布里斯托大学是英国一所顶尖的公立大学，也是“罗素大学集团(The Russell Group)”的创始成员，目前在QS世界大学排名中位居世界第44位。下面请看出国留学网为大家翻译的布里斯托大学基本概况。
Bristol consistently ranks in the world's top 100 and UK's top ten universities in league tables that draw on information about both research and teaching excellence.
We are one of the most popular UK universities, attracting on average eight top quality graduates for every place, and our graduates are among the most sought after by employers across the globe.
Over 40 per cent of our teaching programmes are accredited by professional bodies, who consistently acknowledge the excellence of our research-rich curriculum, our learning environment and our learning outcomes.
The review processes undertaken by these bodies are extremely detailed and are conducted by leading academics and practitioners.
布里斯托大学的简介
布里斯托大学连续排名世界前一百，在多个排名表中都是英国前十顶尖的一所大学。这些排名依据的是研究和优秀的教育方面的信息。
布里斯托大学是英国最热门的大学之一，平均每个地方都吸引了八位顶尖的毕业生，而我们的毕业生则是全球最被雇主看好的毕业生群体之一。
我们有超过40%的教学课程得到专业组织的认证，这些组织一直都认可我们在研究型课程、学习环境和学习成果上的优秀。
这些组织的评审过程也是十分的详尽，由顶尖的专业人员和从业者进行评审。
History of the University
Before the University of Bristol, there was University College, Bristol
University College, Bristol existed from 1876 to 1909 and was the precursor to the University of Bristol.
Its history can be traced back to the efforts of John Percival, headmaster of Clifton College, to press for the establishment of such an institution. In 1872, Percival wrote to the Oxford colleges observing that the provinces lacked a university culture. The following year he produced a pamphlet called 'The Connection of the Universities and the Great Towns', which was well received by Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Jowett was to become a significant figure, both philosophically and financially, in the establishment of University College, Bristol.
In June 1874, a meeting took place at Bristol's Victoria Rooms 'to promote a School of Science and Literature for the West of England'. Percival and Jowett spoke at the meeting, and won the support of Albert Fry and Lewis Fry, members of an influential and affluent local family.
University College, Bristol finally opened its doors at 9 am on Tuesday 10 October 1876 in rented premises at 32 Park Row. Initially there were two professors and five lecturers offering courses in 15 subjects. The College was open to men and women on the same basis (except in medicine). During the first session, 99 day students registered (30 men and 69 women) and 238 evening ones (143 men and 95 women).
Alfred Marshall, a groundbreaking economist, served as Principal of the College until 1881. He taught evening classes while his wife, Mary Paley, the first woman lecturer, taught during the day. Her fee was deducted from her husband's salary. The second Principal was William Ramsay, discoverer of the so-called noble gases. He left in 1887 (and received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1904), but remained influential in the College's efforts to become a university with its own Royal Charter. His successor was Conwy Lloyd Morgan, a geologist and zoologist who also became a pioneering experimental psychologist. He, too, was closely involved in the campaign for full university status, and would eventually become the University of Bristol's first Vice-Chancellor.
布里斯托大学的历史
在布里斯托大学之前已有布里斯托大学学院。布里斯托大学学院存在于1876年至1909年，是布里斯托大学的前身。
布里斯托大学学院的历史可追溯到约翰珀西瓦尔那里。约翰珀西瓦尔是克利弗顿学院的校长，他迫切要求建立一所大学学院。在1872年，珀西瓦尔致信牛津学院，认可当地缺少一种大学文化。次年，约翰珀西瓦尔写了“大学与大城市的联系”的小册子，受到了牛津贝利奥尔学院院长本杰明乔伊特的欢迎。后来，在布里斯托大学建立的过程中，乔伊特成了哲学和财务领域的重要人物。
1874年6月。一次会议在布里斯托大学的Victoria Rooms 召开，旨在“提升西英格兰科学与文学学院”。珀西瓦尔和乔伊特在会议上讲话，并赢得了当地名门富家子弟阿尔伯特弗赖伊和里维斯弗赖伊的支持。
大学学院最终于1876年10月10日星期二上午九点开放，租用场址，地点在公园路32号。起初，学院只有两位教授，五名讲师，只开设十五门课程。除了医学专业以外，学院对男生和女士同等开放。在第一个学期，注册白天课程的学生有99人(男生30人、女士69人)，注册晚间课程的有238人(男生143人、女生95人)。
著名经济学家阿尔弗雷德·马歇尔担任学院校长，到1881年。阿尔弗雷德·马歇尔教授晚间课程，他的妻子兼第一位女性讲师玛丽·佩利教授白天课程。玛丽·佩利的费用从她丈夫的工资里扣除。第二人校长是威廉·拉姆齐，惰性气体的发现者。威廉·拉姆齐于1887年离开学院，在1904年获得诺贝尔化学奖，但是他在学院成为具有自己皇家宪章的大学的努力中仍然有影响力。在威廉·拉姆齐之后，担任大学学院第三任校长的是地理学家兼动物学家的康维劳埃德·摩根(康维劳埃德·摩根同时成为了顶尖的心理学家)。和威廉·拉姆齐一样，康维劳埃德·摩根也密切参与到学院获得全面大学地位的努力中，并最终成了布里斯托大学的第一任校长。
For University College, Bristol, life was a financial struggle, although in 1890 it received a £2,000 boost from the local Technical Instruction Committee. There was more good news in 1893 when the Bristol Medical School, which had been created in 1833, was formally incorporated into the College. Further encouragement came in 1896, when Commissioners from the Treasury reported that 'there is evidently vigorous life in the place, and the work done is of the University type'. The foundation of the University College Colston Society in 1899 was another highly significant development, drawing a broad spectrum of influential figures into supporting the College.
The campaign for a Charter gained momentum in 1904 with the appointment of Morris Travers as Professor of Chemistry. Travers, who had been recommended for the job by former Principal, William Ramsay, was an energetic and decisive man who set about gaining financial and political support for Bristol's plans. He was backed by some powerful individuals, including Lewis Fry, Chairman of the College Council, R B (later Lord) Haldane and members of the Wills family.
By 1906, Lewis Fry felt ready to put the plan to promote a university for Bristol on a formal footing, and an executive committee was formed. However, problems continued - Travers left to direct a research institute in India that year, and it proved very difficult to lift the College's endowment above the total of £30,000 that had been donated by members of the Wills and Fry families.
Everything changed on 14 January 1908, when H O Wills promised to donate £100,000 - a massive sum - provided that a Charter was granted within two years. The Wills gift set off a chain reaction, and more money was raised within 24 hours than had been attracted during the previous three decades.
Now things really started to move. After years of discussion, it was agreed that the Merchant Venturers' College and elements of the University College - formerly rivals - would merge to form a new Faculty of Engineering. Furthermore, the City Council offered the proceeds of a penny rate (some £7,000 a year), subject to a Charter being obtained. Best of all, when a petition for a Charter was submitted to the Privy Council, it met with royal favour.
On 24 May 1909, 33 years after University College opened, the Charter, approved by King Edward VII, came into effect. It was a day of celebration across Bristol and the beginning of the story told in our University timeline.
对于布里斯托大学学院而言，虽然在1890年收到过来自当地技术指导委员会的2千英镑支援，但它在经济上始终是困难重重的。更多的好消息要等到1893年才来到。其时，建于1833年的布里斯托医学院正式并入大学学院。到1896年，进一步的鼓舞到来了。因为那一年，财务部专员报告说“当地有了明显的生命迹象，并且当地所做的工作是属于大学类型的。”于1899年成立的大学学院科尔斯顿协会是另一项重大发展，许多领域的重要人物因此被吸引，前来支持学院。
宪章运动在1904年获得了动力，当时，摩斯·特拉维斯被任命为化学教授。在此之前，特拉维斯曾受到了前任校长威廉·拉姆齐的推荐。而特拉维斯自己则一个充满活力、有决断力的人。是他让布里斯托大学的计划得到了财务和政治上的支持。摩斯·特拉维斯还有一些有权势的人物做后盾，包括学院委员会主席里维斯弗赖伊、后来成为伯爵的R B霍尔丹和威尔斯家族的成员。
到1906年，里维斯弗赖伊觉得是时候正式实施升级布里斯托大学学院为大学的计划了，这时，执行委员会也已成立。但是，问题又来了：那一年特拉维斯正好离开，去了印度，在那里指导某个研究所，而事实证明，很难在威尔斯家族和弗赖伊家族捐赠的3万英镑的基础上再筹集到捐赠。
1908年1月14日，一切都有了改变。其时，H O威尔斯答应捐赠10万英镑，只要学院能在两年内拿到宪章。威尔斯的捐赠引起了连锁反应：仅在24个小时内，筹集到的资金就超过了过去三十年里的资金。
现在，事情真的开始有了运转。在经过几年的商讨之后，人们达成协议，同意将“商人冒险者学院”( Merchant Venturers' College )同大学学院合并，形成新的工程学院。(在此之前，后者是前者的竞争对手。)不仅如此，市议会在学院获得宪章的基础上同一每年提供7千英镑。最好的还在这里：当宪章请求被递交个枢密院的时候，得到了皇家的支持。
在1909年5月24日，在大学学院开放33年之后，经过爱德华王七世的统一，宪章生效。在布里斯托大学的历史上，这是值得庆祝的一天，也是布里斯托大学大事年表的开始就讲述的故事。
Schools and faculties
----Academic schools and research centres by faculty
Arts
School of Arts
Anthropology and Archaeology;Film and Television;Music;Philosophy;Theatre.
School of Humanities
Classics and Ancient History;English;History (Historical Studies);History of Art (Historical Studies);Religion and Theology.
School of Modern Languages
French;German;Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies;Italian;Russian.
Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts
Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies
Centre for Innovation
Biomedical Sciences
School of Biochemistry;
School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine;
School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience;
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research.
Engineering
School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Mathematics
Computer Science;Electrical and Electronic Engineering;Engineering Mathematics.
School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering;Civil Engineering;Mechanical Engineering.
Health Sciences
Bristol Dental School;Bristol Medical School;Population Health Sciences;Translational Health Sciences;Bristol Veterinary School;Centre for Health Sciences Education;Centre for Applied Anatomy;Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals
Science
School of Biological Sciences;School of Chemistry;School of Earth Sciences;School of Experimental Psychology;School of Geographical Sciences;School of Mathematics;School of Physics;Interface Analysis Centre;Centre for Nanoscience & Quantum Information.
Social Sciences and Law
School of Education;School for Policy Studies;School of Economics, Finance and Management;(Accounting and Finance,Centre for Market and Public Organisation,Economics,Management)School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies;University of Bristol Law School.
布里斯托大学的院系设置
1.文科
文科学院
旗下分人类学与考古学、电影与电视、音乐、哲学和戏剧。
人文学院
旗下分古典学与古代史、英语、历史(历史研究)、艺术史(历史研究)以及宗教与神学。
现代语言学院
旗下分法语，德语，西班牙、葡萄牙与拉美研究，意大利语以及俄语。
文科旗下还包括布里斯托人文与艺术研究所、英语语言与预科学习中心以及创新中心。
2.生物医学科学
旗下分生物化学学院，细胞与分子学院，医学，生理学、药理学与神经科学学院、伊丽莎白布莱克威尔健康研究所。
3.工程
计算机科学、电气与电子工程和工程数学学院
旗下分计算机科学、电子与电气工程以及工程数学。
土木、航天航空与机械工程学院
旗下分航天航空工程、土木工程和机械工程。
4.健康科学
布里斯托牙医学院、布里斯托医学院(旗下分人口健康科学和转译健康科学)、布里斯托兽医学院海外健康科学教育中心(旗下分应用解剖学中心、健康职业教学与学习)。
5.科学
生物科学学院、化学学院、地球科学学院、实验心理学学院、地理科学学院、数学学院和物理学院(旗下分界面分析中心、纳米科学与量子论中心以及信息中心)。
6.社会科学与法律
教育学院，政策研究学院，经济、金融与管理学院(旗下分会计与金融、市场与公共组织中心、经济学与管理学)，社会学、政治学与国际研究学院以及布里斯托大学法学院。
Alumni
Nobel Laureates
Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916)
Principal and Professor of Chemistry at University College, Bristol (later the University of Bristol) from 1880 to 1887. The Nobel Prize 1904 ‘in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system’.
Paul Dirac (1902–84)
Graduated from Bristol with a BSc (Engineering) in 1921, then studied mathematics at Bristol for a further two years.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1933 (1/2 share) ‘for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory’.
Cecil Frank Powell (1903–69)
At Bristol from 1927, first as Research Assistant to A M Tyndall, then appointed lecturer and, in 1948, established as Melville Wills Professor of Physics.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1950 ‘for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and his discoveries regarding mesons made with this method’.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965)
Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1929 until 1965.
The Nobel Prize for Literature 1953 was awarded to Sir Winston Churchill, 'for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values'.
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–94)
Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1970 until 1988.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 was awarded to Dorothy Hodgkin, 'for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances'.
Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906–2005)
Held a fellowship at the University of Bristol in 1934.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1967 ‘for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars’.
Max Delbrück (1906-81)
Research worker at the University in 1930-32.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1969 (1/3 share) for discoveries concerning 'the replication mechanism and genetic structure of viruses'.
Gerhard Herzberg (1904-99)
Carried out postdoctoral work at the University in 1929-30.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971 'for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals'.
Sir Nevill Francis Mott (1905–96)
Chair in theoretical physics at Bristol from 1933, then, after a period of military research in London during the war, head of the Bristol physics department.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1977 (1/3 share) for 'fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems’.
布里斯托大学著名校友
——诺贝尔奖得主
威廉·拉姆赛 (1852–1916)
1880年至1887年担任校长兼布里斯托大学学院化学教授，后担任布里斯托大学校长。1904年诺贝尔奖得主。
保罗·狄拉克 (1902–84)
1921届布里斯托大学工程理学士。毕业后在布里斯托大学继续研究数学两年。1933年诺贝尔物理学奖得主。
Cecil Frank Powell (1903–69)
1927年进入布里斯托大学，起初是A M Tyndall研究助理，随后被任命为讲师。在1948年成为物理学教授。1950年诺贝尔物理学奖得主。
温斯顿丘吉尔(1874–1965)
1929年至1956年间担任布里斯托大学财政大臣，1953年诺贝尔文学奖得主。
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–94)
1970年至1988年间担任布里斯托大学校长。1964年诺贝尔化学奖得主。
Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906–2005)
1934年拿到布里斯托大学研究员职位，1967年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖。
Max Delbrück (1906-81)
1930-32年在布里斯托大学担任研究员。1969年获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。
Gerhard Herzberg (1904-99)
1929-30年在布里斯托大学从事博士后工作。1971年获得诺贝尔化学奖。
Sir Nevill Francis Mott (1905–96)
1933年起担任布里斯托大学理论物理学委员会主席，二战期间在伦敦从事军事研究，兼布里斯托大学物理学部主任。1977年诺贝尔物理学奖得主。
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