University of the West of England

at , Bristol , BS16 1QY United Kingdom

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The University of the West of England is a university located near the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. Its main campus is at Frenchay near Bristol, about five miles north of the city centre and close to the M32 motorway.UWE also has campuses at Glenside in north-east Bristol and Bower Ashton, near Ashton Court in south-west Bristol. There is also a regional centre at Gloucester Docks, Gloucestershire, and an associate faculty specialising in animal behaviour and welfare, agricultural and sports related courses in Hartpury, Gloucestershire.With around 27,000 students and 3,000 staff, UWE is the larger of the two universities in Bristol The university did not rank in the top 800 universities in the QS World University Rankings.The Chancellor of UWE is Sir Ian Carruthers and Steven West is the Vice-Chancellor.<ref name="UWE Press Release 18/07/07"></ref>HistoryThe University of the West of England can trace its roots back to the foundation of the Merchant Venturers Navigation School, which was founded in 1595. Part of this institution, to which the Universities of Bristol and Bath also partly owe their origins, became a technical college which, after merger with other colleges, in turn became Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; the then-main campus was at Ashley Down, now a campus of the City of Bristol College. Like the other former polytechnics, this gained university status and its present name as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.

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University of the West of England is Bristol based place and this enity listed in School category. BS16 1QY. Contact phone number of University of the West of England: 0117 965 6261