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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
When Paul was 17 he was in a life-threatening accident, delaying his university ambitions by a decade.
Now, despite living with debilitating pain, he has graduated at the age of 32 with his medical degree! 🙌
Congratulations Paul 👏
Read his story here: https://brnw.ch/21wU0E8
Fresh perspectives are key to addressing the challenge of gambling harms.
Professor @SharonBCollard gave exclusive insights into the interdisciplinary work of the Bristol Hub for @gambling_harms Research in Nonesuch, our supporter magazine 👇
https://brnw.ch/21wTWAv
Happy Open Day! 🌞
On campus today and have a question? Head to our Information Point in Royal Fort Gardens on Tyndall Avenue 👋
We're excited to welcome wireless semiconductor innovator @ransemico as one of the first members of the Bristol Innovations Zone, a ground-breaking environment for collaboration and innovation opening as part of @BristolUni's Temple Quarter Campus in 2026 http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ransemi-joins-pioneering-bristol-innovations-zone-6blxe
Yesterday @SciTechgovuk announced the University of Bristol as one of nine leading UK universities welcoming the Spärck AI scholarships, named after pioneering British computer scientist Karen Spärck Jones, providing full funding for MSc's specialising in AI and STEM subjects.
Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Evelyn Welch commented: “As AI University of the Year and the proud host of the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, Isambard-AI, the University of Bristol is thrilled to support this prestigious new scholarship as an anchor partner.”
Find out more about this exciting opportunity for future tech pioneers here:
University of Bristol offers exciting opportunities for future tech pioneers through new AI...
The University of Bristol is set to welcome future tech innovators with exceptional talent in AI-related disciplines ...
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Exciting news 📢 We are one of nine leading universities set to welcome future tech pioneers with exceptional talent in AI through the prestigious new Spärck AI scholarship programme announced by @SciTechgovuk 🧠
Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wTh5h
Our Wills Memorial Building turns 100 today!
On this day in 1925 Wills Memorial was opened by King George V and Queen Mary. Keep an ear out today for our bell ringing ceremony.
Want to know more about the 100th anniversary? Read the full story here: https://brnw.ch/21wTgik
New clinical guidance from our ophthalmologists aims to combat a painful eye condition #Uveitis—a leading cause of global vision loss.👁️
Early detection is crucial to avoid damage. Symptoms include eye pain, redness, blurred vision. In @JAMA_current.
https://brnw.ch/21wT9LK
🎉Congratulations to Prof @nic_timpson, Principal Investigator @CO90s & Co-Director @PopRes_UK, who has been elected as a new @acmedsci Fellow 👏
Prof Timpson’s research focuses on genetics & population health 🔬
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wT9cN
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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