Little Britain star Matt Lucas awarded honorary degree
Matt Lucas, one of Britain's most recognisable and well-loved entertainers, has received a degree from the University of Bristol – 24 years after he started studying drama there.
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University of Bristol to listen to views on building names with links to the slave trade
The University of Bristol is launching a listening exercise today, seeking views on whether seven buildings whose names are linked in different ways to the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans should be renamed.
Bristol students to get a unique view on Monteverdi
Bristol Plays Music and the University of Bristol are joining forces to present a unique symposium on Renaissance music and the life and work of the composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643).
Honorary degrees awarded at the University of Bristol – Thursday 16 February
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Matt Lucas and Dr Donald Cameron MBE at degree ceremonies taking place today [16 February] in the Wills Memorial Building.
Peter Skrine, 1935-2017
Peter Skrine, former Professor of German at Bristol, died on 26 May after a lengthy illness. Dr Mark Allinson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, offers an appreciation.
Professor John Pickard wins top music award
A recording of seven compositions by John Pickard, Professor of Composition in Bristol’s Department of Music, has won the Contemporary category of this year’s Gramophone Awards.
Winners of the prizes for the Best Doctoral Research Theses 2016/17
Six University of Bristol postgraduates have been awarded £500 prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses.
Archaeologists locate early Portuguese churches on Zanzibar Island
A team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol and Zayed University (Abu Dhabi) have uncovered the foundations of two seventeenth century Portuguese churches on the East African island of Zanzibar.
Think Big: University welcomes future leaders to inaugural International Scholars Reception
Over 100 scholars, representing 36 countries, attended the University of Bristol’s inaugural International Scholars Reception at the Wills Memorial Building this month.
Leading global experts set to join charge against climate change at COP26
A team of University of Bristol experts on a wide range of hot topics spanning climate change, environmental justice, emissions, sustainable energy, green finance and the economy are poised to join the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26.