The University of Bristol is a red-brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. Bristol is organized into six academic faculties composed of multiple schools and departments running over 200 undergraduate courses, largely in the Tyndalls Park area of the city. The university had a total income of £833.1 million in 2021–22, of which £186.4 million was from research grants and contracts. It is the largest independent employer in Bristol. Current academics include 21 fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 13 fellows of the British Academy, 13 fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and 44 fellows of the Royal Society. The University of Bristol's alumni and faculty include 9 Nobel laureates.
Rankings and reputation:-
The University of Bristol ranks
number 5 in the UK for research quality according to the most recent Research
Excellence Framework assessment Chemistry (1st), Physics (5th),
Engineering (6th), Mathematics (4th), Computer Science (7th), and Earth
Sciences (2nd) are among the highly rated subjects. The Complete
University Guide 2024 ranks Bristol 4th for the quality of its
research. Bristol also ranks 5th for the number of spin-outs created and has
the best business incubator in the world according to UBI Global. Internationally, the 2024 QS World
University Rankings placed Bristol at 55th overall in the world and 9th in
the UK. The Times Higher Education World University Ranking placed
Bristol at 76th globally and 9th in the U.K. in 2023. Another
international ranking, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic
Ranking of World Universities, placed Bristol 88th globally and 8th in the UK
in 2023. The University of Bristol was
the fourth most targeted university by the UK's top 100 employers, according to
the Graduate Market in 2023 report produced by High Fliers. It was ranked
joint 7th in the U.K. for graduate employability.
Organization and Governance:-
In common with
most UK universities, Bristol is headed formally by the chancellor, currently Sir Paul Nurse, and led on a day-to-day basis by the vice-chancellor, currently Professor Evelyn Welch, who is the academic
leader and chief executive. There are four pro-vice-chancellors and three
ceremonial pro-chancellors. The chancellor may hold office for up to ten years
and the pro-chancellors for up to three, unless the University Court determines
otherwise, but the vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellors have no term
limits. The vice-chancellor is supported by a deputy vice-chancellor.
Campus:-
Buildings and sites:-
The university does not have a
main campus but is spread over a considerable geographic area. Most of its
activities, however, are concentrated in the area of the city center, referred
to as the "University Precinct".
Some of the University of
Bristol's buildings date to its pre-charter days when it was University
College Bristol. These buildings were designed by Charles Hansom and
suffered from being built in stages due to financial pressure. The first large-scale
building project the University of Bristol undertook to gain a charter was
the Wills Memorial Building. The armorials on the Founder's Window
represent all of the interests present at the founding of the University of
Bristol including the Wills and Fry families. Other notable buildings and sites
include Royal Fort House, the University of Bristol Botanic Garden,
many large Victorian houses that were converted for teaching in the Faculty of
Arts, and the Victoria Rooms which house the Music Department and
were designed by Charles Dyer. The tympanum of the building
depicts a scene from The Advent of Morning designed by Jabez
Tyley.
In May 2022,
the university announced the opening of the Gambling Harms and Research Centre
(GHRC). The center worth £4 million aims to increase awareness and understanding
of the dangers of gambling. The project was funded by the Gamble Aware charity,
which chose the University for its History in researching gambling issues, and
will integrate research from six facilities.
Student's Union:-
The University
of Bristol Students' Union (Bristol SU)
located on Queen's Road in the Richmond Building is a founding member of the
National Union of Students and is amongst the oldest students'
unions in England. The union oversees three
media outlets: UBTV, the Bristol University Radio Station (BURST), and the student newspaper Epigram. There is
also a local branch of The Tab. The Union is responsible for
representing students' academic interests through elections of student
representatives and democratic events. The Union is also responsible for the
organization of the annual Welcome Fair, the coordination of Bristol Student
Community Action, which organizes volunteering projects in the local community,
and the organization of entertainment events and over 400 student groups,
societies, and clubs. Previous presidents have included Sue
Lawley and former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Öpik.
There is a separate union for postgraduate students, as well as an athletic
union, which is a member of the British Universities & Colleges
Sport. In distinction to the "blues" awarded for sporting excellence at Oxford and
Cambridge, Bristol's most successful athletes are awarded "reds".
Halls of residence:-
Several of the residences in
the central precinct are more recent and have been built and are managed by
third-party organizations under exclusivity arrangements with the university.
These include New Bridewell House, opened in 2016, which is in the former
police HQ, it includes en-suite bedrooms and studios and is operated by Fresh
Student Housing, Unite House, and Chantry Court, opened in 2000 and 2003
respectively by the UNITE Group, as well as Dean's Court (2001,
postgraduates only) and Woodland Court (2005), both run by the Dominion Housing
Group.
All of the main halls select
groups of students to the Junior Common Room to organize the hall's
social calendar for the next year. Residents of student houses, private
accommodations, and students living at home become members of Orbital – a
society organizing social events for students throughout the year.
Sport:-
The university caters to its
students with sporting facilities split across four primary complexes:
Bristol University Indoor
Sports Centre- The Indoor Sports Centre is located at the heart of the
university campus and is home to a fully equipped two-storey gym, fitness
studios, sports hall, and Sports Medicine Clinic.
Coombe Dingle Sports Complex- This
38-acre site in the heart of Stoke Bishop, features the only indoor tennis
center in Bristol and is where the university's more traditional outdoor sports
reside. Coombe Dingle is typically used for training and competition.
Throughout the year Coombe Dingle hosts a variety of competitive fixtures,
including inter-university BUCS matches, plus local and national league
matches.
Facilities available at Coombe
Dingle Sports Complex: • 3G pitch • Artificial pitches (sand dressed and
floodlit) • Grass pitches (football and rugby) • Cricket squares and nets
(including grass) • Tennis courts, indoor and outdoor (floodlit) • Lacrosse
pitch • Netball courts (outdoor) • Olympic weight lifting gym • Softball and
rounders facilities • Pavilion, lounge bar and meeting rooms • Sports Medicine
Clinic
Richmond Building- The
university swimming pool is located inside the student union (Richmond
Building). This six-lane swimming pool has a moveable bulkhead, creating a
competition-length main pool, alongside a comfortable teaching pool for
lessons. The pool is available to students, staff, and the community for lane
and casual swimming, or lessons, on a membership or pay-as-you-go basis.
Saltford Boathouse- The
University Boathouse is based at Saltford, halfway to Bath on the River Avon.
Used for term-time training/competition and out-of-term recreational water
sports, the Boathouse moors up the university rowing and sailing boats.
Academics:-
Degrees:-
Bristol awards a range of academic
degrees spanning bachelor's and master's degrees as well as junior
doctorates and higher doctorates. The postnominals awarded are
the degree abbreviations used commonly among British universities.
The university is part of the Engineering Doctorate scheme and
awards the Eng. D. in systems engineering, engineering management, aerospace
engineering, and non-destructive evaluation.
Bristol notably does not award
by title any bachelor's degrees in music, which is available for study but
awards BA (although it does award MMus and DMus), nor any degree in divinity,
since divinity, is not available for study (students of theology are awarded a
BA). Similarly, the university does not award BLitt (Bachelor of Letters),
although it does award both MLitt and DLitt. In regulations, the
university does not name MD or DDS as higher doctorates,
although they are in many universities as these degrees are normally
accredited professional doctorates.
The degrees of DLitt, DSc,
DEng, LLD, and DMus, whilst having regulations specifying the grounds
for the award, are most often conferred as honorary degrees (in honoris
causa). Those used most commonly are the DLitt, DSc, and LLD, with the MA (and
occasionally the MLitt) also sometimes conferred honorarily for distinction in
the local area or within the university.
Faculty of Arts
·
School of Arts
o Anthropology and Archaeology
o Film and Television
o Music
o Philosophy
o Theatre (see also
the University of Bristol Theatre Collection)
·
School of Humanities
o Classics and Ancient History
o English
o History
o History of Art
o Religion and Theology
·
School of Modern
Languages
o French
o German
o Hispanic, Portuguese, and Latin American
Studies
o Italian
o Russian
·
Centre for English
Language and Foundation Studies
·
Centre for Innovation
Faculty of Engineering
·
School of Computer
Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Mathematics
o Computer Science
o Electrical & Electronic Engineering
o Engineering Mathematics
·
School of Civil,
Aerospace, and Mechanical Engineering
o Aerospace Engineering
o Civil Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Engineering Design
o Engineering with Management
Faculty of Engineering Queen's BuildingQueen's Building
Faculty of Science
·
School of Chemistry
·
School of Earth
Sciences
·
School of Geographical
Sciences
·
School of Mathematics
·
School of Physics
o Centre for Device Thermography and Reliability
o Centre for Nanoscience & Quantum
Information
o Interface Analysis Centre
Faculty of Health
Sciences
·
Bristol Dental School
·
Bristol Medical School
o Population Health Sciences
o Translational Health Sciences
·
Bristol Veterinary
School
·
Centre for Health
Sciences Education
o Centre for Applied Anatomy
o Master's in Teaching and Learning for Health
Professionals
Faculty of Social
Sciences and Law
·
School of Education
·
School for Policy
Studies
·
School of Economics
·
Centre for Market and
Public Organisation
·
School of Sociology, Politics, and
International Studies
·
University of Bristol Business
School
· University of Bristol Law School
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