留学初识之布里斯托大学

布里斯托大学（University of Bristol），简称布大，始建于1876年，位于英格兰西南部城市布里斯托，是一所公立研究型大学。布里斯托大学是红砖大学 [58]、罗素大学集团、科英布拉集团、世界大学联盟、国际大学气候联盟、欧洲大学协会成员。布里斯托大学2024QS世界大学排名第55名，2020软科世界大学学术排名第64名，2023泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名第76名，2021U.S. News世界大学排名第86名。

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The academic quality of the University is reflected partly in the Nobel Prizes and Fellowships associated with the University community.

Nobel Laureates

• Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916) Principal and Professor of Chemistry at University College, Bristol (later the University of Bristol) from 1880 to 1887. The Nobel Prize 1904 ‘in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system’.
• Paul Dirac (1902–84) Graduated from Bristol with a BSc (Engineering) in 1921, then studied mathematics at Bristol for a further two years. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1933 (1/2 share) ‘for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory’.
• Cecil Frank Powell (1903–69) At Bristol from 1927, first as Research Assistant to A M Tyndall, then appointed lecturer and, in 1948, established as Melville Wills Professor of Physics. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1950 ‘for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and his discoveries regarding mesons made with this method’.
• Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1929 until 1965. The Nobel Prize for Literature 1953 was awarded to Sir Winston Churchill, 'for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values'.
• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–94) Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1970 until 1988. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 was awarded to Dorothy Hodgkin, 'for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances'.
• Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906–2005) Held a fellowship at the University of Bristol in 1934. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1967 ‘for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars’.
• Max Delbrück(1906-81) Research worker at the University in 1930-32. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1969 (1/3 share) for discoveries concerning 'the replication mechanism and genetic structure of viruses'.
• Gerhard Herzberg (1904-99) Carried out postdoctoral work at the University in 1929-30. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971 'for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals'.
• Sir Nevill Francis Mott (1905–96) Chair in theoretical physics at Bristol from 1933, then, after a period of military research in London during the war, head of the Bristol physics department. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1977 (1/3 share) for 'fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems’.
• Harold Pinter (1930–2008) Playwright. Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Bristol, 1998. The Nobel Prize for Literature 2005 was awarded to Harold Pinter, ‘who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms’.
• Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (b.1940) Writer. Studied English at Bristol, 1958-9. The Nobel Prize for Literature 2008 was awarded to Le Clézio, ‘author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization’.
• Angus Deaton (b.1945) Professor of Econometricsat Bristol from 1976 until 1983. The Nobel Prize in Economics 2015 was awarded to Angus Deaton 'for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare'

英国前首相丘吉尔担任布里斯托大学校监长达36年。现任校监是前英国皇家学会会长、诺贝尔奖得主保罗·纳斯爵士。 [61]著名生物化学家保罗·纳斯（SirPaulM.Nurse）爵士曾在2001年因为发现了控制细胞周期的关键物质——细胞周期蛋白依赖激酶（CDK）获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，并于2010—2015年间出任了英国皇家学会（英国国家科学院，院士包括霍金等世界级科学家）会长一职。布大为了迎接保罗爵士的上任，在学校威尔士大厅升起了巨大的NASA月球模型。
大学上任校监The Right Honourable the Baroness Hale of Richmond同时是十二位英国最高法院高级法官之一，也是有史以来第一位获得此职位的女性。前任副校监兼校长Prof. Eric Thomas同时担任英国大学联盟主席，现任副校监兼校长Professor Hugh Brady为国际大学组织 “Universitas 21”主席