New public services research centre gets green light
A new research centre, focusing on public services and welfare reform, will launch in October 2019 thanks to being awarded Legacy Centre Status by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Grants and awards
Professor Memmott receives ecology award
Jane Memmott, Professor of Ecology in the School of Biological Sciences, has received the 2015 Marsh Award for Ecology.
Cooling baby treatment one of ‘Nation’s Lifesavers’
A University of Bristol researcher who discovered that cooling babies who have suffered a lack of oxygen at birth improves their survival without brain damage in later childhood, is named by Universities UK as one of the ‘Nation’s Lifesavers’.
Citizen services, gaming and immersive media showcased on a new 5G platform
A world-leading consortium of industry pioneers has been showcasing the latest innovations in 5G networking and technologies across a four-day event at the University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab.
Bristol to lead on world’s first national review of deaths of people with learning disabilities
NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have today announced the world’s first national programme to review – and ultimately reduce – the premature deaths of people with learning disabilities.
Professor Cini awarded Social Sciences Fellowship
Michelle Cini, Professor of European Politics, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences.
Duke of Kent presents Botanic Garden volunteers with Queen's Award
Volunteers from the University of Bristol Botanic Garden were presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) at a ceremony held at the Garden yesterday [Tuesday 2 April]. The award - the MBE for volunteer groups - was awarded by HRH the Duke of Kent and the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, Peaches Golding OBE, in recognition of the skill, dedication and enthusiasm of those who help to run and promote the work of the Garden.
£150,000 to research impacts of volcanic ash on UK nuclear sites
The likelihood and potential impacts of volcanic ash on nuclear generating sites in the UK will be investigated by researchers from the University of Bristol in partnership with EDF Energy, thanks to a £150,000 grant from the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
Engineering postgraduate receives Industrial Fellowship
Tom Barber, a postgraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
Flying high after award of £2.4 million to cut aircraft carbon emissions
The University of Bristol’s Department of Aerospace Engineering has been awarded £2.4 million as part of the £16 million Agile Wing Integration (AWI) collaborative research project that aims to cut aircraft carbon emissions.