Faculty of Engineering
- Super Mario hackers’ tricks could protect software from bugs, study finds 23 April 2024 Video gamers who exploit glitches in games can help experts better understand buggy software, students at the University of Bristol suggest.
- A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as aerospace could transform UK industry. 22 April 2024 A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as aerospace could transform UK industry.
- University of Bristol to lead the way in making future digital infrastructures cyber secure 18 April 2024 A new University programme which will address the grand challenge of providing cyber security at societal scale has received £6.8 million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
- Octopus inspires new suction mechanism for robots 18 April 2024 A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists at the University of Bristol.
- Silent flight edges closer to take off, according to new research 17 April 2024 The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, featuring an energy-conserving arrangement, make noise has been solved by researchers at the University of Bristol.
- €2m grant to develop ‘acoustic tweezers’ which could revolutionise laboratory microscopes 11 April 2024 A University of Bristol scientist who has created a new ultrasonic technology with the potential to transform how microscopes are used in laboratories has been awarded €2m in funding from the European Research Council (ERC).
- Harnessing wind power for international shipping receives new wave of funding 26 March 2024 Bristol-based maritime engineering start-up WingTek, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and the National Composites Centre, has won a £2.2m innovation grant.
- University of Bristol collaboration secures nearly £2 million for technical experts 18 March 2024 A pioneering new project that will develop the abilities of Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) and support them to build the skills to work with industrial partners to address real-world challenges and opportunities has been awarded £1.97 million.
- Bristol leaps ahead in training next generation of leaders to tackle major global challenges 12 March 2024 Hundreds of talented scientists and engineers are set to advance solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges, ranging from reaching net-zero and developing sustainable energy to improving digital security and making the latest health breakthroughs.
- Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others 11 March 2024 A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need.
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