Bristol is renowned for its blend of creativity and historic charm, making it a friendly and exciting place to live and study. Ranked as a top 10 UK university (QS 2025), the University of Bristol is a world-leading institution committed to excellence in research.
The Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences is home to a breadth of expertise, from human rights to the classics. The high quality of our thriving research-rich environment was recognised in the most recent research excellence framework (REF2021), in the Arts Unit of Assessments (UoAs) nearly half of our research isratedworld-leading (4*), while over 90% of research in the Social Sciences and Law UoAs is ranked world-leading or internationally excellent (4* and 3*).
The Faculty boasts research achievements in single disciplines and interdisciplinary research projects that fall into the university’s key research themes; Equitable and sustainable health; Net zero and climate change; Creative and cultural industries; Data and digitalisation; Social justice and Supercomputing. Our vibrant culture attracts the world’s leading researchers and underpins our considerable success with research funding, fellowships and civic engagement activity.