosts carbon reduction for Bristol’s newest research hub
The University of Bristol’s commitment to sustainability took a significant step forward today (Monday 16 May) with a £2.5 million grant to embed carbon reduction technologies and practices in its first research and innovation hub at Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
£1 million gift will help bolster ‘digital innovation hub’ at Bristol’s new enterprise campus
The University of Bristol is delighted to have received an exceptionally generous philanthropic gift of £1 million from the Garfield Weston Foundation which will bolster the delivery of a brand-new hub for some of its most world-leading research.
Think power – Bristol researchers want you to imagine future energy systems
Researchers at the University of Bristol have launched a series of artworks to help households, community organisations and schools understand and discuss how we will generate and use energy in the future.
Knowledge Exchange Fellowships available to drive impact from research
Bristol Digital Futures Institute is delighted to announce a funded Knowledge Exchange Fellowship opportunity, which aims to support the development of impact from research.
BDFI brings experts together to look at the future
Bristol Digital Futures Institute brought technology and social science experts together last week (19 January) to examine new opportunities to create and disrupt digital innovation using new ‘sociodigital’ approaches.
Latest academic and operational recruitment is underway
Five new roles in partnership with the faculty of Social Sciences and Law, plus two operational roles with the BDFI team, are now open for applications.