Major prize for Senegalese film
A Senegalese film, which recently premiered in the UK thanks to funding from the University of Bristol, has won a major award.
Faculty of Arts
University joins city-wide celebrations of Black History Month 2017
The University of Bristol supports the city’s varied programme of events marking Black History Month.
Newly transcribed chronicle describes extreme weather events that hit Bristol 400 years ago
Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 16th/17th century including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that saw rivers frozen for months.
Recent visit strengthens Bristol’s bonds with China
Professor Hugh Brady, Vice-Chancellor & President and Dr Erik Lithander, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) were joined by senior University of Bristol academics on a recent visit to China to strengthen education partnerships and showcase the University to prospective students.
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.
New study aims to understand the reasons why Female Genital Cutting persists
The harmful health consequences of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) are well-established and the elimination of this practice is a priority for policy makers across the world.
Road to Rio: Bristol's top athletes prepare for the Olympics
Eight alumni from the University of Bristol are making their final preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which officially get underway on Friday [5 August].
2017 Bristol Teaching Award winners announced
The winners of the 2017 Bristol Teaching Awards, a joint venture between the University and Bristol SU, were announced at an Awards dinner, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building on Tuesday 6 June.
Helen Dunmore, 1952-2017
Helen Dunmore, an award-winning poet, novelist and children’s writer who taught at Bristol, died earlier this month.
University of Bristol academics announced as Fellows of The Alan Turing Institute
Thirty academics from engineering, health sciences, mathematics, veterinary science, geographical sciences, computer science, arts and other disciplines join the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.