University of the West of England

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The University of the West of England (abbrev. UWE, often pronounced "you-we") is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about 5km north of the city centre with a smaller campus at St Matthias, a nursing school at Glenside in north-east Bristol and an Art school, Bower Ashton college, near Ashton Court in south-west Bristol.

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University - English - Bristol - Frenchay - Km - St Matthias - Nursing - Glenside - Art - Bower Ashton college - Ashton Court

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There are also regional centres in Bath and Swindon, and an associate faculty specialising in agricultural and sports related courses in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. This satellite college has staged the European Young Rider Championship, a horse riding competition.

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Bath - Swindon - Gloucestershire - Horse

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With around 24,000 students and 1,000 academic staff, UWE is the larger of the two universities in the city (the longer established University of Bristol has 15,000 students). 86% of students at UWE are from state schools. The well-stocked library on the Frenchay site is called the Bolland Library, named after Dr Robert Bolland, the first director of Bristol Polytechnic from 1969 to 1974. The main Frenchay campus is situated close to the M32 motorway, twenty minutes walk from the well-connected Bristol Parkway railway station; from there, Cardiff is half an hour away, and Birmingham one hour and fifteen minutes.

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Student - University of Bristol - M32 motorway - Bristol Parkway railway station

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The Chancellor of UWE is the Rt Hon Lady Justice Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, DBE.

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Chancellor - Lady - Justice - Elizabeth Butler-Sloss - DBE

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