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University of the West of England – UWE Bristol was founded in 1970 as Bristol Polytechnic, however its roots go back to the foundation of the Merchant Venturers' Navigation School 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 various other colleges, in turn became the polytechnic. Like the other former polytechnics, this gained University status and its present name as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.
The University of the West of England – UWE Bristol is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles (8 km) north of the city centre. University of the West of England – UWE Bristol also has a smaller campus at St Matthias, a School of Health and Social Care at Glenside in north-east Bristol and the School of Creative Arts, located at Bower Ashton, near Ashton Court in south-west Bristol.
The main campus of University of the West of England – UWE Bristol is situated in Frenchay. The Bower Ashton campus of the University of the West of England – UWE Bristol is home to the practice orientated programmes of the School of Creative Arts (formerly the Faculty of Art, Media and Design), which forms the major part of the Faculty of Creative Arts following the University reorganisation in 2007. Adjacent to the Ashton Court estate, on the edge of the city of Bristol, the West of England College of Art was established here in purpose-built premises in 1969, moving from its previous location as the art school of the Royal West of England Academy in Clifton. In 1970 the college became part of Bristol Polytechnic, the precursor of the University.
Currently the campus is undergoing a programme of redevelopment. Phase 1 was completed in 2008 and included a new building (F Block), which is now the main entrance to the campus. The tower block (B block) was also refurbished. Specialist workshops and resource centres are available to students as well as a specialist art library. An art materials shop and stores provide discounted art materials and the University of the West of England – UWE Bristol Students Union runs a licensed bar and shop. Every year in June the campus houses a Degree Show which is well attended by Bristol residents as well as friends and families of the graduating students.
Among its Principals and Deans were the war artist Jack Chalker, the Graphic Designer Paul van Der Lem, and Paul Gough RWA, a Fine Artist, who became the first Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty in its expanded form of over 2,600 students. Gough recently took up a new post and a new Dean will be recruited during summer 2010.
Glenside campus is the home of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England – UWE Bristol. It is located on Blackberry Hill in the suburb of Fishponds. grid reference ST625763. Stanley Spencer worked as a medical orderly at the Beaufort Hospital (Glenside) from 1915-16. The Faculty of Health and Social Care was created in 1996 when the former Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health and Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined with the existing Faculty of Health and Community Studies at University of the West of England – UWE Bristol. The Glenside Museum is situated within the campus.
St Matthias Campus, (known by its students as St Matts), is a campus of the University of the West of England – UWE Bristol, and is located in the suburb of Fishponds in Bristol. It houses the university's School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences and part of the School of Creative Arts. The campus has some attractive Victorian Gothic buildings, and is set around a quad. It also has a refectory, a gymnasium, and a bar in which various music events are staged.
As home to the department of Culture, Media and Drama, several small theatre companies exist on the campus. The Bristol Centre for Performing Arts bases its drama group here, as does the University of the West of England – UWE Bristol Drama Society. The Regional History Centre is also based at St Matthias, and consists primarily of members of the department of History.
There are also regional centres in Bath and Swindon, and an associate faculty specialising in agricultural and sports related courses in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. This satellite college has staged the European Young Rider Championship, a horse riding competition. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is an associate school of the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences.
With around 30,000 students and 3,000 academic staff, University of the West of England – UWE Bristol is the larger of the two universities in the city (the longer established University of Bristol has 23,000 students). 86% of students at University of the West of England – UWE Bristol are from state schools. The library on the Frenchay site is called the Bolland Library, named after Dr Robert Bolland, the first director of Bristol Polytechnic from 1969 to 1974. The main Frenchay campus is situated close to the M32 motorway, twenty minutes walk from the well-connected Bristol Parkway railway station.
At Frenchay campus a NatWest bank and Blackwell's book store operate for the benefit of students and staff on campus. The student radio station, Hub Radio operates out of a studio on campus. The University of the West of England – UWE Bristol House Services department operates three bars ("Core24", "OneZone Lounge" and "Street Café"), one canteen named "OneZone" (formally "Merchants' Refectory" before August 2006 and four coffee shops named "Cribs B", "Cribs Q", "Phaz" and "Sports Café". Staff only facilities at Frenchay include "Felixstowe Court", "Paninos" and "Café Severn". At each of the other campuses House Services operate canteens named "Traders". "Core24" at Frenchay was once a "Traders" in line with all the other satellite campuses before it was refurbished in 2004.
In August 2006, a new Sports Centre was opened at Frenchay, including a large main hall with a wooden sprung floor and two glass back squash courts. The hall has court markings for a variety of sports including, badminton, basketball, netball, 5-a-side football, volleyball and indoor hockey. There is also a 70 station fitness suite, changing rooms and a hockey pitch. At St Matthias campus there is a small sports hall and outdoor pitches.
As of September 2008 University of the West of England – UWE Bristol have purchased the major part of neighbour Hewlett Packard's adjoining land, resulting in a 70-acre (280,000 m2) expansion to their current 80-acre (320,000 m2) campus. The University of the West of England – UWE Bristol views this move as an opportunity to move within the local enterprise region and to provide a hub for students and employers. After early consultation meetings it has been stated that the campuses of Glenside and St Mathias will be moved to the Frenchay campus. Bower Ashton will be retained for a longer period, but may ultimately move. It is the single largest development in the university's history since its creation.
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