Getting students on the Inside Track
Solar energy and subsea oil and gas industries are just some of the topics to be covered by Inside Track, a new seminar series launched by the Faculty of Engineering in January.
Faculty of Engineering
Early warning signals for critical transitions
Researchers from the University of Bristol and Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems have presented a methodology that uses mathematics to exploit easily obtainable information to a greater effect and as a result can reduce the amount of additional data that needs to be collected.
Real potential for growth in Bristol as Vince Cable opens National Composites Centre
An innovative car, flight refuelling kit and turbine blades showcased the latest in composite technology to the Business Secretary Vince Cable, who formally opened the National Composites Centre in Bristol today [Thursday 24 November].
Top academic takes up new aerospace engineering role
Professor Jonathan Cooper, formerly Professor of Aerostructures and Aeroelasticity at the University of Liverpool, has been named the new Airbus Sir George White Chair, a joint Bristol University / Airbus position. Sir George White founded one of the most important British aviation companies, the Bristol Aeroplane Company, back in 1910, one of the forerunners to BAE SYSTEMS and Airbus in the UK.
Engineering academic elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Professor Mario di Bernardo in the Department of Engineering Mathematics and a member of the Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Could nuclear power be the answer to global energy needs?
A new Nuclear Research Centre, a joint venture between the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford, was officially opened yesterday [Tuesday 8 November].
Toshiba’s Telecommunications Research Laboratory appoints new Managing Director
Toshiba’s Telecommunications Research Laboratory (TRL) in Bristol has announced the appointment of Professor Ian Craddock as Managing Director.
Bristol engineers take the lead again
Five engineering students from the University of Bristol have won the national Royal Academy of Engineering Leadership Advanced Awards.
Double success for new graduate’s gaming business
Computer Science graduate Chris Strand hasn’t wasted any time since graduating in July, with his business idea already having won two top competitions.
Bristol Robotics Laboratory receives Grand Challenges Explorations funding
The Bristol Robotics Laboratory, a research partnership between the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol, will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.