International Profile
The University of Bristol is one of the most prestigious universities in UK. It consistently achieves high rankings in international performance league tables. The University is truly international, drawing students from over 100 countries and benefiting from an extraordinarily diverse culture. It is a vibrant, dynamic, welcoming and inclusive international community, dedicated to learning, discovery and enterprise for all. The University conducts world-class research across a range of disciplines and provides a supportive, stimulating environment. An important aim of the University of Bristol is to attract culturally diverse, high quality students and staff, to work together in the pursuit of scholarship.
The University of Bristol has one of the largest Chemistry departments in Europe, attracting annually around 200 new undergraduate and 70 PhD research students. This on a par with the largest US Chemistry departments: for undergraduates UCLA leads, with an annual graduating class of about 220; whereas for doctoral degrees UC Berkeley tops the table, graduating around 60 PhD students per year. (US statistics from Chemical and Engineering News, Aug 20 2007 p60-73). The School of Chemistry is one of the leading Chemistry Departments in the UK for both research and teaching.
Over the last 10 years, students have graduated in Chemistry at Bristol from 17 different countries: Belarussia, Botswana, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Kuwait, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. In the same period, extensive international research collaborations have been established with overseas university and industrial research groups.
International affairs in the School of Chemistry are managed by Professors Julian Eastoe and Guy Lloyd-Jones, who are Director and Deputy-Director of International Affairs, respectively.
International Advisory Panel
The School of Chemistry has established an International Advisory Panel (IAP), composed of internationally recognised experts in chemistry research and higher education. These people are also knowledgeable about the School of Chemistry at Bristol, either because they have obtained a PhD degree from here, or because they have established distinguished research links with the School. On the IAP, there is currently representation from Asia (China, India, Pakistan, Thailand), the Middle East and North Africa (Kuwait), Central and Southern Africa (Uganda, Botswana, South Africa), and South and Central America (Brazil, Mexico). The IAP members are ambassadors for the School of Chemistry.
IAP members advise the School of Chemistry about international affairs relating specifically to their geo-political region, including overseas PhD applications, opportunities for recruiting and funding high quality overseas PhD students, and also international opportunities for supporting School of Chemistry activities. Information from the IAP contributes to future planning and prioritisation strategies, and to raise awareness of international developments and opportunities as they arise.
Contact with IAP members may be made through Professors Julian Eastoe and Guy Lloyd-Jones.