Annual Overview 2021/22

A fresh look at the last academic year, progressing our strategy and collective achievements

Research with Impact

Our research is helping to change the world for the better. We work in partnership to help create a healthier, more sustainable and connected future for us all.

A springboard for success

As the University celebrates being named ‘University of the Year’, in this new feature we delve deeper into what makes Bath such a special place to study.

New company launches ultra-light, low carbon ‘aerogel’ insulation materials

University of Bath spin-out company Aerogel Core Ltd set to develop next generation materials for the aerospace and automotive industries

University of Bath Mechanical Engineering graduate Waleed Lattouf wins UK Innovate award

Lattouf's web platform ‘Flinke’ allows online companies to optimise and streamline sustainable supply chains

Attitude towards science depends on what you think you know, rather than what you actually know

Survey of over 2,000 adults in the UK identifies potential pitfalls of science communication.

Bath scientists working to make vaccines safer raise £1.2m to launch biotech venture

EnsiliTech has raised £1.2 million in pre-seed funding to refine technology that allows vaccines to be stored without refrigeration.

Polygamous birds have fewer harmful mutations

New study led by the Milner Centre for Evolution suggests polygamy increases the efficiency of natural selection by reducing harmful mutations.

New Bath institute to tackle pressing climate crisis and sustainability issues

The new Institute for Sustainability will focus on sustainable chemical technologies and sustainable systems.

Skeleton star Matt Weston joins ranks of Bath-based World Champions

The BBSA slider dominated all four runs to become only the fourth Brit to be crowned Skeleton World Champion and the first man to do so since 2008

Lily-May Catling and Betsy Creak to lead Team Bath Netball into 2023 Super League campaign

The new captain and vice-captain were appointed after an innovative selection process that involved a vote from their Super League team-mates.

GB four-man bobsleigh squad win first-ever European Championships title

Fellow University of Bath-based slider Matt Weston also won gold in the men's skeleton in Altenberg, Germany

Golden finish to 2022 for Bath-based bobsleigh and skeleton athletes at World Cup in Lake Placid

Brad Hall led the four-man crew to only Great Britain's second-ever World Cup gold, two days after Matt Weston had won the men's skeleton race.

University of Bath swimmer Tom Dean completes international medal haul at World Short-Course Champs

The sporting scholar finished 2022 on the podium in Australia, as did University of Bath Swim Club's Ben Proud and alumna Anna Hopkin.

Golden duo help to open new Wheelchair Fencing National Training Centre at University of Bath

A newly-built EIS Athlete Health & Performance Studio for Olympic and Paralympic athletes has also been officially opened at the Sports Training Village

Bitcoin has shot up 50% since the new year, but here’s why new lows are probably still ahead

PhD James Kinsella and Dr Richard Fairchild write for The Conversation

ADHD more strongly linked to anxiety and depression compared to autism – new research

Punit Shah, Luca Hargitai and Lucy Anne Livingston write for The Conversation.

Jacinda Ardern: the ‘politics of kindness’ is a lasting legacy

Professor Hilde Coffe from the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies writes for The Conversation.

Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market

Professor Phil Tomlinson writes for The Conversation.

Global economy 2023: what happens next with industrial action

Professor Phil Tomlinson discusses the wave of strikes in the United Kingdom in The Conversation's round-up of global industrial unrest.

Fungal toxins are widespread in European wheat - threatening human health and the economy

Wheat provides 19% of calories consumed by humans globally. But a fungal disease which can infect crops and contaminate the grain with toxins is on the rise.