Recognition for University of Bristol research in Royal Society of Chemistry awards
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2025 Prize winners include several successes for the University of Bristol.
Grants and awards
Bristol academics receive Wolfson Research Merit Awards
Two Bristol academics are among the 19 new Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders.
What we know for sure: Bristol researcher scoops top philosophy prize
Dr Jason Konek, a research assistant in the Department of Philosophy on the European Research Council project ‘Epistemic Utility Theory’, has won the 2015 Young Epistemologist Prize.
Bristol part of €20.8 million study to drive drug discovery for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis
The lives of patients affected by atopic dermatitis and psoriasis could be improved thanks to the start of an EU-funded research project BIOMAP (Biomarkers in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis). The five-year project will address key unmet needs in treating these common inflammatory skin conditions by analysing data from more than 50 000 patients to improve disease understanding, patient care and future therapies.
Professor Malcolm Johnson wins Outstanding Achievement Award
Professor Malcolm Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Health and Social Policy, has won the British Society of Gerontology’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2014.
Postgraduate student recognised for fungal genetics research
A PhD student based in the lab of Professor Gary Foster and Dr Andy Bailey (School of Biological Sciences) has won a poster award from the Genetics Society of America (GSA) for research into the development of antibiotics derived from fungus.
Free online resource to be developed for evidence-based veterinary medicine
Academics from the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences have been awarded a grant from RCVS Knowledge to create a free online teaching and learning resource for evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM).
Innovation students win prestigious design award from RSA
A team of students from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has won a prestigious Student Design Award from the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Could technology transform GP consultations?
The way we interact with our GPs could be transformed thanks to a new £458,000 project exploring whether consultations could viably be conducted via email, text message, telephone or via the internet.
Influential climate scientists land prestigious Royal Meteorological Society awards
Two pioneering University of Bristol climate researchers have received recognition for the impact of their work at the Royal Meteorological Society’s 2024 Awards.