Centre for Fine Print Research news

• Glow in the dark gemstones show the jewellery industry that laboratory-grown crystals can shine bright

  15/05/2023

  A UWE Bristol researcher hopes to revolutionise the jewellery industry and its supply chains with the creation of unique gemstone and jewellery designs with ground-breaking properties - including the world’s first single stone glow-in-the-dark manmade crystal.

• 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 selected for globally-recognised art competition and exhibition

  14/02/2022 Ian Chamberlain, a senior lecturer at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has been shortlisted for the prestigious Derwent Art Prize.

• Prototype scanner reveals inner workings of renowned 18th century painter

  21/07/2021

  The artistic methods and style of 18th-century Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, have been examined and uncovered by researchers at the Centre for Fine Print Research at UWE Bristol using a prototype scanner capable of capturing minute details, textures and brushstrokes that are invisible to the human eye.

• UNESCO world heritage sites brought to life for the visually impaired

  10/05/2021

  UNESCO world heritage sites from across Europe have been recreated into 3D tactile models with built in audio technology that allow people with visual impairments to learn, feel and engage with history.

• Major interventions needed to meet global demand for PPE, say scientists

  28/09/2020

  Greater investment in personal protective equipment (PPE) technology and research, and the creation of local and regional manufacturing centres are just two of the recommendations set out by scientists in a comprehensive review paper aimed at improving the global provision of PPE.

• UWE Bristol project to create lifelike organ simulators using 3D printing

  05/08/2020

  Researchers from UWE Bristol are exploring how 3D technology can be used to improve surgical training by creating organ simulators which look and feel like real body parts.

• £7.7m investment for University print research centre

  14/06/2019

  The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)'s Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) is to receive a £7.7m grant from Research England's Expanding Excellence fund. This prestigious grant is awarded in recognition of the Centre's internationally acclaimed practical research.

• UWE Bristol Fellowship to combine traditional printing methods with cutting-edge technology

  08/12/2017

  A T-shirt print capable of warning its wearer when dangerous chemicals are in the air, and pharmaceutical packaging with ink signifying when pills are counterfeit are just two ideas likely to emerge from a new research project involving the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and a leading scientist and print industry expert.

• Drawing robot takes centre stage for UWE Bristol stand at Affordable Art Fair

  05/09/2017

  The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is taking a stand at the Affordable Art Fair to showcase the innovative work by artists working at The Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR). The artists will be at stand B3 at the Fair at Brunel's Old Station from Friday 8 until Sunday 10 September.

• Fully-funded arts studentships available after £900,000 grant awarded

  19/05/2017

  Arts and humanities students have the chance to land a fully-funded PhD scholarship with the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and two partner universities.

• Lid to be lifted on high-tech world of laser cutting as UWE studio throws open doors

  21/10/2015

  The doors of a university studio filled with cutting-edge technology used by top designers will be swung open for a unique event showcasing the work of craftspeople in the digital age.

• UWE Bristol fine print research showcased at national event hosted by Research Council UK

  02/07/2015

  Professor Stephen Hoskins, Director of the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has been invited by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to represent the creative industries at the Research Councils UK (RCUK) 'Research Innovate Grow' event today, Thursday 2 July, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London.

• UWE Bristol research shown as 'milestones' during first ten years of the AHRC

  26/01/2015

  Projects by researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) feature as national milestones on the timeline recently launched by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

  The timeline has been created to celebrate the first decade of the hundreds of activities that AHRC has funded since it became a research council in 2005.

• UWE's world-leading research increases by 170%

  18/12/2014

  The volume of world-leading research at UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol) has gone up by 170%, according to the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 out today.

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