News and events from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR)
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Latest news from the Centre for Appearance Research
24 May 2024
Impact of world-leading Centre for Appearance Research celebrated on 30th anniversary
It has grown from two researchers and a PhD student to become what is considered the largest research centre in the world focussed on appearance and body image. Now the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) has celebrated its 30th anniversary.
22 May 2024
Psychology researchers set to stage world’s only international conference on appearance and body image
Researchers from UWE Bristol are getting ready to stage the world’s only international conference focused on issues around appearance and body image.
13 February 2024
Funding secured to develop sustainable health-monitoring e-textiles
A UWE Bristol academic has been given a New Investigator Award to further develop wearable sustainable e-textiles to monitor heart patients.
16 August 2023
New director appointed at UWE Bristol’s Centre for Appearance Research
UWE Bristol has appointed Professor Elizabeth Daniels as Director of its Centre for Appearance Research.
22 September 2021
Global study looks to improve lives of individuals with congenital condition
A major five-year study led by researchers at UWE Bristol and Seattle Children’s Hospital looks to improve care for people with craniofacial microsomia.
08 July 2021
World-leading conference to explore the impact of COVID on body image
Leading academics from around the world will meet next week to discuss how the COVID pandemic has affected issues around body image and appearance.
28 June 2021
Researchers seek 2,000 young people for new study into appearance and body image
Researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at UWE Bristol are looking for young people to take part in a research about body image.
26 May 2021
Somali people with visible facial differences sought by researchers for new study
Researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) are looking for Somali people to take part in a new research study.
12 March 2021
Study explores women's experiences of medical tattooing
A recent study by the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE Bristol has explored women's experiences of medical tattooing.
08 December 2020
Teen dislike of physical appearance strong predictor of depression in early adulthood
Teens who are unhappy with their physical appearance are at significantly heightened risk of depression by the time they reach early adulthood, reveals UK study.
30 October 2020
Men with alopecia sought by researchers for new study
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are seeking men who have experienced hair loss to take part in a new study with Alopecia UK.
07 October 2020
'Life-changing' programme to help people with visible differences made public
FaceIT@home helps people manage appearance-related distress and anxiety via a self-guided online tool, created in a partnership project between the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE Bristol, the University of Plymouth and charity, Changing Faces.
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