Bristol showcases city-wide test beds in the European capital
The University of Bristol is playing a lead role in the creation of experimental test beds that will drive digital innovation and shape the way cities of the future operate.
Faculty of Engineering
Bristol scientists pinpoint the singularity for quantum computers
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that super-powerful quantum computers, which scientists and engineers across the world are racing to build, need to be even more powerful than previously thought before they can beat today’s ordinary PCs.
Student team win Airbus drone challenge
Students from the University of Bristol built and flew drones in a two day challenge called “Drone Dash 1”, sponsored by the Airbus Global University Partnership Programme this week.
2017 Bristol Teaching Award winners announced
The winners of the 2017 Bristol Teaching Awards, a joint venture between the University and Bristol SU, were announced at an Awards dinner, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building on Tuesday 6 June.
EU Quantum Flagship Project UNIQORN advances the next generation of quantum communication systems
The multidisciplinary project UNIQORN, which begins this month, will develop quantum technology for the mass market. Quantum communication systems, mostly found in research laboratories, will be squeezed into small and reliable photonic integrated circuits. By carefully laying out each element along the development chain from fabrication to application, the Horizon 2020 project will not only reduce size and cost, but will also bring improvements in terms of robustness and reproducibility.
Bristol start-up slashing cost of wind turbine maintenance raises £1.6m
A Bristol robotics company slashing the cost of maintaining wind turbines is flying high after securing £1.6 million in its latest funding round.
NI, BT, Bristol and Lund announced winners at the Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2017
National Instruments together with the University of Bristol, Lund University (Sweden) and BT, were last night [Tuesday 5 September] announced the winners in the category 'Information, Data & Connectivity' at The Engineer: Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Awards 2017, with their project 'Setting World Records in 5G Wireless Spectral Efficiency using Massive Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO)'.
Aerospace Day to encourage women into engineering
Students from local schools will be at the University of Bristol tomorrow [Wednesday 5 April] for the second Airbus Aerospace Outreach Day to promote aerospace engineering as an exciting and achievable career for women.
New visiting professor strengthens Bristol’s renewable energy teaching and research
The University of Bristol's growing activity in renewable energy teaching and research has been strengthened by the appointment of David Quarton, a leading figure in the wind energy industry, as a Visiting Professor.
University of Bristol academics announced as Fellows of The Alan Turing Institute
Thirty academics from engineering, health sciences, mathematics, veterinary science, geographical sciences, computer science, arts and other disciplines join the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.