The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a

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, located in and around

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, England, UK. With more than 39,912 students and 4,300 staff, it is the largest provider of higher education in the

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. The institution was known as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1969; it received university status in 1992 and became the University of the West of England, Bristol. In common with the

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and

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, it can trace its origins to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, founded as a school in 1595 by the

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. UWE Bristol is made up of several campuses in

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. Frenchay Campus is the largest campus in terms of student numbers, as most of its courses are based there. City campus provides courses in the creative and cultural industries, and is made up of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island, and

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. The institution is affiliated with the

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and validates its higher education courses. Frenchay Campus and Glenside Campus are home to most of the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences.

History

Early foundations

The University of the West of England can trace its roots back to the foundation of the

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Navigation School in 1595. In 1894, the school became the Merchant Venturers Technical College. The

was formed just a few years after this, leaving the college for the foundation of UWE Bristol. The college was partly responsible for the creation of the Bristol College of Science and Technology (BCST) in 1960, which later gained a royal charter to form the

in 1965. The technical college in turn became ''Bristol Polytechnic'' in 1970; the then-main campus was at Ashley Down, now a campus of the

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. Bower Ashton Studios was formed in 1969 as the West of England College of Art, which was formerly the art school of the Royal West of England Academy in Queens Road, Bristol. The

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site (which is no longer owned by the university) was originally built in Victorian times and was a teacher training college. These campuses, together with campuses in Redland, Ashley Down, Unity Street and Frenchay became part of Bristol Polytechnic around 1976.

University status

The institution gained university status and its present name as a result of the

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. The Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health, which is now Glenside Campus, and the Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined in January 1996. Hartpury campus joined in 1997. The university was a lead academic sponsor of Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, a new

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, until its closure in 2022.

Rebrand

In the spring of 2016, UWE Bristol launched a rebranding campaign which introduced a new look to the university, with a new logo as part of the Strategy 2020.

Campuses

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Frenchay Campus

UWE Bristol's largest and primary campus is located north of Bristol city centre in the

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parish of

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, part of the

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. It is named after the village of

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, to the east.

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is to the west and

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to the north. Frenchay Campus opened in 1975 on of what had been farmland in Stoke Gifford parish. In September 2008, UWE purchased a further of adjoining land which had been occupied by

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, enabling a western expansion of the campus. The campus is home to: *

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, which opened in 2012. * UWE Bristol International College, opened in 2012, providing international students with academic, subject-based and English language skills. *The Students' Union, which moved to two interlinked buildings in 2015, bringing all Students' Union services together. * Future Space, a

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providing space for over 70 hi-tech companies, one of only four university enterprise zones in the UK when it opened in 2016. * Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School, which moved to the new Business School building completed in 2017. * The engineering building, a 4-storey building with laboratories, workshops and lecture theatres that cater explicitly to engineering disciplines, which opened 2020. * A sports centre which opened in 2016. * An exhibition and conference centre, opened in former Hewlett-Packard buildings in 2010.

City Campus

City Campus is made up of Bower Ashton Studios, Spike Island, Arnolfini and Watershed.

Bower Ashton Studios

Bower Ashton Studios is home to the creative and cultural subjects, which are part of the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education. Adjacent to the

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estate, on the edge of the city of Bristol, the West of England College of Art was established in purpose-built premises in 1969, moving from its previous location as the art school of the

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in Clifton. In 1970 the college became part of Bristol Polytechnic, the precursor of the university. Every year in June the campus houses a degree show attended by Bristol residents as well as friends and families of the graduating students.

Glenside Campus

Glenside Campus is the home of the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of

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. The Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (formerly the Faculty of Health and Social Care) was created in 1996 when the former Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined with the existing Faculty of Health and Community Studies at UWE Bristol. The Glenside Museum is situated within the campus. The Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences includes the following departments: * Department of Allied Health Professions * Department of Applied Sciences * Department of Health and Social Sciences * Department of Nursing and Midwifery It offers full- and part-time courses at all levels in the areas of

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, Social Work and other health-related professions.

St Matthias Campus

St Matthias Campus was in

in Bristol. Built in the Victorian times by the Church of England, the campus has some

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buildings, set around a sunken lawn. St Matthias campus was home to various departments of the faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education. UWE closed the campus in 2014 and the departments moved to new facilities at Frenchay campus. The site has since been redeveloped for housing and the listed buildings converted to a Steiner School.

Organisation and administration

Structure

The university is divided into four faculties which are then subdivided into departments: * Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education ** Department of Arts and Cultural Industries ** School of Art and Design ** Department of Education and Childhood ** School of Film and Journalism ** Bristol School of Animation (Affiliated School) **

(Associate School) * Faculty of Business and Law ** Bristol Business School ***Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance ***Department of Business and Management ** Bristol Law School * Faculty of Environment and Technology ** Department of Architecture and the Built Environment ** Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies ** Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics ** Department of Geography and Environmental Management * Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences ** Department of Allied Health Professions ** Department of Biological, Biomedical and Analytical Sciences ** Department of Health and Social Sciences ** Department of Nursing and Midwifery *

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(Associate Faculty) ** Sport ** Equine ** Agriculture ** Professional ** Veterinary nursing

School of Art and Design

The School of Art and Design became part of the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education (ACE) following the university's reorganisation in 2010/11. Adjacent to the

estate in

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, the West of England College of Art was established in purpose-built premises in 1969, moving from its previous location as the art school of the

in Clifton. Among its principals and deans were the war artist

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, the graphic designer Paul van Der Lem, and Paul Gough RWA, a researcher and art historian, who became the first pro-vice chancellor and executive dean of the former faculty in its expanded form of over 2,600 students.

Department of Education and Childhood

The Department of Education and Childhood (formerly the School of Education) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Its origins lie in teacher training colleges at Redland and

which became part of the former Bristol Polytechnic in 1969. The dean of the school is Ron Ritchie, who is also an assistant vice-chancellor of the university. A new purpose built home for the department was completed in 2000 for the department at the university's Frenchay campus. The department offers undergraduate degrees in initial teacher education in early years education or primary education, as well as an education studies + PGCE (3+1) programme.

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courses are offered as well as a range of professional development courses for teachers, further and higher education teachers and lecturers, and school support staff.

Coat of arms

Echoing Bristol's long connection with the sea and the Merchant Venturers' Navigation School, the top of the crest depicts a ship's mainmast and rigging. The flaming fire basket indicates guidance, hope and the desire for learning. The shield at the centre is adapted from that of the College of St Matthias with the wavy line representing the rivers of Avon and

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. The

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is taken from the arms of the City of Bristol and the sea stag from those of the former

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. Both these creatures wear a crown of King Edgar around their necks. Edgar is regarded as a local monarch because he was crowned in

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in 973. The wavy lines enclosed in circles on the shoulders represent the fountain of knowledge and learning. The unicorn and sea stag each support an apple tree, known as the tree of knowledge and is taken from the coat of arms of the

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which used to authorise degrees awarded to students of Bristol Polytechnic. The motto ''Light, Liberty, Learning'' is a

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quotation and corresponds directly to the symbolism of the coat of arms. The fire basket represents the Light, the Bristol and Avon supporters represent liberty, and the trees of knowledge and learning.

Academic profile

Rankings and reputation

UWE Bristol was ranked within the top 25 universities in the UK by ''

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'' 2021. UWE Bristol is only one of four universities in the UK to have a University Enterprise Zone providing space for over 70 businesses, and the largest UK robotics lab."Giving Graduates a Head Start in Business "
official website) (accessed 30 September 2017). The 2018

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, a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities, awarded the university with a Gold rating. In 2017, UWE Bristol was ranked as one of the top 150 universities in the world under 50 in THE Times' ranking. In 2019, it ranked 464th among the universities around the world by ''

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(REF) 2014. The REF 2014 results reveal that 57 percent of the research submitted by UWE Bristol was judged to be either world leading or internationally excellent. The results highlight UWE Bristol's particular strengths in the areas of allied health and nursing, and communications, cultural and media studies. Results were also outstanding in areas such as architecture, built environment and planning; engineering; art and design; computer science; and business and management. In 2010, UWE Bristol launched a research

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in order to host electronic versions of the research of its academics. The UWE Bristol Research Repository is

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Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Future Space

(BRL), the largest robotics laboratory of its type in the UK was officially opened on 10 May 2012 by

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, Minister for Universities and Science. The laboratory is a partnership between University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol. According to EE/Times, it is the largest robotics laboratory in Europe. The BRL is home to a community of 70 academics and businesses who are leading current thinking in nouvelle and service robotics, intelligent autonomous systems and bio-engineering. Over £1.65 million has been spent on the new facilities. The total area of the BRL is circa 2,400 m², with over 300 square metres of specialised laboratory space and two Flying Arenas. Future Space is a

adjacent to the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, in a former Hewlett-Packard factory building which was bought by UWE Bristol in 2015 and converted. It can house up to 70 hi-tech

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and early-stage companies. It is the £16.5 million realisation of the West of England University Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of four UEZs supported by the UK government, which were initially announced by Chancellor

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in 2014. The main areas of focus of the UEZ are robotics, biotechnology and biomedicine. It is a collaboration with the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership and the University of Bristol, supported by

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, the University of Bath and the West of England Academic Health Science Network. Future Space opened in autumn 2016.

National College for Legal Training

The National College of Legal Training (NCLT) is a collaboration between UWE Bristol and Central Law Training, launched in January 2010 to provide postgraduate legal training. NCLT Study centres are located at

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and

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The Bristol Distinguished Address Series

Based at the University of the West of England Campus in Frenchay the series of lectures bring business leaders to Bristol. The conference covers a wide range of topics including business, technology & innovation, science and local & global issues.

Student life

Students' Union

The Students' Union at UWE, formerly UWE Students' Union ('UWESU'), is based at Frenchay campus and was established in 1971. It is run by a team of five

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s, who are elected annually from the student population. The new Students' Union building was completed in Summer 2015 and operates a bar, a coffee shop and two convenience stores at Frenchay Campus. A Students' Union bar and shop is also available at Glenside Campus and Bower Ashton Studios. The student radio station, Hub Radio operates out of a studio on campus.

Student accommodation

In September 2006, Frenchay Student Village opened providing on-campus accommodation for 1,932 students, adding to the 252 units already provided in Carroll Court. Campus accommodation is also provided at Glenside. In partnership with UNITE Student Housing a further 1,500 places are provided in Bristol City Centre and UWE Bristol Accommodation services also places students in vetted private rentals. All accommodation at UWE is self-catering. In September 2014, Wallscourt Park opened on Frenchay Campus. Following the 2020–21 academic year, Carroll Court was knocked down. Purdown View, completed for full occupation beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, was built in its place; in order to accommodate extra students. It is the largest Passivhaus development in the UK to date, and has won a number of awards. In September 2023, TV presenter

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accused the university of "grossly exploiting" students, after delays to the completion of new accommodation on campus meant that students were being allocated student accommodation in

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and

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. UWE later confirmed 87 students had started their degree courses in Cheltenham and another 47 in Gloucester, but that it planned to relocate them back to the UWE campus "as soon as it’s available". The university had previously been criticised for offering students places at Usk Way student accommodation in

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, South

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. University-managed accommodation: Frenchay Campus * Student Village (comprising Brecon Court, Cotswold Court, Mendip Court and Quantock Court) * Wallscourt Park * Purdown View Glenside Campus * Glenside (on-campus) * The Hollies (opposite campus) Bristol City Centre * Marketgate (owned by Unite Group) * Nelson and Drake House (owned by Unite Group) * Blenheim Court (owned by Unite Group) * Phoenix Court (owned by Unite Group) * Cherry Court (owned by Unite Group) Former * Ashley Village, Frenchay Campus (demolished around 2005 to make way for the S Block) * Carroll Court, Frenchay Campus (demolished in 2022 to make way for Purdown View)

Sport

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team belonging to the university. The team won the

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championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Notable alumni

* Silas Adekunle – entrepreneur *

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- Scotland hockey player *

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Politics, TV and radio presenter *

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- BBC radio reporter, newspaper columnist *

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- business executive, wife of

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Simon Carroll Simon Carroll (1964-2009) was a British studio potter. Carroll has permanent collections at the V&A museum London and Amgueddfa Cymru. Life Carroll was born in Hereford and educated at Hereford College of Arts followed by UWE Bristol where ...

- Studio potter *

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- comedian * Paul Coldwell - artist * David Fisher - artist *

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- English adventurer and TV presenter *

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- Olympic archer *

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(1926–2010),

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for the

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. *

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Notes

References

External links

University of West of England website

Students' Union website

UWE Research Repository
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