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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]
Data from 2009/2010 shows Bristol's intake from state schools and colleges to be 60.0% [51] an identical figure to 2003 when the controversy over admissions occurred. [52] In 2012 the university introduced a points based admissions system whereby poorer students “will be given an automatic weighting to their total academic score”. [53]
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 ...
The University of Bristol and Bristol students' union announced in March 2017 that they would be divesting from fossil fuels. This means they stated as part of a deal that they would dump investments in companies which extract coal and tar sands within a year; review investments in companies extracting oil and gas annually and gradually remove ...
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This is a list of University of Bristol people, including a brief description of their notability. This list includes not just former students but persons who are or have been associated with the university, including former academics, Chancellors, and recipients of honorary degrees.
The mother of a boy murdered in an unprovoked attack in Bristol has said she loses her son “every single day”. Max Dixon, 16, was killed alongside his friend 15-year-old Mason Rist after being ...