sarahcawthra wrote: International Women’s Day 2026: Challenging Gender-Based Violence
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) | |
sarahcawthra wrote: Breaking barriers: what HR professionals need to know about disabled students and placements
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) | |
ripleywk wrote: Empowering Change Across Borders: The HR, Work and Employment (HRWE) Group’s International Women’s Day Celebrations
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) | |
Alumni Team wrote: Our Burmese Python, fighting for women
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) | |
ripleywk wrote: Invisible Work on Maternity Leave: How the Covid Pandemic intensified and exposed the unpaid work of Mothers
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) | |
ripleywk wrote: Studying at Soft Play: Giving Student Parents in HE a Voice
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) |
