Research and External Engagement (REE)

ICA@UWE Bristol Innovation Grants 2025 Funding is available for UWE Bristol innovators to deliver scalable pilot innovation projects in collaboration with external partners. Demonstrating potential for significant impact, projects must align with the mission of the Integrated Care Academy (ICA) and its core priorities. Successful projects will focus on the three shifts, as identified in … Continue reading "For Staff: Call for proposals – Integrated Care Academy"

UWE Bristol’s Wild Kitchen is taking its sustainability ambitions to the next level through a new collaboration with Generation Soil, the community composting organisation founded by UWE Bristol alum and doctoral researcher Alex Montgomery. Together with the UWE Hospitality Team and UWE Bristol’s Sustainability Team, this partnership will see food waste from Wild Kitchen transformed … Continue reading "From plate to planet: Wild Kitchen and Generation Soil close the loop on food waste"

After nearly a decade working on documentary productions in New York City, Nikki Dodd brought her passions for filmmaking and environmental advocacy together through the MA Wildlife Filmmaking programme at UWE Bristol, delivered in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. Holding strong working experience and a deep commitment to environmental storytelling, Nikki’s time at … Continue reading "Enterprise that fuels progress: Nikki Dodd’s creative journey at UWE Bristol"

In this blog, Simon Flenley – Assistant Director of Research & External Engagement (Skills) at UWE Bristol – shares a unique perspective on apprenticeships, shaped by his dual experience. With years of strategic involvement in the skills landscape, Simon recently completed his own Level 7 apprenticeship, offering valuable insights from both sides of the journey. … Continue reading "Skills that empower – From Self-Doubt to Distinction: My MBA Senior Leader Apprenticeship Journey"

How university funding helped launch a creative enterprise that’s now making a real difference in Bristol When Art Sync’s co-founders pitched their idea during UWE’s Venture Ready funding programme, they had a vision: to support BillyChip in creating a powerful marketing mural that would raise awareness of Bristol’s homelessness crisis. This month, that vision becomes … Continue reading "From Student Ventures to Social Impact: UWE Bristol Graduates Tackle Homelessness Through Art"

From Disciplinary Isolation to Programme Leadership: A 36-Year Journey Accelerated by Strategic Support Dr. Ronke Eyitayo, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at UWE Bristol, exemplifies the power of combining technical expertise with pedagogical passion. As an accomplished educator and researcher with over 36 years of experience spanning Nigeria, Botswana, and the UK, she has dedicated … Continue reading "Dr. Ronke Eyitayo: Transforming Digital Literacy Through Mentorship and Determination"

Written by Allan Macleod, Head of Civic and Inclusivity Ask anyone in Bristol what the biggest challenges the city faces are, and you will find three main responses, inequality, transport and housing. In many ways the three are interlinked but the rise of homelessness is becoming ever more evident and the cost of housing and … Continue reading "Housing and Homelessness, a Civic matter: Housing Matters 60th Anniversary"

At first glance, a badminton tournament might just seem like an enjoyable recreational event. But for Dr Praveen Kumar, Associate Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation at UWE Bristol, it has become a powerful vehicle for innovation, student engagement, and community impact. Now in its eighth year, the annual charity tournament – held at UWE Bristol’s Centre … Continue reading "Innovation with impact – How a badminton tournament became a catalyst for community health research"