Now Head of the Graduate School, Professor Caroline Lafarge first came to the University of West London (UWL) in 2009 to study a post-graduate diploma in Psychology and never left.

Almost 60 per cent of people going through family breakdown are or have experienced parental alienating behaviours, according to a new report from the School of Human and Social Sciences.

April saw the University of West London recognise its growing portfolio of Knowledge Exchange activities with the UWL Knowledge Exchange Awards. Featuring five categories, the awards took place at the Ealing site.

The event outlined new multidisciplinary research at the Circus of Maxentius, built by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (283 – 312) along the legendary Appian Way in Rome.

Dr Junko Theresa Mikuriya was invited by Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) CAMLab to present a paper at the ‘Medium of the Mind’ conference held on 8 and 9 March.

The Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CEILUP) – part of the University of West London – recently held a special event at Westminster discussing the topics of Levelling Up in London, inequality in the capital and how they can be addressed by government.

Topics under discussion included SEGA Europe and cyber security; research on astronaut bone health using smart tech to improve osteoporosis; digital dexterity, artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of creative communications and immersive engineering.

Professor Ali Bahadori-Jahromi, who leads The Building Performance and Climate Change Research Group at SCE, has received recognition in the HKIE’s annual awards.

Early in February, 18 University of West London second and final year students from the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) spent half a day at Sky’s Osterley campus to visit its data and technical teams.

Published by Bloomsbury, 'Philosophical Health: Thinking as a Way of Healing' examines the theory and practice of philosophical health in contemporary contexts of care.

Professor Julie Wall's research interests include machine and deep learning approaches to natural language processing, natural language understanding and speech technologies.

More than 100 students participated in a range of special workshops looking at how to successfully apply for jobs, manage their social media presence and improve their first aid knowledge.

Sarah Jane Bartlett is the Housing Grants & Adaptations Manager at Hillingdon Council. The Council supported her dream to study for a BSc Digital Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship at the University of West London.

Dr Bernadine Idowu, Associate Professor at the University of West London, was among those invited to meet the Princess as she toured the new Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) building on Imperial College’s Hammersmith Hospital campus.

Dr Livia Lantini, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of West London (UWL), has won the 2024 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for the Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI) Division from the European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Dr Yim is receiving UWL's Knowledge Exchange seed funding for a spoken word mental health research project.

The IEEE is the world’s largest professional organisation with over 410,000 members. The IEEE aims to support advances in technology through building and inspiring a global community of engineers.

More than 250 students from across the University joined for the lunchtime tasting and judging session. Students were impressed by the range and quality of German, Italian, Indian, Pakistani and Persian dishes prepared by SCE academic staff

Professor Graeme Atherton won the Positive Destinations for Young People award for his relentless commitment to breaking down barriers to opportunity and boosting social mobility.

The University of West London’s Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) students have once again won prizes in several categories at the Tech Industry Gold (TIG) Live event a King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester on Wednesday 22 November 2023.

The new publication from UWL’s Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CEILUP) examines how the government has distributed its flagship Levelling Up Fund.

Eight students and graduates from UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) attended the ceremony, with four of them receiving awards and commendations.

His presentation covered the latest scientific and technological developments in the sector, as well as transformative engineering innovations that are driving changes in society, the economy and the environment.

A new report titled Lost Dads: The Fathers and Family Breakdown, Separation, and Divorce Project reveals that more than 40 per cent of men (41.9%) seeking help after family breakdown had suicidal thoughts.

Designed to create an inclusive and collaborative community for emerging researchers, the ECR Network provides a platform for researchers to explore ground-breaking ideas, exchange knowledge and engage in practical discussions.

Engineering Future Sustainability provides a forward-thinking platform for exploring sustainable methodologies and spotlighting engineering endeavours that balance present necessities with future sustainability.

As ‘The Career University’, UWL organises a programme of careers fairs throughout the year covering a range of disciplines and sectors. These support students to find work placements, part-time work and graduate employment.

AI experts from the UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering have been awarded a £162,005 grant by national innovation agency Innovate UK to develop high performance machine learning software.

Dr Anil Padhra, from UWL’s London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism, has secured funding from Innovate UK’s ‘Future Flight Challenge’, which is investing in projects that can help build on the UK aviation industry’s skills.

Some of the eleven students are studying Aviation at UWL’s London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism (LGCHT) and others Engineering at the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE).

Researchers from the School of Computing and Engineering have received a £50,000 grant along with additional practical support, including mentoring by experts from Thames Water and South West Water.

The University of West London Graduate School’s 26th annual Doctoral Students’ Conference saw as many as 130 research students and academic colleagues take part.

Dr Rashid Minhas' article uses real-life cases to illustrate instances where negative stereotypes have influenced decision-making, leading to unjust outcomes.

The event was a special preview of a new contemporary opera ‘The Last Siren’, a 30-minute piece that takes a fresh look at the Greek myth from Homer’s Odyssey.

The conference was originally founded by UWL Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Dr Bernadine Idowu.

Agha Usama Hasan recently completed his PhD at the University of West London’s School of Computing and Engineering, working with German supermarket retailer Lidl on making its UK supermarket buildings more carbon neutral.

UWL’s WInSTEM committee, organised by staff from the School of Computing and Engineering, promotes gender diversity and inclusivity within the academic community.

Fabio, who is also Director of The Faringdon Research Centre for Non-Destructive Testing and Remote Sensing, is a world expert on ground penetrating radar and remote sensing technologies.

Across two days and eight ceremonies featuring thousands of students, 15 honorary degrees and countless handshakes and hugs, it is time for the University of West London’s graduation festivities to begin!

The University of West London’s Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CEILUP) launched its latest research report at a special event attended by politicians, policymakers and NGOs.

Head of UWL’s Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CEILUP), Professor Graeme Atherton, gave a stimulating lecture addressing poverty, inequality and the political importance of levelling up.

Collaborating researchers from UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering and the Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia have received a £43,000 grant from the British Council’s UK Saudi Challenge Fund.

UWL played host to women engineers from business and academia last month as it hosted an IEEE Women in Engineering Early Profession Conference. Organisations represented included BT, Huawei, Ofcom, TfL and Brunel University.

A group of final year BEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering students were lucky enough to visit Ofcom's Baldock facility last month, exploring the operation room and the labs, where they were introduced to the equipment being used.

The University of West London’s Professor of Microbiology, Professor Hermine Mkrtchyan, was one of the organisers of the 22nd International Conference on ‘The expanding frontiers of genomic and proteomic technologies’.

The Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CEILUP), a UWL research centre, held an event - ‘the Future of Levelling Up’, examining progress in tackling regional inequality - at Ruskin College, Oxford on Thursday 11 May.

The study from Agha Hasan, from the School of Computing and Engineering's Building Performance and Climate Change research group, is one of the first to appear in the new journal, published by UWL and the Temporary Work Forum.

Professor Philip Cox joined the University of West London (UWL) as Head of the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) at the beginning of March 2023.

UWL's new Director of Research and Development, Aude Bicquelet-Lock, discusses the rich potential of the University's research environment.

Students from UWL's School of Computing and Engineering won prizes in two different categories at the Tech Industry Gold Live! event held at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham last month.

Dr Nagham Saeed, Senior Lecturer at the University of West London’s School of Computing and Engineering (SCE), has received seed funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) to lead a project on reversing environmental degradation.

Find out more about UWL's team of students from the School of Computing and Engineering, who won a competition as part of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers Champions 2022 initiative.

Find out more about the importance of project management courses and what the School of Computing and Engineering at UWL offers.

A research team from UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering has had their robotics paper “An Interface Platform for Robotic Neuromorphic Systems”, published in the international, peer-reviewed, journal Chips Journal.

The University of West London hosted a careers fair for Business, Computing and Engineering students connecting them with many employers in our first in-person fair since COVID-19.

UWL Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics and founder of the Biotherapeutic Research Group, Dr Hanieh Khalili, has received a prestigious seeding award from the Royal Society to initiate a ground-breaking new project.

The Prince of Wales has joined leading figures in the aviation industry to discuss the future of sustainable aviation at the University of West London.

Students from the University of West London (UWL) gained first-hand experience in construction project management during an exclusive site visit to the Chancery House Project.

A team of four students from the University of West London (UWL) have won first prize at the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Bright Futures Challenge.

Showcasing the positives of women in science, a University of West London student is setting out to challenge perceptions and empower others like her to build their careers in science and technology.

Celebrating another round of funding success, engineers from UWL will put their expertise to use by solving problems across the world and inspiring future generations.

Discovering how a passion can transform the future, a UWL student is about to start his dream job in coding as one of the first to graduate from a new MSc in Artificial Intelligence.

Celebrations rang out across Twickenham Stadium on Friday in the last day of a week of UWL graduation ceremonies.

Transforming lives across London, a UWL lecturer has been praised for his work helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds not only get into higher education, but secure jobs in professional industries.

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene awareness long-term could help tackle the spread of deadly antimicrobial resistance, according to new research from the University of West London (UWL) and Royal Holloway University of London.

A UWL researcher will use artificial intelligence to reduce flood risks in the UK and across the world – drastically improving quality of life for residents thanks to a prestigious funding grant.

Addressing inequality across the Midlands and north of England needs to focus on providing better, local learning opportunities and move away from talking about social mobility as we emerge from Covid-19 restrictions, a report has found.

A food product development centre based at the University of West London in Ealing has featured in Channel 5 documentary looking at the secrets of supermarket food.

Regularly communicating with friends and family online as well as in person can help maintain long-term memory among older people, according to a study by the UWL's Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, and the University of Manchester.

Making sure no girl feels excluded from a future in science, a University of West London (UWL) diversity champion is drawing on her own experiences to inspire the next generation of trailblazers.

Research undertaken by a University of West London (UWL) student is now being used by an influential not-for-profit organisation to fight the business of slavery in the aviation industry.

University of West London (UWL) Computer Science student Husna Gul has been recognised by the multinational video game developer and publisher SEGA.

From cyber monitoring and artificial intelligence, to monitoring the health of ancient trees, this year’s School of Computing and Engineering Research Showcase highlighted the fascinating topics explored at the University of West London (UWL).