Editing University of Bristol (section)

== Student life ==

=== Students' Union ===
[[File:070327 ukbris ubu01.jpg|thumb|right|[[University of Bristol Union]] building]]
{{Main|University of Bristol Students' Union}}

The [[University of Bristol Students' Union]] (Bristol SU) located on Queen's Road in the Richmond Building is a founding member of the National Union of Students and is amongst the oldest [[students' union]]s in England. The union oversees three media outlets: UBTV, the Bristol University Radio Station ([[BURST]]) and the student newspaper ''[[Epigram (newspaper)|Epigram]]''. There is also a local branch of ''[[The Tab]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/bristol|title=The Tab - University of Bristol - the latest news, guides and comment|website=University of Bristol}}</ref> The Union is responsible for representing students' academic interests through elections of student representatives and democratic events. The Union is also responsible for the organisation of the annual Welcome Fair, the co-ordination of Bristol Student Community Action, which organises volunteering projects in the local community, and the organisation of entertainment events and over 400<ref>{{cite web | title = BSU Societies | publisher = University of Bristol Union | access-date = 24 April 2015 | url = http://www.bristolsu.org.uk/activities/societies/atoz/ | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904065202/http://www.bristolsu.org.uk/activities/societies/atoz/ | archive-date = 4 September 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> student groups, societies and clubs. Previous presidents have included [[Sue Lawley]] and former [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] MP [[Lembit Öpik]]. There is a separate union for postgraduate students, as well as an athletic union, which is a member of the [[British Universities & Colleges Sport]].<ref>{{cite web | title = BUSA Members | publisher = BUSA | access-date =3 December 2007 | url = http://www.busa.org.uk/fl/members.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070612212139/http://www.busa.org.uk/fl/members.asp | archive-date = 12 June 2007}}</ref> In distinction to the "[[blue (university sport)|blues]]" awarded for sporting excellence at Oxford and Cambridge, Bristol's most successful athletes are awarded "reds".<ref>{{cite web | title = Bristol Reds | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 3 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/high-performance/bristol-reds.html | archive-date = 12 October 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012145707/http://bristol.ac.uk/sport/high-performance/bristol-reds.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

=== Halls of residence ===
{{Main|Halls of residence at the University of Bristol}}

[[File:Wills Hall, University of Bristol.JPG|thumb|[[Wills Hall]]]]

Accommodation for students is primarily in the central precinct of the university and two areas of Bristol: [[Clifton, Bristol|Clifton]] and [[Stoke Bishop]], known respectively as the West and North Villages.<ref name="prosp">{{cite web | title = Accommodation Office | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date =12 January 2014 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/}}</ref>

In Stoke Bishop, [[Wills Hall]] on the edge of the [[The Downs (Bristol)|Clifton Downs]] was the first to be opened, in 1929, by the then chancellor, Winston Churchill. Its original [[quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] layout has been expanded twice, in 1962 and 1990.<ref name="prosp" /> [[Churchill Hall]], named for the chancellor, followed in 1956, then [[Badock Hall]] in 1964.<ref name="prosp" /><ref>{{cite web | title = Badock Hall Prospectus | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Badock/prospectus.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050504043639/http://bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Badock/prospectus.shtml | archive-date = 4 May 2005 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> At the time of Badock Hall's establishment, some of the buildings were called [[Hiatt Baker Hall]], but two years later, Hiatt Baker moved to its own site and is now the largest hall in the university.<ref name="prosp" /><ref>{{cite web | title = Hiatt Baker Hall History | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/hiattbaker/history/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080607171646/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/hiattbaker/history/ | archive-date = 7 June 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The first self-catering hall in Stoke Bishop was [[University Hall (Bristol)|University Hall]], established in 1971 with expansion in 1992.<ref name="prosp" />

[[File:Goldney1.jpg|thumb|[[Goldney Hall]]]]
In Clifton, [[Goldney Hall]] was built first in the early 18th century by the wealthy merchant [[Goldney family]] and eventually became part of the university in 1956.<ref>{{cite web | title = Goldney Hall History | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Goldney/history.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707143643/http://bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Goldney/history.htm | archive-date = 7 July 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> It is a popular location for filming, with ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia (TV miniseries)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', ''[[The House of Eliott]]'' and ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply (film)|Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'', as well as episodes of ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', being filmed there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Open day for Bristol's well-known garden |url=http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Info-Office/news/archive/goldney.htm |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Grotto at Goldney House|Grotto]] in the grounds is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Grotto approximately 85 metres south of Goldney House, Clifton Hill, Bristol |access-date=21 December 2007 |num=1202104 }}</ref> [[Clifton Hill House]] is another Grade I listed building now used as student accommodation in Clifton. The original building was constructed between 1745 and 1750 by [[Isaac Ware]], and has been used by the university since its earliest days in 1909.<ref name="prosp" /><ref>{{NHLE|desc=Clifton Hill House and attached front walls, Clifton Hill, Bristol |access-date=21 December 2007 |num=1280480 }}</ref> [[Manor Hall]] comprises five separate buildings, the principal of which was erected from 1927 to 1932 to the design of [[George Oatley]] following a donation from [[Henry Herbert Wills]]. [[Manor Hall]] houses the largest and most dated rooms, some dating back to the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/undergraduate/residences/manor/|title=Manor Hall {{!}} Accommodation Office {{!}} University of Bristol|last=Bristol|first=University of|website=www.bristol.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> One of its annexes, Manor House, has recently been refurbished and officially 'reopened' in 1999.<ref name="prosp" /><ref>{{cite web | title = Manor Hall and Sinclair House History | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Manor/new/history.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070705113326/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Manor/new/history.htm | archive-date = 5 July 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[File:CliftonHillHouse.JPG|thumb|[[Clifton Hill House]]]]
[[File:UoB_Manor_Hall_Front.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manor Hall]]]]

On the central precinct sits The Hawthorns, a student house accommodating 115 undergraduate students.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Hawthorns webpage | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/studenthouses/sths/haw/facts.html | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date =13 July 2011}}</ref> The house started life as a collection of villas built somewhere between 1888 and 1924<ref>Bristol Record Office: Volume 19, Folio 74 and Volume 22, Folio 34</ref> that were later converted, bit by bit, into a hotel by John Dingle.<ref>{{cite web | title = University of Bristol Supplementary Planning Document Number 11 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/estates/documents/masterplan/masterplan-appendix11.pdf | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 13 July 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155720/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/estates/documents/masterplan/masterplan-appendix11.pdf | archive-date = 11 January 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The Hawthorns also houses conferencing facilities, the staff refectory and bar, the Accommodation Office and the Student Houses Office. 33 Colston Street was opened in the city centre in October 2011 after the university acquired the property in 2009.<ref name="prosp" /> 

Several of the residences in the central precinct are more recent and have been built and are managed by third-party organisations under exclusivity arrangements with the university. New Bridewell House, opened in 2016, is in the former police HQ, and is operated by Fresh Student Housing. Unite House and Chantry Court, were opened in 2000 and 2003 respectively by the [[UNITE Group]].<ref>{{cite web | title = UNITE House in Bristol | publisher = UNITE Group plc | access-date =21 December 2007 | url = http://www.unite-students.com/QuickSearch.do?propCode=BS1UNITE|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224080516/http://www.unite-students.com/QuickSearch.do?propCode=BS1UNITE |archive-date = 24 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Chantry Court | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accom/pgs/chantry.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071022103531/http://bristol.ac.uk/accom/pgs/chantry.html | archive-date = 22 October 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Chantry Court in Bristol | publisher = UNITE Group plc | access-date =21 December 2007 | url = http://www.unite-students.com/QuickSearch.do?propCode=BS1CHANT|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224080507/http://www.unite-students.com/QuickSearch.do?propCode=BS1CHANT |archive-date = 24 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dean's Court (2001, postgraduates only) and Woodland Court (2005), are both run by the Dominion Housing Group.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dean's Court | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date = 21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accom/pgs/dc.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071022103536/http://bristol.ac.uk/accom/pgs/dc.html | archive-date = 22 October 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Woodland Court | publisher = University of Bristol | access-date =21 December 2007 | url = http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accom/woodland.html}}</ref>

All of the main halls elect groups of students to the [[Junior Common Room#Bristol|Junior Common Room]] to organise the halls social calendar for the next year. Residents of student houses, private accommodation and students living at home become members of Orbital&nbsp;– a society organising social events for students throughout the year.<ref name="prosp" />

===Sport===
Sports membership at Bristol University totals up to 4,000 students across a wide range of unique team and individual pursuits. Its network of over 70 sports clubs and four sites are run by the university's Student Union and its Sport,Exercise and Health Department.<ref name="Sports Exercise and Heath">{{cite web |title=University of Bristol |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/student-life/health/ |website=Bristol University Sports Exercise and Health |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> Competing with other universities in the [[British Universities and Colleges Sport|British Universities and Colleges Sport league (BUCS)]], Bristol university is placed 8th in the country.

The university caters to its students with sporting facilities split across four primary complexes:

'''Bristol University Indoor Sports Centre'''- The Indoor Sports Centre is located at the heart of the university campus and is home to a fully equipped two-storey gym, fitness studios, sports hall and Sports Medicine Clinic.
<ref name="Indoor Sports Centre">{{cite web |title=Indoor Sports Centre |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/indoor/ |website=Indoor Sports Centre |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>

'''Coombe Dingle Sports Complex'''- This 38-acre site in the heart of Stoke Bishop, features the only indoor tennis centre in Bristol and is where the university's more traditional outdoor sports reside. Coombe Dingle is typically used for training and competition. Throughout the year Coombe Dingle hosts a variety of competitive fixtures, including inter-university BUCS matches, plus local and national league matches.:<ref name="Coombe Dingle Sports Complex">{{cite web |title=Coombe Dingle Sports Complex |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/coombe/ |website=Coombe Dingle Sports Complex |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>

Facilities available at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex:
•	3G pitch
•	Artificial pitches (sand dressed and floodlit)
•	Grass pitches (football and rugby)
•	Cricket squares and nets (including grass)
•	Tennis courts, indoor and outdoor (floodlit)
•	Lacrosse pitch
•	Netball courts (outdoor)
•	Olympic weight lifting gym
•	Softball and rounders facilities
•	Pavilion, lounge bar and meeting rooms
•	Sports Medicine Clinic

'''Richmond Building'''- The university swimming pool is located inside the student union (Richmond Building). This six-lane swimming pool has a moveable bulkhead, creating a competition-length main pool, alongside a comfortable teaching pool for lessons. The pool is available to students, staff and the community for lane and casual swimming, or lessons, on a membership or pay-as-you-go basis.
<ref name="Swimming Pool">{{cite web |title=Swimming Pool |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/swimming/ |website=Swimming pool |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>

'''Saltford Boathouse'''- The University Boathouse is based at Saltford, halfway to Bath on the River Avon. 
Used for term-time training/competition and out-of-term recreational water sport, the Boathouse moors up the universities rowing and sailing boats.