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£24M in philanthropic funds raised in 2024 to support students and research
20 November 2024
Philanthropic gifts to the University of Bristol totalling £24.4 million will drive forward research in fields including neuroscience, climate change, quantum science and theatre, whilst also providing critical scholarships for current and future students at the University of Bristol.
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- Project to help farmers sell surplus produce to community organisations lands ImpactU funding 22 November 2024 A new initiative designed to allow farmers to sell surplus produce to community-based buyers such as food banks, small food producers, social supermarkets and beyond, is making waves after being nominated for Transformative Social Venture of the Year at the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards and landing ImpactU funding to help develop the project.
- £24M in philanthropic funds raised in 2024 to support students and research 20 November 2024 Philanthropic gifts to the University of Bristol totalling £24.4 million will drive forward research in fields including neuroscience, climate change, quantum science and theatre, whilst also providing critical scholarships for current and future students at the University of Bristol.
- Synchronised movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds 20 November 2024 Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonised, researchers have discovered.
- Redefining net zero will not stop global warming – scientists say 18 November 2024 In a new study, led by the University of Oxford (co-authored by a University of Bristol scientist) and published today [18 November] in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
- Anti-seizure drug Lamotrigine showed lowest risk of neurodevelopmental issues in study of 3 million children 15 November 2024 Children exposed to the anti-seizure drug lamotrigine during pregnancy were at no increased risk for autism or intellectual disability than those exposed to other anti-seizure medications, according to a new study on the use of eight different anti-seizure drugs published in Nature Communications today [15 November].
- Over £1 million awarded to investigate Type 1 Diabetes onset in people with early disease markers 14 November 2024 Two new studies to understand more about type 1 diabetes and how it develops in people who already have early markers of the disease in their blood are announced today [14 November] on World Diabetes Day. The awards, totalling over £1 million will help University of Bristol researchers find out how the disease, which affects up to 400,000 people in the UK, could be prevented in future.
- Pioneering research shows sea life will struggle to survive future global warming 13 November 2024 A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming worsens.
- Major funding to support next generation of biology and environmental researchers 13 November 2024 The University of Bristol will be among the beneficiaries of £36m in funding announced today [13 November] to support the next generation of researchers across the South West and Wales aiming to solve some of the most pressing challenges around environmental change and biology.
- Great Britain lags behind Europe on restricting gambling marketing, new research shows 11 November 2024 A new study, by the University of Bristol and Ipsos, adds to mounting evidence showing gambling marketing needs much stricter national regulation.
- University of Bristol-based cyber security initiative, CyBOK, enters ‘exciting new chapter’ 11 November 2024 The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK), a project that has been pivotal in the UK’s national cyber security efforts for over seven years, is set to transition from a research initiative based at the University of Bristol to a Community Interest Company (CIC). This development marks an important milestone, securing CyBOK’s long-term role in shaping professional standards and educational pathways in the field of cyber security in the UK, with a growing influence internationally.
