Research

How do we create space and identities for ourselves outside work, and with so many pressures should we even try?  In this blog post, we highlight the Serious Leisure Podcast, founded by a UWE Bristol academic, which showcases the importance of a work-life balance. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent months have caused many of us … Continue reading "The Serious Leisure Podcast"

In October 2022, Dr Emmanuel Adukwu Deputy Head of Applied Sciences, led an initiative “Celebrating Excellence” with colleagues and researchers from the College of Health, Science and Society to showcase the work of Black academics and researchers in the new College of Health, Science and Society at University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). … Continue reading "Inspiring Stories of Excellence: A Showcase of Black Heritage Professionals in the College of Health, Science & Society at UWE Bristol"

An exhibition on Slow Violence and River Abuse, part of the Connecting Research Pilot project, will take place in the Bower Ashton F Block Gallery, Jan 31st– Feb 3rd 2023. The exhibition will display some of the outcomes from a cross department research pilot looking at the hidden effect of Land use on water quality. … Continue reading "Slow Violence and River Abuse: The Hidden effect of Land use on water quality exhibition"

UWE Bristol is partaking in a nationwide pilot to trial Higher Education Short Courses, that will give learners the option to apply for Higher Education Short Course (HESC) loans from Student Finance England. At present, UWE Bristol are offering courses worth 30 credits, in the subject areas of architecture, urban design, and the engineering of … Continue reading "Up-skill yourself with a set of new, professional short-courses, which for the first time can access the option of student loan funding"

The SAGE Handbook of Graduate Employability has launched this month, with 64 contributing authors from 18 countries and 30 chapters this new publication paves the way for improving how we handle Graduate Employability. Not only have UWE Bristol academics come together to write two of these chapters but the Co-editor of the Handbook is none … Continue reading "UWE Bristol Researchers contribute to the SAGE Handbook of Graduate Employability"

A collaborative research team, led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has been successful in securing just under £700k funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), via the ESRC Education Research Programme. This exciting project, spanning three years, explores the challenging issue … Continue reading "UWE Bristol wins funding to investigate embedding children’s rights into classroom practice with three Welsh Universities "

The Women Researchers’ Mentoring Scheme (WRMS) aims to promote and facilitate professional development for women researchers working at UWE Bristol, helping them reach senior research roles.  This scheme provides support to female staff (including those who identify as female or non-binary) to develop and strengthen their research portfolio, making them more able to compete for … Continue reading "Women Researchers’ Mentoring Scheme – open for applications"

By Kieran McCartan, Nick Addis, & Ella Rees Violence against women and girls (or Gender Based Violence as its also known) is one of the most prolific forms of crime and anti-social behaviour globally, with 1 in 3 experiencing it at some point in their lives (World Bank). This is by no means to diminish … Continue reading "UWE Bristol Campus Climate Survey on student experiences of sexual abuse and misconduct 2022/23"