Learning and teaching at Bristol

• Student-centred learning
  Academics who are international experts in their fields work in partnership with students to deliver student-centred learning.
• Real-life research projects
  All our students have the opportunity to engage in real-life research projects on intellectually challenging courses shaped by the latest thinking.
• Breadth and transferable skills
  Alongside their academic studies, our Bristol Futures curriculum provides breadth and transferable skills and makes a Bristol graduate completely unique.

• Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching
  BILT promotes educational excellence at the University by supporting innovation and scholarship and by drawing on the latest evidence.
• Bristol Futures
  Our new initiative that enables students to develop lifelong skills combining academic expertise with real-life experiences.
• Bristol Teaching Awards
  Our joint venture with Bristol SU to recognise and reward members of staff who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and education.
• Best of Bristol lectures
  Organised by students to give fellow students, staff and members of the public a chance to experience Bristol's best teaching.
• Teaching Excellence Framework
  Bristol has been given a 'Silver' ranking in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), a government-led pilot scheme.

  • More about the TEF
  • An extract from our TEF submission (PDF, 103kB)
  • Feedback from the TEF panel (PDF, 206kB)
  • Information for staff and students

• Education Strategy
  Building on our University Strategy, our Education Strategy for 2017-23 describes our aim to provide an education that is research-rich, innovative and inclusive.
• Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals
  Our programme of academic support and guidance for medical educators.
• Cultivating Research and Teaching Excellence
  All of our teaching staff take part in CREATE, our professional development scheme for academics.