University of Bristol

The University of Bristol is a red brick 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.

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 has been associated with 13 Nobel laureates throughout its history, including Paul Dirac, Sir William Ramsay, Cecil Frank Powell, Sir Winston Churchill, Dorothy Hodgkin, Hans Albrecht Bethe, Max Delbrück, Gerhard Herzberg, Sir Nevill Francis Mott, Sir Paul Nurse, Harold Pinter, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio and most recently, 2015 Economics Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton.

Bristol is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, the European-wide Coimbra Group and the Worldwide Universities Network, of which the university's previous vice-chancellor, Eric Thomas, was chairman from 2005 to 2007. In addition, the university holds an Erasmus Charter, sending more than 500 students per year to partner institutions in Europe.

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts (Anthropology and Archaeology, Film and Television, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Classics and Ancient History, English, History of Art, Religion and Theology, French, German, Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, Italian, Russian, Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies, Centre for Innovation)
• Faculty of Engineering (Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design, Engineering with Management)
• Faculty of Life Sciences (Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Psychological Science)
• Faculty of Science (Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Geographical Sciences, Mathematics, Physics)
• Faculty of Health Sciences (Bristol Dental School, Bristol Medical School, Population Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School, Centre for Health Sciences Education, Centre for Applied Anatomy, Master's in Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals)
• Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (Management, Accounting and Finance, Economics, Market and Public Organization, Sociology, Politics and International Studies, Law School)

Admissions

Bristol had the 8th highest average entry qualification for undergraduates of any UK university in 2015, with new students averaging 485 UCAS points. Competition for places is high with an average 7.7 applications per place according to the 2014 Sunday Times League Tables, making it the joint 11th most competitive university in the UK. The university gives offers of admission to 67.3% of its applicants, the 8th lowest amongst the Russell Group.

Accommodation

Accommodation for students is primarily in the central precinct of the university and two areas of Bristol: Clifton and Stoke Bishop, known respectively as the West and North Villages.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                                          14
• Guardian (2021)                                           11
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)                    13

Global rankings

• ARWU (2020)                                                64
• CWTS Leiden (2020)                                     54
• QS (2021)                                                      58
• THE (2021)                                                     91
• British Government assessment
• Teaching Excellence Framework              Silver