About the University

Bristol is at the cutting edge of global research. We have made innovations in areas ranging from cot death prevention to nanotechnology.

Explore our undergraduate courses and postgraduate programmes, and discover what Bristol has to offer.

We serve and work with the wider community of Bristol to benefit us all. Find out what you can do with the University.

Undergraduate open days, postgraduate visit days, campus tours, school and college events, virtual tours.

University campus map, how to get here, getting around, where to stay, where is Bristol?

University dates and calendar, open day dates, academic dates, closure days.

How the University is governed and managed, including the constitution, decision-making bodies, organisational structure and the Executive Group.

We have a successful track record of translating scientific discoveries into positive real-world advances. We work with organisations in a wide range of sectors, including those operating in the defence sector.

The University is committed to tackling racism across the entire institution. We will work with our communities to create long-lasting, positive change.

Find out about the history of women at Bristol, women at Bristol today and how we are striving for gender equality.

Sustainability is part of everything we do: our research, our curricula, our buildings and the student experience.

The University was the first higher education institution in the UK to admit men and women on an equal basis.

The academic quality of the University is reflected partly in the Nobel Prizes and Fellowships associated with the University community.

Bristol consistently ranks in the world's top 100 and UK's top ten universities in league tables for both research and teaching excellence.

Student numbers, application ratios, UCAS tariff scores, graduate destinations, staff statistics, financial figures.

Our mission explains why we exist, our reason for being and what we do. Our vision states where we want to be, and what we set out to achieve by 2030.

The University's Annual Report and Financial Statements are published every autumn.