Culture
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Discover the World: Study Abroad Insights from the University of Bath Open Day
On June 14th and 15th, the University of Bath hosted its Undergraduate Open Day for prospective students. Our colleagues in the International Relations Office (IRO) manned our stand on both days to give students a chance to ask about study...
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A Student Story: Back garden Northern Lights to experiencing Finnish family life
Written by Jessica Potts, BA(Hons) Education with Psychology student. Jessica's blog came first place in the 2022-23 Turing Stories Contest. Congratulations Jessica! This time last year I had minimal knowledge of Finnish culture and Nordic life. But, a year later...
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Reflections of my University Staff Doctoral Programme (USDP) visit to Bath
Ten university staff members at Stellenbosch University and the University of Fort Hare were selected to join the new doctoral training consortium launched with South African partners in 2021. Kurt Marais, a member of staff from Stellenbosch University, is a...
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Magalhaes Network, Steering Committee (Travels with a Civil Engineer)
Written by Dr Paul Shepherd, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Centre for Digital, Manufacturing & Design (dMaDe). My journey started in Bath at 5am, the start of a very, very long day that would take me to...
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Erasmus+ Staff Mobility at the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain - A Teaching and Practicing Beacon of Sustainability
Written by Dr Carmelo Herdes, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering. On approach to Badajoz Airport (Talavera la Real Air Base) after a short flight from Madrid, the landscape screams “Potential”. Landing at 19:10, the need...
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South African University Staff Doctoral Programme (USDP) Symposium, January 2023
In January academics from the University of Bath visited South Africa as part of a collaboration with Stellenbosch University and the University of Fort Hare, located in Western Cape and Eastern Cape respectively. The collaboration, sponsored by the British Council,...
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Student Blog: Pedro Oliveira Reflects on His Placement in Brussels
Pedro joined the Bristol & Bath Brussels Office on 10 January 2022, arriving in the unofficial EU capital at the start of financial year and working there until mid-September, before returning to Bath to commence his final year. A month...
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Enhancing Student Engagement Through Our Virtual Exchange Programme - Daisy Zhu
Mandarin Chinese teacher Daisy Zhu from Skills Centre tells us about her experience of leading a virtual exchange (VE) programme with China. Virtual Exchange makes it possible for Chemical Engineering student Thet Su at University of Bath (UoB) and TCSOL...
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Student Stories: University of Bath student Donatella Abba describes her Erasmus+ experience in Finland.
Moving to Finland on my own initially seemed slightly scary and daunting – add a global pandemic into the mix and I was looking at something slightly more anxiety inducing. All this considered I have to say - it has...
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University of Bath works with Stellenbosch University and partners on Town and Gown Network
We are proud to be part of Stellenbosch University’s Town and Gown Network. The network was established by Stellenbosch University (SU) following an inaugural conference hosted by Professor Wim de Villliers, SU Rector and Vice-Chancellor, in Stellenbosch, 28-30 November 2018....