New IBM partnership set to help create a ‘smarter planet’
The University of Bristol has announced it will be working with IBM on joint research and technology projects to help make the world a more efficient place.
Faculty of Engineering
Making connections: Bristol academics at UK-Japan smart grids workshop
Researchers from the University’s Centre for Communications Research visited Osaka, Japan recently to present details of the UK’s progress on ‘smart energy’ to the UK-Japan Smart Grids and Smart Communities Workshop.
New research challenges our understanding of cell communication
A mathematical model by researchers in the Department of Engineering Mathematics and School of Clinical Sciences, that challenges conventional wisdom regarding pulsatile GnRH signaling is published ahead of print in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Bristol academic honoured by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor Martin Lowson in the Department of Aerospace Engineering has been presented with the prestigious American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aeroacoustics Award.
James Dyson Foundation to support aspiring engineers at Bristol
Aspiring engineers at the University of Bristol will benefit from a £225,000 donation from the James Dyson Foundation, an educational charity supporting science, design and engineering, as part of an initiative to encourage young people to pursue their interest in these areas.
Seismic success for Chinese students
Six Chinese students, who won the 2011 Dynamic Designs China competition, will visit the University of Bristol this week [18-22 July] for a week-long masterclass on sustainable engineering.
Kyoto delegation visits Bristol to explore collaborative research opportunities
A top-level delegation from Kyoto University, an institution with a global reputation for academic excellence, is visiting the University of Bristol today [18 July] as part of an ongoing relationship aimed at exploring collaborative research opportunities.
Academic awarded prestigious Fellowship
Dr Wendel Sebastian, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
£1 million for computing on encrypted data
Bristol University’s Cryptography Group has received nearly £1 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK (EPSRC) with the aim of transforming security applications in the future.
Young researcher wins Europe-wide prize for PhD thesis
Dr Georg Fuchsbauer, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer Science, has won an award from the European Research Consortium in Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) for his recent PhD thesis.