Research and External Engagement (REE)

Black voices remain underrepresented across many areas of health economics, research leadership and policy decision-making. The newly launched Black Health Economists’ Network (BHEN), founded by Dr Chizoba Esio-Bassey at UWE Bristol, aims to help change that. BHEN is a new platform that brings together Black researchers, students, practitioners, policy professionals and allies working across health … Continue reading "Building a Community for Inclusivity, Equity and Impact: Introducing the Black Health Economists’ Network (BHEN)"

Written by Maddy Foard   It has now been 3 years since the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Impact Accelerator Account (IAA) opened at UWE, supporting knowledge exchange and impact emerging from arts and humanities-based research.   Since then, seven IAA funding calls have awarded 85 grants to projects involving 116 UWE staff members, ranging in size from £1k to £23k. These projects represent a huge range of disciplines within arts and humanities research, including law, media studies, visual … Continue reading "Celebrating three years of AHRC-funded collaboration, knowledge exchange, and real-world impact at UWE"

Written by Dr Tariq Umar A researcher at UWE Bristol has secured new international funding to explore how informal engineering skills can help accelerate the green transition across Africa. The project, “Unlocking informal green engineering skills in Africa: A comparative pilot for scalable recognition pathways,” is led by Dr Tariq Umar, Senior Lecturer in Civil … Continue reading "Royal Academy of Engineering funding awarded to unlock informal green engineering skills in Africa"

What does long-term business growth actually look like for SME leaders? For more than 330 participants on a high-impact leadership and management course at UWE Bristol, it has meant building stronger strategies, more resilient teams, and lasting peer networks that continue well beyond the classroom. The Help to Grow: Management Course is a 12‑week, 90% … Continue reading "A network that doesn’t disappear after 12 weeks"

About Metrea: Metrea is a global defence company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Harwell, and multiple locations worldwide. The company is the originator and leading provider of specialised services known as “effects as a service” to national security partners. Delivering across multiple domains and over a dozen mission … Continue reading "Knowledge Transfer Partnership case study – Metrea"

This Article has been written by Ben Mitchell, Impact Development Manager. UWE Bristol hosted the CHSS (College of Health, Science and Society) Impact Showcase on April 30. This was the fourth occasion an Impact Showcase has been run, and second time for CHSS. It was comfortably the best attended one yet, with well over 100 people … Continue reading "CHSS Impact Showcase: Thursday 30 April 2026"

This blog is written by Ben Tilley, Employer Engagement Officer in the Student and Graduate Talent team at UWE Bristol. With all careers events now delivered for 2025/26, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on another dynamic year in the Student and Graduate Talent team. In this academic year we welcomed … Continue reading "Employer Engagement: A Year in Review"

UWE Bristol is proud to host a pioneering trial of the Lendable reusable cup scheme on our Frenchay campus, taking a practical step to reduce single-use cup waste and advance circular economy principles. As a first-of-its-kind initiative, this trial positions UWE Bristol at the forefront of sustainable campus innovation. How the Lendable scheme works From … Continue reading "UWE Bristol launches ground-breaking Lendable reusable packaging scheme trial to cut single-use waste"