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Media Relations Team

10 March 2025

UWE Bristol to explore the power of open water swimming at upcoming event with The Wave founder Nick Hounsfield

An inspiring tale of grit and resilience will be told to audiences at the first BDAS event of 2025 as UWE Bristol welcomes Nick Hounsfield, founder of The Wave. 

Media Relations Team

07 March 2025

UWE Bristol and Ashton Park School transform urban landscape near university campus

Students bring creativity and a splash of colour to a well-used city underpass by painting a new mural celebrating diversity and inclusivity.

Media Relations Team

07 March 2025

UWE Bristol students triumph at regional RTS Awards

UWE Bristol filmmaking and animation students won three categories of the RTS West of England Student Awards, held at Watershed in Bristol on 3 March 2025.

06 March 2025

Inspiring UWE Bristol alum fights for equality in her sport to empower other women

A UWE Bristol alum who became the UK's first female to compete in Burmese bareknuckle boxing has shared how competing in a male-dominated sport has motivated her to empower other women. 

Media Relations Team

28 February 2025

Paramedics in GP surgeries may ease workload but not NHS costs, study finds

Paramedics working in GP surgeries help reduce GP workload but do not contribute to cost savings to the NHS, according to the first major study of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedic compared with GP consultations. 

Media Relations Team

24 February 2025

WESTbusStop+ makes sustainable travel more convenient

A new WESTbusStop+ bringing together buses and other ways to travel has been officially opened at UWE Bristol’s Frenchay campus.

Media Relations Team

17 February 2025

Board Talk: Aspiring board members hone essential skills for professional growth at interactive workshop

Business leaders with aspirations to become board members are being given the opportunity to learn what makes an effective board member at an interactive workshop at UWE Bristol. 

Media Relations Team

11 February 2025

Comics could help explain science in court, study finds

Comics explaining the complexities of forensic science in simple terms could improve understanding for jurors in court cases, research conducted at UWE Bristol suggests.

Media Relations Team

06 February 2025

Opinion: ‘We’re ensuring people have access to diverse images for healthcare’

Flicking through the pages of academic medical textbooks back in 2022, our team spotted a surprising omission: a stark absence of images of health conditions on darker skin tones.

03 February 2025

Groundbreaking UWE Bristol project based on children’s lived experiences of racism in the UK set to transform police training

UWE Bristol researchers have worked with over 1,000 primary-aged children to explore everyday experiences of racism to inform future police training.

Media Relations Team

03 February 2025

Exhibition celebrates inaugural year of students’ creative agency

Students from UWE Bristol’s New Wave Creative Agency will showcase their work at an exhibition at Arnolfini from 8 February.

Media Relations Team

30 January 2025

Women exercising in gyms face barriers including body image and harassment, study finds

Women exercising in gyms often feel judged for their appearance and performance, leading to a persistent sense of inadequacy, according to a new study.