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The University of Bristol is a red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. [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. [ 10 ]
The history of the University of Bristol can be said to have begun in 1909 when the university gained a royal charter which allowed it to award degrees. Like most English universities, Bristol evolved from earlier institutions, most notably University College, Bristol (founded 1876), [1] Bristol Medical School (1833) and the Merchant Venturers' Technical College (founded as a school 1595 and ...
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Pages in category "Academics of the University of Bristol" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 417 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (abbreviated NSQI) is a research center within the University of Bristol. The center opened in 2009 [2] and was initially intended to serve multiple institutions; however, it was eventually absorbed into the School of Physics of the University of Bristol in 2016. The building was designed to ...
The University of Bristol Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Bristol, England. The garden moved to its current site in Stoke Bishop in 2005, having previously been at two other sites in the city. The 4,500 species of plants are displayed in collections relating to evolution, Mediterranean, local flora and rare natives and finally useful ...
Epigram is an independent student newspaper of the University of Bristol. [1] It was established in 1988 by James Landale, now a senior BBC journalist, who studied politics at Bristol. [2] Former editor of The Daily Telegraph, William Lewis, was a writer for Epigram in its early years. [3]
The name Wills Hall reflects the university's connection with the Wills family. The fortune made by their famous tobacco empire, W. D. & H. O. Wills and later Imperial Tobacco, enabled Henry Overton Wills III to fund the university's foundation in 1908 with a pledge of £100,000 and he financed many of its finest buildings, such as the Wills Memorial Building.