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Ellie CookInternational PR & Events Manager | Communications & Marketing
Ellie is the International PR and Events Manager at the University of Bristol, in the Directorate of Marketing & Communications. Working closely with colleagues across External Relations and beyond, she is responsible for raising Bristol’s brand globally, focusing particularly on increasing its profile with academics and the media overseas.
University of Bristol is ranked within the top 10 universities in the UK and 62nd in the world (QS World University Rankings 2022); it is also ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for its research, according to analysis of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021*; and is the 3rd most targeted university by top UK employers.
The University was founded in 1876 and was granted its Royal Charter in 1909. It was the first university in England to admit women on the same basis as men.
University of Bristol is a major force in the economic, social and cultural life of Bristol and the region, but is also a significant player on the world stage. It has over 20,000 undergraduates and over 7,000 postgraduate students from more than 150 countries, and its research links span the globe.
The Latest from University of Bristol
Professor Frank de Vocht @BrisPopHealth has contributed to a new study highlighting the importance of new frameworks for natural experiments aiming to improve outcomes for patients and the public. #PublicHealth #Epidemiology
Read more here➡️
New framework for natural experiments announced - ARC West
A new framework for the conduct and use of natural experimental evaluations has been published to support health r...
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We were honoured to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to our labs to showcase our pioneering research into scar-free healing.
With 5M people in the UK affected by life-changing scars our @scarfreeworld funded work aims to change lives worldwide.
https://brnw.ch/21wRuio
🚲🛴 Bicycle collisions dropped by 20% in e-scooter scheme areas, new research has found.
The study supports the "safety in numbers" effect. More bicycles & e-scooters = safer streets.
➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wRu0L
#cycling #escooters #saferstreets
@ARC_West @NIHRresearch
.@TempleQuarter is transforming.
New jobs, growth, and homes are being created around Temple Meads, after I secured £95m from government.
@BristolUni are investing £500m in regeneration, as @evelynwelch2013 & I saw at their new campus on the site of the old Royal Mail building.
Raghad al-Abboodi's (MSc 2016) is this year’s Alumni Award winner for Global Citizenship!
Experiencing the barriers faced by women in tech led to creating She Codes Too, a charity empowering women to pursue a career in technology. Read about her journey https://brnw.ch/21wRiFT
Today we are hosting the Bristol Heart Festival ❤️
This event is open to the public, so do come along to the Wills Memorial Building between 3:45pm and 7pm for a vibrant celebration of heart health and cardiovascular advancements!
Check out what's on ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wRiAd
Can better oral health slow memory loss? 🦷🧠
Professor Nicola West is leading the ground-breaking Mysmile study to explore whether treating gum disease can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
Watch the full film here 📽️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rklhS11uTc&list=PLFZ6Q-G4wIXBzdFuvHF6PODej3ajMV8K-&index=17
A new @WaterAidUK report in partnership with academics @GeogBristol and @cardiffuni has revealed how the most populated cities globally are at increasing risk of flooding and drought.
Check out the @BBCNews report👇https://bit.ly/41M9K5Q
#ClimateChange
@_kmichaelides @DrSeanFox
🚀 10 brilliant researchers. 5 minute pitches. £40,000 in funding.
🏆 One winner is revolutionising microscopes to fight diseases like cancer.
🏆 The other is ensuring AI-driven models aren’t discriminatory.
👉 http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/march/research-to-reward.html
An international community
The University of Bristol support and encourage international partnerships with academics from around the globe, encompassing all disciplines and striving to drive forward cutting-edge, excellent research through our collaborations.
It is this collaboration that the university believes turns world-leading research into world-changing results. They therefore work hand-in-hand with their partners around the globe: improving health, alleviating poverty, preparing for natural hazards, uncovering the impacts of wars and migration, driving technological innovation, and much, much more.
The university’s International Research Partnerships team works to support and develop these international partnerships by providing opportunities for world-leading researchers to visit and work with their own accomplished academics, bringing together great minds and visionary ideas.
As of January 2020, over 450 Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professors (BMDVPs) had visited the University of Bristol. Representing 49 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America these eminent researchers partnered with University of Bristol hosts to explore a wide variety of topics.
The University of Bristol has over 40 world-leading partner universities. Students from our partner universities across the globe are able to transfer their study to Bristol.
Mission
- Our mission is to make a positive impact locally, nationally and globally by addressing society’s greatest challenges through our distinctive education, innovative research and the value we place on excellence, inclusivity and partnership
A top 10 UK university
£176.4M
won in research income from competitively won grants
8%
Growth in student numbers in 2020/2021
The University of Bristol is at the cutting edge of global research. They have made innovations in areas ranging from cot death prevention to nanotechnology.
The University’s reputation for innovation dates back to its founding in 1876. Their research tackles some of the world’s most pressing and important issues in areas as diverse as infection and immunity, human rights, climate change, and cryptography, and information security.
The University currently has 40 Fellows of the Royal Society and 13 of the British Academy.
In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 94% of the University’s research was assessed as either ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). 57% of the University’s research achieved the top ‘world-leading’ 4* rating, compared to a sector average of 41%, placing the University 5th in the UK, a rise of 6 places since the last REF in 2014.
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