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Skills role for UWE Bristol in new £10 million regional digital engineering centre
04/02/2020
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) will play a central role in a new £10 million digital engineering centre for the region.
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Topping out ceremony marks milestone of UWE Bristol's new engineering building
18/09/2019
The new multi-million pound engineering building at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has moved a step closer to completion.
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Children's engineering designs celebrated during event and public exhibition this week
13/06/2019
Young aspiring engineers will attend a ceremony at UWE Bristol's exhibition centre on 14 June, where judges are to announce the South West regional winners of the Primary Engineer and Secondary Engineer Leaders Awards. Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Chris Skidmore will join Vice-Chancellor Steve West to congratulate those who entered the competition. On 15 June, an exhibition open to the public will showcase hundreds of the shortlisted and winning designs ideas.
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Open Bionics named sixth most innovative company in Europe
20/02/2019
Open Bionics, a start-up that developed in Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), has been named in a prestigious annual list of the world's most innovative companies for 2019.
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Work on new engineering building underway as planning permission granted
26/09/2018
Planning permission has been received for a new multimillion pound engineering building at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
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Honorary degree awarded to Richard Barry
24/07/2018
UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology to Richard Barry in recognition of his contribution in the development of embedded technology.
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Honorary degree awarded to Silas Adekunle
24/07/2018
UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology to Silas Adekunle in recognition of his contribution and commitment to student entrepreneurship and technology development.
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Honorary degree awarded to Natalie Fee
23/07/2018
UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science to Natalie Fee in recognition of her campaigning to protect the oceans from plastics and other avoidable wastes.
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Honorary degree awarded to Sebastian Conran
23/07/2018
UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design to Sebastian Conran in recognition of his contribution to the UK design and enterprise.
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Bursaries for disadvantaged students helping close performance gap, study finds
29/06/2018
Bursaries available to students at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are proving highly effective at reducing disadvantage, new research has found.
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UWE Bristol events to inspire next generation of student engineers
21/06/2018
A week of engineering events organised by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) at the end of June is set to showcase the creativity of current and future engineers across the South West. On 28 June, activities for young people will celebrate women in engineering and inspire schoolgirls interested in the sciences. On 29 June, judges will announce winners of The Primary Engineer and Secondary Engineer Leaders Awards, and the following day families can view the schoolchildren's exhibited designs.
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First glimpse of UWE Bristol's new multimillion pound engineering building
25/04/2018
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has unveiled how its new state-of-the-art engineering building could look.
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Drone racing event invites families to build autonomous RAF airship or fly in a simulator
14/03/2018
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is to launch the second of its indoor drone events, where families have the chance to build a remote-controlled plane, have a go in a simulator, or construct an autonomous airship with the Royal Air Force (RAF). Budding coders can also take part in a hackathon to programme a drone, while engineers will do the same to get their machines to fly unaided and race each other.
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Launch Space at UWE Bristol attracts 23 graduates start-ups after just six months
26/01/2018
Launch Space, a high-tech business incubator for graduates based at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has attracted 23 residents since launching in June 2017.
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UWE Bristol supports Engineer Leaders Award for South West England
23/01/2018
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and DE&S (part of the Ministry of Defence) have teamed up with Primary Engineer Programmes and kicked off the Year of Engineering by launching the South West England Region's Primary Engineer & Secondary Engineer Leaders Award, a national engineering competition for schools.
