Subjects at the University of Bristol are world-class, new league table confirms
Many of the courses taught at the University of Bristol are among the best in the world, according to a new international league table.
News in 2017
Street piano project hits the right notes in Bristol this summer
Bristol will come alive with the sound of music this summer thanks to the world-famous Play Me, I’m Yours street pianos project.
More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has discovered that a marked decrease in summer cloud cover during the last 20 years has significantly accelerated melt from the Greenland ice sheet.
Bristol’s Dr Gorochowski awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Dr Thomas Gorochowski, from the University of Bristol’s Bristol BioDesign Institute, has been awarded a prestigious five-year University Research Fellowship by the Royal Society.
Bristol to receive £1 million gift to launch the next generation of researchers
The next generation of researchers and innovators at the University are set to benefit from a £1 million gift from University of Bristol alumnus Dr Jonathan de Pass and Georgina, his wife.
Dr Albone honoured by Japanese government for science education work
Dr Eric Albone MBE, Co-Founder and Director of the Clifton Scientific Trust, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays by the government of Japan.
Alzheimer's Society £2 million grant to draw expertise from local charity RICE
Alzheimer's Society has announced that it has committed almost £2 million as part of its biggest-ever single investment in dementia care research and Professor Julian Hughes, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Bristol was a co-applicant on the grant.
Bristol student to address UN General Assembly
Third year French and Spanish student Nick Bloom was one of 60 applicants selected to be heard at the United Nations in New York this July.
Bristol scholarship students head to New Zealand
Eight Bristol students are about to begin summer research scholarships awarded by the University of Auckland (UoA) in New Zealand, a fellow member of the Worldwide Universities Network.
Expedition aims to discover how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients in the sea
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, is preparing to take part in research expedition to coastal Greenland where they will examining, for the first time, how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients to the oceans.
University celebrates sustainability at the 2017 Green Impact Awards
Sustainability activity at the University of Bristol was recognised this week at the 2017 Green Impact Awards. Professor Judith Squires, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students, presented 41 awards to 30 teams, celebrating their efforts to improve sustainability during the past year.
Cracking the mystery of avian egg shape
A team of international scientists – including an archaeologist from the University of Bristol – have cracked the mystery of why bird eggs are shaped the way they are.
Centre for Gender and Violence Research launches new journal
The Journal of Gender-Based Violence is the first international journal based in Europe to showcase the work of scholars across disciplinary and topic boundaries.
£2 million award will advance understanding of mechanisms of learning and memory
Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol have been awarded a prestigious £2 million Wellcome Trust Investigator Award for a five-year study to investigate the neuronal circuits that drive our recognition memory.
University of Bristol given 'Silver' ranking in Teaching Excellence Framework
Bristol has been given a ‘Silver’ ranking in the pilot Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), which was published on 22 June 2017.
Blades Research Hub to support development of next generation turbine blades
A £2.3 million research partnership between the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Bristol could help unlock larger and more powerful wind turbines than ever before.
Bristol’s female engineers on a mission to inspire women with a Blu-ray™ screening of Hidden Figures
Female engineers from the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering are on a mission to inspire women to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects this Friday [23 June] when 90 local secondary school girls, aged 11- to 15-years old, celebrate International Women in Engineering Day.
Human Geography Master’s celebrates 25 years
2017 marks a quarter century for one of the UK’s leading Master’s programs in Human Geography at the University of Bristol.
University of Bristol ranked 22nd in Europe, new league table confirms
The University of Bristol has been ranked 22nd out of almost 400 universities in Europe, according to a new league table published today [21 June].
Students use world-class space facilities to design their own volcano monitoring satellite
A team of students and staff from the University of Bristol are designing a volcano monitoring satellite as part of the University's satellite programme. The group of 17 students and academics have been given unique access to the Concurrent Design Facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) RAL Space, to design the University's first CubeSat.
Bristol-led scientific paper wins RSPB award
A scientific paper led by a team of biologists from the University of Bristol has won a major award from the RSPB.
Bristol scientist named Innovator of the Year for sight-saving device
Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work into polarisation and macular degeneration.
£1.8m for major study into management of bleeding after childbirth
The UK National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has awarded a collaboration led by Liverpool, Bristol and Sunderland £1.8m to run a large study into the drug treatment of bleeding after childbirth (also called postpartum haemorrhage or PPH).
Early career researcher wins Cancer Research UK 2017 Research Engagement Award
Dr Kaitlin Wade from the University's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit has been awarded this year’s CRUK Research Engagement Award in the category of Rising Star.
Bristol hosts top US students for Fulbright Summer Institute
Ten of the USA’s brightest undergraduates have been spending four weeks at the University of Bristol to explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK, as part of the Fulbright UK Summer Institute scheme.
University scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers is renewed
A scholarship scheme for refugees and asylum seekers will run for a second year following a successful pilot, the University of Bristol has announced.
Bristol SU comes alive to the sound of spring, dinosaurs and Renaissance dance
There will be classical music floating through the University of Bristol Student's Union (Bristol SU) tomorrow [Tuesday 20 June] when 160 local primary school students take part in an orchestra workshop.
Bristol engineers receive Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards
Three University of Bristol engineers are the recipients of Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards. Professor Bruce Drinkwater from the Department of Mechanical Engineering received his award this year and Professor Dimitra Simeonidou from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Professor Paul Weaver from the Department of Aerospace Engineering were the recipients of the award in 2016.
Have your say on ‘transformative’ new university campus
The University of Bristol has revealed its initial vision for the new £300 million campus next to Bristol Temple Meads and is urging the public to feed into a large-scale consultation.
Queen’s birthday honour for Bristol professors
Professor Debbie Lawlor and Professor Richard Taylor at the University of Bristol have both received awards in the Queen’s Birthday Honours which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK.
Bristol graduates among highest paid in the UK
Graduates of the University of Bristol are among the highest paid in the country three years after graduating, according to data released by the Department of Education.
Bristol embraces nature with My Wild University meadow
‘My Wild University’ is a joint venture between the University of Bristol and Avon Wildlife Trust which aims to embrace nature across the city and get Bristol buzzing.
Epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft
Cleft lip and/or palate are common birth defects and affect around 15 in every 10,000 births in Europe. New research by the University of Bristol from the largest study of cleft lip and/or palate in the world, the Cleft Collective, has found epigenetics could help diagnose different types of cleft.
30,000 people to visit Bristol for latest open days
Over 30,000 visitors will be attending the University of Bristol’s latest undergraduate open days on Friday and Saturday [16 and 17 June].
New trial for prosthetic hip joint infection
The first ever randomised trial to investigate why some patients develop infections after their hip or knee replacement surgery, and which type of surgical revision treatment is best is being run by the University of Bristol and members of the public are being asked to consider taking part.
Do your teeth need an MOT?
Do your teeth need some routine dental treatment? Student dentists, therapists and hygienists from the University of Bristol’s School of Oral and Dental Sciences are offering dental treatment for members of the public who do not have a dentist.
’Big Data’ resource raises possibility of research revolution
A group of UK scientists involving researchers from the University of Bristol have demonstrated how aggregating image data from laboratories all around the world has the potential to revolutionise scientific research.
Scientists develop phagocytic protocells capable of the targeted delivery of enzymes
Researchers at the University of Bristol have designed a community of artificial cell-like droplets that collectively displays a simple form of phagocytosis behavior. The work provides a new approach to designing complex life-like properties in non-living materials.
Students and staff shine at University of Bristol sporting awards
On Saturday 3 June the University of Bristol celebrated the outstanding sporting achievements of our students and staff with the Bristol Reds awards.
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute appoints new Director
Professor Rachael Gooberman-Hill has been appointed to Director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research at the University of Bristol and will take up the role on 1 August 2017.