All Outputs (29)

Amplifying the voices of neurodivergent students in relation to higher education assessment at UWE Bristol (2023)
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This paper reports on a study funded by the UWE Pedagogical Project fund in 2021-2022, which aimed to amplify the voices of neurodivergent (referred to as ‘ND’) students in relation to lived experiences of Higher Education (HE) assessment practices w... Read More about Amplifying the voices of neurodivergent students in relation to higher education assessment at UWE Bristol.

Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives (2023)
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This study aims to identify and analyse the various factors leading to low female participation in Maldivian aerospace industry and discuss the policies required to improve this sector. Using a qualitative method, data from both male and female aeros... Read More about Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives.

Inspire sustainability evaluation report 2023 (2023)
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‘Inspire Sustainability’ builds on the success of several regional programmes bringing together industry, education, and the community to progress innovation and expertise in sustainable solutions. Developing awareness, knowledge, and aspirations for... Read More about Inspire sustainability evaluation report 2023.

DETI Inspire Final Report (2023)
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Inspiring a future generation of engineers has never been more important, as we seek urgent solutions to the Climate Crisis. The West of England is leading the way developing sustainability solutions with academia and industry collaborating to reach... Read More about DETI Inspire Final Report.

Climate action hub: Empowering youth engagement project report (2022)
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This report summarises the knowledge exchange activities of the CAH-OOT project: Climate Action Hub - empOwering yOuth engagemenT. This project, funded by a joint faculty award from the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), enabled representatives... Read More about Climate action hub: Empowering youth engagement project report.

Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve (2022)
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The automotive industry is reported as being one of the main contributors to the global environmental crisis, thus
requiring a radical shift in the way they perform business-as-usual (UNFCCC, 2018). The UN and a growing number of
studies hail Circu... Read More about Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve.

What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution (2022)
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The severe increase in pollution caused by the discarded face masks during COVID-19 cannot be overstated. This research provides an innovative engineering solution to this issue by recycling polypropylene, the primary plastic found in the facemasks t... Read More about What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution.

WeCount project evaluation summary: Citizen science on urban mobility (2022)
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WeCount was a Horizon 2020 project which aimed at quantifying local road transport, produce scientific knowledge in the field of mobility and environmental pollution and co- design informed solutions for several road transport challenges. Uniquely, t... Read More about WeCount project evaluation summary: Citizen science on urban mobility.

DETI Inspire Engagement Report 2020-2021 (2022)
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From September 2020 to December 2021, DETI Inspire has delivered an impressive array of outputs and engagement activities. In two years, the team have directly engaged 6,832 children and 216 teachers from 73 schools and community groups in the West o... Read More about DETI Inspire Engagement Report 2020-2021.

Older people and community-supported shared meals in Bristol: Evaluation report on Bristol Ageing Better projects Talking Tables and Bristol Meets the World (2020)
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Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures (2020)
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This project brought together a team of 25 co-researchers from the University of the West of England, Fairfield Farm College and Wiltshire Centre of Independent Living. The co-researchers are a diverse group including disabled people, carers, student... Read More about Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures.

The evaluation of the INUDGE project (“Citizen Engagement in Healthy Urban Development”) (2019)
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This report details the main findings of the evaluation of the INUDGE project (“Citizen Engagement in Healthy Urban Development”), Provision for Public Engagement project linked to the Wellcome Trust funded research project UPSTREAM (“Factoring long-... Read More about The evaluation of the INUDGE project (“Citizen Engagement in Healthy Urban Development”).

Women Like Me Executive Summary 2019 (2019)
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Only 11% of engineers in the UK are women. For democratic, utilitarian and equity reasons this is not enough. Both recruitment and retention are important – more girls need to connect with engineering as a creative, socially conscious, collaborative... Read More about Women Like Me Executive Summary 2019.

Evaluation of the Bristol Bright Night 2015 (BBN15) (2016)
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This report details the key findings of the evaluation of Bristol Bright Night 2015 (BBN), an event funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, which was part of the European Researchers’ Night. BBN took place on Friday the 25th September 2015, bet... Read More about Evaluation of the Bristol Bright Night 2015 (BBN15).

Science live: Surveying the landscape of live public science events (2016)
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The field of informal science learning and communication is comprised of many sectors—after school programs, science center exhibitions and programs, television and film, print and new media, to name just a few. Each of these is understood to make un... Read More about Science live: Surveying the landscape of live public science events.

Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015 (2015)
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This report details the key findings of the evaluation of a series of events sponsored by the Wellcome Trust at the 2015 Latitude Festival, which took place between 16th and 19th July. In addition, the report includes the complete evaluation kit.
Th... Read More about Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015.

Robots vs animals: Learning from the ingenuity of nature. Final summary report (2015)
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‘Robots vs Animals’ was a creative collaboration between engineers and zoologists, exploring the ingenuity of both nature and humankind. The project was organised and managed by the Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England,... Read More about Robots vs animals: Learning from the ingenuity of nature. Final summary report.

Children as engineers: Paired peer mentors in primary schools final report summary July 2015 (2015)
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◾It’s been forecast that a further 100,000 new professionals are needed to fill the skills gap by 2020. It is becoming increasingly important that student engineers gain opportunities to practise their public engagement and education outreach skill... Read More about Children as engineers: Paired peer mentors in primary schools final report summary July 2015.

The challenge of rescheduling nursing staff: Informing the development of a mathematical model decision tool (2014)
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Executive Summary: This report presents the findings and recommendations from a preliminary investigation into how an NHS organisation manages sudden nursing staff shortfalls. Unexpected staff absences, which can occur on a daily basis, can impact on... Read More about The challenge of rescheduling nursing staff: Informing the development of a mathematical model decision tool.

Mapping and analysis of research and KE funding sources for operational research in the UK (2014)
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This project came about in 2013 after a discussion with the Chair of the Education and Research Committee of the Operational Research Society (ORS) about obtaining a clearer idea of the range and characteristics of sources of funding for research in... Read More about Mapping and analysis of research and KE funding sources for operational research in the UK.