founded in 1876, the university of bristol offers a world-class learning environment. our academic excellence is combined with an independent and forward-thinking spirit. the university campus is at the heart of bristol, a friendly and beautiful city in the south-west of england. bristol offers more than 600 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, taught in english. students learn in state-of-the-art facilities with academics who are leaders in their fields. as a member of the russell group of uk research-intensive universities, bristol is at the cutting edge of global research. the university is ranked as one of the top five uk institutions for research in the analysis of ref 2021, which found 94% of our research to be ‘world-leading’ or ‘ internationally excellent’. bristol was the first uk university to declare a climate emergency. we continue our commitment to sustainability with an ambitious green strategy and innovative environmental research.