Alan Champneys, Professor of Applied Nonlinear Mathematics in the Department of Engineering Mathematics at the University of Bristol has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) in recognition of his internationally reputed activities within the specialised branch of mechanical engineering. The Doctor of Engineering was awarded at a ceremony last weekend [Saturday 28 May].
The University of Bristol’s High Performance Networks Group presented its recent achievements on data centre technologies and software defined networking at EuCNC 2014 in Bologna, Italy, last week.
The government drive to encourage switching is being hampered by British attitudes to swapping providers, according to new research from Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the company that owns and manages the UK’s Current Account Switch Service, and the University of Bristol.
Bristol will be joining a global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths as part of Ada Lovelace Day tomorrow [13 October].
The University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QETLabs) has set out to change the way quantum technologies are designed, developed and manufactured and to create a world-leading centre to train entrepreneurially-minded quantum engineers. Today [Tuesday 1 March] the Universities & Science Minister Jo Johnson announced QETLabs has been successfully awarded funding of £9 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to make this happen.
Wireless technology is becoming increasingly common in live musical performances but the technology is prone to interference, which can affect a live concert. A research team have demonstrated the potential Wi-Fi has to offer for live performances and specifically for the musical gloves used by the artist Imogen Heap.
The University of Bristol is part of a consortium that will investigate the potential risk from a changing climate and extreme weather to people’s health across the city. The project, funded by Innovate UK and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), will combine the latest methods in economic valuation and systems modelling and explore the strategic level response to evidence and opportunities for minimising costs.
Over 20 properties will be taking part in this weekend’s Bristol Green Doors open home event [Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September] and visitors will have the opportunity to take full advantage of them thanks to the Digital Green Doors Android and iPhone smartphone and tablet application.
A social enterprise set up by a University of Bristol graduate, tackling the taboos surrounding menstruation and sanitation, has been named Female Start-up of the Year.
The ability for users to be more expressive when interacting with a device or system without touching it will be described by Professor Sriram Subramanian at the World Economic Forum meeting of the New Champions 2014 to be held in Tianjin, China this week [10-12 September 2014].
