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Ellie CookInternational PR & Events Manager | Communications & Marketing
Ellie is the International PR and Events Manager at the University of Bristol, in the Directorate of Marketing & Communications. Working closely with colleagues across External Relations and beyond, she is responsible for raising Bristol’s brand globally, focusing particularly on increasing its profile with academics and the media overseas.
University of Bristol is ranked within the top 10 universities in the UK and 62nd in the world (QS World University Rankings 2022); it is also ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for its research, according to analysis of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021*; and is the 3rd most targeted university by top UK employers.
The University was founded in 1876 and was granted its Royal Charter in 1909. It was the first university in England to admit women on the same basis as men.
University of Bristol is a major force in the economic, social and cultural life of Bristol and the region, but is also a significant player on the world stage. It has over 20,000 undergraduates and over 7,000 postgraduate students from more than 150 countries, and its research links span the globe.
The Latest from University of Bristol
🚀 10 brilliant researchers. 5 minute pitches. £40,000 in funding.
🏆 One winner is revolutionising microscopes to fight diseases like cancer.
🏆 The other is ensuring AI-driven models aren’t discriminatory.
👉 http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/march/research-to-reward.html
Scrubs or scrums? Triage or tries?
Bristol grad Dr Simi Pam (MB ChB 2019) doesn’t have to choose. An NHS doctor and Bristol Bears player, and a clear winner for this year’s Alumni Award for Contribution to Sport 🏉
Read about Simi's journey: http://bristol.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-awards/year/2025/sport/
Children of the 90s @CO90s has been awarded £5.2m funding to continue for the 5 next years.
This world-leading population study is a unique resource based at the University of Bristol - exploring how genes and environment affect health and happiness across three generations.
Tonight, four brilliant Bristol students take on the Open University in their first University Challenge quarterfinal! 🎓
Good luck, team! We are all behind you 🙌
⏰ 8:30 PM
📱 @bbciplayer | 📺@bbctwo
#UniversityChallenge
Did you know your heart beats 100,000 times a day? But how can you keep your heart healthy?💓 ❤️
Join us at the Bristol Heart Festival on Thur 13 Mar ❤️ – a FREE hands-on event exploring heart health, cutting-edge research & life-saving skills!
➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wR4Fs
Paramedics in GP surgeries help reduce GP workload but don’t save NHS costs.🩺
The 2-year study of 715 patients across 34 GP surgeries found no significant differences in patient-reported outcomes following paramedic compared with GP consultations.#NHS
➡️https://brnw.ch/21wR1aC
We’re on the rise! 🚀
Bristol has leapt to 68th in the @timeshighered World Reputation Rankings 2025! 🌍
Based on a global survey of senior academics, the rankings celebrate universities leading the way in research and teaching excellence 📖
Bridget Jones’s Diary: Dan Baumgardt @UoBPPN warns her wine-fueled, chain-smoking habits risked "death by chardonnay."🍷With 3,836🍷units & 5,277🚬 a yr, no wonder her diary has a disclaimer! At least she’s switched to nicotine patches in #MadAboutTheBoy➡️

Bridget Jones would risk ‘death by chardonnay’ in real life
Helen Fielding’s wine-drinking, chain-smoking character would have faced serious health problems as a result of her ...
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Today we’re announcing a new partnership with @HwvTHE for a new micro-campus at the Gatehouse Centre in Hartcliffe.
Professor Tom Sperlinger, our Academic Lead for Engagement, explains more about these exciting plans ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wQFv8
13 Nobel Laureates are linked to the university, including Chemist Dorothy Hodgkin, playwright Harold Pinter, and former Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill
The university was the first higher education institute in England to admit women on an equal basis to men
In 2019 we were the first UK university to declare a Climate Emergency
Over 40 per cent of the university’s teaching programmes are accredited by professional bodies
An international community
The University of Bristol support and encourage international partnerships with academics from around the globe, encompassing all disciplines and striving to drive forward cutting-edge, excellent research through our collaborations.
It is this collaboration that the university believes turns world-leading research into world-changing results. They therefore work hand-in-hand with their partners around the globe: improving health, alleviating poverty, preparing for natural hazards, uncovering the impacts of wars and migration, driving technological innovation, and much, much more.
The university’s International Research Partnerships team works to support and develop these international partnerships by providing opportunities for world-leading researchers to visit and work with their own accomplished academics, bringing together great minds and visionary ideas.
As of January 2020, over 450 Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professors (BMDVPs) had visited the University of Bristol. Representing 49 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America these eminent researchers partnered with University of Bristol hosts to explore a wide variety of topics.
The University of Bristol has over 40 world-leading partner universities. Students from our partner universities across the globe are able to transfer their study to Bristol.
Mission
- Our mission is to make a positive impact locally, nationally and globally by addressing society’s greatest challenges through our distinctive education, innovative research and the value we place on excellence, inclusivity and partnership
A top 10 UK university
£176.4M
won in research income from competitively won grants
8%
Growth in student numbers in 2020/2021
The University of Bristol is at the cutting edge of global research. They have made innovations in areas ranging from cot death prevention to nanotechnology.
The University’s reputation for innovation dates back to its founding in 1876. Their research tackles some of the world’s most pressing and important issues in areas as diverse as infection and immunity, human rights, climate change, and cryptography, and information security.
The University currently has 40 Fellows of the Royal Society and 13 of the British Academy.
In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 94% of the University’s research was assessed as either ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). 57% of the University’s research achieved the top ‘world-leading’ 4* rating, compared to a sector average of 41%, placing the University 5th in the UK, a rise of 6 places since the last REF in 2014.
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The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.