The
University of the West of England (abbrev.
UWE, often pronounced "you-we") is a
universityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
based in the
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
city of
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles (8 km) north of the city centre. UWE also has a smaller campus at
St MatthiasSt Matthias is one of the campuses belonging to the University of the West of England. The campus is located in the suburb of Fishponds in Bristol.-History:...
, a School of Health and Social Care at
GlensideGlenside campus is the home of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England , Bristol. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds...
in north-east Bristol and the School of Creative Arts, located at
Bower AshtonBower Ashton is a small district in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre...
, near
Ashton CourtAshton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The estate has been a venue for a variety of leisure activities, including the now-defunct Ashton Court festival, Bristol...
in south-west Bristol.
There are also regional centres in Bath and
SwindonSwindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, and an associate faculty specialising in animal behaviour and welfare, agricultural and sports related courses in
HartpuryHartpury College is a further education college and associate faculty of the University of the West of England situated in the village of Hartpury, Gloucestershire.-History:...
,
GloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. This satellite college has staged the European Young Rider Championship, a horse riding competition.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolThe Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
is an associate school of the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences.
With around 30,000 students and 3,000 academic staff, UWE is the larger of the two universities in the city (the longer established
University of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
has 23,000 students). 86% of students at UWE are from state schools. The library on the Frenchay site is called the Bolland Library, named after Dr Robert Bolland, the first director of Bristol Polytechnic from 1969 to 1974. The main Frenchay campus is situated close to the
M32 motorwayThe M32 is a motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England. It provides a link from Bristol city centre to the M4 and is part of the Bristol Parkway. At about , it is one of Britain's shortest motorways...
, twenty minutes walk from the well-connected
Bristol Parkway railway stationBristol Parkway railway station is situated in Stoke Gifford in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail, and is managed by First Great Western....
.
The
ChancellorA chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of UWE is Sir
Ian CarruthersSir Ian Carruthers is a senior British manager/administrator working for the National Health Service . He is Chief Executive of the He has held a variety of senior appointments including:...
OBE..
Professor Steven WestProfessor Steven West BSc DPodM MPodA FChS is the vice chancellor of the University of the West of England.He trained as a Podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at...
is the vice chancellor.
History
The University of the West of England can trace its roots back to the foundation of the
Merchant Venturers' Navigation School in 1595. Part of this institution (to which the Universities of Bristol and
BathThe University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
also partly owe their origins) became a technical college which, after merger with various other colleges, in turn became Bristol Polytechnic in 1970. Like the other former
polytechnicsA polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...
, this gained University status and its present name as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.
The
Bower AshtonThe School of Creative Arts of the University of the West of England , forms the major part of the Faculty of Creative Arts following the University reorganisation in 2007...
site was formed in 1969 as the West of England College of Art which was formerly the art school of the Royal West of England Academy in Queens Road, Bristol.
The
St MatthiasSt Matthias is one of the campuses belonging to the University of the West of England. The campus is located in the suburb of Fishponds in Bristol.-History:...
site was a former teacher training college as was Redland College, and became part of Bristol Polytechnic around 1976 together with Ashley Down, Bower Ashton, Frenchay, and Unity Street.
The Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health (now the
GlensideGlenside campus is the home of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England , Bristol. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds...
Campus) and the Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined in January 1996. Hartpury joined in 1997.
An £80 million student village located at the Frenchay campus, which includes a sports centre and rooms for 2000 students, opened in 2006.
League tables
UWE's academic rankings have generally stood mid-place on the league tables. Results accumulated from the National Student Survey (NSS) have shown that 83% of students studying at UWE find their courses acceptable, with a margin for improvement.
The Guardian Good University Guide 2010 ranks UWE 59th overall out of 117 institutions in the UK., whilst
The Complete University Guide (in association with the Independent) 2010 ranks UWE 61st out of 113
The Independent Main University League Table 2009 ranks UWE 61st out of 113, whilst the
Telegraph University League Table ranks the university at 77th.
The Times Good University Guide 2009/10 ranks UWE 62nd in the country, whilst the
Sunday Times University Guide ranks the university at 68.
According to
The Guardian Good University Guide 2010, the UWE Computer Science department has been ranked 35th out of 100 other institutions in the UK.
According to
The Guardian Good University Guide 2011, the UWE Economics department has been ranked at 8th in the UK.
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Research Assessment
UWE is one of the leading and fastest growing new universities for research with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research with a wide range of public and private partners. The Research Assessment Exercise 2008 showed that over a third (37%) of research carried out at UWE was considered to be world-leading or internationally excellent. As a result UWE increased its research funding allocation from HEFCE by 122%, one of the biggest increases in the country.In the 2001 edition of the Research Assessment Exercise UWE averaged a score of 3a (where 1 is the lowest and 5* is the highest possible), achieving similar results to the other mid-table universities. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise UWE averaged between 3* and 2* (where 1 is the lowest and 4* is the highest), stating that almost half of research originating from UWE is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
UWE Research repository
In 2010, UWE launched a research
repositoryA repository in publishing, and especially in academic publishing,is a real or virtual facility for the deposit of academic publications, such as academic journal articles....
in order to host electronic versions of the research of its academics. The UWE Research Repository is open access. This means that it is accessible to everyone - both within and outside the university - free of charge.
Frenchay Campus
The main campus of University of the West of England is situated in
FrenchayFrenchay is a suburb of Bristol, England, to the north east of the city, but located mainly in South Gloucestershire and the Civil Parish of Winterbourne....
.
Bower Ashton Campus
The Bower Ashton campus of the University of the West of England is home to the practice orientated programmes of the School of Creative Arts (formerly the Faculty of Art, Media and Design), which forms the major part of the Faculty of Creative Arts following the University reorganisation in 2007. Adjacent to the
Ashton CourtAshton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The estate has been a venue for a variety of leisure activities, including the now-defunct Ashton Court festival, Bristol...
estate, on the edge of the city of
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, the West of England College of Art was established here in purpose-built premises in 1969, moving from its previous location as the art school of the
Royal West of England AcademyThe Royal West of England Academy is an art gallery where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, in Bristol, England.- History :The Academy was the first art gallery in Bristol. Its foundation was financed by a bequest of £2000 in the will of Ellen Sharples in 1849, and a group of artists in...
in
CliftonClifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
. In 1970 the college became part of Bristol Polytechnic, the precursor of the University.
Currently the campus is undergoing a programme of redevelopment. Phase 1 was completed in 2008 and included a new building (F Block), which is now the main entrance to the campus. The tower block (B block) was also refurbished. Specialist workshops and resource centres are available to students as well as a specialist art library. An art materials shop and stores provide discounted art materials and the UWE Students Union runs a licensed bar and shop. Every year in June the campus houses a Degree Show which is well attended by Bristol residents as well as friends and families of the graduating students.
Among its Principals and Deans were the war artist Jack Chalker, the Graphic Designer Paul van Der Lem, and Paul Gough RWA, a Fine Artist, who became the first Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty in its expanded form of over 2,600 students. Gough recently took up a new post and a new Dean will be recruited during summer 2010.
Glenside Campus
Glenside campusGlenside campus is the home of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England , Bristol. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds...
is the home of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England (UWE),
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds. .
Stanley SpencerSir Stanley Spencer was an English painter. Much of his work depicts Biblical scenes, from miracles to Crucifixion, happening not in the Holy Land but in the small Thames-side village where he was born and spent most of his life...
worked as a medical orderly at the
Beaufort HospitalBeaufort Hospital was a military hospital in Stapleton district of Bristol during World War I. Before the war it was an asylum and after the war it became a psychiatric hospital....
(Glenside) from 1915-16.
The Faculty of Health and Social Care was created in 1996 when the former Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined with the existing Faculty of Health and Community Studies at UWE. The
Glenside MuseumGlenside Museum is situated within the Glenside Campus of the University of the West of England in Fishponds, Bristol, England.The museum was founded by Dr Donal F. Early; a consultant psychiatrist at Glenside from the 1950s. He collected items of memorabilia and started a collection on the balcony...
is situated within the campus.
The School of Health & Social Care is part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and includes the following schools:
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery
- Department of Allied Health Professions
- Department of Applied Social Sciences and Community Health
It is one of the largest faculties of its kind in the UK offering full- and part-time courses at all levels, from
BScBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
and
DiplomaA Diploma of Higher Education is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. It is awarded after two years to three years' full-time study at a university or other higher education institution...
courses to
MSc- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
and
PhDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, plus a wide range of continuing education, in the areas of
MidwiferyMidwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
,
NursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
,
Occupational TherapyOccupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
, Physiotherapy,
RadiographyRadiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
,
Social WorkSocial Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
and other health-related professions. Many students undertake placements as part of their course in settings within the
Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority area and in some case throughout the southwest of England.
The campus provides a range of facilities including:
- Student One Stop Shop
- Library
- Interprofessional Simulation Suite
- Human Analysis Laboratory (HAL)
- Imaging Suite
- Nursing Skills Simulation Suite
- Information Technology suites
- Learning Technologies Technical Unit
- Catering Services
The school is establishing a reputation for research of international quality in a range of areas based on research centres:
- Centre for Public Health Research
- Centre for Clinical and Health Services Research
- Centre for Learning and Workforce Research
In addition, the school hosts both the whole systems action research group Centre for Social and Organisational Learning as Action Research (SOLAR) and the Centre for Local Democracy which is a multi Faculty research centre of the University.
St Matthias Campus
St Matthias (known by colloquially as St Matts) is located in the suburb of Fishponds in Bristol. St Matthias is home to departments within the faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education. The campus has some attractive
Victorian GothicThe Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
buildings, set around the sunken lawn.
Structure
The University is divided into four faculties which are then subdivided into departments:
- Arts, Creative Industries and Education
- Art and Design
- Education
The School of Education at the University of the West of England is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Its origins lie in teacher training colleges at Redland and St Matthias which became part of the former Bristol Polytechnic in 1969. The dean of the school is Professor Ron...
- English
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, WritingWriting is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
and DramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
- History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, PoliticsPolitics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and PhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
- Screen
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
, MediaMass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
and JournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
- Bristol School of Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
(Affiliated School)
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
(Associate School)
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
Business SchoolA business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
- Bristol Law School
Bristol Law School , formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is a school at the University of the West of England. It is a member of the Faculty of Business and Law....
- Faculty of Environment and Technology (incorporating Bristol Institute of Technology)
- Computer Science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and Creative TechnologyCreative Technology Ltd. is a Singapore-based global company headquartered in Jurong East, Singapore. The principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries consist of the design, manufacture and distribution of digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia, and personal...
- Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
and PropertyProperty is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
- Engineering Design and Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental resource management is “a purposeful activity with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected by human activities” . It is not, as the phrase suggests, the management of the environment as such, but rather the management of the interaction and...
- Planning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
and ArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
- Allied Health Professions
Allied health professions are clinical health care professions distinct from dentistry, nursing and medicine. One estimate reported allied health professionals make up 60 percent of the total health workforce...
- Applied Science
Applied science is the application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Examples include testing a theoretical model through the use of formal science or solving a practical problem through the use of natural science....
- Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and Applied Social Sciences
- Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
and MidwiferyMidwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
- Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
- Hartpury College
Hartpury College is a further education college and associate faculty of the University of the West of England situated in the village of Hartpury, Gloucestershire.-History:...
(Associate Faculty)
- Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
of SportA Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
- Equine Centre
Proposals for a new faculty structure were announced by Steve West in November 2009. The Faculty of Creative Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities will merge, with the Law School moving into Bristol Business School. This new structure was put into operation during the academic year 2010/11.
Coat of arms
Echoing Bristol's long connection with the sea and the Merchant Venturers' Navigation School, the top of the crest depicts a ship's mainmast and rigging. The flaming fire basket indicates guidance, hope and the desire for learning.
The shield at the centre is adapted from that of the College of St Matthias with the wavy line representing the rivers of Avon and
SevernThe River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
. The
unicornThe unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard...
is taken from the arms of the City of Bristol and the sea stag from those of the former County of Avon. Both these creatures wear a crown of
King EdgarEdgar the Peaceful, or Edgar I , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:...
around their necks. Edgar is regarded as a local monarch because he was crowned in
Bath AbbeyThe Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England...
in 973. The wavy lines enclosed in circles on the shoulders represent the fountain of knowledge and learning.
The unicorn and sea stag each support an apple tree, known as the tree of knowledge and is taken from the coat of arms of the
Council for National Academic AwardsThe Council for National Academic Awards was a degree awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1992. The CNAA awarded academic degrees at polytechnics, Central Institutions and other non-university institutions such as Colleges of Higher Education until they were awarded university...
which used to authorise degrees awarded to students of Bristol Polytechnic.
The motto Light, Liberty, Learning is a
DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. Starting from comparatively humble origins, he served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...
quotation and corresponds directly to the symbolism of the coat of arms. The fire basket represents the Light, the Bristol and Avon supporters represent liberty, and the trees of knowledge and learning.
Students' Union
History and background
University of the West of England Students' Union ("UWESU"), formerly known as Bristol Polytechnic Students' Union (BPSU) until it changed its name in line with its parent establishment becoming a university in 1992, is based at Frenchay Campus and was established in 1971. It is run by a team of four
sabbatical officerA sabbatical officer is a full-time officer elected by the members of a students' union , commonly at a higher education establishment such as a university...
s, who are elected annually from the student population. The Students' Union operates bars at all main sites, "Escape" and "Red" at Frenchay, "Bar 75" at Glenside, the "St Matt's Bar" and "Faculty of Creative Arts Bar" - otherwise known as the FoCA Bar. There are also shops at Frenchay, Glenside, St Matthias and Bower Ashton. A laundrette is also provided underneath the Students' Union shop on Frenchay campus, in addition to those provided in the student village.
UWESU Jobshop provides employment opportunites for students.
UWE facilities
At Frenchay campus a NatWest bank and
Blackwell'sBlackwell UK Ltd is a national chain of bookshops, online retail, mail order and library supply services in the United Kingdom, which has an annual turnover of £74 million...
book store operate for the benefit of students and staff on campus. The student radio station,
Hub RadioHub Radio is the University of the West of England's radio station. The station broadcasts on 1449am on the Frenchay Campus and streams live online via their website....
operates out of a studio on campus.
The University House Services department operates three bars ("Core24", "OneZone Lounge" and "Street Café"), one canteen named "OneZone" (formally "Merchants' Refectory" before August 2006 and four coffee shops named "Cribs B", "Cribs Q", "Phaz" and "Sports Café". Staff only facilities at Frenchay include "Felixstowe Court", "Paninos" and "Café Severn". At each of the other campuses House Services operate canteens named "Traders". "Core24" at Frenchay was once a "Traders" in line with all the other satellite campuses before it was refurbished in 2004.
In August 2006, a new Sports Centre was opened at Frenchay, including a large main hall with a wooden sprung floor and two glass back squash courts. The hall has court markings for a variety of sports including, badminton, basketball, netball, 5-a-side football, volleyball and indoor hockey. There is also a 70 station fitness suite, changing rooms and a hockey pitch. At St Matthias campus there is a small sports hall and outdoor pitches.
The Centre for Student Affairs offers advice, counselling and career development guidance to students and there is also a university-wide multi-faith chaplaincy, based at the Octagon Centre at Frenchay.
Expansion of Frenchay Campus
As of September 2008 UWE have purchased the major part of neighbour Hewlett Packard's adjoining land, resulting in a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) expansion to their current 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) campus. The university views this move as an opportunity to move within the local enterprise region and to provide a hub for students and employers. After early consultation meetings it has been stated that the campuses of Glenside and St Mathias will be moved to the Frenchay campus. Bower Ashton will be retained for a longer period, but may ultimately move. It is the single largest development in the university's history since its creation.
Criticisms
Students and local residents in Stoke Park have complained about the poor transport facilities to the university, citing a severe lack of buses and parking spaces. The university has claimed that parking facilities are handled by the local authority and they will not grant additional spaces to the area for the foreseeable future, even with a new campus and more students studying in the area.
National College for Legal Training
The National College of Legal Training (NCLT) is a collaboration between UWE and Central Law Training, launched in January 2010 to provide postgraduate legal training. Currently NCLT offers a two-year, part-time
Legal Practice CourseThe Legal Practice Course also known as the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practiceis the vocational stage for becoming a solicitor in England and Wales. The course is the successor to Law Society Finals and is more vocational in its syllabus. The LPC can be taken in many different formats including...
and Professional Skills Course. A full time LPC, a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and a Top-up LLM will be launched soon. NCLT Study centres are located at
Coventry UniversityCoventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University...
,
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
,
Southampton Solent UniversitySouthampton Solent University is a university of 17,000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre....
and
University of WestminsterThe University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
.
Student accommodation
In September 2006 Frenchay Student Village opened providing on-campus accommodation for 1,932 students, adding to the 252 units already provided in Carroll Court. Campus accommodation is also provided at Glenside and St Matthias campuses. In partnership with
UNITE Student Housing- History :The Company was founded in 1991 by Nicholas Porter, who at that time of increasing student numbers saw an opportunity to make money based on student accommodation. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.-Operations:...
a further 1,500 places are provided in Bristol City Centre and UWE Accommodation services also places students in vetted private rentals.
The main halls of residence are
- Brecon Court (part of the student village complex)
- Cotswold Court (part of the student village complex)
- Mendip Court (part of the student village complex)
- Quantock Court (part of the student village complex)
- Carroll Court (located on Frenchay Campus)
- Glenside (located on Glenside campus)
- St Matthias (located on St Matthias campus and consisting of two blocks Elsa Nunn and Bishop Monk)
- The Hollies (located opposite Glenside Campus)
- Marketgate (located in City Centre - Owned by Unite Group)
- Waverley House (located in City Centre- Owned by Unite Group)
- Favell House (located in City Centre- Owned by Unite Group)
The student village, St Matthias and Marketgate are all en suite, however Marketgate has 12 studio flats that allow for single occupancy by a student. All other accommodation is shared bathrooms and shared kitchen facilities. All accommodation at UWE is self catering.
Notable alumni
- Lady Davina Lewis
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- Samantha Cameron
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- business executive, wife of David CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
.
- Dawn Primarolo
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- Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
- Lee Chee Leong
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- Malaysian Deputy Home Minister
- Bear Grylls
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- English adventurer and TV presenter.
- Ian Cognito
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- comedian
- Paul Coldwell
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- artist
- David Fisher
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- artist
- Laurence Godfrey
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- Olympic archer
- Peter J. Hall
Peter John Hall , was a British-born American costume designer who spent most of his career as costumer for the Dallas Opera, in addition to his work for Covent Garden, La Scala, the Old Vic and the Vienna State Opera, as well as productions in New York City for the American Ballet Theater, the...
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for the Dallas OperaThe Dallas Opera is an opera company located in Dallas, Texas . The company was founded in 1957 as the Dallas Civic Opera by Laurence Kelly and Nicolà Rescigno, both of whom had been active with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the first as administrator, the second as artistic director.-The company's...
.
- Miranda Hart
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- comedienne
- Russell Howard
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- comedian
- Richard Long
Richard Long is an English sculptor, photographer and painter, one of the best known British land artists. Long is the only artist to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize four times, and he is reputed to have refused the prize in 1984...
- sculptor
- Peter Reed
Peter Reed MBE is a British Olympic rower. Reed has achieved two gold medals and two silver medals in the World Championships, and in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he earned a gold medal in the Men's coxless four.- Biography :Reed was born in Seattle, but his family moved to England several months...
- Olympic rower
- Jack Russell - cricketer
- Christopher Sadler
Chris Sadler is an award-winning British Animator director who works with Aardman Animations. He has worked on Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Rex the Runt, Cracking Contraptions, Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep....
- animator director, who works with Aardman AnimationsAardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The studio is known for films made using stop-motion clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring Plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit...
- Simon Shaw
Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is an English rugby union player who plays at lock for Toulon and England.-Biography:...
- rugby union England international
- Hugo Southwell
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- rugby union Scotland international
- Marko Stanojevic
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- rugby union Italy internationalThe Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
- Teo Nie Ching
Teo Nie Ching is a politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Serdang. She is also holding the position as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party , a democratic socialist opposition party in Malaysia....
- Malaysian Democratic Action PartyThe Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
Member of ParliamentThe Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....
- Richard West
Richard West is a former English rugby union footballer. He played as a lock.He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital and the University of the West of England in Bristol....
- rugby union England international
- James Cochrane
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- Engineer
- Laura Harris
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- Play Dough Enthusiast and Top Chef init
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