The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. Bristol Medical School, founded in 1833, was merged with the University College in 1893, an…
The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. Bristol Medical School, founded in 1833, was merged with the University College in 1893, and later became the university's school of medicine.
Motto: Latin: Vim promovet insitam
Motto in English: [Learning] promotes one's innate power (from Horace, Ode 4.4)
Type: Public red brick research university
Established: 1595 – Merchant Venturers School · 1876 – University College, Bristol · 1909 – received royal charter
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