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Bristol Distinguished Address Series: Developing the right skills for the future of the UK aerospace industry
16/09/2016
With a 17 percent share of the market, the UK is Europe's largest aerospace manufacturing sector and is second only to the United States globally. Airbus' plants in Filton, near Bristol, and Broughton, North Wales, play a vital role in the design and production of some of the world's most popular and technologically advanced aircraft and make a significant contribution to the success of the UK's aerospace sector which supports around 128,000 high value, highly skilled jobs.
In the opening lecture of this autumn's Bristol Distinguished Address Series, Mark Stewart, General Manager and Human Resources Director, Airbus Operations Ltd and HR Director Airbus Group UK, will set out how the UK aerospace industry is meeting the challenge to get the best people with the right skills to design and manufacture the next generations of civil aircraft in the UK.
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Healthcare manufacture brought into our living rooms
16/09/2016
Imagine a future where patients are enabled to print tablets designed to their genetic makeup or where bespoke prosthetics could be printed locally on demand.
A research network called 'Redistributed Manufacturing in Healthcare Network' (RiHN) led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has won Engineering and Physical Services Research Council (EPSRC) funding to investigate how technology advances could mean manufacturing of healthcare products are brought closer to users; in some cases as close as their own front room.
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Business and Law Clinic launches at UWE Bristol's £16.5m Enterprise Zone 'Future Space'
08/09/2016
As part of its new University Enterprise Zone ("UEZ") activity, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is launching a pro bono legal service for small businesses in collaboration with Bristol law firm Gregg | Latchams Ltd and international legal practice Osborne Clarke LLP. This support will be provided within the new Future Space Centre on Frenchay Campus.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to Robert Bourns
20/07/2016
Robert Bourns, has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of his support of the work UWE Bristol does to reach out to the community, supporting the ambitions of so many members of our diverse and strong community.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to Lord Michael Bichard
20/07/2016
Lord Michael Bichard has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration in recognition of his service to Government.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to Penny Gane
19/07/2016
Penny Gane has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration in recognition of her commitment to inclusivity and equality.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to David Relph
19/07/2016
David Relph has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration in recognition of his contribution to management and leadership.
The Honorary Degree was conferred at the Awards Ceremony of the Faculty of Business and Law on Monday 18 July 2016 at Bristol Cathedral.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to Christopher Curling
19/07/2016
Chris Curling has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of his work in environmental conservation and education in the region.
The Honorary Degree was conferred at the Awards Ceremony of the Faculty of Business and Law on Monday 18 July 2016 at Bristol Cathedral.
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First students on course which has become hotbed for start-ups poised to graduate
14/07/2016
The first group of students to embark on a pioneering degree course which has produced a flurry of new ventures and start-up companies are preparing to graduate.
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Faculty of Business and Law attracts regional business leaders to new advisory team
08/07/2016
Donna Whitehead, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean at UWE Bristol's, Faculty of Business and Law has unveiled an impressive new advisory team of 21 regional business leaders.
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UWE Events Management students secure dream Glastonbury volunteer role
15/06/2016
Two students from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) have got a dream ticket to work behind the scenes as Events Operatives at Glastonbury Festival in the organisational hub at Worthy Farm.
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Final pitch for business students at Enterprise Fair
10/05/2016
200 final year business students will take to the stage to compete for a series of prizes to highlight the best student business plans at UWE Bristol's Enterprise Fair, from 10-12 noon this Saturday 14 May 2016 at the UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre (ECC).
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£50 million UWE Business and Law building is a step closer
04/05/2016
The new £50 million Faculty of Business and Law at UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England) is a step closer to completion.
The new state-of-the-art building will house Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School and is part of the University's campus development plan to build a University for the 21st Century.
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National Living Wage a 'leap in the dark': UWE economics expert
23/03/2016
The introduction of a National Living Wage next month is 'leap in the dark' which may put some smaller companies out of business, says an economics expert from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
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Student shortlisted for £5,000 prize hopes to transform banking with virtual reality
18/03/2016
A student from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been shortlisted in a competition which calls on young people to help crack some of the financial sector's biggest digital challenges.
