University of Bristol
| University of Bristol | |
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| motto |
Vim doctorate insitam advances the inherent power |
| founding | 4th December 1909 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Bristol , UK |
| Vice Chancellor and President | Hugh Brady |
| Students | 16,000 (2005) |
| Employee | 1,500 (2005) |
| Networks | Coimbra Group , Russell Group |
| Website | www.bris.ac.uk |
The University of Bristol ( German University of Bristol ; Latin Universitas Bristoliensis ) is a state university in the English city of Bristol ([ ˈbrɪstɫ ]) with around 16,000 students and 1,500 academic employees ( 2005 ).
history
The University of Bristol goes back to the University College of Bristol , founded in Bristol in 1876 , an offshoot of the University of London . It was mainly thanks to the local educational efforts and financial expenditures of the Bristol merchant and entrepreneur Henry Overton Wills that this college was recognized by the British King Edward VII on December 4, 1909, the status of a university . Wills became the university's first chancellor and the Wills Memorial Building was erected in his honor , a tower that significantly shapes the image of the city.
Unlike the elitist and corporative English universities the early modern period, the University of Bristol is one of several Victorian and civil universities (English: Civil universities ) which - in the spirit of the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University College London - rather a stronger subject-related Promoted professional and personal development. At that time the university consisted only of the faculties of medicine and engineering . Today the university is one of the most prestigious in Great Britain with an excellent reputation, particularly in geography and engineering.
The coat of arms contains the beginning of Psalm 124 Nisi quia dominus - If the Lord does not ..., the motto comes from the work of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Odes 4,4,33-34): Doctrina sed vim doctorate insitam - But the teaching brings the inherent force forward .
Faculties
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The University of Bristol is divided into six faculties with a total of 45 departments and 15 research centers.
- Faculty of Humanities ( Arts )
- Faculty of Engineering ( Engineering )
- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry ( Medicine and Dentistry )
- Faculty of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine ( Medical and Veterinary Sciences )
- Faculty of Natural Sciences ( Sciences )
- Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences ( Social Sciences and Law )
Well-known graduates and lecturers
- Hans Bethe (1906-2005), German-American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (1967)
- Rose Bracher (1894–1941), British botanist
- Derek Briggs , Irish paleontologist
- Julius Carlebach (1922-2001), German-British rabbi
- Katy Carmichael (born 1971), British actress
- Richard Dalitz (1925-2006), Australian physicist
- Paul Dirac (1902–1984), British physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (1933)
- Martin Göpfert (* 1968), German biologist and zoologist
- Peter Haggett (* 1933), British anthropogeographer
- Hannes Leitgeb (* 1972), Austrian mathematician and philosopher
- Steven Mead (born 1962), British euphonium player
- Nevill Francis Mott (1905-1996), English physicist
- Donald H. Perkins (* 1925), British experimental physicist
- Harold Pinter (1930-2008), British playwright and director, Nobel Prize in Literature (2005)
- Cecil Powell (1903–1969), English atomic physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (1950)
- William Ramsay (1852-1916), Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1904)
- Chris Stringer (* 1947), British paleoanthropologist
- Matthew Warchus (* 1966), English theater and film director
- Simon Pegg (born 1970), British actor
Others
The university is a member of the Russell and Coimbra groups .
See also
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Footnotes
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 23 " N , 2 ° 36 ′ 16" W.