Recent posts

Honouring Our Communities: A Thank You to the Black Students' Network Ambassadors
Published 10/30/2026 in Be Well
As Black History Month comes to an end, Social Interventions Lead Hannah Moore thanks the team of Black Students’ Network (BSN) Ambassadors...read more ❯

Icon of a thermometer and sun.
Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change? Here’s what the latest indications show
Published 10/30/2026 in Institute for Policy Research blog
The UK’s record-breaking summer of 2026 brought extreme heat and drought into sharp focus. But has experiencing heatwaves changed how people think...read more ❯

Moving to London: a confused international student’s guide
Published 10/29/2026 in Student bloggers
If you’ve noticed that an overwhelming number of placements are based in London and you're starting to freak out about the prospect of moving to...read more ❯

A photograph of Thomas Nung
My experience completing a Micro Internship with Prichard Guides
Hi! I'm Thomas. When I first applied for the University of Bath Micro Internship Programme, I saw it primarily as an opportunity to gain professional...read more ❯

Hearing the World Differently: My Journey Through Work, Technology and Inclusion
Guest blog by aFLAME member Karen Brooks: A personal reflection on hearing loss, workplace culture and the power of understanding. “What...read more ❯

Silhouette of the UK next to a briefcase and pound.
Mr Burnham’s first Budget: Fiscal headroom is distracting from the bigger debate
Published 10/26/2026 in Institute for Policy Research blog
The government's 'fiscal headroom' is often presented as an indicator of the Budget’s credibility. But how useful is it a guide to the health of...read more ❯

Why we host a Bath Insights Intern every year
I have been a host department for the Bath Insights Internship Programme since its inception and I can highly recommend this initiative. Last...read more ❯

Bath Insights interns 2026
Would you recommend hosting a Bath Insights intern to colleagues?
We asked managers who hosted a Bath Insights intern in summer 2026 whether they would recommend the programme to colleagues. Here's what they...read more ❯

An icon representing sustainability
The sustainability skills nobody has quite named yet
Published 10/23/2026 in Academic & Employability Skills
A gap you have probably felt without being able to describe it Imagine you are in an interview for a graduate role with a sustainability dimension,...read more ❯

Sharing a 60th birthday with the University: Wendy Foy (BA MLES German & Russian 1990)
Published 10/22/2026 in On Parade
Wendy Foy is part of a very exclusive group. She's one of only three University of Bath alumni who share a 60th birthday with the University! We...read more ❯

The value of dedicated time and fresh perspectives
I had the absolute pleasure of having Kate as my intern this summer and, honestly, I only wish we could have had her for longer! Kate joined us with...read more ❯

Icons of three people with a light bulb overhead and a sprouting leaf inside.
Climate action is social: What this means for policy
Published 10/21/2026 in Institute for Policy Research blog
Governments often rely on information campaigns to encourage people to change their behaviour, but climate action requires more than simply providing...read more ❯

Teaching Critical Thinking: Beyond Strengths and Limitations
Published 10/20/2026 in Centre for Learning & Teaching
Blog post by Yu Shuang Gan (Department of Psychology) following his Teaching Development Fund Seed project   One challenge I have...read more ❯

Finding the diverse yet committed research impact community
Feedback for Impact and Knowledge Exchange Fellowship By Dr Beate Ehrhardt, Mathematical Innovation Research Fellow, IMI. Cohort 2026. The...read more ❯

Data Management Plans: Taming the Chaos
Published 10/16/2026 in Data and Information Management
Mark Whiteley, Climate Action Scope 3 Data Officer in the Sustainability & Space Team, writes a guest blog on his experience of creating Data...read more ❯

Silhouette of a person sat at an empty table.
The many ways young care leavers are being failed by society – expert panel
Published 10/16/2026 in Institute for Policy Research blog
Care leavers in England aged 18-24 are dying at three times the rate of their peers, according to a recent report. From mental health support...read more ❯

A student-led approach to student campaigning
The project I asked Joshua to research and produce a comprehensive Student Campaigning Toolkit: a practical guide that takes a student from a vague...read more ❯

A lined-paper grid with A MS Excel logo and the words "Excel Puzzle Blogs, Issue #1."
Excel Puzzle Blogs: Issue #1
Published 10/15/2026 in Academic & Employability Skills
Microsoft Excel can seem a bit overwhelming when you first open it, especially if you’ve not had much reason to use it before. But Excel is a...read more ❯

Parade Profile: George Ratcliffe (BSc Politics with Economics 2013)
Published 10/12/2026 in On Parade
George Ratcliffe studied Politics with Economics at Bath before joining the INEOS Group, where he has spent the last decade building an international...read more ❯

1 … 5