Students test pioneering satellite at European Space Agency
For these students, it really is rocket science.
Faculty of Engineering
Student’s app aims to catch AI essay cheats
An app built by a University of Bristol student helps detect essays written by AI bots like ChatGPT.
Bristol project to re-energise battery industry receives investment from energy storage reader
Research to improve battery performance has received backing from the Faraday Institution, a leader in energy storage.
Pivotal UK-Ukraine twinning scheme celebrated on one-year anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative which united the University of Bristol and the National Aerospace University: Kharkiv Aviation Institute in Ukraine as well as hundreds of other universities as part of a UK government-backed program to support higher education institutions impacted by the Russian invasion.
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Nearly four million Euros awarded to Bristol academics from ERC for ground-breaking research
Two University of Bristol academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants totalling almost two million Euros each.
Graduate: ‘Visualisation saved my life – now I want to make it mainstream’
A wellbeing start-up hopes to help millions with visualisation techniques that are credited with saving its co-founder’s life.
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Fundraising Bristol students to cycle 100km Ukraine-shaped route
University of Bristol students are among nine friends - including a Ukrainian expat - cycling a 100km route that traces the shape of Ukraine.
Ivan Laver, 1946-2023
Ivan Laver, former Workshop Manager in Mechanical Engineering, passed away in late April. His friends Peter McKeighan and Troy Swankie offer a remembrance.
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NASA astronaut inspires as she receives honorary doctorate from her old university
The atmosphere was out of this world as a NASA astronaut returned to her old university to receive an honorary doctorate.
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Professor Francesco Fornetti named National Teaching Fellow
Professor Francesco Fornetti, Associate Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, has been named a National Teaching Fellow (NTF), the most prestigious award for teaching in UK higher education.