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The University of Bristol and a number of its departments use social media. Details of each channel can be found on this page:
In addition to the Twitter accounts listed below, we also curate the Twitter list @BristolUni/UoB-twitters, which groups together the public facing accounts listed above as well as academics associated with the University.
| Name of Twitter channel | Details |
|---|---|
| BristolUni | Primary channel for the University: all news, events and general announcements |
| BIRTHA | News from Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA) |
| Bristol ChemLabS | Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Chemistry based at the School of Chemistry |
| Bristol Cryptography Group | Bristol Cryptography Group |
| bristolevents | Events |
| Bristol HCI and Graphics | Bristol Interaction and Graphics Research Group, Department of Computer Science |
| BristolOnlineSurveys | Bristol Online Surveys (BOS) |
| bristolstaffdev | Workshops, events and the latest training news from Staff Development |
| Bristol Uni IT news | IT Services news |
| BristolUni IT status | IT status reports |
| cabotinstitute | The Cabot Institute is a world-class multidisciplinary institute for research on all aspects of global environmental change, from basic science and social science to technological and policy solutions. |
| CELFS_UoB | News from the Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies (CELFS) |
| Children of the 90s | News from Children of the 90s |
| cmpobristol | The Centre for Market and Public Organisation is a leading research centre, focusing on education, health and welfare |
| CPE | The Centre for Public Engagement |
| economics_net | News channel about publications, events, funding opportunities and other resources to support university economics teachers |
| Great George | The bell in the Wills Tower |
| GSOEBristol | Postgraduate Programmes Office of the Graduate School of Education. Information for potential and current students and applicants and education news. |
| InsideArts | InsideArts is the University of Bristol's festival for the Arts and Humanities. |
| International Office | Information from the International Office |
| International staff | Information for international staff working at the University of Bristol |
| jiscdigital | JISC Digital Media is based in the University and provides digital media advice and support to the UK FE and HE sectors |
| Mature students | News and information for mature students at the University of Bristol |
| NSQI | The Centre for NSQI is a world class, ultra-low noise facility for nanoscience and quantum information research. |
| Personal Finance Research Centre | Information about the Personal Finance Research Centre |
| policypress | The Policy Press is a leading social science publisher |
| Postgraduate Admissions | News from the Postgraduate Recruitment and Admissions Office |
| PSE2010 | 'Poverty and social exclusion in the UK: the 2011 survey', the largest of its kind ever carried out in the UK, is a major research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and led by the University of Bristol. |
| SET squared Bristol | SET squared Business Acceleration Centre |
| Students' Union News Channel | Students' Union News Channel |
| uobcareers | Careers Service |
| UOB Class Research | Research network looking at social class inequalities |
| UOBearthscience | Earth Sciences |
| uobpress | Press releases |
| Undergraduate Recruitment | News about undergraduate recruitment and study opportunities at the University of Bristol |
Please visit our Bristol Channel page to watch some of the highlights of life, work and play at the University.
| Name of blog | Description |
|---|---|
| Bolivarian Times | This blog is dedicated to the Bolivarian period of South American history (1810-1830). It is written by Matthew Brown, Reader in Latin American Studies. |
| Cabot Institute | A world-class multidisciplinary institute for research on all aspects of global environmental change, from basic science and social science to technological and policy solutions. |
| Changing perspectives | Centre for Public Engagement |
| CMPO Viewpoint Blog | Centre for Market and Public Organisation |
| Bristol Cryptography Blog | Bristol Cryptography blog |
| Dragonflies Draw Flame | Blog for Signmetaphor, a research project in the Graduate School of Education. A video can be found on the YouTube channel link |
| Economics in Action | A blog for the promotion of Economics study |
| Faculty of Science blog | Faculty of Science |
| Histories at Bristol | Blog hosted by historians at Bristol. It supports podcasts and a blog reflecting on research projects. We also work on many different kinds of history including economic, social, cultural and environmental history as well as the history of art. |
| IT services at Bristol | The thoughts and insights of IT Services |
| Philosophy at Bristol | Blog hosted by Philosophers at Bristol, which will support podcasts by members of the department. It is intended to be of interest primarily to non-professional philosophers, such as those studying philosophy at school or who are just interested in the subject. |
| Centre for Public Engagement | Centre for Public Engagement |
| Sphinx | The Bristol Classics Blog |
| Student health doc blog | Health information and advice for students. |
| Webworks | Webworks is a source of information about the changes that are taking place with the University of Bristol website. It is maintained by the University's Web Editor Team, part of Communications and Marketing Services. Access is restricted to university PCs only. |
| Children of the 90s Art Online | Celebrating the 21st anniversary of CO90s, and 75 years of funders The Wellcome Trust, by collecting art and reflections. |
| Title | Description | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Walking Tour | An illustrated tour taking you on a circular route around the precinct with information about the University's history and facilities. | iPhone app |
| Conker Tree Science: Leaf Watch | Help the Universities of Bristol and Hull track the spread of the horse-chestnut leaf miner moth with this simple, intuitive app. | iPhone app, Android version |
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A collaboration between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council to produce a mobile version of the University website including news, maps, travel and open day information. | Smart phone application |
| PlantTracker | Help the Environment Agency, University of Bristol and The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology track down three problematic invasive plant species in the Midlands region. | Android version |
If you are a University department and would like your social media channel to appear on this page, please contact web-editor@bristol.ac.uk. For general guidance please read our social media guidelines.