University of the West of England Bristol

The University of the West of England Bristol traces its roots to 1595, when the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers founded a navigation school in the city, and it evolved through the Bristol Polytechnic and the Bristol College of Science and Technology before gaining university status in 1992. Today it teaches students from more than 140 countries, including more than 9,500 international students, across three campuses in and around Bristol, and it is one of the largest universities in the South West of England. UWE Bristol is known for practice-led, career-focused degrees in business, engineering, health, the creative industries, law and the social sciences, and for its close work with employers, including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, the BBC and the NHS. It has invested more than £300 million in its facilities in recent years, including new teaching buildings, a library, a students' union and a sports centre, and it is ranked among the top 10 modern universities in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. The university's main campus is Frenchay, a large, green campus on the north-east edge of Bristol, with Glenside Campus for health and social care and City Campus at Bower Ashton for art, design and the creative industries, in the heart of the city's harbourside.