Candidate pack

HEAD OF DEPARTMENTSCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN

CONTENTSWelcome 03

Letter from Professor Steve West 04

Our Strategy 2030 05

UWE Bristol in Numbers 06

TEF Gold 07

National Standing 08

UWE Bristol Structure 09

Introduction from The Dean Of ACE 10

ACE Faculty Structure 11

The Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education 12

School of Art and Design 13

E3 Award Win 14

Student Success 15

This is your Bristol 17

How to Apply 19

Creative, forward-thinking and bold, UWE Bristol is an ambitious university at the heart of one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. From our creative industries to robotics, we are recognized for our innovative teaching, our connections to industry, and our influential and high-impact research.

With strong global and local connections, we offer an inspiring, diverse work environment where students can develop their skills and experience so they are ready for their future.

WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL

I am delighted you are considering joining our senior leadership team within the Faculty of Arts, Creative and Education (ACE).

This has been a year of great achievement for the University. We opened our ACE facility at our Bower Ashton Campus as well as our new Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School building, established one of only four University Enterprise Zones in the country, and bucked the national trend in student recruitment admissions growth.

The Centre for Fine Print (CFPR) within ACE is going from strength to strength. We are honoured to be recipients of a £7.7m grant from Research England’s Expanding Excellence fund to grow the CFPR’s outstanding and innovative research. This fund will now allow the Centre to work ever more closely with partners to tackle big challenges around printing.

We saw fantastic results in the annual National Student Survey, with student satisfaction rising for the third consecutive year to 88% - making us top of all the universities in the South West.

With the sixth largest student intake of any university within the University Alliance Mission Group, we are proud that our students come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Our graduates go on to have successful careers, making a real impact on the world. This year’s employment statistics demonstrate a strong performance, with over 95% of our graduates in employment or further study within six months.

In the second year of the Teaching Excellence Framework – introduced by the Government to reward excellent learning and teaching in Higher Education – we were delighted to be awarded gold.

We owe our success to our dedicated staff and students, and a strong commitment to our Strategy 2030 goals. Well on the way to achieving these goals, we are now looking towards 2030. We want to continue to be bold and innovative, ensuring we differentiate ourselves by focusing on our key strengths – our outstanding learning, our ready and able graduates, our research with impact, and our strategic partnerships.

Yours sincerely, Professor Steve West CBE, DLVice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive Officer

OUR STRATEGY 2030Our Strategy 2030 maps out the journey we are taking as a university to ensure our graduates are well positioned for the future and puts research with impact at the heart of what we do. The outstanding learning experience we provide at UWE Bristol supports the development of innovative, creative and courageous graduates who are passionate about their subjects and curious to learn more. But equipping our students to play their part in a changing, fast-moving global economy requires that we keep developing, keep enhancing and keep investing in what we do.

With this in mind, we have identified the areas that we see as being critical for us to focus on as we grow and develop as a University between now and 2030, in line with the core purpose and values that underpin and guide the way we work.

We’ve spent more than £300m on new and improved facilities across our campuses that will enable our students, research and enterprise to flourish. A real highlight has been the opening of the new Bristol Business School and Business Law School, which provides an inspiring business culture experience for our students. Work has also been completed on a new £9m building at Bower Ashton on our City Campus. The new building delivers an integrated learning environment where students work on pioneering projects alongside our industry partners.

In a challenging national climate for universities, including a backdrop of a 2% reduction in the number of students applying to university, UWE Bristol has actually seen an overall increase in our number of applications.

We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved and optimistic about where we are headed.

UWE BRISTOL IN NUMBERS

£300m investment on new and improved

facilities across our campuses.

30,000 students study

at UWE Bristol.

+31% students study

at UWE Bristol.

79% of research impact world leading

or internationally excellent.

4,000 staff help power our

University forward.

250,000 alumni continue to support

and engage with us.

£23m build of our Wallscourt Park

accommodation recently completed with a further 561 rooms in four, five and six storey buildings.

7,000 positions advertised for UWE Bristol

students and graduates by over 5,000 organisations looking for talent to fill placements, jobs or internships.

+95% of graduates in work or

further study six months after graduating.

1,000 national and international

employers and professional bodies help ensure our courses are current and relevant.

TEF GOLD UWE Bristol has recently been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2018. This framework, which measures the performance of all UK universities and higher education providers, is based on a wide range of factors including graduate employability, National Student Survey (NSS) results and learning environment.

Gold-standard institutions provide outstanding teaching and highest quality outcomes in the sector and we are proud to be one of only five universities in the South West to hold this status.UWE Bristol received recognition for:

• Outstanding performance with regard to sustained employment and graduate earnings

• Students from all backgrounds achieving consistently outstanding outcomes

• Student satisfaction with academic support, and the rate of progression to highly skilled employment or further study

• Outstanding learning resources with extensive facilities for lecture capture

• Successful approaches to personalised learning, with effective support arrangements for specific student groups.

NATIONAL STANDINGThis year UWE Bristol climbed to its highest ever position in the top 30 in the Guardian University league table, with its fourth consecutive rise up the table. We were also ranked highly in the Complete University Guide and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guides.

Moving up nine places from last year, the University is now ranked 28th out of 121 UK institutions in the newspaper’s latest annual guide for students. We continued strong performance in the National Student Survey (NSS), achieving our highest ever result of 89%, and an increase in spend per student have helped us rise to 28th in the 2020 guide, and 4th in the south west.

We have been ranked 2nd in the country for the satisfaction with course score, 6th in the country for our value-added score, which compares students’ degree results with their entry qualifications to show how effectively they have been taught, and 10th for satisfaction with teaching.

Six of our subject areas are in the top ten nationally, including 3rd for Film Production and Photography, 6th for Philosophy, 9th for Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations.

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UWE BRISTOL STRUCTUREVice-Chancellor

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost

Director Learning and

Teaching

Pro Vice-Chancellor Student Experience

Director Strategic Communications

and Engagement

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean Faculty of Business

and Law

Director Future Students

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean

Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education

Director Student and Academic

Services

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean

Faculty of Environment and Technology

Director Student Success

Services

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean

Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences

Director HR and Organisational

Development

Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Business

Engagement

Chief Information Officer and Director Information Services

Director Strategic Programmes Office

Director Estates and Facilities

Director Finance

Pro Vice-Chancellor Commercial Director and

Corporation Secretary

Directors of Professional Services

Directorate

Pro Vice-Chancellors and Executive Deans

INTRODUCTION FROM THE DEAN OF ACEACE is a creative, ambitious and inclusive Faculty, and I am immensely proud of our staff, students, and facilities. In recent months, we have invested in two new state-of-the-art buildings at Bower Ashton Campus. Providing industry standard Film Studios, and a multi-disciplinary Fabrication Centre. These give our students and staff outstanding opportunities and experiences.

As a practice-based Faculty, partnership lies at the heart of the high quality student experience we provide. Our new partnership with the iconic Arnolfini Art Gallery and Arts Council England, will help us to develop a new vision for Visual Arts in the Bristol region, and we will continue to grow our strategic partnership portfolio to provide our students with industry-relevant skills.

We are thrilled with the recent funding awarded to our Centre for Fine Print Research to expand their excellent research. This achievement is going to enable growth and development for the Centre, and for the School of Art and Design, unlocking the potential of new recruits, new industry partners and a new research focus for the team across the department. Last year, the centre was shortlisted as one of 3 nominations highly commended by the Times Higher Awards for its work with Burleigh Pottery to help the iconic company continue printing its traditional print patterns on pottery.

Our reputation for research excellence in the creative Industries continues to grow as we lead a succession of multi-million pound AHRC Creative collaborative projects. The major projects highlight some of the most important aspects of our way of working – sector-leading research; co-creativity with extensive industry partners; and an unrivalled student experience.

We are a Faculty open to learners from all backgrounds and with a range of ambitions. As we move forward we will look to expand the range of opportunities open to our students, staff, and partners both nationally and internationally. We have achieved fantastic results for all our stakeholders and we will now build on this success to prepare for the next generation of creators, educators and leaders.

Professor Jane RoscoePro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of ACE

ACE FACULTY STRUCTURE

PVC Executive Dean

Head of DepartmentArts & Cultural Industries

DirectorStudent Experience

Associate DeanLearning & Teaching

Head of Technical Services

Deputy DeanPlanning & Resources

Faculty Business Manager

Head of DepartmentFilm & Journalism

Associate DeanResearch & Innovation

DirectorInclusive & Practice

Oriented Curriculum

DirectorResearch & Scholarship

Head of DepartmentSchool of Art & Design

Head of DepartmentEducation & Childhood

THE FACULTY OF ARTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND EDUCATION The Faculty comprises four Departments: Art & Design; Film and Journalism; Arts & Cultural Industries and Education. We have 6000 students participating in undergraduate and postgraduate full and part time study. We work with 445 members of staff and industry professionals across the Faculty. The Faculty has five sites across the city, which connect us with local communities and our industry partners.

Nurturing talentTalent development and partnership sit at the heart of our Faculty’s business. We work with our students and staff to foster the abilities and skills required for them to succeed in the exciting and challenging careers that lie ahead of them. We develop education, creative and cultural professionals, who can be leaders in a wide range of creative, cultural, education and business environments.

Excellence in teaching and researchOur programmes and courses put students and their learning first. We believe that students learn more, and best, when working together with each other and academic colleagues. The Faculty has established a reputation of excellence in teaching and research over many years in a range of disciplines

Our focus is on providing an excellent student experience, our graduate futures, research and practice-led teaching, and research with impact.

Leading partnershipsOur learning and teaching is underpinned by extensive partnerships with organisations such as the BBC and Aardman Animations, Arnolfini and Spike Island Galleries in Bristol, Arts Council England, English Heritage, and hundreds of local schools. We believe that our collaborations should not only be mutually beneficial but also benefit the sectors within which we operate. We are an international Faculty, committed to partnership in the Far East, North America and Europe.

SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGNCreative locationBristol is an exciting place to live and study creative subjects, with many festivals, events, arts venues and emerging networks of practitioners. The city hosts some outstanding creative and cultural organisations – Watershed, Arnolfini, Royal West of England Academy, Spike Island and Bristol City Museums and Art Galleries.

Our partnershipsOur links and partnerships with organisations and businesses across the region enables us to develop and deliver a curriculum in tandem with the needs of the breadth of the art and design industry.

We also work closely with the School of Film and Journalism and share many collaborative opportunities.

Subject areasAll of our programmes benefit from extensive input from visiting lecturers and professional or industry specialists. Students have the opportunity to participate in inspirational cross-programme collaborations, external events and exhibitions, as well as developing their specialist expertise within a chosen area of practice.

We provide a diverse curriculum of making, ideas-generation and real-life testing, with all courses operating clear pathways to becoming a flexible and aspirational creative professional.

State-of-the-art facilitiesStudents studying at the School of Art and Design engage with traditional and digital technologies through practice-based, professionally orientated programmes. We invest heavily in our facilities and resources to support our students – from workshop areas, space and kit to experienced academics, technicians and researchers.

Work-ready graduatesThrough work placements and research into career opportunities, study exchanges, professional practice and collaborations with industry, we offer choice and flexibility within a stimulating environment, in preparation for the world of work and for further study.

E3 AWARD WIN The Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR), a world-renowned research centre, sits within the ACE Faculty. In June 2019, it was announced that the centre had been awarded a £7.7 million award from Research England’s Expanding Excellence call (E3) to undertake a range of research projects over the next 3 years. This is the largest, single bid ever awarded to a UWE Bristol research centre. A huge feat for CFPR and an incredible source of pride for the Faculty.

There are already a number of key, high-profile partners attached to the CFPR and the E3 project, such as Burleigh Potteries, Pangolin, National Trust, Crafts Council, Toshiba, and many others. These key links will enable CFPR and colleagues across the Faculty to continue to increase both UWE and Bristol’s reputation in the University Enterprise Zone, with the development of significant collaborations across engineering, robotics and healthcare.

The E3 award recognises that CFPR can and will make significant changes and contribute to the future of printing technologies. It will present an opportunity for the CFPR to undertake strategic expansion and enable investment in the people and talent required to develop research excellence in a sustainable way. 19 new appointments will be recruited into the centre, an incredible scale-up and a clear display of the benefits that this huge investment offers. The centre’s core research themes will guide the CFPR as it makes new appointments, continues to establish long-term industry relationships, and as it develops and delivers work that is impactful. In particular, the team will be looking at: transformative technologies, reconstructing historic methods and 3D-printing.

STUDENT SUCCESS

UWE Bristol’s graduates are going on to have successful careers, with over 95% of our graduates in employment or further study within six months.Source: DLHE (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education) Survey 2017.

STUDENT SUCCESSOur students are known for their drive to achieve, securing high-profile internships and being involved in gallery events from early on in their programmes. These involvements allow the students to develop practice-based research and create networks, often International, in the ever-expanding art world.

Early this year, three of our Fashion students, Beatrice Stoneham, Ben Lord and Fiona Baker, were awarded prestigious bursaries from the historic City of London Livery Company. Beatrice, Ben and Fiona had stood out to the judges with their proposals, creating a rare instance where all three bursaries up for grans went to UWE students. Their works were inspired by and themed around the role of shadows and negative spaces in Japanese architecture and sustainable practises, such as utilising zero-waste approaches.

This Summer, two of our Fine Art students, Kelly Hohmann and Isobel Manley, are going to be taking part in Fellowships in the Venice Biennale. These were awarded by the British Council, who will offer Kelly and Isobel professional training as they work in the British Pavilion.

We understand that links to the industry and real-world experience such as these are key to our students and their success. We are proud of the motivation and passion to thrive are students have from day one.

THIS IS YOUR BRISTOL

Bristol was named the Most Artistic City in the UK, 2019 and, in 2017, the Best City to live in. Happiest City. Kindest city. Most beautiful city.Source: 2019 Premier Inn Study, 2017 Sunday Times best places to live guide.

Bristol is a vibrant, welcoming, creative, smart and diverse city, open to the new, open for business, open to everyone.

We’re biased, of course, but it’s hard to think of a better UK city to study and work in. Music, tech, culture, clubs, shopping, sports, art, festivals, fashion and food. Not to mention Wallace and Gromit, and the artist we know and love as Banksy. Bristol has it all.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Bristol is thriving. From the creative industries to engineering, high-tech to healthcare, from established blue-chips to fast-emerging start-ups, businesses and employers alike realise what a great place this is.

That’s brilliant news for you and your future career. You really couldn’t be better placed.

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DER C HA R T E R

Please visit the UWE Bristol web page at uwe.ac.uk/jobs

HOW TO APPLY

For further details, including job description, person specification and information on how to apply, please see the UWE jobs page quoting reference R00329. The deadline for applications is noon BST on Monday 19 August 2019.

For an informal discussion please contact Jane Roscoe at Jane.Roscoe@uwe.ac.uk