School of Applied Sciences UWE Bristol
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School of Applied Sciences at UWE Bristol. Bringing you news and stories on our UG & PG courses, research, knowledge exchange, CPD & events. #TeamUWE
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🆕 Professor of Pharmacy opportunity
We are seeking an established & exceptional academic leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol.
📆 Closes 30 Nov
Further information & apply (search ref: R08953):
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We are seeking an established & exceptional academic leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol.
📆 Closes 30 Nov
Further information & apply (search ref: R08953):
ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_web...
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🆕 Professor of Pharmacy opportunity
We are seeking an established & exceptional academic leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol.
📆 Closes 30 Nov
Further information & apply (search ref: R08953):
ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_web...
We are seeking an established & exceptional academic leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol.
📆 Closes 30 Nov
Further information & apply (search ref: R08953):
ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_web...
Beaver Population in Bristol!
Last month Master of Research student Dylan Beckham spoke to BBC Radio Bristol about their research into the beaver population in the West of England.
John Darvall BBC Sounds
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Listen from 2:09:04.
Last month Master of Research student Dylan Beckham spoke to BBC Radio Bristol about their research into the beaver population in the West of England.
John Darvall BBC Sounds
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Listen from 2:09:04.
John Darvall - 30/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
John brings you great stories, extended interviews and breaking news.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Beaver Population in Bristol!
Last month Master of Research student Dylan Beckham spoke to BBC Radio Bristol about their research into the beaver population in the West of England.
John Darvall BBC Sounds
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Listen from 2:09:04.
Last month Master of Research student Dylan Beckham spoke to BBC Radio Bristol about their research into the beaver population in the West of England.
John Darvall BBC Sounds
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Listen from 2:09:04.
The EU funded Microbial Hydroponics (Mi-Hy) project
that Neil Willey, Mukesh Sharma & Segun Ogunmefun
work on was presented at the UN World Food Forum
2025.
Neil represented the project at a round table discussion entitled 'Plant Memory and Digital Ecologies'
civa.brussels/en/exhibitio...
that Neil Willey, Mukesh Sharma & Segun Ogunmefun
work on was presented at the UN World Food Forum
2025.
Neil represented the project at a round table discussion entitled 'Plant Memory and Digital Ecologies'
civa.brussels/en/exhibitio...
Plant Memory and Digital Ecologies
What does it mean for a plant to remember? How do plants forget? And how might plants suggest new ways of engaging with the memory of web technologies? This roundtable brings together Mimosa Pudica, a...
civa.brussels
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The EU funded Microbial Hydroponics (Mi-Hy) project
that Neil Willey, Mukesh Sharma & Segun Ogunmefun
work on was presented at the UN World Food Forum
2025.
Neil represented the project at a round table discussion entitled 'Plant Memory and Digital Ecologies'
civa.brussels/en/exhibitio...
that Neil Willey, Mukesh Sharma & Segun Ogunmefun
work on was presented at the UN World Food Forum
2025.
Neil represented the project at a round table discussion entitled 'Plant Memory and Digital Ecologies'
civa.brussels/en/exhibitio...
Dr Sotirios Oikonomou is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Special Issue "Novel Thermal & Non-thermal Technologies towards Sustainability & Microbiological Food Safety and Quality” in Applied Sciences (MDPI).
Editorial
doi.org/10.3390/app1...
#foodsafety #sustainability
Editorial
doi.org/10.3390/app1...
#foodsafety #sustainability
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Dr Sotirios Oikonomou is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Special Issue "Novel Thermal & Non-thermal Technologies towards Sustainability & Microbiological Food Safety and Quality” in Applied Sciences (MDPI).
Editorial
doi.org/10.3390/app1...
#foodsafety #sustainability
Editorial
doi.org/10.3390/app1...
#foodsafety #sustainability
🆕Publications
Muhera, S., Chinheya, C., Kageler, S., Ngadze, E., and
Mtetwa, E. (202% Epidemiology of potator bacterial wilt
in Nyanga potato quarantine area, Zimbabwe. African
Journal of Agricultural Research 21(4): 325-329.
doi.org/10.5897/AJAR...
Muhera, S., Chinheya, C., Kageler, S., Ngadze, E., and
Mtetwa, E. (202% Epidemiology of potator bacterial wilt
in Nyanga potato quarantine area, Zimbabwe. African
Journal of Agricultural Research 21(4): 325-329.
doi.org/10.5897/AJAR...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🆕Publications
Muhera, S., Chinheya, C., Kageler, S., Ngadze, E., and
Mtetwa, E. (202% Epidemiology of potator bacterial wilt
in Nyanga potato quarantine area, Zimbabwe. African
Journal of Agricultural Research 21(4): 325-329.
doi.org/10.5897/AJAR...
Muhera, S., Chinheya, C., Kageler, S., Ngadze, E., and
Mtetwa, E. (202% Epidemiology of potator bacterial wilt
in Nyanga potato quarantine area, Zimbabwe. African
Journal of Agricultural Research 21(4): 325-329.
doi.org/10.5897/AJAR...
🥳Congratulations for UWE Bristol Staff Awards!
Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience award winner
The Forensic Science Technical Team, for consistently going above and beyond to enhance the student experience of all students who learn within the 1K laboratories.
Well done! 👏
Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience award winner
The Forensic Science Technical Team, for consistently going above and beyond to enhance the student experience of all students who learn within the 1K laboratories.
Well done! 👏
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🥳Congratulations for UWE Bristol Staff Awards!
Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience award winner
The Forensic Science Technical Team, for consistently going above and beyond to enhance the student experience of all students who learn within the 1K laboratories.
Well done! 👏
Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience award winner
The Forensic Science Technical Team, for consistently going above and beyond to enhance the student experience of all students who learn within the 1K laboratories.
Well done! 👏
For this week's CBR talk Paul Bowdler will be presenting: School of Applied Sciences Instrumentation – What It Can Do for Your Research?
📅12-1pm Fri 14th Nov 2025
This insightful session will explore the instrumental capabilities across the SOAS laboratories.
#appliedsciences #instrumentation
📅12-1pm Fri 14th Nov 2025
This insightful session will explore the instrumental capabilities across the SOAS laboratories.
#appliedsciences #instrumentation
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
For this week's CBR talk Paul Bowdler will be presenting: School of Applied Sciences Instrumentation – What It Can Do for Your Research?
📅12-1pm Fri 14th Nov 2025
This insightful session will explore the instrumental capabilities across the SOAS laboratories.
#appliedsciences #instrumentation
📅12-1pm Fri 14th Nov 2025
This insightful session will explore the instrumental capabilities across the SOAS laboratories.
#appliedsciences #instrumentation
Employment? Further study? What have you been up to since your time in #highereducation? Complete the #GraduateOutcomes survey if you completed your course between May - July 2024!
Find out more » graduateoutcomes.ac.uk
Find out more » graduateoutcomes.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Employment? Further study? What have you been up to since your time in #highereducation? Complete the #GraduateOutcomes survey if you completed your course between May - July 2024!
Find out more » graduateoutcomes.ac.uk
Find out more » graduateoutcomes.ac.uk
@emmanueladukwu.bsky.social was part of a UWE delegation that recently signed a MOU with one of Africa’s leading universities – Makerere University.
The delegation was led by Deputy VC Jo Midgley who signed the MOU with the VC of Makerere University.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58P...
The delegation was led by Deputy VC Jo Midgley who signed the MOU with the VC of Makerere University.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58P...
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@emmanueladukwu.bsky.social was part of a UWE delegation that recently signed a MOU with one of Africa’s leading universities – Makerere University.
The delegation was led by Deputy VC Jo Midgley who signed the MOU with the VC of Makerere University.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58P...
The delegation was led by Deputy VC Jo Midgley who signed the MOU with the VC of Makerere University.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58P...
Lili Ordonez attended and presented at the Francis Crick Cancer Conference @crick.ac.uk in London showcasing her recent data obtained through the VC-ECR award and results from both undergraduate and MSc projects.
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/5th...
#cancer @ree-uwe.bsky.social
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/5th...
#cancer @ree-uwe.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Lili Ordonez attended and presented at the Francis Crick Cancer Conference @crick.ac.uk in London showcasing her recent data obtained through the VC-ECR award and results from both undergraduate and MSc projects.
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/5th...
#cancer @ree-uwe.bsky.social
www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/5th...
#cancer @ree-uwe.bsky.social
John Hancock was recently part of an international judging panel to choose the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award, organised by the MPDI Journal Plants.
Details can be found here: www.mdpi.com/journal/plan...
Details can be found here: www.mdpi.com/journal/plan...
www.mdpi.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
John Hancock was recently part of an international judging panel to choose the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award, organised by the MPDI Journal Plants.
Details can be found here: www.mdpi.com/journal/plan...
Details can be found here: www.mdpi.com/journal/plan...
Grant Success!
Congratulations to Tim Craig who has been awarded a grant by Alzheimer's Research UK to investigate 'The Role of Semaphorin 6A/D protein in fatty-acid induced dysfunction
of neuronal differentiation/maturation'.
#alzheimers
Congratulations to Tim Craig who has been awarded a grant by Alzheimer's Research UK to investigate 'The Role of Semaphorin 6A/D protein in fatty-acid induced dysfunction
of neuronal differentiation/maturation'.
#alzheimers
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Grant Success!
Congratulations to Tim Craig who has been awarded a grant by Alzheimer's Research UK to investigate 'The Role of Semaphorin 6A/D protein in fatty-acid induced dysfunction
of neuronal differentiation/maturation'.
#alzheimers
Congratulations to Tim Craig who has been awarded a grant by Alzheimer's Research UK to investigate 'The Role of Semaphorin 6A/D protein in fatty-acid induced dysfunction
of neuronal differentiation/maturation'.
#alzheimers
For this week's (31 Oct 2025) Centre for Bioscience Research (CBR) talk we're delighted to have Dr. Blessing O. Effiong present:
'Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool'
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-ext...
'Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool'
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-ext...
blogs.uwe.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
For this week's (31 Oct 2025) Centre for Bioscience Research (CBR) talk we're delighted to have Dr. Blessing O. Effiong present:
'Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool'
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-ext...
'Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool'
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-ext...
📢 For this week's (24 Oct 2025) Centre for Bioscience Research (CBR) talk we're delighted to have Dr. Sam Bonnett, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science here at UWE Bristol, present:
'Developing an acoustic method for monitoring soil health'
people.uwe.ac.uk/person/sambo...
#soil #soilecology
'Developing an acoustic method for monitoring soil health'
people.uwe.ac.uk/person/sambo...
#soil #soilecology
Dr Sam Bonnett - UWE Bristol
people.uwe.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢 For this week's (24 Oct 2025) Centre for Bioscience Research (CBR) talk we're delighted to have Dr. Sam Bonnett, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science here at UWE Bristol, present:
'Developing an acoustic method for monitoring soil health'
people.uwe.ac.uk/person/sambo...
#soil #soilecology
'Developing an acoustic method for monitoring soil health'
people.uwe.ac.uk/person/sambo...
#soil #soilecology
Earlier this month the student's union held its first ever Postgraduate welcome fair. Thanks to doctoral student Ria Griffiths for representing the School of Applied Sciences and @scicommsuwe.bsky.social!
#postgraduate #postgrad #appliedsciences
#postgraduate #postgrad #appliedsciences
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Earlier this month the student's union held its first ever Postgraduate welcome fair. Thanks to doctoral student Ria Griffiths for representing the School of Applied Sciences and @scicommsuwe.bsky.social!
#postgraduate #postgrad #appliedsciences
#postgraduate #postgrad #appliedsciences
If you're interested in #Postgraduate study you can join one of our postgraduate webinars to find out more about the course and meet programme leaders!
👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/zPZ8U...
#appliedsciences #postgrad #MSc
👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/zPZ8U...
#appliedsciences #postgrad #MSc
Webinar for Postgraduate Study
YouTube video by UWE Bristol
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you're interested in #Postgraduate study you can join one of our postgraduate webinars to find out more about the course and meet programme leaders!
👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/zPZ8U...
#appliedsciences #postgrad #MSc
👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/zPZ8U...
#appliedsciences #postgrad #MSc
Bahareh Vahabi attended and presented at the prestigious ICS-EUS 2025 where she showcased the great research conducted by her UG students as part of their final projects.
www.ics.org/2025
The work has been published as an abstract in the
Continence Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
www.ics.org/2025
The work has been published as an abstract in the
Continence Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
October 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Bahareh Vahabi attended and presented at the prestigious ICS-EUS 2025 where she showcased the great research conducted by her UG students as part of their final projects.
www.ics.org/2025
The work has been published as an abstract in the
Continence Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
www.ics.org/2025
The work has been published as an abstract in the
Continence Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
The PGCert Sleep Medicine programme will be hosting a session in the upcoming British Sleep Society conference 4-7 Nov 2025.
Lizzie Hill will be chairing & giving an overview of the programme, and three current students will showcase their work.
www.sleepsociety.org.uk/bss-sleep-20...
Lizzie Hill will be chairing & giving an overview of the programme, and three current students will showcase their work.
www.sleepsociety.org.uk/bss-sleep-20...
BSS Sleep 2025 – BSS
www.sleepsociety.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The PGCert Sleep Medicine programme will be hosting a session in the upcoming British Sleep Society conference 4-7 Nov 2025.
Lizzie Hill will be chairing & giving an overview of the programme, and three current students will showcase their work.
www.sleepsociety.org.uk/bss-sleep-20...
Lizzie Hill will be chairing & giving an overview of the programme, and three current students will showcase their work.
www.sleepsociety.org.uk/bss-sleep-20...
🆕Publication
UWE Bristol PhD student Oluwatobi (Olu) Fatola and Dr
Alexandros Stratakos, with colleagues at the University of Huddersfield, have published a research article 'Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
UWE Bristol PhD student Oluwatobi (Olu) Fatola and Dr
Alexandros Stratakos, with colleagues at the University of Huddersfield, have published a research article 'Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food
3D-printing of food is an emerging technology that has great potential not only to leading to more efficient food production with less waste but also …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🆕Publication
UWE Bristol PhD student Oluwatobi (Olu) Fatola and Dr
Alexandros Stratakos, with colleagues at the University of Huddersfield, have published a research article 'Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
UWE Bristol PhD student Oluwatobi (Olu) Fatola and Dr
Alexandros Stratakos, with colleagues at the University of Huddersfield, have published a research article 'Assessing the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of 3D printed dysphagic food'
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
📢 Did you know that we're in the top 20 in the UK for Forensic Science? With our course receiving over 90% for student satisfaction! 👏🤩
#appliedsciences #forensics #forensicscience
#appliedsciences #forensics #forensicscience
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📢 Did you know that we're in the top 20 in the UK for Forensic Science? With our course receiving over 90% for student satisfaction! 👏🤩
#appliedsciences #forensics #forensicscience
#appliedsciences #forensics #forensicscience
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🆕Blog post
In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us!
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...
In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us!
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...
October 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🆕Blog post
In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us!
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...
In the first post of the new academic year PhD student and visitor to the Science Communication Unit Ana Vasconcelos reflects on her sunny months with us!
blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-comm...
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📢 Science Communication Seminar
We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month!
📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online
Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms...
#scicomm
We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month!
📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online
Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms...
#scicomm
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
📢 Science Communication Seminar
We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month!
📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online
Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms...
#scicomm
We're delighted to welcome former MSc student @zionlights.bsky.social to present 'Atoms, Algorithms, & Arguments: Shaping Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy' later this month!
📅Mon 27 Oct 12 - 1pm online
Registration required: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/atoms...
#scicomm
👋 Looking forward to welcoming prospective UG students to our On Campus Open day @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social today!
Explore what we can offer you, from our #appliedsciences facilities & services to our teaching staff & the students already here experiencing it!
Explore what we can offer you, from our #appliedsciences facilities & services to our teaching staff & the students already here experiencing it!
Undergraduate On Campus Open Day | UWE Bristol
Come along to an Open Day at our Frenchay Campus, City Campus and Glenside Campus to get a real insight into student life at UWE Bristol.
www.uwe.ac.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
👋 Looking forward to welcoming prospective UG students to our On Campus Open day @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social today!
Explore what we can offer you, from our #appliedsciences facilities & services to our teaching staff & the students already here experiencing it!
Explore what we can offer you, from our #appliedsciences facilities & services to our teaching staff & the students already here experiencing it!
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New funding for researchers to develop trustworthy clinical AI for assessing brain activity.
Electroencephalography is a non-invasive method for recording brain activity and is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain injuries
Electroencephalography is a non-invasive method for recording brain activity and is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain injuries
New funding for researchers to develop trustworthy clinical AI for assessing brain activity | UWE Bristol
Researchers have received funding from UK Research and Innovation to help bring their innovative brain-monitoring AI technology closer to real-world use.
www.uwe.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New funding for researchers to develop trustworthy clinical AI for assessing brain activity.
Electroencephalography is a non-invasive method for recording brain activity and is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain injuries
Electroencephalography is a non-invasive method for recording brain activity and is a vital tool for diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain injuries