Faculty of Engineering

Bristol and Watershed to host UK's first public trials on new 5G testbed

28 February 2018

The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab; Watershed, the leading film culture and digital media centre in the South West, and We The Curious, the Bristol-based science centre, will host the Layered Realities Weekend 5G Showcase next month [17 and 18 March]. The event will launch the world's first public 5G testbed to explore the next generation of wireless and wired connectivity through a series of free experimental public events.

Leading materials expert elected as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

24 September 2025

A University of Bristol academic who is a world leading expert in cellulosic materials and a strong advocate for equity, diversion and inclusion in STEM subjects has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Freedom of Speech - A statement by the Chair of the University's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group

27 February 2018

The University of Bristol is re-affirming its commitment to freedom of speech and to the rights of all our students and staff to discuss difficult and sensitive topics, and to being a place where all feel safe, welcomed and respected, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, disability or social background.

Alternative to traditional batteries moves a step closer after exciting progress in supercapacitor technology

27 February 2018

Lithium-ion batteries could be under threat after the development of polymer materials by the Universities of Bristol and Surrey, along with Superdielectrics Ltd, that could challenge the dominance of these traditional batteries - and they are ready to demonstrate their results.

‘Rising star’ Tom collects two international engineering awards in one week

27 November 2015

A University of Bristol PhD student, responsible for creating a unique technology that uses ultrasound to create tactile sensations in mid-air, is celebrating after winning two top awards in the space of a week.

University of Bristol partners with Ben-Gurion University

10 December 2019

The University of Bristol has formalised an agreement to collaborate with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel on research and education in Telecommunications Networks, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence.

The world’s most powerful acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans

22 January 2018

Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to hold particles in mid-air, and unlike magnetic levitation, they can grab most solids, liquids or even small insects and food. For the first time University of Bristol engineers have shown that it is possible to stably trap objects larger than the wavelength of sound in an acoustic tractor beam. This discovery opens the door to the manipulation of drug capsules or micro-surgical implements within the human body. Container-less transportation of delicate larger samples is now also a possibility and who knows, this could be a step towards levitating humans.

Bristol’s ‘Game of Drones’ win annual Drone Dash

26 February 2018

A pair of students from the University of Bristol split a £500 cash prize for winning ‘Drone Dash 2’ this weekend (24/25 February), the second annual fly-off sponsored and supported through the Airbus Global University Partner Programme.

Bristol postgraduates reap research rewards

27 November 2015

Six Bristol postgraduates have been awarded prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses in the academic year 2014/15.

Bristol to debut world's first 5G end-to-end network at Mobile World Congress

26 February 2018

The University of Bristol, University of Surrey and King's College London will this week [26 February – 1 March] debut the world's first end-to-end 5G network at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.