Technology news

• UWE Bristol expands support for start-ups with new incubation facilities

  16/05/2023

  The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has transformed its incubation space on campus, bringing together two technology incubators into one area.

• Algae ball research recognised with international biological engineering award

  15/05/2023

  Research by a UWE Bristol academic that demonstrates how balls of algae can be transformed into eco-friendly underwater robots capable of carrying out surveying and exploration tasks has been recognised with a prestigious award.

• Autonomous bus service launches as part of project assisted by Bristol Robotics Laboratory

  12/05/2023

  One of most ambitious and complex autonomous bus trials worldwide has been launched on the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh.

• UWE Bristol pioneers the development of wearable health-monitoring e-textiles

  21/02/2023

  The reality of every-day use sustainable, washable and comfortable wearable electronic-textiles for personalised health monitoring has moved one step closer, thanks to innovative work by UWE Bristol academics at the Centre for Print Research (CFPR). 

• UWE Bristol lecturer and specialist education team win national teaching excellence awards

  04/08/2022

  A cyber security lecturer and a multi-disciplinary training team at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are winners of national teaching excellence awards, announced by Advance HE today (4 August).

• West of England health tech firms earning national recognition thanks to UWE Bristol support

  21/07/2022

  Two companies supported by UWE Bristol’s Health Technology Hub have received prizes in a prestigious national healthcare industry awards ceremony.

• Winners of Bristol Portal competition announced

  18/07/2022

  A team of product design students from the University of the West England (UWE Bristol) will visit Portal HQ in Vilnius, Lithuania, after winning a competitionto design the future Bristol Portal - an innovative and exciting digital window, uniting cities across the world.

• International innovation prize awarded to tech startup supported by UWE Bristol

  07/06/2022

  A pioneering startup business supported by UWE Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory has been awarded £400,000 after winning a prestigious international innovation competition.

• Mixed Reality and AI to aid surgeons with keyhole heart valve surgery

  24/01/2022 Cardiac surgeons could in the future be conducting procedures virtually before even stepping into an operating theatre, thanks to research at UWE Bristol's Big Data lab and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS). The team is developing technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to assist cardiac surgeons in planning and preparing for complex keyhole heart valve surgery.

• Pepper the Robot joins school to support autistic young people

  24/06/2021

  A socially intelligent robot is lending a helping hand to pupils at a special needs school in Somerset as part of a project led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) researchers.

• 'Glover' software for expressive control of music launched

  11/02/2021 Music producers and performers can now use a desktop application called Glover that translates their movements into music. Originating from research at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), the application is compatible with a range of motion tracking devices to allow expressive control of music.

• AI software could help construction industry achieve net zero target

  30/11/2020 Computer scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help construction companies reduce the amount of embodied carbon in their building and infrastructure projects. The £800,000 project is funded by Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency that works with organisations to drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.

• Apprenticeship Minister to launch West of England Institute of Technology

  08/10/2020 The West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT), which is to deliver higher-level technical education for the digital, engineering and health sectors, is to be opened virtually on 8 October by Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skill. The WEIoT's consortium includes the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and other education providers and key employers across the West of England.

• Student's DNA device could improve ways of collecting data for endangered species

  09/09/2020 A novel device that extracts DNA from the air to determine what animal lives in a habitat is being developed by a UWE Bristol master's student. Beckie Green is building a prototype of the handheld device, whose design has made it to the final of the Con X Tech Prize, an international competition that calls for innovative ways to solve conservation challenges.

• Scientists develop machine that transforms dirty water into drinkable supply

  04/12/2019

  Testing has begun at UWE Bristol on a portable purification system that could bring clean drinking water to areas of the world without reliable access to a safe supply.

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