The University and social media

The University of Bristol and a number of its departments use social media. Details of each channel can be found on this page:

Twitter

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.

University-related Twitter channels
Name of Twitter channel Details
BristolUni Primary channel for the University: all news, events and general announcements
Bioimaging Bristol The Wolfson Bioimaging Facility at the University of Bristol. Director: Professor David Stephens
BIRTHA News from Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA)
BristolBasecamp We are here to help you kick-start your business
BrisBotanicGdn Exciting garden tells stories of plant evolution in inspirational displays, featuring 4,500 species of plants. Glasshouses showcase exotic tropical treasures
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
bristolunilaw School of Law, University of Bristol’s official Twitter. One of the top 30 universities worldwide, with an international reputation for teaching & research.
Bristol Uni IT news IT Services news
BristolUni IT status IT status reports
Burst Radio Bristol University radio station
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.
Children of the 90s News from Children of the 90s
CleftCollective A Healing Foundation initiative, The Cleft Collective is the world’s largest cleft lip and palate research programme.
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
data.bris News from the data.bris research data storage project
economics_net News channel about publications, events, funding opportunities and other resources to support university economics teachers
Equlaity and Diversity Team The University of Bristol's Equality and Diversity Team - information and events.
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
Lake_Ellsworth Extraordinary mission to drill into an ancient lake buried under 3km of Antarctic ice, led by Professor Martin Siegert of the University of Bristol
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
SPAIS Bristol The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol
Students' Union News Channel Students' Union News Channel
TARG (Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group) Tweets from the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol
uobcareers Careers Service
UoBCommSport The University of Bristol's official community sport & RELAYS page. For all clubs, societies, individuals and enthusiasts!
UOBearthscience Earth Sciences
UoBris_CELFS News from the Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies (CELFS)
UoBrisEFM This is the official account for the School of Economics, Finance and Management at the University of Bristol
uobpress Press releases
Undergraduate Recruitment News about undergraduate recruitment and study opportunities at the University of Bristol
UoB_Researchers Based in Staff Development at the University of Bristol, we provide career development information, training and support to our 1100 research staff
UoBSMC University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic Open to the public
UoBStudentEnterprise Setting ideas free
uobYearAbroad Information for University of Bristol students abroad
wills_memorial Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road. Publicising tower tours.

Blogs

University-related blogs
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
Know Your Bristol Project run by the University of Bristol (Centre for Public Engagement) in conjunction with Bristol City Council.
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.
Lifescience art project The collaboration of science and art is perhaps not something many would consider a workable match, but at Bristol University, these two disciplines are being unified to produce a piece of art to be on show at the new life-sciences building. This blog will be following our progress over the next few weeks as we research artistic ideas and their scientific plausibility. Our aim: to help create a hopefully unique and eye catching piece that represents the work of all the life-science departments.

Mobile

University-related apps
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
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
MobileSign
MobileSign logo
MobileSign is free British Sign Language lexicon app from University of Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies. MobileSign includes a library of over 4000 signs accessed using a predictive search engine, MobileSign will also automatically keep a list of your recently viewed signs for repeat access later. You can use MobileSign to view the sign language videos online or store the videos on your mobile device. iPhone app, Android version
FingerSpell
FingerSpell logo
FingerSpell is a free British Sign Language Fingerspelling teaching aid from the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Bristol. FingerSpell includes all 26 letters in pictorial and video forms. Android version,
Mobile web application,
Amazon appstore for Android
Deafworkmate
Deafworkmate logo
Deafworkmate is a free Deaf awareness learning resource and mobile app from University of Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies. Deafworkmate will introduce you to Deaf Culture, British Sign Language (BSL) and other forms of non-verbal communication. If you work alongside deaf people, employ deaf people or have deaf customers then Deafworkmate is an ideal app for you. Android hybrid version,
Mobile web application

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