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The University of Bristol (simply referred to as Bristol University and abbreviated as Bris. in , or UoB) is a
located in , United Kingdom. It received its
in 1909, although like the
and the , it first started as the Merchant Venturers Navigation School in 1595. Its key predecessor institution, , had been in existence since 1876.
Bristol is organised into
composed of multiple schools and departments running over 200 undergraduate courses largely situated in the
area of the city. The university had a total income of ?617.9 million in 2016/17, of which ?155.4 million was from research grants and contracts. It is the largest independent employer in Bristol.
The University of Bristol is ranked 44th by the
2018, and is ranked amongst the top 10 of UK universities by QS, , and . A highly selective institution, it has an average of 6.4 (Sciences faculty) to 13.1 (Medicine & Dentistry Faculty) applicants for each undergraduate place. It was ranked 9th in the UK amongst multi-faculty institutions for the quality (GPA) of its research and for its Research Power in the 2014 .
Current academics include 21 fellows of the , 13 fellows of the , 13 fellows of the
and 44 fellows of the . The university has been associated with 13 Nobel laureates throughout its history, including , , , , , , , , , , ,
and most recently, 2015 Economics Nobel Prize winner .
Bristol is a member of the
of research-intensive British universities, the European-wide
and the , of which the university's previous vice-chancellor, , was chairman from 2005 to 2007. In addition, the university holds an , sending more than 500 students per year to partner institutions in Europe.
The earliest antecedent of the university was the engineering department of the
(founded as a school as early as 1595) which became the engineering faculty of Bristol University. The university was also preceded by
(1833) and , founded in 1876, where its first lecture was attended by only 99 students. The university was able to apply for a
due to the financial support of the Wills and
families, who made their fortunes in tobacco plantations and chocolate, respectively. The
made a vast fortune from the tobacco industry and gave generously to the city and university. The royal charter was gained in May 1909, with 288 undergraduates and 400 other students entering the university in October 1909.
became its first chancellor. The University College was the first such institution in the country to . However, women were forbidden to take examinations in medicine until 1906.
There shall be from henceforth for ever in Our said City of Bristol a University...
, Charter of Incorporation of the University of Bristol, 4 December 1909
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 . Bristol does not have a campus but is spread over a considerable geographic area. Most of its activities, however, are concentrated in the area of the city centre, referred to as the "University Precinct". It is a member of the
of research-led UK universities, the
of leading European universities and the
(Schools of Law and Earth Sciences) on . The tower was cleaned in .
After the founding of the University College in 1876, Government support began in 1889. After mergers with the Bristol Medical School in 1893 and the Merchant Venturers' Technical College in 1909, this funding allowed the opening of a new medical school and an engineering school—two subjects that remain among the university's greatest strengths. In 1908, gifts from the
and Wills families, particularly ?100,000 from
(?6m in today's money), were provided to endow a University for Bristol and the West of England, provided that a
could be obtained within two years. In December 1909, the King granted such a charter and erected the University of Bristol. Henry Wills became its first
the first vice-chancellor. Wills died in 1911 and in tribute his sons
built the , starting in 1913 and finally finishing in 1925. Today, it houses parts of the academic provision for
and law, and graduation ceremonies are held in its Great Hall. The Wills Memorial Building is a Grade II* listed building.
In 1920, George Wills bought the
and endowed them to the university as a . The building now houses the Department of Music and is a Grade II* listed building.
students at the University of Bristol in 1940
At the point of foundation, the university was required to provide for the local community. This mission was behind the creation of the Department of Extra-Mural Adult Education in 1924 to provide courses to the local community. This mis a new admissions policy specifically caters to the 'BS'
Among the famous names associated with Bristol in this early period is , who graduated in 1921 with a degree in engineering, before obtaining a second degree in mathematics in 1923 from Cambridge. For his subsequent pioneering work on quantum mechanics, he was awarded the 1933 Nobel Prize for Physics. Later in the 1920s, the H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory was opened by . It has since housed several Nobel Prize winners:
(1967); and Sir
(1977). The Laboratory stands on the same site today, close to the
and the city museum.
became the university's third chancellor in 1929, serving the university in that capacity until 1965. He succeeded
who had held the office from 1912 following the death of Henry Wills.
During World War II, the Wills Memorial was bombed, destroying the Great Hall and the organ it housed, along with 7,000 books removed from
for safe keeping. It has since been restored to its former glory, complete with oak panelled walls and a new organ.
In 1946, the university established the first drama department in the country. In the same year, Bristol began offering special entrance
to aid the resettlement of servicemen returning home. Student numbers continued to increase, and the Faculty of Engineering eventually needed the new premises that were to become Queen's Building in 1955. This substantial building housed all of the university's engineers until 1996, when the department of
moved over the road into the new Merchant Venturers' Building to make space for these rapidly expanding fields. Today, Queen's Building caters for most of the teaching needs of the Faculty and provides academic space for the "heavy" engineering subjects (, , and ).
With unprecedented growth in the 1960s, particularly in undergraduate numbers, the Student's Union eventually acquired larger premises in a new building in the
area of the city, in 1965. This building was more spacious than the Victoria Rooms, which were now given over to the Department of Music. The
provides many practice and performance rooms, some specialist rooms, as well as three bars: Bar 100; the Mandela (also known as AR2) and the Avon Gorge. Whilst spacious, the Union building is thought by many to be ugly and out of character compared to the architecture of the rest of the Clifton area, having been mentioned in a
poll to find the worst architectural eyesores in Britain. The university has proposed relocating the Union to a more central location as part of its development 'masterplan'. More recently, plans for redevelopment of the current building have been proposed.
The 1960s were a time of considerable student activism in the United Kingdom, and Bristol was no exception. In 1968, many students marched in support of the , which called for higher student grants. This discontent culminated in an 11-day sit-in at the Senate House (the administrative headquarters of the university). A series of chancellors and vice-chancellors led the university through these decades, with
taking over from Churchill as chancellor in 1965 before being succeeded by
in 1970 who spent the next 18 years in the office.
As the age of mass higher education dawned, Bristol continued to build its student numbers. The various undergraduate residences were repeatedly expanded and, more recently, some postgraduate residences have been constructed. These more recent ventures have been funded (and are run) by external companies in agreement with the university.
Since 1988, there have been only three Sir , then chairman of
who handed over in 2003 to , the first female .
succeeded Lady Hale as Chancellor on 1 January 2017.
The Victoria Rooms, housing the School of Music
One of the few
in the United Kingdom was established in Bristol in 1981, followed in 1988 by the Norah Fry Centre for research into learning difficulties. Also in 1988, and again in 2004, the Students' Union AGM voted to disaffiliate from the
(NUS). On both occasions, however, the subsequent referendum of all students reversed that decision and Bristol remains affiliated to the NUS.
In 2002, the university was involved in argument over press intrusion after details of then-prime minister 's son's application to university were published in national newspapers.
As the number of postgraduate students has grown (particularly the numbers pursuing taught master's degrees), there eventually became a need for separate representation on university bodies and the Postgraduate Union (PGU) was established in 2000. Universities are increasingly expected to exploit the intellectual property generated by their research activities and, in 2000, Bristol established the Research and Enterprise Division (RED) to further this cause (particularly for technology-based businesses). In 2001, the university signed a 25-year research funding deal with IP2IPO, an intellectual property commercialisation company. In 2007, research activities were expanded further with the opening of the Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS) and The Bristol Institute for Public Affairs (BIPA).
In 2002, the university opened the new Centre for Sports, Exercise and Health in the heart of the university precinct. At a cost, local residents are also able to use the facilities.
Most of the buildings here are used by the university. The
is left of centre. Viewed from the
on Brandon Hill
Expansion of teaching and research activities continues. In 2004, the Faculty of Engineering completed work on the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE). This ?18.5m project provides cutting-edge technology to further the study of dynamics and is the most advanced such facility in Europe. It was built as an extension to the Queen's Building and was officially opened by
in March 2005.
In January 2005, the School of Chemistry was awarded ?4.5m by the
to create Bristol ChemLabS: a Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), with an additional ?350k announced for the capital part of the project in February 2006. Bristol ChemLabS stands for Bristol Chemical Laboratory S it is the only chemistry CETL in the UK.
September 2009 saw the opening of the university's . This ?11 million state of the art building is dubbed as the quietest building in the world and has other technologically sophisticated features such as self-cleaning glass. Advanced research into quantum computing, nanotechnology, materials and other disciplines are being undertaken in the building.
There is also a plan to significantly redevelop the centre of the University Precinct in the coming years. The first step began in September 2011, with the start of construction of a state-of-the-art Life Sciences building. In a time of heavy financial pressures on all Universities, this ?50 million project is a clear statement that Bristol is committed to world class research and teaching facilities.
In 2018 while building work was underway in the , the building caught fire.
The university has been regarded as being
by some commentators, taking 41% of its undergraduate students from non-state schools, according to the most recent
figures, despite the fact that such pupils make up just 7% of the population and 18% of 16+ year old pupils across the UK. The intake of state school pupils at Bristol is lower than many Oxbridge colleges. The high ratio of undergraduates from non-state school has led to some tension at the university. In late February and early March 2003, Bristol became embroiled in a row about admissions policies, with some private schools threatening a boycott based on their claims that, in an effort to improve equality of access, the university was discriminating against their students. These claims were hotly denied by the university. In August 2005, following a large-scale survey, the
publicly acknowledged that there was no evidence of bias against applicants from the schools it represented. The university has a new admissions policy, which lays out in considerable detail the basis on which any greater or lesser weight may be given to particular parts of an applicant's backgrounds – in particular, what account may be taken of which school the applicant hails from. This new policy also encourages greater participation from locally resident applicants.
The Great Hall of the , here used for an award ceremony for the
Some of the University of Bristol's buildings date to its pre-charter days when it was . These buildings were designed by , the younger brother of , Joseph being the inventor of the . These buildings suffered being built in stages due to financial pressure. George Oatley added to them a tower in memory of Albert Fry which can still be seen on University Road. The first large scale building project the University of Bristol undertook on gaining a charter was the Wills Memorial Building which it was hoped would be a symbol of academic permanence for the university and a memorial to the chief benefactor of the university, . It was requested to the architect
that the building be built to last at least 400 years but the site purchased, at the top of
suffered from an awkward slope and a desirability to link the building with the Museum and Art Gallery situated adjacent to the plot. The architecture critic
has stated that the building is "remarkable in size" but noted that the "ambience of a medieval University was strangely lacking". He goes on to criticise the building as a "sham" and a "folly". 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. The
Estate and
were also purchased from the trustees of the Tyndall family allowing the university to expand. Many Departments in the Faculty of Arts are housed in large Victorian houses which have been converted for teaching.
entered the property of the University of Bristol through
who had hoped to build an all-male hall of residence there. This was prevented due to the moral objection of the then warden of Clifton Hall House who objected to the idea of male and female residences being in such close proximity. University records show that Miss Starvey was prepared to resign over the issue and that she had the support of the then Chancellor . Eventually land was purchased in
to be bought, allowing the building of what has been described as a "quasi-" hall, to which was added the Dame Monica Wills Chapel added by George Wills' widow after his death.
The Gardens of Goldney Hall were acquired by the Wills family
Burwalls, a mansion house on the other side of the , was used as a halls of residence in the past and was a home of . The building is now used to house the Centre for Continuing Education.
Many of the more modern buildings, including Senate House and the newer parts of the HH Wills Physics Laboratory, were designed by
after funds from the University Grants Committee. 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. Brentnall oversaw the rebuilding of the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building after it was partly destroyed during the
of World War II. The buildings of St Michael's Hill were rebuilt using hundreds of old photographs to recreate the original houses. The flats at Goldney Hall were designed by Michael Grice and received an award from the Civic Trust for their design. Bristol University owns some of the best examples of Georgian architecture in the city, the best examples being ,
despite some additions. The Victoria Rooms which house the Music Department were designed by
and is seen as a good example of a Greek revival movement in British architecture. The
of the building depicts a scene from The Advent of Morning designed by . Its major feature was a large organ which has since been destroyed by fire.
In November 2016, the university announced that it plans to build a ?300 million Temple Quarter Campus for c. 5,000 students, next to
within . The new campus, which will include a , digital research facilities and a student village, is expected to open in 2021. For the existing campus, there are plans to remodel Tyndall Avenue, pedestrianise the surrounding area and build a new library and resource hub.
In common with most UK universities, Bristol is headed formally by the , currently
and led on a day-to-day basis by the , currently , 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.
Responsibility for running the university is held at an executive level by the vice-chancellor, but the council is the only body that can recommend changes to the university's statutes and charter, with the exception of academic ordinances. These can only be made with the consent of the senate, the chief academic body in the university which also holds responsibility for teaching and learning, examinations and research and enterprise. The chancellor and pro chancellors are nominated by council and appointed formally by court, whose additional powers are now limited to these appointments and a few others, including some lay members of council. Finally, Convocation, the body of all staff, ceremonial officers and graduates of the university, returns 100 members to court and one member to council, but is otherwise principally a forum for discussion and to ensure graduates stay in touch with the university.
The university is made up of a number of schools and departments organised into six faculties:
The Wills Memorial Library of Law and Earth Sciences
School of Arts
Archaeology and Anthropology
Film and Television
Philosophy
School of Humanities
Classics & Ancient History
History (Historical Studies)
History of Art (Historical Studies)
Religion and Theology
School of Modern Languages
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts
Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Humanities
Graduate School of Engineering
Merchant Venturers' School of Engineering (Now known as SCEEM)
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering Mathematics
Queen's School of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Queen's Building
School of Biochemistry
School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Transfusion and Transplantation Science
School of Chemistry
School of Biological Sciences
School of Chemistry
School of Earth Sciences
School of Experimental Psychology
School of Geographical Sciences
School of Mathematics
School of Physics
Interface Analysis Centre
The Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information
Centre for Health Sciences Education
Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy
Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals
School of Clinical Sciences
School of Oral & Dental Sciences
School of Social and Community Medicine
School of Veterinary Sciences
Graduate School of Education
School for Policy Studies
Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences
Norah Fry Research Centre
School of Economics, Finance and Management
Accounting and Finance
Centre for Market and Public Organisation
Management
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
University of Bristol Law School
Master's hood at the University of Bristol
The university specifies a mix of Cambridge and Oxford . For the most part, it uses Oxford-style gowns and Cambridge-style hoods, which are required to be "university red" (see the logo at the top of the page)
University coat of arms
In 2004, the university unveiled its new logo. The icons in the logo are the sun for the Wills family, the dolphin for Colston, the horse for Fry and the ship-and-castle from the mediaeval seal of the City of Bristol, as also used in the coat of arms. The shape of the whole logo represents the open book of learning. This logo has replaced the university
shown, but the arms continue to be used where there is a specific historical or ceremonial requirement. The arms comprise:
argent on a cross quadrate gules the arms of the City of Bristol between in pale and a sun in splendour (for Wills) and an open book proper, leaved and clasped or, and inscribed with the words Nisi quia Dominus, and in fesse to the sinister a dolphin embowed (for Colston), and to the dexter a horse courant (for Fry), both of the third.
The inscription on the book is the
opening of the 124th Psalm, "If the Lord Himself had not (been on our side...)".
UCAS Admission Statistics
Applications
Offer Rate (%)
Applicant/Enrolled Ratio
Bristol had the 8th highest average entry qualification for undergraduates of any UK university in 2015, with new students averaging 485 , equivalent to just above AAAaa in
grades. 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 .
According to the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, approximately 40% of Bristol's undergraduates come from independent schools. 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.
Bristol was ranked 10th overall in The Sunday Times 10-year () average ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance, and is a member of the '' of top ranked Universities in the UK. Internationally, the 2016
placed Bristol at 41st overall in the world. The 2012 / 2013 rankings also placed Bristol at 15th in the world in terms of reputation with employers, placing higher than several American
universities, including ,
and . Bristol was chosen as the ninth best university in the UK for the quality of graduates according to recruiters from the UK's major companies. Another international ranking, the
, placed Bristol 64th globally in 2013 The Times Higher Education World University Ranking placed Bristol at 66th in 2011. Bristol is ranked 47th in the world (and 6th in the UK) in the 2016 .The 2017 U.S. News & World Report ranks Bristol 76th in the world.
According to data published in , Bristol has the sixth-highest percentage of "good honours" of any UK university. In the 2010 Centre for Higher Education's Development's Excellence Rankings, Bristol is one of only four UK universities (Oxford, UCL and Manchester) to be rated Excellent in all seven departments.
School of Geographical Sciences
The following courses offered by the University of Bristol managed to reach top 5 in The 'Times ranking (2008):
(3rd); Electrical and Electronic Engineering(3rd); Civil Engineering(5th); Biological Sciences(3rd); Mathematics (3rd); and Psychology (4th). Furthermore, the
place Bristol in the world's top 100 universities for all subject areas in 2011: Arts and Humanities (57th), Natural Sciences (40th), Engineering & IT (83rd), Social Sciences (65th) and Life Sciences (70th). A further breakdown of the QS World University Natural Sciences Ranking shows the following: Earth Sciences (25th), Mathematics (35th), Environmental Sciences (39th), Physics (41st), and Chemistry (48th).
In addition, Bristol is particularly strong in the field of social sciences, particularly in economics, finance and management, and was rated fourth in the 2008 Guardian University Guide for Business and Management Studies.
In 2011, The Guardian also ranked Bristol as third in the UK for geography, just behind second place Oxford and ranked Bristol as 1st in the UK for Music.
Royal Fort and the Physics department
In The Complete University Guide 2013, Bristol ranked fifth for German, fourth for Russian, third for mechanical and civil engineering, third for music and second for drama.
Bristol is also known for its research strength, having 15 departments gaining the top grade of 5* in the 2001 . Overall, 36 out of 46 departments rated gained the top two ratings of 5 or 5*, and 76% of all the academic staff working in departments scored these top two levels. In terms of teaching strength, Bristol had an average Teaching Quality Assessment score of 22.05/24 before the TQA was abolished. Bristol's drop-out rate is also lower than the benchmark set by HEFCE of no more than 3.1%.
Bristol awards a range of
spanning bachelor's and master's degrees as well as junior doctorates and . The
awarded are the
used commonly among British universities. The university is part of the
scheme, and awards the Eng. D. in , ,
Bristol notably does not award by title any bachelor's degrees in music, which is available for study but awarded B.A. (although it does award MMus and DMus), nor any degree in , since divinity is not available for study (students of theology are awarded a B.A.). Similarly, the university does not award BLitt (Bachelor of Letters), although it does award both MLitt and . In regulations, the university does not name MD or
as , although they are in many universities as these degrees are normally accredited professional doctorates.
The degrees of DLitt., DSc, DEng,
and DMus, whilst having regulations specifying the grounds for award, are most often conferred as honorary degrees (in honoris causa). Those used most commonly are the DLitt, DSc and LLD, with the
(and occasionally the MLitt) also sometimes conferred honorarily for distinction in the local area or within the University.
(Bristol SU or BSU) located on Queen's Road is a founding member of the National Union of Students and is amongst the oldest
in England. The union oversees the three official media outlets of the university- UBTV, the Bristol University Radio Station () and the student newspaper . There is also a highly active local branch of . In terms of student life, the union is responsible for the organisation of the annual freshers' fair, the co-ordination of Bristol Student Community Action, which organises volunteering projects in the local community, and the organisation of entertainment events and very large number of student societies. Previous presidents have included
and former
MP . There is a separate union for postgraduate students, as well as an athletic union, which is a member of the . In distinction to the "" awarded for sporting excellence at Oxford and Cambridge, Bristol's most successful athletes are awarded "reds".
Accommodation for students is primarily in the central precinct of the university and two areas of Bristol:
and . In Stoke Bishop,
on the edge of the
was the first to be opened, in 1929, by the then chancellor, Winston Churchill. Its original
layout has been expanded twice, in 1962 and 1990. , named for the chancellor, followed in 1956, then
in 1964. At the time of Badock Hall's establishment, some of the buildings were called , but two years later, Hiatt Baker moved to its own site and is now the largest hall in the university. The first self-catering hall in Stoke Bishop was , established in 1971 with expansion in 1992. The University's newest undergraduate residence, 33 Colston Street, was opened in the city centre in October 2011 after acquiring the property in 2009. The university established a partnership with Unite PLC in order provide accommodation due to increase in number of students accepted for entry for academic year . A?20 million project of expanding facilities of Hiatt Baker is to provide additional 327 places for undergraduate students in 2014. All of the main halls elect groups of students to the
to organise the halls social calendar for the next year. Residents of student houses, private accommodation and students living at home become members of Orbital – a society organising social events for students throughout the year.
In Clifton,
was built first in the early 18th century by the wealthy merchant
and eventually became part of the university in 1956. It is a popular location for filming, with ,
and , as well as episodes of
and , being filmed there. The
in the grounds is a Grade I .
is another Grade I listed building now used as student accommodation in Clifton. The original building was constructed between 1745 and 1750 by , and has been used by the university since its earliest days in 1909.
comprises five separate buildings, the principal of which was erected from
to the design of
following a donation from .
One of its annexes, Manor House, has recently been refurbished and officially 'reopened' in 1999. Goldney Hall has beautiful gardens and modern accommodation complexes. Clifton Hill House has more dated facilities, but as with all the Clifton residences also possesses attractive gardens. Manor Hall houses the largest and most dated rooms, some dating back to the early 20th century.
On the central precinct sits The Hawthorns, a student house accommodating 115 undergraduate students. The house started life as a collection of villas built somewhere between 1888 and 1924 that were later converted, bit by bit, into a hotel by John Dingle. The Hawthorns also houses conferencing facilities, the staff refectory and bar, the Accommodation Office and the Student Houses Office. Several of the residences in the central precinct are more recent and have been built and are managed by third-party organisations under exclusivity arrangements with the University. These include New Bridewell House, opened in 2016, which includes en-suite bedrooms and studios and is in the former police HQ and operated by Fresh Student Housing, Unite House and Chantry Court, opened in 2000 and 2003 respectively by the , as well as Dean's Court (2001, postgraduates only) and Woodland Court (2005), both run by the Dominion Housing Group.
Current academics at the University of Bristol include 18 fellows of the , 10 fellows of the , 13 fellows of the
and 31 fellows of the . These include, Sir , one of the discoverers of ' "",
international expert on ,
and quantum communication, , computer scientist and lead architect for the , , a British maritime and historical archaeologist.
Academics in computer science include, , inventor of the seminal "ZIP" trading algorithm, , , Professor of Human-computer interaction,
Past academics of the university include, , Vice-Chancellor of the , , Vice-Chancellor of the , and , Provost of . , co-discoverer of the , was Professor of
at the university from ., Sir , discoverer of the
in physics and , one of the University College's principals and influential economist in the latter part of the 19th century. Mathematicians and philosophers
lectured in the mathematics department, and philosopher of science
taught in the Department of Philosophy.
The University of Bristol is associated with two , an award for unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Sir
shared the award (with , a Nobel Laureate) for using
to levitate a frog. Gareth Jones also shared an Ig Nobel prize for scientifically documenting
, former Head of
, TV journalist
, illusionist
, actor and writer
, comedian
Bristol alumnus
went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 for his contribution to the formulation of quantum mechanics and is considered one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century.[] Other notable scientists include , an environmental scientist and science communicator.
Other notable
include writers , , , ,
and , author of the novel , turned into a screenplay set in the University of Bristol. , author of business books, , economist, author, commentator.
In entertainment and current affairs former students include, , BBC News Chief Political Correspondent who founded the university independent newspaper , , editor-in-chief of the Telegraph Media Group, , illusionist, , Radio 4 presenter, , newsreader and ,
US Correspondent. ,
anchor studied Politics, Philosophy and Law at the university between 1989 and 1992 and was also editor of the student newspaper, .
In comedy,
and , , , creator of the controversial
and . Other comedy stars include , of
fame, standup comic .
Other alumni include, Mike Bennett, digital media entrepreneur, , musician , former Liberal Democrat MP
was President of Bristol University Students' Union during his time.
former head of MI5, , member of the 2013 NASA Astronaut Class and ,
from October 2012 to January 2017.
Notable alumni from the Film and Television Production department include film directors , , , , ,
amongst many others.
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