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Wrapping Up My Placement In New Zealand
Published 8/6/2026 in Student bloggers
I am now back in the UK after 9 months away from home after completing my placement year in Christchurch, New Zealand. Deciding to move abroad for my...read more ❯

Post-Placement Reflections as an Assistant Psychologist
Published 8/6/2026 in Student bloggers
Hi again, I’m Riya, a Psychology student at Bath! 👋 I have recently finished my placement as an Honourary Assistant Psychologist at the...read more ❯

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Step forward: What a year at Bentley taught me about adding value
Hi! I'm Shyan Shah, an MEng Mechanical Engineering student. I am going to be honest with you. When I accepted my placement at Bentley Motors, I...read more ❯

"Isn't it just a tick box?" - #NeverOK, one year on
Published 8/6/2026 in #NeverOK
Ninety colleagues witnessed or became aware of unacceptable behaviour, and of them nearly nine in ten felt able to take action. That was but one...read more ❯

Using AI to effectively support crisis response
Members of the Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour (IDSB) are collaborating with colleagues across the University of Bath as part of a...read more ❯

Green Impact Gold Award. awarded to the Sustainable Futures Team July 2026
From silver to gold: How a hotter, drier summer sharpened our greenimpact resolve
Published 8/5/2026 in Academic & Employability Skills
Last July, I wrote about the Skills Centre's Silver Award in the university's Green Impact Programme, describing a team taking its first tentative...read more ❯

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Learning in the Open Lane
Published 8/3/2026 in Centre for Learning & Teaching
Blog Post By: Mr James Fern, Department for Health (Generative AI Oversight Group Co-chair) Academics from across the University spent two days at...read more ❯

A new Prime Minister, the same information ecosystem
How Burnham approaches the British information ecosystem can make or break his premiership. Without a national strategy – and without addressing...read more ❯

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Interview: Professor Yixian Sun on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’
Published 8/3/2026 in IPR blog
Professor Yixian Sun, a sustainability governance expert at the University of Bath, explains what his new database of China-led climate initiatives...read more ❯

Alumni making a difference: Elle Wilks (BSc Psychology 2005)
Published 8/3/2026 in On Parade
Elle Wilks came to Bath with dreams of helping young people thrive – a thread that has been woven through her life since. And now, after an...read more ❯

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From quiet leadership to visible growth: My Bath Award journey
Hi, I am Jun, a sixth-year part-time EdD researcher in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. When I first registered for the Bath...read more ❯

Let me take you back to the old days!   
Published 7/31/2026 in The Talent Sphere
Claire Coombes, Recruitment Coordinator I’ve worked in this role for 25 years, having originally joined as a Personnel Assistant reporting to...read more ❯

My Māori Experiences in Te Kaupeka Oranga
Published 7/30/2026 in Student bloggers
Te Kaupeka Oranga | The Faculty of Health   As far as the rumours go, Kiwi’s do seem to live up to the expectations of their laidback...read more ❯

Reflecting On My Psychology Placement Year In The NHS As A Neurodivergent Student
Published 7/30/2026 in Student bloggers
Time has flown by so fast – it feels like I started last month, but here we are, in July with the end of my placement year fast approaching. For my...read more ❯

University of Bath Architecture students playing outside Kingsweston House in the late 1960s
From Kingsweston House to Claverton Down
Published 7/30/2026 in On Parade
Alumnus Neil Pollard (BArch 1971) reflects on studying Architecture during the University of Bath’s formative years and witnessing the move from...read more ❯

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From skills to impact: My journey towards a career in healthcare through the Bath Award
Communication. Adaptability. Leadership. Resilience. At first glance, these might merely sound like the buzzwords listed on every job description....read more ❯

From Bath to Shanghai: My Experience at the SJTU Engineering Practice Summer School
Author: Alex Millar, MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering Before this summer, I had never been to China,...read more ❯

From Student to Intern: A Summer Behind the Scenes of Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Published 7/28/2026 in Centre for Learning & Teaching
Thanks to the Bath Insights Internship Scheme, I had the opportunity to spend two months this summer working within the Centre for Learning and...read more ❯

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