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Ms Bronwen Williams

Ms Bronwen Williams

Lecturer

Master of Fine Arts (Research), 91É«ÇéƬ, 2018

Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours), 91É«ÇéƬ, 2015

Diploma of Building Design, TAFE NSW, 2022

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Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Art & Design

Bronwen Williams (she/her) is an education focussed associate lecturer at 91É«ÇéƬ, Sydney in the School of Art & Design.

She holds an MFA (Research) and BFA (First Class Honours) from 91É«ÇéƬ and a Diploma Building Design from TAFE NSW.Ìý

Bronwen’s practice engages an experimental approach to making that requires agility and the ability to traverse a range of disciplines and skills, including new technologies. Her work spans the fields of installation art, sculpture, interactive media, experience design, and object design. She has fabrication skills across wood, metal, jewellery, ceramics, model-making, 3D modelling, creative coding, digital fabrication, audio/video capture and editing, architectural drafting and more. Bronwen’s work draws on the nuances of her experiences of being Chinese-Australian as influence in the creation of works that examine contemporary cross-cultural identity.Ìý

Bronwen's approach to teaching is grounded in a commitment to diversity, empathy, and student empowerment. She engages students as active participants in their learning to develop intrinsically motivated, reflective and technically skilled practitioners. These attributes are cultivated through deeply engaging and personalised learning environments that provide structured support and meaningful challenge. Her student-centred, strategic approach to teaching empowers students to become lifelong learners who are curious, collaborative, competent, confident, and creative practitioners.
E-mail
b.williams@unsw.edu.au
Location
F211
  • Journal articles | 2021
    Asselta R; Paraboschi EM; Gerussi A; Cordell HJ; Mells GF; Sandford RN; Jones DE; Nakamura M; Ueno K; Hitomi Y; Kawashima M; Nishida N; Tokunaga K; Nagasaki M; Tanaka A; Tang R; Li Z; Shi Y; Liu X; Xiong M; Hirschfield G; Siminovitch KA; Consortium C-UP; Walker E; Xie G; Mason A; Myers R; Peltekian K; Ghent C; Atkinson E; Juran B; Lazaridis K; Lu Y; Gu X; Jing K; Amos C; Group IPGS; Affronti A; Brunetto M; Coco B; Spinzi G; Elia G; Ferrari C; Lleo A; Muratori L; Muratori P; Portincasa P; Colli A; Bruno S; Colloredo G; Azzaroli F; Andreone P; Bragazzi M; Alvaro D; Cardinale V; Cazzagon N; Rigamonti C; Floreani A; Rosina F; Ciaccio A; Cristoferi L; D’Amato D; Malinverno F; Mancuso C; Massironi S; Milani C; O’Donnell SE; Ronca V; Barisani D; Lampertico P; Donato F; Fagiuoli S; Almasio PL; Giannini E; Cursaro C; Colombo M; Valenti L; Miele L; Andriulli A; Niro GA; Grattagliano I; Morini L; Casella G; Vinci M; Battezzati PM; Crosignani A; Zuin M; Mattalia A; Calvaruso V; Colombo S; Benedetti A; Marzioni M; Galli A; Marra F; Tarocchi M; Picciotto A; Morisco F; Fabris L; Crocè LS; Tiribelli C; Toniutto P; Strazzabosco M; Consortium U-P; Ch’ng CL; Rahman M; Yapp T; Sturgess R; Healey C; Czajkowski M; Gunasekera A; Gyawali P; Premchand P; Kapur K; Marley R; Foster G; Watson A; Dias A; Subhani J; Harvey R; McCorry R; Ramanaden D; Gasem J; Evans R; Mathialahan T; Shorrock C; Lipscomb G; Southern P; Tibble J; Gorard D; Palegwala A; Jones S; Dawwas M; Alexander G; Dolwani S; Prince M; Foxton M; Elphick D; Mitchison H; Gooding I; Karmo M; Saksena S; Mendall M; Patel M; Ede R; Austin A; Sayer J; Hankey L; Hovell C; Fisher N; Carter M; Koss K; Piotrowicz A; Grimley C; Neal D; Lim G; Levi S; Ala A; Broad A; Saeed A; Wood G; Brown J; Wilkinson M; Gordon H; Ramage J; Ridpath J; Ngatchu T; Grover B; Shaukat S; Shidrawi R; Abouda G; Ali F; Rees I; Salam I; Narain M; Brown A; Taylor-Robinson S; Williams S; Grellier L; Banim P; Das D; Chilton A; Heneghan M; Curtis H; Gess M; Drake I; Aldersley M; Davies M; Jones R; McNair A; Srirajaskanthan R; Pitcher M; Sen S; Bird G; Barnardo A; Kitchen P; Yoong K; Chirag O; Sivaramakrishnan N; MacFaul G; Jones D; Shah A; Evans C; Saha S; Pollock K; Bramley P; Mukhopadhya A; Fraser A; Mills P; Shallcross C; Campbell S; Bathgate A; Shepherd A; Dillon J; Rushbrook S; Przemioslo R; Macdonald C; Metcalf J; Shmueli U; Davis A; Naqvi A; Lee T; Ryder SD; Collier J; Klass H; Ninkovic M; Cramp M; Sharer N; Aspinall R; Goggin P; Ghosh D; Douds A; Hoeroldt B; Booth J; Williams E; Hussaini H; Stableforth W; Ayres R; Thorburn D; Marshall E; Burroughs A; Mann S; Lombard M; Richardson P; Patanwala I; Maltby J; Brookes M; Mathew R; Vyas S; Singhal S; Gleeson D; Misra S; Butterworth J; George K; Harding T; Douglass A; Panter S; Shearman J; Bray G; Butcher G; Forton D; Mclindon J; Cowan M; Whatley G; Mandal A; Gupta H; Sanghi P; Jain S; Pereira S; Prasad G; Watts G; Wright M; Neuberger J; Gordon F; Unitt E; Grant A; Delahooke T; Higham A; Brind A; Cox M; Ramakrishnan S; King A; Collins C; Whalley S; Li A; Fraser J; Bell A; Wong VS; Singhal A; Gee I; Ang Y; Ransford R; Gotto J; Millson C; Bowles J; Thomas C; Harrison M; Galaska R; Kendall J; Whiteman J; Lawlor C; Gray C; Elliott K; Mulvaney-Jones C; Hobson L; Van Duyvenvoorde G; Loftus A; Seward K; Penn R; Maiden J; Damant R; Hails J; Cloudsdale R; Silvestre V; Glenn S; Dungca E; Wheatley N; Doyle H; Kent M; Hamilton C; Braim D; Wooldridge H; Abrahams R; Paton A; Lancaster N; Gibbins A; Hogben K; Desousa P; Muscariu F; Musselwhite J; McKay A; Tan L; Foale C; Brighton J; Flahive K; Nambela E; Townshend P; Ford C; Holder S; Palmer C; Featherstone J; Nasseri M; Sadeghian J; Williams B; Thomas C; Rolls S-A; Hynes A; Duggan C; Jones S; Crossey M; Stansfield G; MacNicol C; Wilkins J; Wilhelmsen E; Raymode P; Lee H-J; Durant E; Bishop R; Ncube N; Tripoli S; Casey R; Cowley C; Miller R; Houghton K; Ducker S; Wright F; Bird B; Baxter G; Keggans J; Hughes M; Grieve E; Young K; Williams D; Ocker K; Hines F; Martin K; Innes C; Valliani T; Fairlamb H; Thornthwaite S; Eastick A; Tanqueray E; Morrison J; Holbrook B; Browning J; Walker K; Congreave S; Verheyden J; Slininger S; Stafford L; O’Donnell D; Ainsworth M; Lord S; Kent L; March L; Dickson C; Simpson D; Longhurst B; Hayes M; Shpuza E; White N; Besley S; Pearson S; Wright A; Jones L; Gunter E; Dewhurst H; Fouracres A; Farrington L; Graves L; Marriott S; Leoni M; Tyrer D; Martin K; Dali-kemmery L; Lambourne V; Green M; Sirdefield D; Amor K; Colley J; Shinder B; Jones J; Mills M; Carnahan M; Taylor N; Boulton K; Tregonning J; Brown C; Clifford G; Archer E; Hamilton M; Curtis J; Shewan T; Walsh S; Warner K; Netherton K; Mupudzi M; Gunson B; Gitahi J; Gocher D; Batham S; Pateman H; Desmennu S; Conder J; Clement D; Gallagher S; Orpe J; Chan P; Currie L; O’Donohoe L; Oblak M; Morgan L; Quinn M; Amey I; Baird Y; Cotterill D; Cumlat L; Winter L; Greer S; Spurdle K; Allison J; Dyer S; Sweeting H; Kordula J; Consortium JP-G; Aiba Y; Nakamura H; Abiru S; Nagaoka S; Komori A; Yatsuhashi H; Ishibashi H; Ito M; Kawai Y; Kohn S-S; Gervais O; Migita K; Katsushima S; Naganuma A; Sugi K; Komatsu T; Mannami T; Matsushita K; Yoshizawa K; Makita F; Nikami T; Nishimura H; Kouno H; Kouno H; Ota H; Komura T; Nakamura Y; Shimada M; Hirashima N; Komeda T; Ario K; Nakamuta M; Yamashita T; Furuta K; Kikuchi M; Naeshiro N; Takahashi H; Mano Y; Tsunematsu S; Yabuuchi I; Shimada Y; Yamauchi K; Sugimoto R; Sakai H; Mita E; Koda M; Tsuruta S; Kamitsukasa H; Sato T; Masaki N; Kobata T; Fukushima N; Higuchi N; Ohara Y; Muro T; Takesaki E; Takaki H; Yamamoto T; Kato M; Nagaoki Y; Hayashi S; Ishida J; Watanabe Y; Kobayashi M; Koga M; Saoshiro T; Yagura M; Hirata K; Takikawa H; Ohira H; Zeniya M; Abe M; Onji M; Kaneko S; Honda M; Arai K; Arinaga-Hino T; Hashimoto E; Taniai M; Umemura T; Joshita S; Nakao K; Ichikawa T; Shibata H; Yamagiwa S; Seike M; Honda K; Sakisaka S; Takeyama Y; Harada M; Senju M; Yokosuka O; Kanda T; Ueno Y; Kikuchi K; Ebinuma H; Himoto T; Yasunami M; Murata K; Mizokami M; Shimoda S; Miyake Y; Takaki A; Yamamoto K; Hirano K; Ichida T; Ido A; Tsubouchi H; Chayama K; Harada K; Nakanuma Y; Maehara Y; Taketomi A; Shirabe K; Soejima Y; Mori A; Yagi S; Uemoto S; Tanaka T; Yamashiki N; Tamura S; Sugawara Y; Kokudo N; Carbone M; Cardamone G; Duga S; Gershwin ME; Seldin MF; Invernizzi P, 2021, 'X Chromosome Contribution to the Genetic Architecture of Primary Biliary Cholangitis', Gastroenterology, 160, pp. 2483 - 2495.e26,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Burke L; Williams B; Abouda G; Corless L, 2018, 'FRI-444 The Community based management of NAFLD Study (COMMANDS): Improved diagnosis and referral using a novel integrated care pathway', Journal of Hepatology, 68, pp. s562 - s563,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Burke L; Williams B; Mann V; Wong LL; Corless L; Abouda G, 2017, 'FRI-326 The COMMANDS study: improving community-based diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease', Journal of Hepatology, 66, pp. s419 - s420,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Williams B; Clayton M; Bosanquet J, 2015, 'Obesity: a growing threat to liver health', Gastrointestinal Nursing, 13, pp. s16 - s19,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Williams B; Abouda G; Follows M, 2013, 'PTU-097 A ‘Real-Life’ Picture of Abnormal Liver Function Test Management in Primary Care in Hull, East Yorkshire', Gut, 62, pp. a85,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Williams B; Abouda G, 2013, 'PTU-098 A Survey to Investigate GP Knowledge, Practice and Support Requirements Regarding the Clinical Management of Liver Disease in Primary Care', Gut, 62, pp. a85,
  • Conference Presentations | 2025
    Garbutt M; Williams B; Bond K, 2025, 'Experience design: A new paradigm', presented at AMPS Pedagogy 2025: Emerging Theories, Teaching & Technologies, 19 November 2025 - 21 November 2025,
    Conference Posters | 2025
    Martinez D; Williams B; Akmal H, 2025, 'Fearless Design: Competency-based assessment, Motivation, Creativity, and Risk in Design Education', Lisbon, Portugal, presented at International Conference on Education Research (ICER 2025), Lisbon, Portugal, 06 November 2025 - 07 November 2025,
    Conference Presentations | 2025
    Williams B; Akmal H; Martinez D, 2025, 'Unlearning Obedience: Reframing Assessment to Foster Creative Risk', presented at Australian Council of Arts and Design Schools (ACUADS) 2025, Virtual, 02 December 2025
    Other | 2025
    Wierzbica D; Goodin L (ed.), 2025, Observing the benefits of competency-based assessment through personas, 91É«ÇéƬ PVCE Education & Student Experience,
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Brown SA; Gratton M; Williams B, 2019, 'A visual programming tool for creative practice pedagogy in embodied interaction and media arts', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), AUSTRALIA, UX Machines Pty Ltd, pp. 364 - 368, presented at Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction, AUSTRALIA, UX Machines Pty Ltd, 02 December 2019 - 05 December 2019,
  • Media | 2025
    Williams B; Martinez D; Akmal H, 2025, Observing the benefits of competency-based assessment through personas, 91É«ÇéƬ PVCE Education & Student Experience,

2025: EF Grant for research assistant

2025: EF Grant for collaborative international conference poster presentation

2023: Course Design Institute Implementation Grant

2022: EF Career Development Fund

2022: Eduction Director Fund

2025: Awarded Fellowship (FHEA) by Advance HE

2022: Honourable Mention: Exemplary Teaching Practice Award

2021: Awarded Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) by Advance HE

Conferences:

2025: Garbutt, M., Bond, K., & Williams, B. (2025, November 19-21). Experience design: A new paradigm [Conference presentation]. Pedagogy 2025: Emerging Theories, Teaching & Technologies. AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society) Academic YouTube Channel. https://amps-research.com/videos/

2025:ÌýMartinez, D., Akmal, H., & Williams, B. (2025, November 6–7). Fearless design: Competency-based assessment, motivation, creativity and risk in design education [Conference poster]. International Conference on Education Research (ICER 2025), University of Lisbon, Portugal.

2019:ÌýBrown, S. A., Gratton, M., & Williams, B. (2019). A visual programming tool for creative practice pedagogy in embodied interaction and media arts. In Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 364–368). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3369457.3369495

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Invited Presentations:

Martinez D., Akmal, H., & Williams B. (2025, October 30) Roundtable on Competency-Based Assessment at 91É«ÇéƬ: Myths and Methods [Roundtable]. PVCE Student Experience Assessment & Feedback, 91É«ÇéƬ, Sydney, Australia.

Williams, B., Martinez, D., & Akmal, H. (2025, August 10–12). 10 things I hate about competency-based assessment [Pecha Kucha presentation]. 91É«ÇéƬ EF Retreat, Sydney, Australia.

Martinez D., Akmal, H., & Williams B. (2025, August 10–12). Is Competency-Based Assessment for you? [Tell Me More Workshop]. 91É«ÇéƬ EF Retreat, Sydney, Australia.

Akmal, H., Martinez, D., & Williams, B. (2025, August 6). Implementing CBA in a first-year UG design course: Observations and insights [91É«ÇéƬ EF CoP presentation]. Enhancing First-Year Experience Community of Practice, 91É«ÇéƬ, Sydney, Australia.

Williams, B. (2023, July 24). In the making: A Matraville outreach program [Forum presentation]. 91É«ÇéƬ Education Forum, School of Art & Design, 91É«ÇéƬ Sydney.

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Selected Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTRO)

Williams, B., & Thomas, M. (2019) Sculpture at Scenic World (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition Katoomba, May.

Williams, B., & Thomas, M. (2019) North Sydney Art Prize (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition Sydney, March.

Williams, B. (2018) In-audibility, in-visibility (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition 91É«ÇéƬ Galleries, Sydney, April– May.

Williams, B. (2018) In Motion Festival (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition AirSpace Projects, Sydney, October.

Williams, B., & Thomas, M. (2018) Sculpture at Scenic World (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition Katoomba, May.

Williams, B. (2018). Rock the boat (Audio recording). In S. Chen & C. Field (Eds.), Favour Economy [Volume 3]. [Audio work contributed to collaborative project].

Williams, B. (2017) Art Without Agency (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition The Workshop Arts Centre and Ewart Gallery, Sydney, March.

Williams, B. (2016) Vox Dissonus (NTRO: Creative work), presented in exhibition MOP Projects, Sydney, August–September.Ìý

Leadershop Roles:

2022 - present: School Representative and Panel Member for Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel B: Arts, Design and Law (HREAP B:ADL)

Sept 2023 - Feb 2024: Interim Panel Convenor for HREAP B:ADL

2023 - 2024: Teaching Accelerator Program PODS (Peer Orientation, Development & Support) Co-leader

2021: Mentor inÌýAD Space mentorship program

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Outreach Activities:

Aug – Sept 2022 and 2023: In The Making Program. Designed and lead by Bronwen Williams

April and September 2025:ÌýFuture Creators Day. Contributor and activity lead.

July 2023:ÌýGateway Winter School. Contributor and activity co-lead.

July 2022: Gateway Faculty Experience Day. Contributor and activity co-lead.

May 2022: Matraville Taster Program. Contributor and activity co-lead.

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My Teaching

Bachelor of Design:

Course Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor: FADA1010 Design Collaboration Studio 1

Course Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor: DDES1130 Experience 1: Spaces and Senses

Course Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor: DDES2121 Object 3: Objects and the World