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Dementia support groups developed by professor adopted across globe

It was set up by Richard Cheston, Professor of Dementia Health, with an NHS colleague in 2010. The LivDem approach of holding ...
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UWE Bristol becomes South West Regional Hub lead for national Climate Ambassadors scheme

UWE Bristol is the new South West Regional Hub lead for the Climate Ambassadors scheme, a national initiative helping to ...
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UWE Bristol academic to help shape new national Art and Design curriculum for England

A UWE Bristol academic has been appointed by the Department for Education to draft a new national curriculum for Art and ...
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Volunteering and community engagement

We believe that you get more back when you give a little in return. Use your talents. Develop new skills. Build your confidence and start building networks. Make friends – and a real difference to ...
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South West Doctoral Training Partnership

The South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to provide postgraduate research training in the social sciences. UWE Bristol joined ...
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Quality assurance

View guidance and documentation on governance procedures and system solutions utilized by UWE Bristol to assure regulatory compliance for all professional practice placements.
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Researchers launch support hub for people with visible differences and their families

A first of its kind website offering evidence-based psychological support for people with visible differences and their families has been launched by university researchers. Academics from the Centre ...
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Laying Pluckley’s ghosts to rest: new research uncovers the truth about the most haunted village in England

New research from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has solved a series of tantalising mysteries associated with Pluckley in Kent, known for over 70 years as the ‘most haunted ...
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Pee Power technology returns to Glastonbury Festival for fourth year

Technology developed at UWE Bristol that converts urine into electricity is set to be showcased at Glastonbury Festival for a fourth year. An installation of a large 40-person urinal will return to a ...
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UWE Bristol's cyber security degree apprenticeship recognised by UK experts

UWE Bristol has become one of the first universities in the country to have a degree apprenticeship course recognised by the UK’s cyber security experts for offering top quality education and training ...
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'Wearable bodyguard' among ten new businesses by young entrepreneurs to receive funding boost

Members of the judging panel for the UWE Bristol Entrepreneurial Futures Award (L-R): Dr Paul Bennett, Peter Fane and Mark Mason. A business developing a ‘wearable bodyguard’ for safer solo journeys ...
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UWE Bristol secures British Council grant to strengthen educational ties with three leading Nigerian universities

The University of Lagos is one of the higher education institutions UWE Bristol will be working with through the British Council grant The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has secured a ...