University of the West of England

The University of the West of England is a public research university in and around Bristol, England, known as UWE Bristol, and it occupies the 761-770 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.西英格兰大学是一所位于英格兰布里斯托市内及周边的公立研究型大学，简称 UWE Bristol，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 761-770 区间。

It was formed as Bristol Polytechnic in 1970 and received university status in 1992, and with more than 37,000 students and 4,200 staff it is the largest provider of higher education in south-west England.该校于 1970 年以「布里斯托理工学院」之名组建，1992 年取得大学地位；它有 37,000 余名学生与 4,200 名教职员，是英格兰西南部规模最大的高等教育提供者。

Its OpenAlex record lists 28,269 research works and 1,389,614 citations, and its origins can be traced to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, founded as the Bristol Trade and Mining School in 1856.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 28,269 项、被引 1,389,614 次；其渊源可追溯至 1856 年以「布里斯托贸易与矿业学校」之名创办的商人冒险家协会技术学院。

History

• The Bristol Trade and Mining School was established in 1856, one of the technical schools founded in English industrial cities in the mid-nineteenth century.布里斯托贸易与矿业学校于 1856 年创办，是十九世纪中叶英格兰工业城市所设技术学校之一。

• Between 1863 and 1865 it took over the teaching of the Merchant Venturers' navigation school, which had been founded in 1738.1863 至 1865 年间，该校接管了 1738 年创办的商人冒险家协会航海学校的教学。

• The navigation school had merged in the mid-eighteenth century with an older writing school for the children of poor sailors, first mentioned in 1595.这所航海学校曾在十八世纪中叶与一所更早的、为贫苦水手子女设立的书写学校合并，后者最早见于 1595 年的记载。

• The navigation school separated from the trade school in 1865 and closed in 1879, after which the Merchant Venturers took over the running of the trade school in 1885.航海学校于 1865 年从贸易学校分离，1879 年停办；此后商人冒险家协会于 1885 年接管了贸易学校的运营。

• In 1894 the school adopted the name Merchant Venturers Technical College, reflecting its growth and the advanced work it was carrying out.1894 年，该校改名为商人冒险家协会技术学院，以反映其规模的扩大与所从事的高等程度工作。

• From 1909 the technical college provided the faculty of engineering for the University of Bristol while continuing secondary and technical education.自 1909 年起，该技术学院为布里斯托大学提供工程学院的教学，同时继续开展中等与职业教育。

• In 1949 the faculty of engineering was absorbed by the university and the technical college was transferred to the city of Bristol.1949 年，工程学院由布里斯托大学吸收，技术学院则移交布里斯托市管理。

• The college was then split into the Bristol College of Commerce and the Bristol College of Technology.该学院随后被拆分为布里斯托商学院与布里斯托技术学院。

• In 1960 the college of technology was split again, forming the Bristol College of Science and Technology, which would become the University of Bath, and Bristol Technical College.1960 年，技术学院再次拆分，形成后来成为巴斯大学的布里斯托科学与技术学院，以及布里斯托技术学院。

• A final split in 1970 formed Brunel Technical College and Bristol Polytechnic, the direct predecessor of the present university.1970 年的最后一次拆分形成了布鲁内尔技术学院与布里斯托理工学院，后者即现今这所大学的前身。

• Bristol Polytechnic incorporated the West of England College of Art in 1970, adding art and design to its technical and commercial provision.布里斯托理工学院于 1970 年并入西英格兰艺术学院，在其技术与商科课程之外增添了艺术与设计。

• The Frenchay campus opened in 1975, and Redland College and St Matthias joined the polytechnic in 1976.弗兰凯校区于 1975 年启用，雷德兰学院与圣马蒂亚斯学院于 1976 年加入该理工学院。

• Oversight of the polytechnic passed to Avon County Council in 1974, reflecting the local authority arrangements of the period.1974 年，该理工学院的监管权移交埃文郡议会，反映了当时的市政管理体制。

• In 1989 it became an independent higher education corporation under the Education Reform Act 1988.1989 年，该校依 1988 年《教育改革法》成为独立的高等教育法人机构。

• The institution received university status in 1992 under the Further and Higher Education Act and adopted the name University of the West of England, Bristol.该校于 1992 年依《继续与高等教育法》取得大学地位，并采用「西英格兰大学（布里斯托）」之名。

• In January 1996 the Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and the Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined the university, forming its Glenside campus.1996 年 1 月，埃文与格洛斯特郡卫生学院以及巴斯与斯温登卫生研究学院并入该校，构成其格伦赛德校区。

• The Hartpury campus joined the university in 1997, adding agricultural, equine and veterinary-related provision in Gloucestershire. adding agricultural, equine and veterinary-related provision哈特普里校区于 1997 年加入该校，在格洛斯特郡增添了农业、马术与兽医相关课程。 增添了农业、马术与兽医相关课程

• The university's St Matthias campus, built in the Victorian period as a teacher training college, closed in 2014.该校建于维多利亚时期、最初为师范学院的圣马蒂亚斯校区于 2014 年关闭。

• In 2008 the university bought much of the adjoining land of the neighbouring Hewlett-Packard site, adding 70 acres to the existing 80-acre Frenchay campus.2008 年，该校购入毗邻的惠普公司场地的大部分土地，在原有 80 英亩的弗兰凯校区之上增加 70 英亩。

• The Bristol Robotics Laboratory opened on 10 May 2012, and at about 2,400 square metres it is the largest robotics laboratory in the United Kingdom.布里斯托机器人实验室于 2012 年 5 月 10 日启用，面积约 2,400 平方米，是英国规模最大的机器人实验室。

• In 2020 the university's exhibition centre at Frenchay was lent to the National Health Service as a temporary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 年新冠疫情期间，该校位于弗兰凯的展览中心借予英国国家卫生服务体系用作临时医院。

Academics

• The university is organised into colleges and schools covering the arts, creative industries and education, business and law, health and applied sciences, and the environment and technology.该校按学院与学部组织，涵盖艺术、创意产业与教育，商科与法学，健康与应用科学，以及环境与技术等领域。

• It offers around 300 degree programmes and teaches more than 37,000 students, making it the largest higher education provider in south-west England. with campuses across Bristol该校开设约 300 个学位项目，培养学生 37,000 余人，是英格兰西南部规模最大的高等教育提供者。 并在布里斯托各地设有校区

• The Bristol Business School and the Bristol Law School are housed in a building completed in 2017 on the Frenchay campus.布里斯托商学院与布里斯托法学院设在弗兰凯校区一栋 2017 年落成的建筑内。

• The College of Health, Science and Society is based at the Glenside campus and teaches nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, radiography and social work.健康、科学与社科学院设于格伦赛德校区，教授护理、助产、物理治疗、放射学与社会工作。

• The Faculty of Environment and Technology and the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education occupy buildings at Frenchay and the City campus.环境与技术学院以及艺术、创意产业与教育学院设于弗兰凯校区与市中心校区。

• The Bristol Robotics Laboratory, run with the University of Bristol, is the largest robotics research facility in the United Kingdom.与布里斯托大学合办的布里斯托机器人实验室，是英国规模最大的机器人研究设施。

• A four-storey engineering building with teaching and research laboratories opened to students and staff in June 2020.一栋设有教学与研究实验室的四层工程大楼于 2020 年 6 月向师生开放。

• OpenAlex records 28,269 research works and 1,389,614 citations for the university, with output concentrated in engineering, the health sciences and the social sciences.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 28,269 项、被引 1,389,614 次，产出集中于工程、健康科学与社会科学。

• Its research strengths include robotics and autonomous systems, biomedical science, the built environment, and the creative and cultural industries.其研究强项包括机器人与自主系统、生物医学、建成环境以及创意与文化产业。

• The 2008 research assessment exercise found that 37 per cent of the university's research reached international standards, with particular strength in biomedical science and media research.2008 年的科研评估显示，该校 37% 的研究达到国际水平，其中生物医学与媒体研究尤为突出。

• Future Space, a business incubator opened in 2016 near the robotics laboratory, provides premises for more than seventy companies.2016 年在机器人实验室附近启用的企业孵化器「Future Space」，为 70 多家公司提供场地。

• The university is one of only four in the United Kingdom with a university enterprise zone, supporting start-ups and technology transfer.该校是英国仅有的四所拥有「大学企业区」的大学之一，支持初创企业与技术转移。

• It is affiliated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and validates the school's higher education courses.该校与布里斯托老维克戏剧学校保持合作关系，并为后者认证高等教育课程。

• Degrees are awarded at foundation, bachelor's, master's and doctoral level, and the university has a large provision of professional and part-time programmes.其学位授予涵盖预科、学士、硕士与博士层次，并开设大量专业与在职课程。

• Teaching combines lectures and seminars with laboratory work, studio practice in the arts and professional placements in health, business and engineering.其教学把课堂讲授与研讨同实验、艺术工作室实践以及卫生、商科与工程的专业实习结合起来。

• Its libraries across the campuses hold collections in engineering, the health sciences, business, law, art and design.其分布于各校区的图书馆藏有工程、健康科学、商科、法学、艺术与设计方面的资料。

Campus

• The university's campuses lie in and around Bristol, with its main site at Frenchay about four miles north of the city centre.该校各校区位于布里斯托市内及周边，主校区弗兰凯位于市中心以北约四英里处。

• The Frenchay campus has the largest student population, since most courses are based there, and it includes teaching buildings and the robotics laboratory.弗兰凯校区学生规模最大，多数课程在此授课，校区内设有教学楼与机器人实验室。

• The City campus serves the creative and cultural industries and comprises Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed.市中心校区服务创意与文化产业，由鲍尔阿什顿工作室、阿诺菲尼、斯派克岛与沃特谢德组成。

• The Glenside campus at Fishponds on Blackberry Hill is home to most of the College of Health, Science and Society and its clinical facilities.位于菲什庞兹黑莓山的格伦赛德校区，是健康、科学与社科学院及其临床设施的主要所在地。

• The Gloucester campus occupies the Alexandra Warehouse on the city's docks and hosts nursing and midwifery teaching.格洛斯特校区设于该市码头区的亚历山德拉仓库，承担护理与助产教学。

• Student housing, sports facilities, a students' union building opened in 2015 and a new engineering building of 2020 stand at Frenchay.弗兰凯校区设有学生宿舍、体育设施、2015 年启用的学生会大楼以及 2020 年落成的工程大楼。

• In 2008 the university nearly doubled the Frenchay site by buying adjoining land from the neighbouring technology company.2008 年，该校从毗邻的科技公司购入土地，使弗兰凯校区的用地几乎翻倍。

• The Glenside campus museum records the history of the health colleges that merged into the university in 1996.格伦赛德校区博物馆记录着 1996 年并入该校的各卫生学院的历史。

• Bristol is served by rail, road and an airport, and the campuses lie within the city's bus network.布里斯托有铁路、公路与机场，各校区位于该市的公交网络之内。

• The university's name refers to the wider region, and it is one of two universities in Bristol, alongside the older University of Bristol. and it is one of two universities in Bristol该校之名指涉更广的地区；它与历史更久的布里斯托大学同为布里斯托的两所大学。 它与布里斯托大学同为该市的两所大学

• The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, affiliated with the university, offers drama training and has its higher education courses validated by UWE Bristol.与该校合作的布里斯托老维克戏剧学校提供戏剧训练，其高等教育课程由西英格兰大学认证。

• The University of Bristol and the University of Bath share the institution's origins in the Merchant Venturers' Technical College of the nineteenth century.布里斯托大学与巴斯大学与该校同源于十九世纪的商人冒险家协会技术学院。

• Bristol's aerospace, robotics and creative industries employ large numbers of the university's engineering, computing and design graduates.布里斯托的航空航天、机器人与创意产业雇用了该校大量工程、计算与设计专业毕业生。

• In 2020 the exhibition centre at the Frenchay campus was lent to the National Health Service as a temporary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 年新冠疫情期间，弗兰凯校区的展览中心借予英国国家卫生服务体系用作临时医院。

• The Hartpury campus, which joined in 1997, specialises in agriculture, equine studies and veterinary nursing in Gloucestershire.1997 年加入的哈特普里校区在格洛斯特郡专攻农业、马术研究与兽医护理。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the University of the West of England is placed in the 761-770 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，西英格兰大学处于 761-770 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 651-700 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is 957th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 651-700 区间，并在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 957。

• It is the largest provider of higher education in south-west England, with more than 37,000 students and 4,200 staff.该校是英格兰西南部规模最大的高等教育提供者，有 37,000 余名学生与 4,200 名教职员。

• It is one of only four universities in the United Kingdom with a university enterprise zone, a status granted in support of technology transfer. a status granted in support of technology transfer该校是英国仅有的四所拥有「大学企业区」的大学之一，该地位旨在支持技术转移。 该地位旨在支持技术转移

• OpenAlex attributes 28,269 works and 1,389,614 citations to the university, with output concentrated in engineering, health and the social sciences.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 28,269 项、被引 1,389,614 次，产出集中于工程、健康与社会科学。

• The Bristol Robotics Laboratory, run jointly with the University of Bristol, is the largest robotics research facility in the United Kingdom.与布里斯托大学合办的布里斯托机器人实验室，是英国规模最大的机器人研究设施。

• Its research in the creative and cultural industries reflects the university's City campus and its links with Bristol's media and arts organisations. and its links with Bristol's media and arts organisations including the city's film and television production companies其创意与文化产业方面的研究，体现该校市中心校区及其与布里斯托媒体和艺术机构的联系。 及其与布里斯托媒体与艺术机构的联系 包括该市的影视制作公司

• The 2008 research assessment found 37 per cent of its research to be internationally excellent or world leading, particularly in biomedical science and media research. to be internationally excellent or world leading2008 年的科研评估认定其 37% 的研究达到国际优秀或世界领先水平，尤以生物医学与媒体研究为突出。 达到国际优秀或世界领先水平

• The university's origins in the Merchant Venturers' Technical College of 1856 give it a long history in technical and professional education.该校源自 1856 年的商人冒险家协会技术学院，在技术与专业教育方面历史悠长。

• Its health colleges, merged in 1996, make it a principal provider of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals for the Bristol region.其 1996 年并入的各卫生学院，使其成为布里斯托地区护士、助产士与相关卫生专业人员的主要培养机构。

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its identity rests on applied and professional education in Bristol.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其身份认同建立在布里斯托的应用与职业教育之上。

• Student life is organised through the students' union, whose building opened at Frenchay in 2015, and through hundreds of societies and sports clubs.学生生活通过 2015 年在弗兰凯启用的学生会大楼以及数百个社团与体育俱乐部展开。

• The university's City campus links students in art, design and media with Bristol's creative quarter and its studios on the harbourside.其市中心校区把艺术、设计与媒体专业的学生与布里斯托创意街区及其滨水工作室联系起来。

• Health students at Glenside spend much of their training in hospitals and community services across Bristol and the south-west. and community services across Bristol and the south-west格伦赛德的卫生专业学生大部分训练在布里斯托及西南部各地的医院与社区服务中进行。 以及布里斯托与西南部各地的社区服务

• The university is affiliated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and drama students work with the school and the city's theatres. which it validates for higher education courses该校与布里斯托老维克戏剧学校保持合作，戏剧专业学生与该学校及本市剧院合作。 该校为其认证高等教育课程

• Sports facilities at Frenchay support team sports, fitness and outdoor activities, and the university fields teams in British student competitions.弗兰凯校区的体育设施支持团体运动、健身与户外活动，该校并组队参加英国的学生赛事。

• Students take part in placement years and internships with employers in Bristol, London and elsewhere, a feature of many degrees. London and elsewhere学生参加在布里斯托、伦敦及其他地方雇主的实习年与实习岗，这是许多学位的特色之一。 伦敦及其他地方的雇主

• Bristol's music venues, its harbourside and its street art, associated with the artist Banksy, give students a lively urban setting.布里斯托的音乐场所、滨水区以及与艺术家班克斯相关的街头艺术，为学生提供了活跃的城市环境。

• Its alumni network is concentrated in the professions of Bristol and the south-west, particularly health, engineering, business and the creative industries.其校友网络集中于布里斯托与西南部的专业领域，尤其是卫生、工程、商科与创意产业。

Notable people

• The Merchant Venturers, a Bristol society that took over the trade school in 1885, shaped the institution's development from the nineteenth century.1885 年接管贸易学校的布里斯托商人冒险家协会，从十九世纪起塑造了这一机构的发展。

• The West of England College of Art, incorporated in 1970, brought art and design teaching into the polytechnic that became the university.1970 年并入的西英格兰艺术学院，把艺术与设计教学带入这所后来成为大学的理工学院。

• The Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and the Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined in 1996, creating the Glenside campus.埃文与格洛斯特郡卫生学院以及巴斯与斯温登卫生研究学院于 1996 年并入，构成格伦赛德校区。

• The university's vice-chancellor from 2008 to 2024 led its expansion at Frenchay, including the robotics laboratory and the enterprise zone.2008 至 2024 年在任的校长主导了该校在弗兰凯的扩张，包括机器人实验室与企业区。

• The Bristol Robotics Laboratory brought together engineers and computer scientists, and its work supports the university's reputation in autonomous systems.布里斯托机器人实验室汇聚了工程师与计算机科学家，其工作支撑该校在自主系统方面的声誉。

• Its health graduates staff hospitals, community trusts and general practices across Bristol and the south-west of England.其卫生类毕业生供职于布里斯托与英格兰西南部各地的医院、社区信托与全科诊所。

• Engineering and computing graduates work in Bristol's aerospace, robotics and technology companies and in firms across the United Kingdom.工程与计算类毕业生供职于布里斯托的航空航天、机器人与科技公司以及英国各地的企业。

• Business and law graduates enter accountancy, banking, management and legal practice in Bristol and London.商科与法学毕业生在布里斯托与伦敦从事会计、银行、管理与法律实务。

• Creative graduates from the City campus work in film, television, design and the arts, often with Bristol's production companies.市中心校区的创意类毕业生从事电影、电视、设计与艺术工作，常与布里斯托的制作公司合作。

• Faculty members carry out research funded by British research councils, the European Union and industry partners, particularly in robotics and health.其教师开展由英国研究理事会、欧盟与产业伙伴资助的研究，尤以机器人与健康领域为多。

• The university's alumni community supports mentoring and placements for current students across its professional and creative programmes.其校友社群为在校生在其专业与创意类项目中提供导师指导与实习机会。