Introduction to Robotics & Enterprising Women

International Week of Science and Peace

‘Introduction to Robotics’Free two-day workshop for SMEs in the West of England


  • Dates: Thursday, 1st and Friday, 2nd December 2022
  • Time: 10:00 – 16:00 (both days)
  • Location: Bristol Robotics Laboratory, UWE Bristol, Frenchay Campus

Engineers from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory will deliver this free, two-day workshop, which provides a practical introduction to the topic of industrial robotics. Whatever your level of experience or ability, you will have the chance to get ‘hands on’ with our robot arms, gaining an insight into different hardware options and operating systems, while being able to question experienced technicians.

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International Week of Science and Peace

Woman holding the earth

with a really catchy tag #InternationalWeekofScienceandPeace

Given that we’ve just had Cop26 it a great time to look at what this week has to offer:

The International Week of Science and Peace was first observed during 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace. The organization of events and activities for the week was undertaken as a non-governmental initiative; the secretariat for the International Year of Peace was informed of the preparatory activities and the final summary of events that occurred during the week. The organizers sought to encourage the broadest possible international participation in the observance.

United Nations Site
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