Professor Stephen Sparks of the University of Bristol, a geologist whose work has improved understanding of how volcanoes work and our ability to forecast deadly volcanic eruptions, will receive the 2015 Vetlesen Prize, an award considered to be the Nobel Prize of the earth sciences.
The University of Bristol has consistently maintained its upward trend in the international university rankings, while reinforcing its place as one of the UK’s top research universities.
The University of Bristol has received funding from the Wellcome Trust to renew three prestigious PhD studentship programmes in the Faculties of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences.
The lived environment of the slave is the subject of a new research project, led by Dr Josie Gill of the University of Bristol’s Department of English, which has received £80,000 funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Six Bristol postgraduates have been awarded prizes for the exceptional quality of their research degree theses in the academic year 2012/13.
The GW4 Alliance, which brings together the combined strengths of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, held its official launch last night.
Four University of Bristol aerospace engineering undergraduates were presented with the Airbus Group Scholarship at an event held this term at the University. The scholarships were awarded to Kate Goldup; Kathryn Pugh; Megan Reynolds and Joanna Savage by Professor Ian Lane from the Airbus Group.
Two undergraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering who have excelled in their academic studies have each been awarded a £3,000 scholarship from Boeing.
A £28 million expansion to the National Composites Centre (NCC), a world-leading research and technology hub owned by the University of Bristol, has been officially opened by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Researchers in the School of Arts have been awarded almost 3.5 million Euros from the European Research Council (ERC) for two innovative music projects.
