In the second episode of the Spring 2021 Virtual Bristol Distinguished Address Series, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, president of techUK and co-chair of the Institute of Coding (IoC) explained why it is key that everyone, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, background or skills level, is given the opportunity to learn digital skills and thrive in a digital workforce and society.

Watch the pre-lecture interview with Jacqueline here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Ut-oUQ4jo&t=1s

Listen more from the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://soundcloud.com/uwebristol/sets/bristol-distinguished-address

Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6JTeJ02D-Bo_EtA47W6vG-T

Learn more about the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/bristol-dis…hed-address-series

Ravin Singh, Lawyer, Barrister at Law and Founding Partner Messrs Vin Partnership (Advocates & Solicitors) delivers a lecture about his journey after UWE Bristol. From a Student to Associate to Partner.

Watch the lecture on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZXhNOdRAT5Q

Watch the rest of the Inspire:Me lecture series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOz…OPz2NI8CJr7ClZQvWFm

This Future Impact Podcast episode was recorded as a live podcast event in February 2021 with a Q&A from the audience. We speak with academics from UWE Bristol delving into the topics covered in their recent essays for the book ‘Life after Covid-19’, from the contested home to ‘unleadership’. The book focuses on creating a better life post-pandemic. Chair – Rachel Evans, Relationship Manager, UWE Bristol. Panellists – Carol Jarvis, Professor in Knowledge Exchange and Innovation, UWE Bristol / Harriet Shortt, Associate Professor in Organisation Studies, UWE Bristol / Hugo Gaggiotti, Associate Professor, UWE Bristol.

This podcast series is hosted by Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School at UWE Bristol, featuring exciting new developments in technology, management practice, and business and leadership. The Future Impact Podcast series highlights the impact from both an academic and practitioner perspective on the future of society.

A huge thank you to all of our guests on this episode of the Future Impact Podcast series. We are always looking for interesting guests to contribute to our podcast, if you’d like to discuss this further please contact our team on the details below.

Presented by Rachel Evans. Produced by Rose Adderley and Tom Perou. Contact us at [email protected]

In the first of the Spring 2021 Virtual Bristol Distinguished Address Series, Peter Lord, co-founder & creative director at Aardman Animations, took us through some of the key stages, the happy accidents and the essential relationships that made it possible for his company to develop. So much so, that two years ago, Aardman could transition into an employee owned company.

Watch the pre-lecture interview with Peter here: https://youtu.be/pU9beGxqGyw

Listen more from the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://soundcloud.com/uwebristol/sets/bristol-distinguished-address

Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6JTeJ02D-Bo_EtA47W6vG-T

Learn more about the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/bristol-dis…hed-address-series

In this episode, we spoke to Paradigm Norton about their recent bespoke Leadership Academy programme launched with UWE Bristol. Designed to strategically invest in the leaders of the future, the Leadership Academy saw participants cover topics in self-leadership, personal vision, succession, sustainability and legacy and conflict and confrontation. We talk about the importance of creating great leaders in a growing organisation, especially building resilience in times of crisis such as Covid-19.

We are joined by:

• Barry Horner, Chief Executive and Founder of Paradigm Norton

• Andrew Parker, Founding Director of Andrew Parker Consulting Ltd

• Tommy Watson, Client Manager at Paradigm Norton

• Gareth Edwards, Professor of Leadership and Community Studies at Bristol Business School

This podcast series is hosted by Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School at UWE Bristol, featuring exciting new developments in technology, management practice, and business and leadership. The Future Impact Podcast series highlights the impact from both an academic and practitioner perspective on the future of society.

A huge thank you to all of our guests on this episode of the Future Impact Podcast series. We are always looking for interesting guests to contribute to our podcast, if you’d like to discuss this further please contact our team on the details below.

Presented by Rachel Evans. Produced by Rose Adderley and Tom Perou. Contact us at [email protected]

Dr Aida Abzhaparova, Associate Head for Student Experience in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, UWE Bristol, delivers a lecture on how her mother's lost Rubles turned her into a diplomat and how we gain achievement from loss.

Watch the lecture on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ZmlkgAwoM&t=

Watch the rest of the Inspire:Me lecture series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6KIAOPz2NI8CJr7ClZQvWFm

The aim of this Talking Talent episode is to support you in understanding the impact of Covid 19 on early year recruitment and how to make the most of opportunities to engage students virtually.

We have brought together practical insights from industry, academia and our own experiences as a service, highlighting new opportunities to work with the university and our students. 

Episode guests include Rowena Bach - Total Talent and Early Careers Recruitment Strategy Director for People Scout, Myra Evans - Senior Lecturer of Journalism and Former Broadcast Journalist and Clare Adams - University Partnership Manager for Handshake.

Episode host: Renee Berkhout

Audio Production: Jake Lee-Savage - UWE Bristol final year student of Broadcast Audio and Music Technology

Image Credit: Chris Montgomery on Unsplash

In this episode of our Future Impact Podcast, which was recorded remotely during the UK coronavirus lockdown, we spoke to four inspirational women about their coaching journey after undertaking the Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring (ILM Level 7) programme here at UWE Bristol.

We are joined by;

• Jo Beckett, joint CEO for the Institute of Development Professionals and Education (IDPE) and founder of Jo Beckett Coaching and Development

• Jane Shayler, former Director of Integrated Commissioning for Health and Social Care and currently providing coaching and leadership development to individuals working in the public and not-for-profit sector

• Emily Loveday-Proom, Learning and Development Manager in local government

• Sadie Drummond, business improvement specialist within education, mediator (conflict resolution) and executive and wellbeing coach (individual and groups) within education, social enterprises and small businesses.

This podcast series is hosted by Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School at UWE Bristol. Featuring exciting new developments in technology, management practice, and business and leadership, the Future Impact Podcast series will highlight the impact from both an academic and practitioner perspective on the future of society.

A huge thank you to all of our guests on this episode of the Future Impact Podcast series. We are always looking for interesting guests to contribute to our podcast, if you’d like to discuss this further please contact our team on the details below.

Presented by Rachel Evans. Produced by Rose Adderley and Tom Perou. Contact us at [email protected].

This lecture was delivered by Tom Woollard, CEO and Co-Founder of Bunk. He gave a talk called "Startup life: idea, investment, implementation".

Tom discussed how they came up with the idea for Bunk, raised their initial investment and grew to be one of the most promising startups across the country, all with his closest friends.

You can follow Bunk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rentbunk

or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rentbunk/

or find Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twoollard?originalSubdomain=uk

Watch the rest of the Inspire:Me lecture series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6KIAOPz2NI8CJr7ClZQvWFm

Doug and Dame Mary Perkins founded Specsavers with the aim of offering affordable eye care to everyone. In the second Bristol Distinguished Lecture of autumn 2020, they spoke about how they saw the opportunity to revolutionise the optical market, following a relaxation of UK regulations, which allowed opticians to advertise products and services for the first time.

Watch our '3 Questions interview' with Doug and Mary as they answer selected questions: https://youtu.be/p8dMvFhRhIk

Listen more from the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://soundcloud.com/uwebristol/sets/bristol-distinguished-address

Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6JTeJ02D-Bo_EtA47W6vG-T

Learn more about the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/bristol-dis…hed-address-series