6 December 2010
A Bristol alumnus has been given membership of the Warren E. Burger Society in recognition of his contributions to court administration.
6 December 2010
Architectural historian Sarah Whittingham (PhD 2005) tells the story of Sir George Oatley’s (1863-1950) very full life, from his poor childhood on the Isle of Wight, to running the most successful architectural practice in Bristol on his return to his native city.
1 December 2010
Dr John Golder (MA 1970, PhD 1980) reports on a chance discovery that revealed the answer to an unfinished student project 32 years on.
29 November 2010
A Bristol maths graduate has launched a campaign to take his self-published children’s book The Snow Sheep to the Christmas number one spot and raise money for charity in the process.
19 November 2010
Gloucester rugby player Dave Attwood (BSc 2008) received his first England cap when he came on as a replacement to meet the All Blacks at Twickenham on 6 November.
18 November 2010
Drama graduate Paul Skinner (BA 2008) has won the prestigious 2010 David Lean Award, which recognises emerging talent in the field of screenwriting.
16 November 2010
Staff, students and alumni can now access some of the University’s most inspiring lecturers thanks to a new initiative set up by Bristol graduate Tom Corfield (MEng 2009).
15 November 2010
Steven Fisher (MEng 2006) has just been named the National Microelectronics Industry (NMI) young engineer of the year.
21 October 2010
Missed out on a ballot place? Need an incentive to get fit? There are six charity places available for Bristol alumni to run the Virgin 2011 London Marathon to raise money for the University’s Cancer Research Fund.
18 October 2010
In Talking to A Brick Wall: How New Labour stopped listening to the voter and why we need a new politics, Britain’s leading political pollster, Deborah Mattinson (LLB 1978), reviews the New Labour years from the voter’s point of view.