Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC)
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At the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC), we explore the ways in which change is mobilised and sustained in complex and uncertain environments.
Recognised as one of the leading university-based leadership centres in the UK, we have an excellent reputation for robust research, applied education and high quality business and community engagement.

About
BLCC is one of Bristol Business School's centres of excellence, and offers new approaches to leading, managing and mobilising social influence.
Research themes
Our research explores the processes that shape leadership and change for individuals, groups, organisations, communities and societies.
Members
Details for our centre’s members, visiting academics, UWE Bristol staff and PhD students.
External engagement
Find out more about how we are bringing together research, education and engagement to address real-world challenges.
Education
Our members contribute to a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses.
Publications
Our research is published in leading academic journals, as well as in a range of books, reports and practitioner articles.
Events
Find out more about our events and guest speakers.
Contacts
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Bristol Leadership and Change Centre blog
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Bristol Business School at the ISLC Several representatives from Bristol Business School at UWE Bristol are attending this years International Studying Leadership Conference (ISLC) in December. We are delighted that this year’s conference will be held in person, the first able to do so since Bristol Business School hosted the ISLC in 2019, where we … Continue reading "ISLC 2022 – Leadership and the future of humanity"
ISLC 2022 – Leadership and the future of humanity
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Members of UWE’s Bristol Business School have contributed a chapter to the Sage handbook of graduate employability with is scheduled for publication in early 2023. Join us for the launch this Thursday, the 10th of November at 9:00am. The chapter titled: Learning through Uncertainty: Team Learning and the Development of an Entrepreneurial Mindset is written … Continue reading "Sage Handbook of Graduate Employability – Book launch"
Sage Handbook of Graduate Employability – Book launch
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Professor Richard Bolden shares his views with the International Leadership Association (ILA). Blog post orginally posted on the ILA wesbite. Over the past seven weeks the world watched on as Liz Truss crashed and burned as Prime Minister of the UK. After just 45 days in office — two weeks less than the election process … Continue reading "What Just Happened in UK Politics?"
What Just Happened in UK Politics?
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The Advance HE global leadership survey aims to generate a unique evidence base for leadership in higher education, highlight contextual variations across the sector and around the world and explore the impact of leadership development. It will also inform the development of a sector-led global leadership framework for enhancement and recognition. The survey, informed by … Continue reading "Still time to complete the Advance HE Global Leadership Survey"
Still time to complete the Advance HE Global Leadership Survey
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Professor Peter Case was invited to join an expert panel at the 24th International Leadership Association Global Conference in Washington DC to talk about his work on HIV/AIDS prevention and malaria healthcare service delivery in Zimbabwe. Delivered on 16th October, the title of his talk was “Multi-sector partnerships for sustainable delivery of infectious disease healthcare … Continue reading "Professor Peter Case talks at the 24th International Leadership Association Global Conference"
Professor Peter Case talks at the 24th International Leadership Association Global Conference
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Image: Professor Peter Case distributing PPCL degree certificates to successful graduands in Nyanga District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe CBL’s Professor Peter Case recently returned from a research field trip to Zimbabwe, where he helped run a series of workshops linked to a project funded by a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant and being delivered in collaboration … Continue reading "HIV Programme Management and Service Delivery in Zimbabwe"
HIV Programme Management and Service Delivery in Zimbabwe
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Over the past year Professor Richard Bolden, along with colleagues at the University of Bristol, has been conducting a scoping study on “leadership in global higher education”. The report, published by Advance HE on 6th September 2022, presents an overview of insights and findings from 11 round tables and four dissemination and engagement events conducted … Continue reading "What works for leadership in higher education?"
What works for leadership in higher education?
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The Bristol Leadership and Change Centre is hosting the 12th Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (DLCC) on the 12 and 13 July 2022 with some fascinating contributions based around the theme: ‘Leading to Care – Foregrounding Health and Well-being in Leadership Development and Education’. Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing some of the abstracts from the … Continue reading "Workshops at the Developing Leadership Capacity Conference 2022"
Workshops at the Developing Leadership Capacity Conference 2022
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