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Bristol welcomes new scale-up lab space as the UK’s top deep tech city outside the Golden Triangle
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (559+ words) Press release issued: 26 January 2026 OMX, a new 30,000sqft laboratory and scale-up facility in Bristol city centre, opens this March " offering flexible lab space for rent from 1,000 to 5,000sqft for deep tech startups and high-growth companies ready to scale. Developed byScience Createsin partnership…...
University of Bristol launches 12 social venture spinouts delivering real-world impact
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (430+ words) Press release issued: 28 November 2025 Whereas traditional university spinouts are more commonly associated with Science, Technology and Engineering, what makes these companies different is that they originate from disciplines such as Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts for People and the Economy (SHAPE)....
Bristol-born startup PEEQUAL raises £925,000 to take women’s urinals global
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (344+ words) Press release issued: 21 October 2025 PEEQUAL, co-founded by Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane, began life as their final-year project at the University's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The idea was born out of frustration with long toilet queues at festivals and…...
Groundbreaking connection goes live as Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus taps into Bristol heat network
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) Press release issued: 16 October 2025 This is one of the first times in the country that a building will be capable of exporting heat from its own computer servers and cooling system back into a citywide heat network, helping to heat…...
University of Bristol spin-out raises more than £8m for new therapy targeting age-related sight loss
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (384+ words) Press release issued: 2 October 2025 Progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) " a common condition impacting central vision, for which there are currently no effective treatments, affects around200-millionpeople worldwide. This number is expected to rise to288-millionby 2040 as the population ages. In June…...
Bristol’s Entrepreneurship course recognised as best in UK and Europe
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) Press release issued: 29 September 2025 The Triple E Awards promote and celebrate university entrepreneurship and engagement around the world. Bristol's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was recognised as Runner-up in the Global Entrepreneurship Course of the Year, with Purdue University in…...
One year to go until University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus opens
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (727+ words) Press release issued: 23 September 2025 Opening in September 2026, the campus will be the catalyst for the UK's largest regeneration project, Bristol Temple Quarter." The flagship 38,000 square metre academic building, which will house 4,600 students and 650 staff, is on the site of the…...
Bristol secures top 10 spot in The Times Good University Guide 2026
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) The influential rankings placed the University of Bristol among the UK's leading institutions in a broad range of disciplines. Three Engineering courses rank in the top five, including first for General Engineering, 4th place for Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering'and'5th for Civil…...
Prestigious Royal Society award for Bristol scientist behind glucose-binding breakthrough
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (607+ words) Press release issued: 27 August 2025 Professor Anthony Davis, Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry, has received the honour for his work on glucose-binding molecules. Professor Davis" work focuses on designing molecules which can perform specific tasks, acting like mini-machines." Since living systems rely…...
Bristol students win national AI competition
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (406+ words) Press release issued: 3 July 2025 A project exploring how Artificial Intelligence [AI] can be meaningfully and ethically integrated into early childhood education has won first place in the UK Elevate Great AI Competition 2025. IEdu, an AI-powered early childhood ecosystem, was developed…...