Faculty of Engineering

UK Government announces £138 million funding for world-class infrastructure research

9 December 2015

Inadequate infrastructure costs the nation £2 million a day, and extreme events can cost hundreds of millions more. The University of Bristol is one of 14 university partners in the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), which has secured £138 million of funding, to be match funded from other sources, as part of the UK Government’s spending review to develop a world-class, UK-based national infrastructure research community.

Bristol Engineering student named Student Volunteer of the Year

25 February 2015

Conor McGlacken, a fourth-year Engineering Design student, has received the Student Volunteer of the Year Award as part of Student Volunteering Week.

Work and play at Bristol’s Festival of Postgraduate Research

18 March 2015

The University is holding its second Festival of Postgraduate Research on 30 April to showcase the postgraduate research taking place at the University, encourage collaborative research across all disciplines and help build a robust postgraduate research community.

Move over Wallace and Gromit - it’s the right trousers

24 February 2015

With an ageing UK population, older people could have the opportunity to stay independent for longer thanks to a pioneering project announced today [Tuesday 24 February]. New research, led by the University of Bristol, will develop smart trousers using artificial ‘muscles’ in its soft fabric to help disabled and older people move around easily and unaided.

University and NTU Singapore to push the frontier in ageing innovations

23 October 2014

In the near future, smart wearable technologies will make it easier for the elderly to continue living independently, while enabling their children and caregivers to ensure their safety and daily health and well-being are properly monitored.

Students win £1,000 in Bristol Engineering Mathematics competition

16 September 2014

For the second year running students from Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe, are celebrating after being announced as winners of the University of Bristol Engineering Mathematics Challenge, a nation-wide competition for final year school students.

Universities showcase brings research to life this weekend

10 November 2016

A showcase of the exciting research collaborations taking place across the city is being held as part of the Bristol800 celebrations this weekend.

MyWorld set to make South West a digital media leader on global stage

26 June 2020

The South West is on track to become an international trailblazer in screen-based media thanks to £46 million funding, which will launch a creative media powerhouse called MyWorld and supercharge economic growth, generating more than 700 jobs.

University of Bristol ranked top five for research in the UK

6 January 2015

The University of Bristol is ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for its research, according to new analysis of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 which takes into account the percentage of staff submitted.

SETsquared Bristol awards six BAME-led startups with Breakthrough Bursary

18 December 2020

The University of Bristol’s world-leading tech incubator, SETsquared Bristol, is proud to announce six BAME-led companies that have been awarded their 2020 Breakthrough Bursary.