Businesses and employers
UWE Bristol provides expert advice and support to help your organisation realise its goals. Whatever you need, we are here to support you.
Recruit students and graduates

Recruiting graduates
We can help you find the right graduate for your business through vacancy promotion, recruitment and consultancy services.

Recruiting interns
Subsidised internships offer your business a great deal. Read success stories and find out more about our internship schemes.

Placement students
From sandwich-year placements to project-specific skill boosts, placements are a low-risk, cost-effective recruitment solution that gives students valuable practical experience.
Drive innovation in your business

Knowledge Transfer Partnership
A partly government-funded programme to help solve a business problem and gain weekly access to academic expertise.

Partnership PhD
Gain access to cutting edge, real-world research that can help transform your organisation. Find out if you could benefit from funding from UWE Bristol.

Made Smarter programme
Made Smarter gives manufacturing SMEs in the West of England access to digital tools and skills and innovation to improve business performance and efficiency.

Collaborative research
Join forces with UWE Bristol to drive your business forward. Together we can discover more and apply our shared knowledge in ways that help you become more successful.
Professional development
Continuing Professional Development
Our CPD programmes blend academic expertise with industry knowledge to offer flexible learning solutions for individuals.
Help to Grow: Management
Sign up to a 12-week course for Senior Leaders of SMEs looking to boost performance, resilience, and long-term growth.
Skills Bootcamps
Gain subject-specific knowledge and hands-on skills to apply immediately with courses in digital skills and leadership.
Leadership Fundamentals Programme
Designed for SMEs and funded by WECA. this 10-week programme offers practical strategies to enhance resilience and performance and foster innovation.
Professional development courses
Whatever stage your career is at, our diverse portfolio of programmes give you a competitive edge and allow you to take your career to the next level.
Skills Pathway Programme
Sign up to this modular programme that offers a flexible opportunity to develop skills to meet challenges at any stage of your career.
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
Develop the skilled workforce your organisation needs with our business degree apprenticeships. Higher and degree apprenticeships combine on-the-job training with study, so your employees will gain a higher-level qualification alongside their work.
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Intellectual property
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Civic engagement and community
UWE Bristol has a strong record of public and community engagement that traverses a wide portfolio of civic activities. We are a future-facing, locally embedded, anchor institution with global reach.