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Universities unite for joint pledge to tackle sexual violence and harassment

Universities in the west of England have pledged together for the first time to take a collective approach in tackling sexual violence and harassment.

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Media Relations Team, 15 April 2024

UWE Bristol art students to showcase their work during Spike Island’s Open Studios

Open Studios gives the chance to go behind the scenes at Spike Island - home to UWE Bristol Fine Art, over 70 artists’ studios, and Spike Print Studio.
Representatives of nine regional institutions sign up to the new OurCity2030 partnership to combat inequality in Bristol
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Media Relations Team, 05 April 2024

University joins new partnership to combat inequality

UWE Bristol has signed up to a ground-breaking agreement to address inequality and deprivation for Bristol’s low-income communities.
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Media Relations Team, 28 March 2024

Dr Harriet Shortt named as a 2024 Woman of Influence by The Planner

Dr Harriet Shortt has been named as one of 54 Women of Influence in 2024, by The Planner – the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
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Media Relations Team, 26 March 2024

Architecture must change beyond recognition to meet the climate challenge

A UWE Bristol professor is leading a new campaign which calls for a radical change across the built environment sector. 
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Media Relations Team, 19 March 2024

Success for students at regional RTS Awards

Students and graduates from UWE Bristol took home the top prize in four categories of the RTS West of England Student Awards held at Watershed in Bristol on 4 March 2024.
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Media Relations Team, 15 March 2024

UWE Bristol announces partnership PhD with Woodland Heritage

A Partnership PhD will research the effects of management practices on Acute Oak Decline and the rhizosphere microbiome of parkland oak trees. 
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Media Relations Team, 14 March 2024

UWE Bristol becomes first university to earn Merit status for approach to mental health and wellbeing

UWE Bristol has become the first university in the UK to achieve the University Mental Health Charter ‘Award with Merit’ for embedding mental health and wellbeing as a strategic priority and implementing a whole-university approach.
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Media Relations Team, 13 March 2024

Funding awarded to UWE Bristol to monitor the health of UK rivers

UWE Bristol is to receive a share of an initial £7 million investment to improve capability for monitoring the natural environment.
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Media Relations Team, 08 March 2024

Deaf awareness course for UWE Bristol healthcare students hailed by regional mayor

UWE Bristol’s move to train up future NHS workers in deaf awareness could help save lives regionally and nationally, according to West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris.

 
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Media Relations Team, 08 March 2024

UWE Bristol Film grad earns BAFTA recognition for sustainable storytelling

UWE Bristol filmmaking graduate, Innes Letch, is receiving praise for her short documentary, "The State of Earth," which explores the organic food movement in the UK.
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Media Relations Team, 06 March 2024

New films share first-hand family experiences of living in unhealthy places

Four families explain the toll of living conditions on their physical and mental health in a series of films to help change urban planning policy and practice in the UK.
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Media Relations Team, 05 March 2024

UWE Bristol alum stars in new BBC comedy

UWE Bristol alum, Myles Kamwendo, is one of five actors in the main cast of the new BBC series Boarders. 

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