UWE Bristol

This special BDAS event celebrated the remarkable life and achievements of Dr Guy Bailey. Within this, Dr Roger Griffith MBE and guests shared the story of Guy Bailey, his pivotal role in the 1963 Bristol Boycott and who, after a degree at UWE Bristol, founded the first Black housing association in the South West. The evening was a tribute to Dr Bailey and proved a powerful demonstration of the value of community engagement in academia.

The evening started with an address by UWE Bristol Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Steve West. A panel discussion followed, featuring UWE Bristol staff, Amy Saleh, Malcolm Richards and Professor Shaun Sobers, exploring how life-long learning in academia can empower communities. Current Student Union Presidents Lubyna Gardezi and Kolawole Olure then discussed their educational journey as international students, with former UWE Bristol student Xavier Baker, who is now a UWE staff member and engaged on community projects. Julz Davis CEO of Curiosity UnLtd then talked about the legacy of the Bristol Bus Boycott and his activism to engage young people. The evening concluded with UWE Bristol Professor Emmanuel Adukwu speaking on the Celebrating Excellence project. Finally, Miles Chambers paid poetic tribute to Dr Bailey's legacy.

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Useful links:

Dr Guy Bailey OBE Honorary Graduate acceptance speech video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYRyddF0jE4

Full news piece: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/news/guy-bailey

Black History Month 2024 further video content: https://uweacuk.sharepoint.com/sites/staff-intranet-internal-communications/SitePages/Black-History-Month--Steve-West-and-Roger-Griffith.aspx

Roger Griffith Blog: https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-business-innovation/roger-griffith-a-journey-of-life-long-learning/

In this episode of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series, we celebrate Bristol’s Global Majority cultural scene through an array of voices and works of those who have made it thrive, inspired by the Black History Month 2024 theme of 'Reclaiming Narratives’.

The Host for the evening, Dr Edson Burton, is a poet, drama writer, curator, historian - and UWE Bristol alum. He is the author of poetry collection ('Seasoned'), amongst other writings, and his radio credits include the thrilling supernatural trilogy, ‘Deacon’, inspired by West African mythology and spirituality. Edson is a member of Bristol’s History Commission, the film programming, Collective Come the Revolution and Queer People of Colour Collective Kiki Bristol. He is the father of two young adults, uncle to a cat and a lover to Easton Bristol where he resides.

The event ran in collaboration with UWE Bristol's award-winning Equity programme, a positive action programme for Global Majority students to support them to feel part of the UWE community, to be themselves and to succeed and flourish during their student journey and into their chosen career after graduating. Holistically, Equity aims to create and embed a sense of belonging, provide a safe space to engage in conversations around race, racism, discrimination and intersectionality and for students develop key skills to be able to advocate for themselves through coaching and skills workshops and mentoring. The programme also supports and contributes to the university’s priority of eliminating the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Awarding gap.

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Useful links:

Black History Month's 2024 'Reclaiming Narratives' theme: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/...

Dr Edson Burton: https://writersmosaic.org.uk/people/e...

UWE Bristol Equity Programme: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/study/career-de...

Positive action: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/guidance...

Ethnic Awarding gap: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and...

UWE Bristol Alumni: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/alumni

Watershed, Bristol: https://www.watershed.co.uk/

Dr. Praveen Kumar, Associate Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation and Physiotherapist at UWE Bristol joins us in this episode to talk about his work in the field of stroke rehabilitation and the development of robotic telepresence and how it can support people at home with the exercises and social interaction. Robotic telepresence is a mobile robotic platform, and through this robot, participants can join live group exercise classes led by a remote instructor. They see the instructor on a screen, the instructor sees them, and they can interact in real time.

Bristol After Stroke - bristolafterstroke.org.uk/

Next Steps Exercise Class - bristolafterstroke.org.uk/pages/31-next-steps

Funder for our Robots project - emergencerobotics.net/

uwe.ac.uk/integrated-care-academy

In this episode of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series, we hear from Danielle Mulder, who leads the BBC’s approach to sustainability across operations, programming, and communications. Named UK Green Business Leader of the Year in 2023, Danielle shares her insights on leadership, environmental sustainability, and the business case for biodiversity.

She has spearheaded the BBC’s “Nature Positive” strategy and shared insights on leadership, environmental sustainability and the business case for biodiversity.

A sustainability expert with more than 20 years' experience at firms including KPMG, Accenture and Carbon Intelligence, Danielle has worked on global sustainability initiatives including the London 2012 Olympics and the development of the Sydney Metro.

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Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://youtu.be/2DGv_MuHJUU?si=tAKMuuBTMLuGyKaQ

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

Useful links:

https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/whoweare/danielle-mulder

Noor Nixon, Inclusive Practice Project Manager at UWE Bristol and Antony Hill, Principle Investigator and Dean of Learning and Teaching at the College of Health, Science and Society, UWE Bristol, discuss the design and development of inclusive learning resources that enable workforce culture and behaviour change related to racism and discrimination in healthcare and education across the South West of England, as part of the Inclusive Training in Practice project.

Useful links:

https://learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/InclusiveTrainingwithinPractice

In this episode of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series, we hear from Co-op Group's CEO and UWE Bristol alum, Shirine Khoury-Haq, as she shares her ideas on the values that underpin good business. This was the final event held as part of the Autumn BDAS series of 2024.

Shirine is Group CEO at Co-op, the first female Chief Executive in the company’s 180-year history and the first from an ethnic minority background. Shirine has been a Director on the Co-op Board since joining in 2019 – first as Chief Financial Officer, later becoming Chief Executive Officer Life Services, leading Co-op Funeralcare, Insurance and Legal Services. 

Before joining the Co-op, Shirine was Chief Operating Officer for the Lloyd’s insurance market, which comprised of more than 50 leading insurance companies operating in over 200 countries. She also led the digital modernisation programme for the wider London insurance industry. 

In addition to holding senior positions at IBM, McDonalds and insurer, Catlin Group, Shirine has worked in a number of regulated sectors in the UK and overseas including retail, IT, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.

Hosting the event was Rachel Evans, Head of Alumni Engagement for UWE Bristol. Her role is focussed on building affinity and pride in UWE amongst the alumni community alongside creating opportunities for our alumni network to support current students. Rachel studied Law at UWE and so is a member of the alumni community herself. She was delighted to be hosting this BDAS event and to be in conversation with such an inspiring fellow alum!

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Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://youtu.be/zhhTcTjLOaQ

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

Useful links:

Shirine Khoury-Haq: https://www.co-operative.coop/about-us/shirine-khoury-haq

Rachel Evans: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-evans-73973949/

In this episode of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series, we feature a unique conversation between Andrew Kelly (Bristol Ideas) and internationally renowned Bristol land artist, sculptor, and UWE Bristol alum, Sir Richard Long. This special event is presented in collaboration with the UK’s national festival of the humanities, Being Human 2024, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with the theme of "Landmarks.

One of Bristol’s most illustrious and thought-provoking artists, Richard Long has made his name making art by walking in landscapes – over the most extraordinary of distances and timeframes, and often through remote and challenging environments. Long attended the West of England College of Art (1962-1965) – now part of UWE Bristol. Since that time, he has had his photographs of artworks, sculptures made along his walks and textworks exhibited from as close as the Arnolfini in Bristol, to as far Ottawa, Sydney, Tokyo and, most recently, Rio. Andrew Kelly talks to Long about what really drives his long solo walks through landscapes – and the art that is inspired by them.

Andrew Kelly was Director of Bristol Ideas 1993-2024. His projects included Festival of Ideas, Brunel 200, Festival of the Future City, We The Curious, the Great Reading Adventures and Encounters Film Festival. He is the author/ editor of many books on Hollywood history, the future of cities, and Brunel. Over the past 15 years he has interviewed more than 400 artists, writers, poets, scientists, politicians, journalists and commentators.

This event is part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series (BDAS) and Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy.

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

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

Useful links:

Being Human Festival 2024: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/ 

Andrew Kelly: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/speakers/andrew-kelly/ 

Richard Long: http://www.richardlong.org/ 

Tate Richard Long Limited Editions print (2021), This Too Will Pass: https://shop.tate.org.uk/richard-long-this-too-will-pass-2021/ed1052.html

New Art Centre at Roche Court Sculpture Park: https://www.sculpture.uk.com/

Independent Bristol Bookseller, Bookhaus: https://www.bookhausbristol.com/

Watershed, Bristol: https://www.watershed.co.uk/

There are many people in and across the University who are driving change. In this special changemaker podcast series we shine a light on some of our Black academics and the excellent work they are doing in the university and outside to help drive change.

In this episode, Xavier talks to Ann de Graft-Johnson about her career and how she is driving change. Ann is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at UWE Bristol and is heavily involved with UWE Bristol’s anti-racism work.

Please see below for links to resources:

Ms Ann de Graft-Johnson

https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/AnnDeGraft-Johnson

Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_Feminist_Design_Co-operative

Live projects module

https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/K10B1/architecture

Sibusiso Tshabalala - Green Councillor for Bristol

https://bristolgreenparty.org.uk/councillor/sibusiso-tshabalala/

Newtown Estate in Old Market https://www.hands-on-bristol.co.uk/newtown

Black South West Network

https://www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org/

Temple quarter development

https://www.bristoltemplequarter.com/

Bristol an expensive place to live https://en.uhomes.com/blog/the-most-expensive-places-to-live-in-the-uk#:~:text=Bristol%2C%20with%20the%20River%20Avon,to%20live%20in%20the%20UK.

Hugh Trevor-Roper "there is only the history of Europeans in Africa. The rest is darkness"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Trevor-Roper#:~:text=Trevor%2DRoper%20said%20%22there%20is,irrelevant%20corners%20of%20the%20globe%22.

Eugenics in Britain

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/

James Watson: Scientist loses titles after claims over race

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46856779

The Stanford Model of Professional FulfillmentTM

https://wellmd.stanford.edu/about/model-external.html#:~:text=The%20Stanford%20Model%20of%20Professional%20FulfillmentTM%20is%20a%20conceptual,assessing%20and%20improving%20physician%20wellness.

100 Black Women Professors NOW

https://www.whenequality.org/100

Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ey4jgoxeU

No. You cannot touch my hair! | Mena Fombo | TEDxBristol

https://www.ted.com/talks/mena_fombo_no_you_cannot_touch_my_hair?subtitle=en

Small Axe – Steve McQueen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08vxt33/small-axe

Is Uni Racist BBC Three documentary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09dhr3f

There are many people in and across the University who are driving change. In this special changemaker podcast series we shine a light on some of our Black academics and the excellent work they are doing in the university and outside to help drive change.

In this episode Stephanie talks to Professor Angelina Sanderson-Bellamy about her impressive career to date and the incredible projects she is working on around food systems.

This episode was recorded online.

Please see below for links to resources mentioned in the episode:

Dr Angelina Sanderson Bellamy

https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/AngelinaSandersonBellamy

UKRI Agri-food for Net Zero Network+

 www.agrifood4netzero.net

Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People (LUNZ) Hub 

https://lunzhub.com/

Transforming and Growing Relationships within regional food systems for Improved Nutrition and Sustainability

 www.tgrains.com

UK signing up to net zero by 2050

https://www.theccc.org.uk/what-is-climate-change/a-legal-duty-to-act/#:~:text=The%202050%20target,(net%20zero)%20by%202050.

There are many people in and across the University who are driving change. In this special changemaker podcast series, we shine a light on some of our Black academics and the excellent work they are doing in the university and outside to help drive change. In this episode, Xavier talks to Shawn-Naphtali Sobers about his work and how he is driving change.

Shawn and Xavier talk about the importance of role models and learning about your community. They also discuss Shawn’s book “Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative: Tings in de House”

http://www.shawnsobers.com/

Children’s university https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/

Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative: Tings in de House

https://www.routledge.com/Black-Everyday-Lives-Material-Culture-and-Narrative-Tings-in-de-House/Sobers/p/book/9780367408671?srsltid=AfmBOorBh7l4XTlqLhxLoDWnnCE9wvASQVSdlNW131kpZvUAyXvCCMft

Sickle cell anaemia https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355876

Haile Selassie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie

Bath pilgrimage https://www.reonline.org.uk/knowledge/rastafari/pilgrimage/#:~:text=Fairfield%20House%20in%20Bath%20has,houses%20a%20museum%20and%20gallery.

Rastafari religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari

Fairfield house https://www.fairfieldhousebath.co.uk/

Footsteps of the Emperor Haile Selassie I at Fairfield House Bath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3lxH-fFDc

Under the bridge http://www.shawnsobers.com/under-the-bridge-film/

Statue of Edward Colston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Edward_Colston

Athena swan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_SWAN

Arts and Humanities Research Council Impact Acceleration Account https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/arts-and-humanities-research-council-iaa