Regional History Centre news

UWE Bristol to host Ukrainian scholar at risk

UWE Bristol students mark 30 years of UK's first women's radio station with special broadcast

Horrors of Georgian public execution to be exposed at humanities festival

A method of execution used in Georgian Britain will be explained through an app and spoken word as part of Being Human, a nationwide festival in November that showcases research projects involved in the humanities. A series of four interactive performances called 'Romancing the Gibbet,' based on a collaboration between the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and immersive media specialists Satsymph, will take place in the south west and Worcestershire.

1831 RIOT! app to retell the story of uprising in Bristol's Queen Square

Queen Square will once again become the scene of the 1831 reform riots, as visitors to Bristol Open Doors on 15 September put their headphones on and launch an app that retells the story of the 19th century uprising. Users will have the chance to meet the team behind the project throughout the day.

Roman and Bronze Age artefacts discovered on UWE Bristol construction site

Roman coins, jewellery and items of Bronze Age pottery found during excavation work at a UWE Bristol site are to go on display at an archaeology festival on Saturday.

UWE expert discusses Bristol Women in Politics at MShed

The latest lecture from the Regional History Centre at the University of the West of England will focus on Women, Citizenship and the 1918 Representation of the People Act: Bristol Women in Politics.

Film created for UWE history project in running for prestigious award

A film documenting a University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) research project about 18^th century public executions has been shortlisted for a national prize.

The Rooms – A celebration of inventions to change and brighten the world

5-7 November 2015, Silver Street, Bristol

A playground filled with battling robots and fabulous beasts, a bio-activated maze and an interactive light garden are just some of the 53 imaginative inventions, including more than 11 projects from UWE Bristol, which will take over the old Fire Station, Magistrates Courts and Police Station in Bristol City Centre for a three day festival this November.

UWE Bristol's Regional History Centre launches its first film

The Ballad of Johny Walford, is the first film from UWE Bristol's Regional History Centre. It marks a landmark development in the centre's approach to historical research, which is strongly focused on public engagement and knowledge exchange with partners in the arts, heritage and cultural sectors.

UWE's world-leading research increases by 170%

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.