Research and External Engagement (REE)

We are a bold, connected and impact-driven service, uniting students, apprentices, researchers, alumni, businesses and community partners to drive UWE Bristol’s ambitions in employability, research, innovation, and skills.

At our core, we create a dynamic ecosystem where collaboration sparks ideas, research drives real-world change, and partnerships open doors to new possibilities.

Through cutting-edge research, immersive learning and strategic alliances, we empower individuals to shape the future.

Our ‘one service’ approach puts students, apprentices, academics, and external partners at the heart of everything we do. We operate with a service-first mindset and a commercial edge—delivering clear, accessible products through a digital-first experience.

With a laser focus on impact, we embed transparency and measurable success into every step we take.

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Our structure

Research and External Engagement is organised by three main pillars:

Business and Community
Research
Skills

with four cross-cutting teams:

Business and Alumni Partnerships
Bidding, Income and Development
Civic and Inclusivity
Operations - Engagement and Enabling

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Research and External Engagement (REE) blog

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UWE Bristol has been selected as part of a pioneering initiative to support the growth of self-funded spinouts in the creative and social sciences sectors. The university was successful in securing funding from Research England Development (RED) fund’s Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) as part of a new consortium led by the University of the Arts … Continue reading "UWE Bristol Part of an Innovative Spinout Pilot Supporting Creative and Social Ventures – STAGE"

UWE Bristol Part of an Innovative Spinout Pilot Supporting Creative and Social Ventures – STAGE
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £4.94 million towards a £6.20 million programme, TREvolution, to advance the development of key technical requirements and capabilities for UK Trusted Research Environments (TREs) as part of DARE UK. Awarded under the DARE UK (Phase 2) Transformational Programme, TREvolution will be jointly led by five leading research institutions … Continue reading "New £6.2 million programme to build and test new capabilities for sensitive data research"

New £6.2 million programme to build and test new capabilities for sensitive data research
We are pleased to welcome Dr Blessing Obinaju Effiong, recipient of the 2023/24 African Research Excellence Fund (AREF) Research Development Fellowship to UWE Bristol. Dr Effiong is joining UWE Bristol on a nine-month fellowship from the University of Uyo in Nigeria where she is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Biochemistry at the Faculty of Basic … Continue reading "African Research Excellence Fund Scholar joins UWE Bristol"

African Research Excellence Fund Scholar joins UWE Bristol
By George Edwards Presenter Love and Science, BCfm Radio and MSc Science Communication Student From cockatoos dipping pasta in blueberry yogurt to unravelling the theory of dark matter, Love & Science has it all. These are just two of the many weird, wonderful and exciting science stories that feature on Love & Science – a … Continue reading "Celebrating British Science Week: Love & Science: Bristol’s Weekly Dose of Fascinating Science and Fun"

Celebrating British Science Week: Love & Science: Bristol’s Weekly Dose of Fascinating Science and Fun
This year International Women’s Day (IWD) are calling to #AccelerateAction. The IWD has put out a global call to share strategies, resources, and activities that positively impact women’s advancement and encourage participation. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a … Continue reading "Accelerating Action with International Women’s Day 2025"

Accelerating Action with International Women’s Day 2025
Alan Winfield, Professor of Robot Ethics, recently attended the Paris Conference on Safe and Ethical AI. In the below guest blog post he writes about his experience: Earlier this month I was privileged to part of the inaugural conference of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI. The two day conference was held in … Continue reading "Professor of Robot Ethics, Alan Winfield, attends Paris conference on Safe and Ethical AI"

Professor of Robot Ethics, Alan Winfield, attends Paris conference on Safe and Ethical AI
UWE Bristol research on AI and Animal Welfare was recently featured in an article in Science.org. The article featured the research from Professor Mel Smith, Professor of Machine Vision and Co-Director of the Centre for Machine Vision on an AI-powered system designed to recognise individual pigs emotions and monitor their emotional and physical well-being in … Continue reading "AI and Animal Welfare: Spotlight on the Centre for Machine Vision "

AI and Animal Welfare: Spotlight on the Centre for Machine Vision
UWE Bristol is leading one of six community groups awarded funding to advance sensitive data research from the DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK) programme, funded by  UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This new funding round builds on the achievements of the 2024 pilot funding round, which saw four community groups—three interest groups … Continue reading "UWE Bristol awarded funding to support sensitive data research "

UWE Bristol awarded funding to support sensitive data research