The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE and Dr Gerald Avison at degree ceremonies taking place today [18 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
Three quarters of crop species depend on pollinators, but the service they provide is under increasing threat from climate change. An international collaboration, led by the University of Bristol, will investigate the effects of climate change on pollinators and people’s diet thanks to funding of nearly €1 million from The Belmont Forum.
The University of Bristol is awarding honorary degrees to Dr Julian Hector, Roz Savage and Professor Sir Mark Welland at degree ceremonies taking place today [11 July] in the Wills Memorial Building.
The University of Bristol's Musculoskeletal Research Unit has won the special prize in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) New Media Competition for a film that shows how patient involvement has been embedded into the STAR (Support and Treatment After joint Replacement) research project and the difference it has made.
Bristol Is Open, a joint venture between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council, was awarded the global ‘Smart City Innovator’ award at the TM Forum Live! 2016 – Digital World Awards last week.
A University of Bristol professor has become the first non-US recipient of a prestigious American engineering accolade in recognition of his pioneering work in composite structures and his inspirational mentoring of young academics and professionals.
Dr Julia Wolf, Heilbronn Reader in Combinatorics and Number Theory in the School of Mathematics and Associate Chair of the Heilbronn Institute of Mathematical Research, has been awarded the Anne Bennett Prize by the London Mathematical Society.
University of Bristol researchers have received £300,000 of funding to investigate ways to improve the capabilities of artificial muscles, as part of a major £1.5million project to advance robot dexterity.
One of the most important facilities supporting dementia research in the country will continue its help in the fight against the disease thanks to an award of £140,000 by Bristol dementia research charity BRACE.
In 2015, a devastating earthquake in Nepal resulted in the loss of 9,000 lives, 3.5 million people left homeless and entire neighbourhoods flattened.
