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The University of Bristol was the fourth most targeted university by the UK's top 100 employers, according to the Graduate Market in 2023 report produced by High Fliers. [129] It was ranked joint 7th in the U.K. for graduate employability.
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 ...
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.
This is a list of university colleges in the UK.Institutions included on this list are university colleges that are recognised bodies with their own degree awarding powers; [1] it does not include institutions with "university college" in their title that are listed bodies as parts of a university (see colleges within universities in the United Kingdom), or other institutions with "university ...
The post-1992 UWE, previously known as Bristol Polytechnic, has around 35,000 students and 3,000 academic staff, UWE is the larger of the two universities in the city. 86% of students at UWE are from state schools. In September 2008, the Bristol Institute of Modern Music opened as an offshoot of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.
The building is named for the Fry family who donated land and funds to the university at its founding in 1909, when Lewis Fry was Chairman of the College Council. [3] [4] The Fry family was prominent in England, especially Bristol, in the Society of Friends, and as J. S. Fry & Sons in the confectionery business in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
The University of Bristol Students' Union (known as Bristol SU) is the students' union of the University of Bristol, England. It is among the oldest of the UK students' unions and was a founding member of the National Union of Students .
Some universities have a vice-chancellor but no chancellor; e.g. the LSE has a "president and vice-chancellor", only. [1] In Scotland , the principal is the chief executive and is usually ex officio vice-chancellor, which is a purely titular position.