Grants and awards
- 17 December 2014 A book by Robert Fowler, Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek, has won the Charles J Goodwin Award of Merit.
- 12 May 2022 We need to look after young brains: threats including early life adversity, sleep disruption, drug addiction and genetic mutations can all challenge brain development and lifelong mental health. Thanks to funding of over £6.5 million for new brain research, neuroscientists at the University of Bristol hope to alleviate these threats and their burden on patients, carers, clinicians and society.
- 16 December 2014 Bristol’s universities are joining forces to make an impact of over £1 million on the city’s economy whilst making positive and sustainable environmental changes during Bristol 2015 European Green Capital.
- 11 May 2022 Imre Berger, Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry and Director of Bristol’s Max Planck Centre for Minimal Biology has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences for his outstanding contributions to biomedical science and notable discoveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 22 December 2014 The Universities of Bath, Bristol, Sheffield and Strathclyde and their industrial partners have been given funding to develop the UK into a future hub for the manufacture of advanced semiconductor materials.
- 19 December 2024 Two University of Bristol professors have been presented awards by the Palaeontological Association for their contributions to academia, outreach and human knowledge.
- 1 October 2024 The University of Bristol has received a £1million grant from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to establish a new Centre for Chemical Characterisation in Heritage Sciences – an initiative that will span Arts, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
- 28 August 2024 A University of Bristol palaeontologist is among 25 medal and award winners announced by the Royal Society today [Wednesday 28 August].
- 26 July 2018 Research and teaching in key areas at the University of Bristol is among the best in the world, according to a new international league table.
- 18 December 2014 Dr Evarist Stoja in the Department of Accounting and Finance has been awarded a prestigious Houblon-Norman Fellowship at the Bank of England for 2014/15.
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