Studied: Drama The BAFTA winning comedian, actor and author shot to fame with Matt Lucas in Comedy show Little Britain. Restaurants, theatres, cinema, gig venues and shopping are all handsomely represented and the notable achievement of having two Ikeas means student houses are often recreations of Scandinavian chic. In the same year, the university opened the new Centre for Sports, Exercise and Health in the heart of the university precinct. [40], The 1960s were a time of considerable student activism in the United Kingdom, and Bristol was no exception. Sir Jonathan Evans former head of MI5, Anne McClain, member of the 2013 NASA Astronaut Class, [172] Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission from October 2012 to January 2017, and mathematician Iain Gordon, amongst many others. There is also a local branch of The Tab. It is an hour-and-a-half train journey from London and directly linked to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. The icons in the crest are the sun for the Wills family, the dolphin for Colston, the horse for Fry and the ship-and-castle from the medieval seal of the City of Bristol, as also used in the coat of arms. [156] These include, Sir Michael Berry, one of the discoverers of quantum mechanics' "geometric phase",[157] John Rarity international expert on quantum optics, quantum cryptography and quantum communication, David May, computer scientist and lead architect for the transputer,[158] Mark Horton, a British maritime and historical archaeologist and Bruce Hood, a world-leading experimental psychologist. It also has one of the most exciting club scenes in the country, with each new week announcing the dawn of another 'Superclub' to complement the old pretender, Lakota. In December 1909, the King granted such a charter and erected the University of Bristol. Bristol is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities,[14] the European-wide Coimbra Group[15] and the Worldwide Universities Network, of which the university's previous vice-chancellor, Eric Thomas, was chairman from 2005 to 2007. Keep scrolling to view the complete list of famous personalities who are alumni’s of the University of Bristol. [8] It received its royal charter in 1909,[9] 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. [90] In the 2016-17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 78:5:17 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 55:45. Hardly the recipe for popularity. [7] This crest has replaced the university arms shown, but the arms continue to be used where there is a specific historical or ceremonial requirement. [38] The university has proposed relocating the Union to a more central location as part of its development 'masterplan'. Bristol’s modern economy is built on the creative media, technology, electronics and aerospace industries. Bristol owes its application success to its middle-of-the-road status. Located in Bristol, United Kingdom, the University of Bristol is a redbrick research university which traces its roots back to 1595. [127] Bristol's drop-out rate is also lower than the benchmark set by HEFCE of no more than 3.1%.
He is also responsible for the extension to the Wills Memorial Building library which was completed to such standard that few now realise that is an extension to the original building. This mission continues today; a new admissions policy specifically caters to the 'BS' postcode area of Bristol.[31]. [70], In November 2016, the university announced that it plans to build a £300 million Temple Quarter Campus for c. 5,000 students, next to Bristol Temple Meads railway station within Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Bristol graduates are influential in academia, policy and practice across the world. The university facilitates diversity through and through, and gives more than 500 of its students the opportunity to partner with European Institutions. In 1946, the university established the first drama department in the country. Bristol ChemLabS stands for Bristol Chemical Laboratory Sciences; it is the only chemistry CETL in the UK. [91], Internationally, the 2021 QS World University Rankings placed Bristol at 58th overall in the world and 9th in the UK. The hypnotist and illusionist has been on our screens since 2000. [164] Mathematicians and philosophers Rohit Parikh and Brian Rotman lectured in the mathematics department, and philosophers of science Paul Feyerabend and Alexander Bird taught in the Department of Philosophy.
Since the founding of the university itself in 1909, it has grown considerably and is now one of the largest employers in the local area, although it is smaller by student numbers than the nearby University of the West of England. This £11 million building is known as the quietest building in the world[clarification needed] and has other technologically sophisticated features such as self-cleaning glass. [53]