• The University of Bristol is a red brick research university in Bristol, England.
• It received its royal charter in 1909.Bristol is organized into six academic faculties composed of multiple schools and departments running over 200 undergraduate courses.
• University of Bristol is at the cutting edge of global research having made innovations in areas ranging from cot death prevention to nanotechnology.
• 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.
• Bristol is an under an hours travel from Cardiff and two hours away from London by train.
• The universities close to it include University of West of England, Bristol, University of Bath and Bath Spa University.
Things you should know
• It is the second most targeted University by top UK employers. (High Fliers Research).
• Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 ranks University of Bristol 8th in the UK. University of Bristol is ranked 15th in the UK by the Times/Sunday Times.
• The QS World University Rankings 2020 states that University of Bristol is 58th in the world for graduate employability.
• It is ranked among the top 50 in the world for Earth and Marine Sciences, Veterinary sciences and Pharmacology according to the QS 2020 world ranking.
• It is ranked among the top 100 in the world for Life sciences and medicine, Psychology, Mathematics and Accounting and Finance according to the QS 2020 world ranking.
• According to the Times World ranking 2020 the university is ranked 93rd in the world for Engineering and Technology, 91st for Art and Humanities, 66th for Physical Sciences, 47th for Law and 54th for Psychology.
• It is ranked 9th in the European Teaching Rankings. The University of Bristol is home to the Best Business Incubator in the world (UBI Global 2015).
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• Charlotte Attenborough- Actress whose credits include Jane Eyre. – Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady and Jeeves and Wooster.
• Caroline Goodall – Actress whose credits include Schindler’s List, Hook, Cliffhanger, Disclosure, White Squall and The Princess Diaries.
• Nikki Penny- Nikki was an Executive Producer on Gravity, as well as Visual Effects Producer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeny Todd, Troy and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
• Will Poulter- Actor whose filmography includes The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Maze Runner and The Revenant.
• Deborah Moggach – Author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
• Cecil Powell- Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pion following his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes.
• Dr David Scott –HP Senior Vice President.
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