About the Bristol Medical School
We are Bristol Medical School - a collaborative community of academic, clinical, technical and professional colleagues working together to improve health locally, nationally and globally. Through outstanding education, research, and partnership, we tackle some of the most pressing health challenges of our time.
Our work is shaped by a shared commitment to health equity, sustainability and innovation. We bring together expertise from molecules to populations, and work closely with the NHS, industry, policymakers and communities to turn evidence into real-world impact. The School hosts major research infrastructure awards from multiple funders including UKRI and NIHR.
We are renowned for developing world-leading clinicians, scientists, and academics, and all are welcomed into our inclusive community and supported to succeed, at any career stage. Staff and students are based in a number of settings across the University and wider city, including NHS space at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Southmead Hospital.
The Department of Population Health Sciences is a leading interdisciplinary centre of excellence in population sciences, including epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, social and behavioural science, ethics, and health services research. Staff in the department participate in extensive national and international research collaborations and provide health policy advice for government organisations and international bodies.
The Department of Clinical Sciences incorporates Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology and Translational Health Sciences. Staff undertake laboratory-based, translational, and applied research, using a wide range of techniques, from molecular biology through to clinical trials with academic and industrial partners.
We support our students and staff to thrive in a changing world, and we are proud of our role in educating compassionate clinicians, researchers and health leaders who make a difference for people and the planet.
Civic engagement
Our student and staff are increasingly socially conscious and have welcomed an educational approach that is embedded in the local area.
What is it like to work here?
We welcome visiting staff and students to work or study with us: join us as a staff or student visitor.
From teaching to research and professional services, our staff share their experiences of working within our community.
I have received a huge amount of support progressing from Apprentice to Administrator. As a person with a disability I have been able to take time off when required and had the opportunity to share my experience with my colleagues and in outreach to potential future employees”. Prior to working for the university I had a career in healthcare.
“My job role is extremely varied and very rarely repetitive. One day I could be meeting new people, giving them an induction to the building or the labs. Another day could revolve around working in a lab itself. On my first week I was taught how to use a microtome to finely slice tissue samples encased in wax, as well as carry out biological substances sample processing. Until then, I hadn’t been in a lab before! Thankfully, my colleagues helped me every step of the way and were extremely supportive, allowing me to learn a large variety of new skills both practically and socially.”
I'm a Dad of three kids who are six and under. The University has been wonderful in supporting our family. HR have been great at advising me on Shared Parental Leave particulars, condensing my hours to allow me to care for my son one day a week and my line managers have been amazing at allowing me to work flexibly around school pick ups and drop offs.
[Initiatives like Athena SWAN] help to demonstrate that people like me – a young woman from an ethnic minority background – will be openly supported at places like Bristol.
The supportive stance of the faculty, along with invaluable support from my husband, has enabled me to do an exciting job but also to be there for my family.
With the exception of teaching hours, I can reschedule my work and experiments to fit in with family life as necessary, and that's a really important benefit of the University environment.
I'm a foster carer and I've just become a Dad having adopted a three year old, so I have quite a busy home life! The University have a great Foster Carer Policy for carers and I couldn't do what I do without the fantastic support from my managers in the Bristol Medical School and the flexibility that the School and University provides me for my childcare needs.