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WeCount Schools resources featured in official British Science Week activity pack

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 11-20 March 2022 The British Science Week activity packs for 2022 have been launched today, providing over 40 simple, hands-on science activities which teachers, parents and community group leaders can use with students and children during British … Continue reading “WeCount Schools resources featured in official British Science Week activity pack”

UWE works alongside children in Easton to monitor local air quality

Photographer Anya Agulova Academics and students from a number of UWE Bristol departments are collaborating with the local community in Easton to investigate, on a granular real-time level, air quality and traffic’s impact on the local high-street. St. Mark’s Road in Easton is a high-street bucking the trend, with new shops popping up in an … Continue reading “UWE works alongside children in Easton to monitor local air quality”

Prototype and Play lab open for school bookings

The Prototype and Play lab, a purpose-built classroom in UWE Bristol’s new School of Engineering building, is now open and the DETI Inspire team have hosted their first school sessions this week. The bright and colourful lab is fully equipped for a class of 30 pupils, and also functions as a lending library for local … Continue reading “Prototype and Play lab open for school bookings”

Empowering WECA pupils with data for sustainable school streets

Speeding cars, traffic jams, air pollution… these are but a few of the grievances the average city dweller contends with on a daily basis. Below the driving age, children in the West of England do not contribute to these problems, yet they are among the most vulnerable to their consequences. To allow children to safely … Continue reading “Empowering WECA pupils with data for sustainable school streets”

IET Prize awarded to UWE student engineer!

UWE student engineer Oliver Németh has been recognised for his hard work by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The IET Prize is awarded annually to outstanding students who are completing a course of study which has been accredited by the IET. Prize winners are nominated by their university based on having shown distinction … Continue reading “IET Prize awarded to UWE student engineer!”

Bristol families say hello to Pepper the Robot and friends!

Bristol Robofest is an annual city wide initiative taking place in June to celebrate the UK Festival of Robotics and raise the profile of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) in our local communities. The week of activity is delivered by teams from DETI Inspire at UWE Bristol, Bristol Robotics Lab and the University of … Continue reading “Bristol families say hello to Pepper the Robot and friends!”

UWE supports Aerospace Bristol return to flight

Aerospace Bristol, which is run by a charity, is a museum in its infancy, having only been open a few years. With the loss of vital visitor and event income during the pandemic, the future of the museum and preservation of Bristol’s aviation heritage for future generations is in real jeopardy. Which is why the … Continue reading “UWE supports Aerospace Bristol return to flight”

Project Week Success with Newicon Innovation Toolkit

348 of our first year student engineers have completed Project Week with great success! Project Week plays a central role in UWE Bristol’s Engineering Practise module, part of our Integrated Learning Framework, which nurtures creativity, innovation and collaboration through training on ‘live’ projects and problems. Motivated by UWE’s 2020 strategy to educate for sustainable development, … Continue reading “Project Week Success with Newicon Innovation Toolkit”

EDM signs up to the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code

The Engineering Design and Mathematics (EDM) department at UWE Bristol have been taking part in Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, an annual campaign that highlights to young people that engineering is a creative, problem solving, exciting career that improves the world around us. Throughout the week engineering institutions, employers and schools come together to show young people … Continue reading “EDM signs up to the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code”

EDM department joins Bristol Technology Festival online for 2020

We’d like to thank This is Engineering for use of images from their public image library that aims to better represent what engineers and engineering really look like. The feature image for this blog of a young woman using a VR headset is copyright of the Institution of Engineering and Technology & Callum Wood Ford. … Continue reading “EDM department joins Bristol Technology Festival online for 2020”