School of Engineering

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been in the news lately. UWE Bristol’s Professor Alan Winfield is a signatory of an international open letter, also signed by Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, asking for training of powerful AI systems to be suspended. Here Alan shares his views and expertise on the latest developments. Do you … Continue reading "Professor of Robot Ethics Alan Winfield shares his views on AI advancements and how society should respond"

Tickets are now available for the School of Engineering’s annual Family Fun Day on Saturday the 1st of July. The event runs between 10:00 and 16:30, tickets are FREE and can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engineering-family-fun-day-tickets-578609144527?aff=erelexpmlt There will be a variety of activities throughout the day for families to enjoy including UWE’s robots, LEGO Mindstorm robot … Continue reading "Inspire Engineering Family Fun Day: Tickets Available Now! "

This week, a multi-department team from UWE formed part of the Somerscience Festival, in Bruton. The festival, organised by the Somerscience Trust, invited local families and children to engage with STEM and get involved with lots of fun activities. The Somerscience Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation set up to advance the education of the … Continue reading "UWE team at Somerscience festival 2023, inspiring families with health science and engineering"

The UWE Bristol Turing Network is collaborating with Bristol University’s Jean Golding Institute to create a family-friendly public event at the Bristol Beacon on 8th June, which forms part of Bristol Data Week. The public is invited to join the conversation around ChatGPT, protecting vulnerable communities, and creating a sustainable future. Data is all around … Continue reading "Free event on collaborating with communities using data and AI to create more inclusive cultures"

Over 150 secondary students from schools across the region attended the event at the Aerospace Bristol museum on the 26th April.  There were several different interactive and engaging sessions available based on the various challenges that the West faces as it hopes to move towards a more sustainable future; including transport, waste and retrofitting our … Continue reading "WECA Schools Summit brings together young voices, politicians and business leaders to discuss sustainability and green careers"

Laura Fogg-Rogers, Associate Professor for Engineering in Society, was recently featured on BBC Radio Bristol, where she talked about her work at UWE Bristol and her latest project. In the interview with host Steve Yabsley, Laura talked about how her work focusses on the relationship between people and technology, and her passion for sustainability, climate … Continue reading "UWE Bristol Academic Laura Fogg-Rogers discusses the university’s new Repair Café on BBC Radio Bristol"

A programme designed to inspire a future generation to take up roles in green engineering has been completed, with more than 20,000 local school children benefitting. Using curriculum-linked engineering outreach and careers support, the DETI Inspire programme connected primary and secondary school pupils with real-life, diverse engineering role models to widen aspirations for green STEM … Continue reading "Programme to inspire next generation of engineers reaches more than 20,000 pupils"

UWE’s very own Appolinaire Etoundi spoke on Radio Bristol on 13th March about designing joints for amputees. Listen from 2h 20min into the programme at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f488jc The show marked British Science Week by speaking to local scientists. Appolinaire’s story is fascinating and well worth listening to for 5 min!