University academics conducted the first UK-based study on the experiences of mothers who became pregnant through rape. The research explored their lived experiences and found that while these mothers formed strong bonds with their children, they carried deep trauma that had not been disclosed.

Delighted to have risen to 14th in the People and Planet University League 2025-26. 🆙 The rise represents a jump of eleven places, maintaining our position in the table as a 'first class' university for ethical and environmental performance. More: brnw.ch/21wYqTr

Happy Hanukkah 🕎 As #Hanukkah begins, we’re thinking of our Jewish students, staff, alumni, and friends. May the Festival of Lights be a time of connection, reflection and hope, spent with family and loved ones. ✨

Chloe Barnes, a graduate of the university with a BA in Illustration, has been named Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2025, winning a £10,000 commission to paint Professor Hannah Fry for the Royal Society. More | brnw.ch/21wYiGC

A university study found influencer work is highly demanding, with challenges around mental health, authenticity, follower expectations, work–life balance, and unstable income. Creators face constant pressure to stay online and manage brand deals.

Bristol-based health-tech company, MyCelcius, has credited our Launch Space incubator as playing a key role in accelerating its product development and engineering breakthroughs.

In partnership with @bristoluni.bsky.social and Cabot Learning Federation, we launched Parent Power Bristol, a new initiative supporting parents and carers to champion their children’s futures by building confidence, strengthening understanding of HE pathways, and expanding access to opportunities.

We collaborated with YTL Developments on a live student design competition, part of YTL’s 70th anniversary celebrations and the transformation of #Bristol 's Filton Airfield into the new Brabazon neighbourhood. Proud to share that our graduate, Emma Farquhar, won with her vibrant artwork.

Delighted to be named in the top 12 percent of universities globally in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2026 ♻️ We climbed an incredible 400 places to be ranked 232 from 2002 universities worldwide 🆙

Huge congratulations to senior paramedic science lecturer, Jon Newton, who has been named the most innovative teacher of the year at the @timeshighered.bsky.social Education Awards 2025 👏

Our new research shows paramedics are increasingly delivering end-of-life care without the training, medicines access or patient information they need. @mariecurieuk.bsky.social is calling for urgent reform to ensure people can receive safe, compassionate care at home. More | brnw.ch/21wXAxF

Delighted to partner with Alliance Medical UK to develop the UK's first PET-CT Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert).

Huge congratulations to Senior Lecturer Paramedic Science, Jon Newton 🏆 #THEAwards

Centre for Machine Vision (CMV) are leading an international research project that aims to use AI technology to understand how animals feel.

New research has led to a toolkit that helps councils work more effectively with communities on local street changes. Built on lessons from Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, it brings together real stories, visuals and data to support decision-making on how our streets are used. More | bit.ly/4nWOG5L

Our robotic alum Silas Adekunle spoke at the United Nations for the launch of the Global Dialogue on #AI Governance. He called for global inclusion in AI, ensuring innovators from every region, especially across Africa, are supported and heard. More | bit.ly/4hTclCR

Discover how artists are blurring the lines between digital and physical worlds with @veritymcintosh.bsky.social at #BristolLectures. Dive into immersive arts, XR and VR, and see how technology is reshaping the way we create and experience art. 📅 12 Nov, 6–9pm 🎟️ Free tickets: bit.ly/4opkSzK

Great to welcome West of England Mayor, Helen Godwin, to campus as part of our annual Green Week. The Mayor visited the university, following the launch of the West’s Growth Strategy. Full story: www.uwe.ac.uk/news/west-of...

A new study will explore how architectural design could support end-of-life care in domestic settings. Researchers from the University and Cardiff University and in collaboration with Marie Curie aim to help more people experience a dignified death in their own home.

Join Stephen Page, Chair at @faberbooks.bsky.social, tomorrow for #BristolLectures as he discusses how leadership, creativity, and technology are reshaping the #publishing industry and the broader creative sector. 📅 6 Nov, 6–9pm 🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: bit.ly/4oAOU3a

Dr Jonathan Lancelot, Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity, has developed a new form of artificial intelligence (AI) that could transform how intelligent machines operate in space, defence, and remote environments where power and computing resources are limited.

Join Verity McIntosh, our Associate Professor of Virtual & Extended Realities and Director of the £6m Immersive Arts UK programme, for a conversation on how artists are reimagining reality through immersive + interactive tech. 🗓️ Wed 12 Nov, 18:00 - 21:00 🎟️ Free tickets: bit.ly/4opkSzK

Amak Mahmoodian, Senior lecturer in Photography at the University, is one of four artists to be shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026. Dr Mahmoodian is shortlisted for ‘One Hundred and Twenty Minutes’, examining the experience of dreaming for those living in exile.

Huge congratulations to our MA Wildlife Filmmaking 🎬 graduate Tatiana McCabe, winner of the Wildscreen Panda Award. Her documentary "Tides of Life" tells the story of a local hero rescuing marine wildlife in Uruguay. Watch the trailer and learn more 👉 bit.ly/4g6M1Ws (cr. Justin Yockney)

Join Stephen Page (Faber & Faber) for our next #BristolLectures on how creativity, technology, and leadership are reshaping #publishing, and how inclusion and storytelling can build a more sustainable, representative future. 📅 6 Nov, 6-9 pm 📍 @wshed.bsky.social & Online 🎟️ Free entry: bit.ly/4oAOU3a

This week we hosted the panel talk 'Thriving While Leading: Global Majority voices from health and care', as part of our Black History Month events. More BDAS events: brnw.ch/21wWUgU

Next in the Bristol Distinguished Address Series (BDAS), we’re bringing together diverse leaders in health & care for a conversation on leadership, identity, and the lived experiences that influence change in the sector. 📅 22 October, 6–9pm 📍 Online + @wshed.bsky.social 🎟️ Book here: bit.ly/43gM0s7

We are delighted to become the first UK University to sign the Repair and Reuse Declaration as a whole institution. The declaration strengthens our commitment to achieving our long-term sustainability goals.

To all our students, staff, alumni, and friends celebrating 🪔 the Festival of Lights, we wish you a very happy #Diwali! May your day be filled with light, joy, and togetherness. 💛

In celebration of Black History Month, our next #BristolLectures event brings together diverse leaders in health and care to explore leadership, identity, and lived experience, amplifying underrepresented voices. 📅 22 October, 6–9pm 📍 Online + @wshed.bsky.social 🎟️ Free ticket: bit.ly/43gM0s7

Happy #AHPsDay2025! We're celebrating all the amazing Allied Health Professionals that are part of @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social! 👏👏👏 And a good opportunity to promote the Community for Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR) South West! cahpr.org.uk/hubs/south-w...

Congratulations to our #illustration graduate Rosalyn Burroughs for winning the World Illustration Award from over 4,700 entries worldwide! Her 'Women at the Wheel' bus wrap design celebrates 80 years of female bus drivers in #Bristol and is now featured on the city’s double-decker buses.

Proud to be part of the FOUND project, advancing more efficient, humane investigations by using drones to locate concealed graves in Mexico. This initiative is crucial in helping families find closure, bring justice to those affected by violence and disappearances, and support local authorities.

A documentary by a graduate from the university airs on national television on CBBC. The ‘My Life’ documentary follows the journey of Hannah’s 15-year-old niece Jazzy Tyson. The film follows Jazz as she trains to represent Team England at the IMMAFs, the biggest MMA competition in the world.

New funding for researchers to develop trustworthy clinical AI for assessing brain activity. Electroencephalography is a non-invasive method for recording brain activity and is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain injuries

Young people struggling with their studies at school are much more likely to have negative experiences on their smartphones. Dr Benjamin Knight & Dr Paul Redford worked closely in collaboration with six secondary schools on this unique study for the university. More | brnw.ch/21wWdS1

The University is a partner in a ground-breaking project awarded almost £800,000 in funding to protect one of Madagascar’s most precious and threatened forests. The initiative will run for five years and will involve working closely with communities living in TAPA.

We're pleased to announce that Prof. Emmanuel Adukwu has been appointed Dean for Students, focusing on student experience and outcomes for Global Majority students.

A new report highlights how targeted investment in education, R&D, and infrastructure could unlock productivity across the West of England. Led by The University, Futures West & University of Bath. More | www.uwe.ac.uk/news/closing...

We are delighted to have climbed 11 places in @thetimes.com Good University Guide, ranking us among the top 10 modern universities in the UK! 💫 More: brnw.ch/21wVUoj

Our new study shows that a Sex Worker Liaison Officer can rebuild trust between sex workers and police, provide trauma-informed support, and improve safety and justice for vulnerable groups. More | bit.ly/4gDfEgH

We’ve Risen. We're up 26 places in the The Guardian University Guide, a powerful recognition of our ambition, momentum and the impact we create. We don’t ask what if? We ask why not? And then we make it happen. #RISEwithUs More: brnw.ch/21wVIVa

Our researchers are leading a project on Dragons of Afterlands, an AR board game co-created with young people to support those experiencing emotionally based school avoidance. Backed by @innovateuk.bsky.social , it aims to boost wellbeing & re-engagement with learning. More | bit.ly/3VHY3KL

Project Zulu is a UWE Bristol initiative with schools in KwaZulu-Natal 🇿🇦 This summer the Choir toured the UK, sharing song and culture while raising funds for solar power, digital classrooms and vital upgrades back home, creating lasting impact for their communities. More | bit.ly/45X3gVb

Huge congratulations to MA Wildlife Filmmaking graduate, Tatiana McCabe, who has won a 2025 Student Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for her documentary which follows a local hero protecting coastal wildlife in Uruguay 🏆

50 students from MA Fine Art, Graphic Arts & Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking will showcase their graduate work this September. 📍 Spike Island, Bristol 🕛 Public exhibition: 5–10 Sept, 12:00–17:00 (free entry) Come and celebrate the next generation of artists, designers & printmakers with us 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨

A new study led by Dr. Miles Thompson (@mvdct.bsky.social) suggests a deeper understanding of social change could help close the gap between challenges and actions, especially on issues like climate change. More: brnw.ch/21wUWdc

The most incredible two weeks of #UWEGraduation 🎓🎉 Best of luck to you all 🤩

Paramedic graduate Daniel Hunt has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. His work as a student to promote the training of British Sign Language to emergency responders is now a permanent part of the Universities Paramedic course. More | lnkd.in/eF_SN33m

Huge congratulations to Sports Rehabilitation student Izzy Thorpe who won a bronze medal in artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships! 👏🥉