Nearly four million Euros awarded to Bristol academics from ERC for ground-breaking research
Two University of Bristol academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants totalling almost two million Euros each.
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Grants and awards
Architecture award for Senate House student hub development
The University of Bristol’s Senate House student hub has won an architecture award following a major refurbishment project.
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Professor Francesco Fornetti named National Teaching Fellow
Professor Francesco Fornetti, Associate Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, has been named a National Teaching Fellow (NTF), the most prestigious award for teaching in UK higher education.
Scientists receive funding to create a universal software for quantum dynamics simulations
For the first time, scientists researching in the field of quantum dynamics (QD) will be able to access, develop and deploy a universal software framework for simulations, removing many barriers that exist to achieving a deeper understanding and exploiting new phenomena across the quantum world.
Pioneering new childhood cancer research projects announced by The Little Princess Trust
The Little Princess Trust has announced funding of three groundbreaking childhood cancer research projects including a new University of Bristol-led study that will investigate how protein production is changed in childhood cancer cells.
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Leading dolphin expert receives Zoological Society of London's Scientific Medal
A University of Bristol academic specialising in dolphin social behaviour has scooped the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) Scientific Medal.
‘Fastball’ test to detect Alzheimer’s earlier gets major £1.5 million funding boost
A simple but revolutionary test to improve early detection for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could soon be helping patients and their families, thanks to a significant £1.5 million funding boost awarded to the universities of Bath and Bristol.
20 University of Bristol academics named on Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list
A total of 20 University of Bristol academics have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list - up by three on last year.
University of Bristol leaps six places in highly regarded global rankings
The University of Bristol has leapt six places in the QS World University Rankings 2024.
Five Bristol academics awarded funding to work with Catapult Centres via Researcher in Residence scheme
Five Bristol academics have recently won funding from the national Research in Residence (RiR) funding competition which funds academics to work on an innovation project in partnership with the Catapult Network.