Research and External Engagement (REE)

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is celebrated annually on 23 June, and is a global celebration of the achievements, influence, and impact of women in the engineering profession. What began as a UK initiative by the Women’s Engineering Society has grown into an international movement with UNESCO patronage, bringing together communities, organisations, and individuals … Continue reading "Skills that empower: Celebrating Women in Engineering"

This week is World Continence Week (15th to 21st June 2026) and researchers from UWE Bristol’s School of Health and Social Wellbeing are working to promote better bladder and bowel health at UWE Bristol and across the region. Bladder and Bowel leakage affects about 1 in 5 adults, which is about as common as hay … Continue reading "Innovation with impact: Supporting the World Federation on Incontinence and Pelvic Problems World Continence Week."

We are looking for a new pathway lead in Sociotechnical Futures & Digital Methods to support the work of the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) at UWE Bristol. Experienced in doctoral supervision? Research active in the ESRC space? Interested in supporting doctoral and researcher development at UWE Bristol? Ready to represent the University externally? … Continue reading "For staff: Expression of Interest: Pathway Lead for Sociotechnical Futures & Digital Methods (SWDTP)"

UWE Bristol’s Master of Architecture (MArch) students and local primary school St Michael’s CofE in Stoke Gifford have recently collaborated on an ‘Exploratory Design Studio’ community project to develop concept designs for a school building’s expansion. Supported by Ann de Graft-Johnson, students Elliot Burningham, Craig Harding, Shahd Jabr, Huw Lansdowne, Charlotte Ongley and Daniel Pinto … Continue reading "Community-led design: Master of Architecture students collaborate with St Michael’s CofE School"

About Duku:    Duku Product Design is a UK-based engineering design consultancy with over a decade of experience in transforming client ideas into market-ready products. The company specialises in end-to-end product development, from concept through to design for manufacture and production delivery. In recent years, Duku has expanded beyond consultancy into the development of its own proprietary technologies, with … Continue reading "Knowledge Transfer Partnership case study – Duku EV "

UWE Bristol is delighted to once again take part in the Festival of Nature, the UK’s largest celebration of the natural world. UWE staff, families, and friends are warmly invited to join us at Millennium Square, Bristol City Centre, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, where our researchers will be showcasing an inspiring range … Continue reading "UWE Bristol Returns to the UK’s Biggest Celebration of Nature."

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 … Continue reading "Celebrating three years of AHRC-funded collaboration, knowledge exchange, and real-world impact at UWE"