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About us

For over a century, the University of Bristol has inspired generations of students, pushed back the frontiers of human understanding, and served its city, region and nation with distinction. It is one of the most popular and successful universities in the UK and one of the world’s top research-intensive universities – fifth in the UK in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and 41st in the 2016 QS World Rankings.

Today, the University has over 15,500 undergraduate and 4,500 postgraduate students. It is a world-renowned institution, which employs internationally respected academics and recruits some of the brightest students from across the globe; no less than 12 Bristol graduates and member of staff have been awarded Nobel Prizes. With an annual turnover of £530m and over 6,000 staff, the University continues to provide high-quality, research-led education, and to invest in new technology and services to offer the best student experience. It has highly successful programmes of student enterprise and engagement, and interacts ever more closely and productively with the outstanding city-region in which it is located.

The University’s research is world-renowned across the full spectrum of disciplines. Its researchers tackle some of the world’s most urgent issues in areas including health and disease, climate change, population growth, food security, energy and social justice. Bristol’s academics are engaged with the cultural life, structure and history of societies and communities across the world; with the future of science and technology; and with the development of innovation in every field. The University actively encourages the cross-fertilisation of ideas made possible by interdisciplinary collaboration, and its excellence in research underpins an intellectually demanding education. It nurtures creativity and independence of mind, in stimulating its students to achieve their personal goals and to serve society’s needs during and long after their time here.

The arrival of the new Vice-Chancellor in 2015 prompted a fundamental review of the University’s strategy to define the changes necessary for the next phase of the University’s development. For more information on the University’s new strategy please go to -
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/university/documents/governance/policies/university-strategy.pdf


The City of Bristol

The University is located in the heart of the city of Bristol, and is a major force in the economic, social and cultural life of one of the most beautiful and liveable cities in Europe.

Bristol is an extraordinary global city with a powerful tradition of enterprise, exploration and non- conformism.

It is a Social Enterprise City and the UK’s first European Green Capital. It was recently voted one of the UK’s five Centres of Cultural Excellence, and is repeatedly voted the most liveable city in the UK. It boasts the most educated workforce in the country and some exceptional cultural institutions – including the Watershed, Spike Island, Bristol Old Vic and the Colston Hall - deliver a world-class programme in the arts.

The city is home to world class high-tech and creative companies such as Airbus, Toshiba, Aardman, BBC Natural History, Oracle, Cray, Amazon, IBM and Sony, and to a rich proliferation of SMEs and early-stage enterprises.

The University of Bristol is constantly using research collaboration, educational partnerships, placements and productive knowledge exchange to build more effective links with the city/region. It has a strong record in creation and support of new companies and enterprises and the licensing of intellectual property. In 2013, the University collaborated with Bristol City Council to create Engine Shed – already world renowned as an exemplar in University/business/local authority collaboration.