University of Bristol Union

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The University of Bristol was founded in 1876 as University College, Bristol. It was the first higher education institution in England to admit women on an equal basis with men. The University is internationally distinguished, a world leader in research, a member of the Russell Group and of the Worldwide Universities Network. It has around 12,500 undergraduate and 3,500 postgraduate students and organises its academic affairs in six faculties with some 45 departments and 15 research centres. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, 15 of the University's units of assessment achieved the top grade of 5* and a further 21 were awarded grade 5. Thus 36 (78 per cent) of the 46 units of assessment were judged as world class or of international standing. Seventy-six per cent of the academic staff work in departments ranked at these levels.