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By Chathushka Kiriella This event, hosted by UWE Bristol, on 6 March 2026, brought together researchers, practitioners and students to explore an urgent theme: challenging gender-based violence. Almost two months on, it is important that these conv (More)
By Dr Hilary Lowe Placements are a key part of employability in higher education. They give students real world experience and help employers spot future talent. However, for disabled students, placements can involve barriers that are not always (More)
By Chathushka Kiriella, Tinkuma Edafioghor, Vanda Papafilippou and Susan Durbin  The last couple of weeks have been an incredibly busy and productive time for for HRWE group members as we celebrated International Women's Day with a series of ins (More)
Alum Nicola Barke was the first female ever to compete in Burmese bareknuckle boxing, a sport reserved for the fearless. She’s ranked number two in the world. Her fighting name is the Burmese Python. Not only a high calibre athlete, Nicola also (More)
Jo Moses, Founder of Berello Jo is the founder of Berello, with over 20 years of experience in recruitment and executive search specialising in Aviation, and aerospace, life sciences and pharma, B2B Tech and service, retail and consumer and the p (More)
Dr Jenna Pandeli, Dr Chloe Tarrabain and Dr Mahwish Khan In this blog, we draw upon our own research that explored the experiences of new mothers on maternity leave during the pandemic. We unravel the immense layers of unpaid work that mothers un (More)
Stress in students is well-documented in the literature as having negative effects on cognitive, emotional and physical health.  We’re all aware of the great stress most of our students are under, juggling paid work with university work, the (More)