Congratulations to Professor Reem Kayyali who has been recognised with a Fellowship by the new Royal College of Pharmacy and is among the first Fellows of the Royal College of Pharmacy for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy. Read the full article here: www.rcpharm.org/news/first-f...

🆕Part-time Senior Lecturer Microbial Genomics We are seeking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Microbial Genomics to support our undergraduate and postgraduate Biological and Biomedical Science programmes. Closes 13 Sept Ref: R09585 Apply: ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_web...

Last month, Katie Turk (SOAS Partnership PhD student supervised by Dr Tim Craig) presented her work at FENS, the premier European Neuroscience conference. Katie's project is examining the neuroprotective effect of function mushroom extracts (concentrating on Lion's Mane).

Last month Dr Daniel Turnham, Dr Catherine Shelton & UWE MRes student Andreea Cruceanu attended the Nottingham Early Career Prostate Cancer Symposium. Dr Turnham was invited to chair the opening session, while Dr Shelton also gave a poster presentation on some of the other work ongoing in the lab.

Congratulations to Rebecca Braund who successfully defended her DBMS thesis last month! 👏 Her research centred on investigation of variables impacting quality of blood components at NHSBT, and was presented at the British Blood Transfusion Society (BBTS) Congress.

Applications are open to join our online CPD course on Conservation Communications & Marketing! 📅 Course runs Sept 2026-Jan 2027 Find out more and apply: courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSYHC30M/co... #conservation #appliedsciences

We were delighted to welcome Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Director of Aeolia Ltd., to kick off discussions under the Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) programme, which supports knowledge exchange between higher education providers and the wider world.

Dr Sotirios Oikonomou, as an invited speaker, presented the team’s latest research at the RME2026 Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a leading international event focused on rapid measurement technologies and analytical science.

Last week Mo Salehan, Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, was invited to We The Curious (WTC) to deliver a session celebrating National Volunteers' Week, highlighting the role of volunteers and their contribution in the UK. He has volunteered for WTC for more than 10 years in a variety of roles.

Congrat to Laura Hobbs (SRF in the @scicommsuwe.bsky.social) who has taken up the School of Applied Sciences Public Engagement Lead role, aiming to increase our public engagement & external facing activities to promote #AppliedSciences research, teaching, knowledge exchange & equity activities.

Congratulations to Eric Leung on being appointed as the new Graduate Outcomes Lead for the School of Applied Sciences! #appliedsciences

🆕Publication Michael Ladomery is happy to report the publication of his new textbook, “The Molecular Biology of RNA”, Oxford University Press Primer series. global.oup.com/ukhe/product...

David McCalley gave a lecture entitled 'Ananlysis of oligonucleotides by HPLC-UV and HPLC-MS with using toxic organic solvents and additives or involatile buffers in the mobile phase.' at the 42nd international conference on capillary chromatography held in Riva del Garda in May 2026.

🆕Publication Ibad S et al, 2026. Enhancing Crop Biomass & Disease Resistance Using Moringa oleifera-Derived Copper & Copper (I) Oxide Nanoparticles for Sustainable Food Security. Biocatalysis & Agricultural Biotechnology. doi.org/10.1016/j.bc...

As part of outreach & public engagement for the partnership PhD project with Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum, Carrie Brady & PhD student Helene Kile took part in the Westonbirt 10K. The route took them through the old & new arboretum & past some of the rarest tree species in the world.

Carrie Brady & the Tree Health research group were pleased to host Dr Milan Pernek from the Croation Forest Research Institute as part of an ongoing collaboration on oak decline. The team took Dr Pernek to the Forest of Dean looking for native oak with symptoms of acute oak decline.

🆕 Publication David V. McCalleya, S.M.C. Buckenmaierb, J.C. Heatonc Per aqueous liquid chromatography and/or weak ion exchange chromatography as a green analytical technique for the separation of neutral, acidic and basic solutes J. Chromatogr. A 2026 1777 466904 doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

Research events this month! ▪️Applied Sciences End of Year Celebration Event - Students talks, poster displays, networking & awards. 📅 11 June 2026 ▪️College of Health, Science & Society Postgraduate Research Conference - celebrate the breadth of doctoral work taking place in CHSS. 📅23 June 2026

Dr Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu was invited by Liwa University, to give a talk on Building Inclusive Health for Ageing Ethnic Communities. She shared her insights through three case studies: The Family Backyard Cricket Module, The Ageing Lifestyle in Blacks & Asians (ALIBSA) & The Faith Fit Programme

Farewell to Senior Lecturer Ian Wilson, who is retiring after nearly 20 yrs working at UWE. Ian has been a highly respected member of the teaching & research community & spent time at Michigan State University, University of Malaya & Bristol University before joining the School of Applied Sciences.

Congratulations to Christie Antoniou who successfully defended her thesis “Cytotoxic Effect of Phytochemicals from Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) on Leukaemic Cell Lines in Culture,” The work was funded through a partnership PhD with NDT inspections Ltd, Cyprus.

Congratulations to Laura Perry who successfully defended her thesis “Understanding and targeting the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-EP4 signalling pathway in colorectal cancer”, her work was funded through a partnership PhD with Nxera Pharma, Cambridge.

For this Fri's CBR seminar (27 Feb) we're delighted to welcome Professor Claire Perks & Dr Rachel Barker (UoB) to talk about their ongoing research exploring how #hormones affect #cancer risk and development, in relation to lifestyle factors such as #diet and #exercise. Staff & students welcome.

🆕Publication Ridgway, A., Spotswood, F., Weitkamp, E., Tapp, A., Ling, K. and Meredith, L. (2026) Navigating “proper food” and “good mothering” on social media. Food, Culture and Society. doi.org/10.1080/1552... #scicomm #childnutrition #publichealth #healthcommunication #foodwaste #foodpolicy

For our CBR seminar this Fri 13th Feb, we welcome Dr Valentina Mosienko to present 'Glial mechanisms in stress response'. UWE staff and students welcome.

⏳ Last chance today (25 Jan) to enrol for the UWE Bristol & Bristol Zoological Society’s online CPD course in Conservation Impact! Develop your skills to design evidence-based, feasible projects that deliver positive #conservation impacts. courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSYHE30M/co...

⏳ 25 Jan is the deadline to enrol for the @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social Bristol & Bristol Zoological Society’s online CPD course in Conservation Impact! Develop your skills to design evidence-based, feasible projects that deliver positive #conservation impacts. courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSYHE30M/co...

‼️ Attention UWE Bristol students ‼️ We're holding our Science Futures Fair on the 28th January in EP1. It's a fantastic opportunity to network with future employers, and we're pleased to have a record number of businesses with us this year. Students can register anytime using the QR code below ⬇️

🎄Christmas closures The University will be closed from 16:30 today (Fri 19 Dec 2025) & will reopen at 08:30 on Mon 5 Jan 2026. Support will be available during this time & campus libraries will be open. Wishing you all a restful festive break & a Happy New Year! www.uwe.ac.uk/study/term-d...

Have you ever taken the time to think about the considerable investment you are making by choosing to study at university? Focus on maximising that investment & make some choices which will help you get the most out of your time @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social! blogs.uwe.ac.uk/student/2025...