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Meet Bristol’s incredible 2024 Doctoral Prize winners
3 December 2024
Can we improve the heart health of diabetics? How is static electricity vital for animals’ survival? Why are ancient goddesses making a comeback?
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- Hi-tech healthcare boost for South West and Wales after over £1 million cash injection 4 December 2024 AI-powered virtual assistants for young people with ADHD and developing technology to combat loneliness in Parkinson’s patients are just a few of the exciting projects which have received financial backing from the LEAP Digital Health Hub.
- Scientists and engineers produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years 4 December 2024 Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.
- Cutting-edge research boost as GW4 Isambard 3 supercomputer goes online 4 December 2024 GW4 Isambard 3, a world-class supercomputer service for AI and high-performance computing (HPC), has officially launched this week, driving innovative new, scientific research in a wide range of areas, including in clean energy, designing optimal configuration of wind farms on both land and water, and modelling fusion reactors to provide green energy in the future.
- Semiconductor Showcase Event highlights research that could be pivotal to realising UK’s Net Zero ambition 3 December 2024 REWIRE, the semiconductor Innovation and Knowledge research Centre (IKC) led by the University of Bristol, is hosting a Showcase Event this week to highlight the groundbreaking work happening to accelerate the UK’s Net Zero climate ambitions.
- Launch of new Quantum Hub to support national security and critical infrastructure 3 December 2024 A new quantum technology hub to ensure the UK benefits from resilient position, navigation and timing advancements has been launched at the Royal Society.
- Three University of Bristol projects awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants 3 December 2024 A total of more than £5 million of funding has been awarded to three University of Bristol projects through the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants announced today (Tuesday 3 December 2024).
- Meet Bristol’s incredible 2024 Doctoral Prize winners 3 December 2024 Can we improve the heart health of diabetics? How is static electricity vital for animals’ survival? Why are ancient goddesses making a comeback?
- University apprenticeship scheme recognised at Department for Education awards 28 November 2024 The University of Bristol’s “amazing apprentices” have been praised after the University made the finals of the Department for Education’s National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards 2024.
- Research highlights greater financial hardship and importance of the legal system for divorced survivors of domestic abuse 28 November 2024 A new report reveals that women in England and Wales who have experienced domestic abuse are more financially vulnerable than other women in the wake of divorce and beyond.
- No ‘one size fits all’ treatment for Type 1 Diabetes, study finds 27 November 2024 Factors beyond carbohydrates have a substantial influence on blood glucose levels meaning current automated insulin delivery systems miss vital information required for glucose regulation, a new study has found.
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