WHEN:

7^th Nov, 11.30 – 1.30
 

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Join us on Thursday 7th November for a practical and informative session focusing on materials, as part of UWE’s Green Fortnight:

• Think differently about materials through playful and tactile exploration

• Discover how building materials literacy can enhance your knowledge and understanding of material properties, uses and environmental impact

“Knowledge of where materials come from, how they behave and, ultimately, degrade is crucial in designing and creating sustainable end products that support a more circular economy”

Material Lab (2021), Why Material Literacy is the Key to a Sustainable Future. Available from: https://www.material-lab.co.uk/blog/why-material-literacy-key-sustainable-future/ [Accessed 04 Mar 2024].

Hands on workshop activities and informal discussion

Through a series of different activities, you’ll have the chance to explore the different sensory and tactile properties of materials and consider how they could be used in different ways. You’ll also be introduced to innovative and exciting new recycled and bio-based materials currently in development within industry.

Pop-up artists’ books handling exhibition

Be inspired by a range of examples of artists using materials in unique and interesting ways: artists’ books employ materials and processes that are embedded in how practitioners articulate their bodies and senses to engage with materials, equipment, and presses to develop their work. Feel free to handle the work and ask any questions.

This event is part of Green Fortnight, our annual festival of eco ideas, events, and smart living, which will take place from October 28th to November 10th, 2024. You can find out more information here: https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/getinvolved/thegreenteam/getinvolved/greenfortnight/ 

WHERE TO FIND US:
We will be in 4z002, in the School of Engineering (Z Block)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

Places are limited, so please sign up here.

INCLUSIVITY:

The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities/ disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and gender into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please  let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible. For more information about this event, please contact: kat.corbett@uwe.ac.uk 

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Frenchay

Venue Information:
Disabled parking: Yes – on campus
Step-free access: Yes
Automatic doors: Yes
Accessible toilets: Yes
Induction loop: No
Guide/ assistance dog-friendly: Yes
Quiet spaces available: Yes

Travel Information:

Cycle: Frenchay is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus. Follow this link for cycle info and routes to all campuses. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/getting-to-and-from-uwe#section-2

Walk: You can use the address The Students’ Union, Frenchay campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY in Google maps to plan your walking route.

Bus: Get the M1 or M3, 48a, 70, 72, 74 & U3 to the Frenchay Campus. Follow this link for more information. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/routes-and-maps/universities/uwe

Drive: Parking is available on campus for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit OR a pay daily permit along with a daily parking token displayed in your windscreen, and only park within marked bays.