Professor Gillian Clark of the Department of Classics & Ancient History at the University of Bristol has achieved the rare distinction of being elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and the social sciences responsible for promoting research and scholarship in all branches of humane and social studies.
A nationwide £1.78 million study to improve the quality of life for patients suffering with multiple long-term health conditions begins today [3 March].
David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, will announce today [Thursday 10 May] funding for 22 exciting university-based research projects in the UK, including two at the University of Bristol.
The University's Hospitality Services has won silver in the Bristol Fairtrade Business Awards 2012. The Awards are the main event in the region for Fairtrade Fortnight and aim to recognise and celebrate local ethical businesses that promote fair trading.
Christine Nicol, Professor of Animal Welfare in the School of Veterinary Sciences, is one of the 2012 winners of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science.
Three academics at the University of Bristol have been appointed NIHR Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Four academics from Bristol's School of Earth Sciences have been awarded medals from the Geological Society.
Professor Samir Okasha and Professor Ken Binmore in the Department of Philosophy have been awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant worth £960,928 for their project Darwinism and the Theory of Rational Choice.
The University of Bristol has been awarded funding of £3.8 million by the EPSRC for a new Industrial Doctorate Centre, to provide the composites manufacturing industry with elite research engineers of the future.
A research centre in synthetic biology will be established at the University of Bristol thanks to a £13.6million grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Rt Hon David Willetts MP announced today.
