Our partners
We’re working with 26 partners from world-leading technology businesses, industry and creative companies to local government and community organisations. By working together, we can build better digital futures for all.
Partners are engaged with our researchers in a wide variety of projects and events with community, civic or industry focus.
Discover some of our live partner projects in Explainable AI with LV=GI, network development with BT, skills gaps in the telecoms industry with TM Forum and the digital divide with Babbasa, Black South West Network and Knowle West Media Centre on our project pages.
Partners and researchers come together to make new connections, discuss projects and digital futures themes at our hosted seminars, conferences and symposiums.
As we grow, facilities such as the Neutral Lab and Reality Emulator will make new kinds of digital research possible at our Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus hub.
This is what some of our partners had to say about working with us during our May 2022 symposium:
We are supported by and are working with….
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Aardman
Bristol-based award-winning animation creation studio specialising in stop-motion and clay techniques.
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Airbus
International aerospace company producing aircraft, defence, security and space assets.
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Arm
UK semiconductor and software design company.
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Ashley Community Housing
Social housing association and provider of specialist support accommodation for refugees, vulnerable homeless and other displaced people with offices in Bristol and the West Midlands.
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Babbasa
Babbasa supports under-represented young people in Bristol with skills training, mentoring, events and recruitment services.
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BBC
National public service broadcaster.
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Black South West Network
Bristol-based Black-led racial justice organisation, promoting racial equality in research, policy, innovation, socio-economics and health through collective and community approaches.
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BT
Multinational telecommunications company providing fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK and subscription television and IT services
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Bristol Creative Industries
Member support for Bristol’s creative industries through events, workshops and training.
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Business West
Services for businesses in the West of England to promote launches, growth, innovation and exports.
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Digital Catapult
Part of a network of technology and innovation centres established by government agency, Innovate UK to support businesses ideas, products and services in advanced digital technologies.
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Dyson
International technology engineering company with products including hand dryers, hair dryers, vacuums, purifying fans and lighting.
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Evolyst Ltd
Software company specialising in mental health data and analytics for workplaces.
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Frazer-Nash Consultancy
International systems, engineering and technology solutions consultancy.
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Knowle West Media Centre
KWMC is an arts centre and charity based in South Bristol supporting people to make positive changes in their lives and communities, using technology and the arts.
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LV=General Insurance
UK Insurance company with life insurance, income protection, investment and retirement income products.
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National Physical Laboratory
Measurement science laboratory for the UK’s National Metrology Institute.
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Shakespeare Martineau (formerly GL Law)
Legal services for the creative industries, healthcare, leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, professional services and real estate.
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System C Healthcare Ltd
Health and social care software and services company.
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Thales UK Ltd
Global technology business operating across aerospace, defence, digital security, transport and space.
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Three
UK Telecoms and internet service provider.
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TM Forum
International telecoms industry alliance for communications service providers.
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Toshiba
Global technology company with a research arm for wireless and network systems in Bristol.
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Ultraleap
International handtracking and haptics creators with specialists in interface design, acoustics, machine learning, and computer vision.
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Watershed
Bristol arts centre for film culture, art and technology practice, and talent development programmes.
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West of England Combined Authority
Local authority with regional responsibility for transport, skills, homes, regional planning and economic growth, business support and the environment.
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We’re supportive of the new dialogue proposed to co-create and design relevant support, services and products to connect communities, so their intellectual, economic social and civil assets can be unlocked for the benefit of society.
We believe that the work carried out at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute will enable us to develop ways of improving our data collection and better understand how we can interact with digital technology moving forward.
This great partnership will help TM Forum members be better informed about socio-technical thinking, to support new business models, markets, products and services.
In fast changing times it is vital we create spaces to thoroughly explore technology from all angles - the Bristol Digital Futures Institute will extend our cutting edge research collaborations which include Mobile Bristol, REACT, the 5G test bed programme.