At UWE Bristol we are makers of change. We are a place where people thrive and flourish - working as one team to solve future global challenges through outstanding learning, research, and a culture of enterprise. 

This Changemaker podcast is a shout-out to our champions and catalysts for change. The button-pushers. The mould-breakers. The ones who stand up to stand out. Catalysts aren't afraid to make someone stop and think. Because when you stop and think, great things happen. Catalysts don't just play their part; they lead the charge for something better.

In this first series, we shine a light on UWE Bristol staff and our partners and discover remarkable projects that are shaping society and transforming futures.
Recorded at UWE Bristol in 2022. 

Presented and produced by Jeremy Allen. For information about working at UWE Bristol visit www.uwe.ac.uk/about/jobs.

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Ana Miguel-Lazaro and Rania Regaieg talk about how UWE Bristol is making a stand against all forms of discrimination, harassment, and inappropriate behaviour through its SpeakUp campaign. Drawing from their own experiences of harassment, they talk about the campaign and how it is effecting change across the University and the student community

More about UWE Bristol’s SpeakUp campaign: www.uwe.ac.uk/speakup

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Changemaker Podcast Ep #3 - Speak Up: Tackling all forms of discrimination and harassment

Appolinaire Etoundi and Andy Lewis in conversation. When BRL roboticist Appo met Para triathlete Andy at a swimming pool, he promised Andy he’d help him develop the knee joint for his prosthetic leg – but only if he won a medal at the next Paralympics. He won gold in Rio the following year (2016) – and the rest is history!

See Andy’s website at www.andyjlewis.co.uk. Find more about the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on their website: www.bristolroboticslab.com

Changemaker Podcast Ep #1 - Developing a new prosthetic knee joint for a Paralympic champion

Dick Shone and Henry James represent two generations of UWE Bristol alumni, and both are interested in contributing to a net zero future. Dick owns modular home manufacturer Boutique Modern, and Henry is a project manager at Wells and West Utilities. In this episode, they talk about how hydrogen-powered boilers could be one part of a more sustainable energy mix in the home.

More about Boutique Modern: www.boutiquemodern.co.uk

Changemaker Podcast Ep #4 - Our Path to 2030: How hydrogen could power our homes

UWE Bristol’s Verity Jones and primary school teacher Nat Brown paint a picture of what racism looks like in schools, and they discuss Verity’s pioneering project that looks at the impact of racism on the mental health and wellbeing of 10 to 11-year-olds.

More about the research project: https://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=4200

Changemaker Podcast Ep #2 - Exploring the impact of racism on children’s mental health

Nikki Cotterill and Carla Southworth explain how one in five people in the UK suffer from incontinence. Nikki talks about some of the work she and Bristol Health Partners project manager Carla are doing to help people deal with bowel or bladder leakage. They discuss their community work and the CONfidence app they have developed to help people of all ages.

More about the research: https://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=4154

Changemaker Podcast Ep #5 - Addressing inequalities in care for patients with pelvic floor disorders

Join us for the latest exciting event in our Bristol Distinguished Address Series, recorded live at the Watershed in Bristol. A conversation with Camilla Rigby and Rachel Mostyn, Co-Founders and CEOs of Bristol-based business the Women's Work Lab, as they explain how and why they are doing well by doing good.

Since launching, Women’s Work Lab has supported over 300 women – mostly single parents, many with experience of domestic abuse, children with SEN and their own health conditions – on their journey into work. Camilla and Rachel's shared vision is to become the UK’s biggest employability support for unemployed Mums.

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

Rachel Mostyn & Camilla Rigby, The Women's Work Lab | Bristol Distinguished Address Series

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  

Changemaker podcast series: Ann de Graft-Johnson

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