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UWE VC welcomes Local Growth Deal announced at BRL today
07/07/2014
University of the West of England Vice-Chancellor Professor Steve West has warmly welcomed the announcement of the Local Growth Deal made today by Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory on the UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus.
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UWE Bristol to lead high-tech Enterprise Zone
03/07/2014
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today announced that UWE Bristol has won government funding to set up one of four 'University Enterprise Zones' to be supported by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Children getting burnt on unsupervised sunbeds
09/06/2014
HALF OF all under-18s who have ever used a sunbed have been burned at least once, according to research presented at Public Health England's annual National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) conference in Birmingham today (Monday).
A national survey of more than 3,000 11–17-year-olds has shown the ban on under-18s from using sunbeds has reduced the number of children in Great Britain using them, with less than five per cent (4.5) now saying they have used sunbeds compared to nearly seven per cent (6.8) in 2008/9.
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euRathlon 2015 sets sea robotics challenge in the wake of Fukushima
06/06/2014
The euRathlon 2014 sea robotics competition will challenge teams of students and engineers to perform autonomous missions in the marine environment in scenarios inspired by the 2011 Fukushima accident.
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A fast-cooling iron, an energy saving kettle and a facemask that allows scuba divers to communicate via sound waves
03/06/2014
UWE Bristol Environment and Technology Degree Show Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 June 2014 - R block Frenchay Campus
A fast-cooling iron designed to improve child safety, a facemask that allows scuba divers to communicate via sound waves and an intelligent kettle that learns your habits to save water and energy are three of the most exciting and innovative exhibits at this year's Environment and Technology Degree Show.
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OmniDynamics launch crowdfunding campaign to support innovative 3D printer accessory
28/05/2014
A chance meeting at the UWE Bristol canteen has brought together two sets of entrepreneurial students to launch a crowdfunding campaign, to bring to market an innovative 3D printer accessory.
Strooder, a plastic filament extruder has been designed by year two robotic engineering students, David Graves and Gregory Gruzecki, founders of OmniDynamics. This cost effective, versatile device aims to bring down the cost of home 3D printing, by enabling users to produce their own filament (3D printing ink).
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Qatari high school students visit UWE Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory
14/05/2014
A team of high school students from the Tarek Bin Zeyad Secondary School, Qatar recently visited UWE Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory as prize-winners of a competition to visit the UK to discover more about the British engineering industry. The trip was organised by Professor Saud Ghani, Associate Dean of Development and Industrial Relations and Communications Manager, Oasma Omar from College of Engineering, Qatar University.
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easyJet partners with Bristol Robotics Laboratory to apply latest, cutting-edge technology for first time in aviation
08/05/2014
easyJet, the UK's largest airline, has today announced it is working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), a partnership between the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), to modify existing technology so that drones can be employed to inspect its fleet of 220 Airbus aircraft. The innovative technology will help the airline to operate even more efficiently, reducing delays while maintaining its industry leading punctuality and safety records.
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UWE alumnus is Airbus Graduate of the Year
07/05/2014
A young aerospace engineer who studied at UWE Bristol has been named Graduate of the Year by Airbus at the company's recent Recognition of Learning event.
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Robots vs Animals: The Bristol Robotics Laboratory learning from the ingenuity of nature
07/05/2014
The special skills of animals are to be judged against that of robots in an exciting new project involving The Bristol Robotics Laboratory(BRL) and Bristol ZooGardens.
The Robots vs Animals project, funded by theRoyal Academy of Engineering's public engagement grant scheme, Ingenious, will see engineers and roboticists collaborate with zoologists to showcase how humans have learnt from the ingenuity of nature. The team from BRL and Bristol Zoo will develop interactive events that explore nature-inspired robots.
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UWE showcases Bloodhound SSC in Qatar as part of British Festival
03/04/2014
As part of British Festival 2014 in Doha, Qatar UWE Bristol showcased world leading British engineering and innovation skills through their work supporting the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC).
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BBC News at Six broadcasts from Bristol Robotics Lab
12/03/2014
The BBC News at Six will be broadcast from the Bristol Robotics Lab (BRL), the largest multi-disciplinary Lab in the UK, tonight, Wednesday 12 March at 18:00.
This BRL feature is the third of a three part series of pre-budget features - fronted by BBC News at Six anchor, George Alagiah and Chief Economics Correspondent Hugh Pym.
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Creating a buzz about books – worlds first 'Book Hive' made in Bristol
12/02/2014
Artists, engineers and designers from UWE Bristol have been working with animatronics company Rusty | Squid to create the world's first interactive Book Hive installation located in the main entrance of Bristol | Central Library.
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Royal visitor to see latest robotics at BRL at UWE Bristol
07/02/2014
HRH the Duke of York, KG will gain an insight into the latest advances in robotics research when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday 10 February 2014.
Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is the leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK. It is a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of England (UWE, Bristol) and the University of Bristol, and home to a vibrant community of over 100 academics and industry practitioners, which lead current thinking in service robotics, intelligent autonomous systems and bio-engineering.
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Cow and gait: 3D monitoring of animal health could reduce stock losses
06/02/2014
A new link-up between UWE Bristol and independent dairy specialists Kingshay will use the latest 3D imaging technology to monitor cow health in a stress-free and unobtrusive way.
