The History of the University of Bristol can be said to have begun in 1909 when the University of Bristol gained a Royal Charter which allowed the University to award degrees. Like most English universities, Bristol evolved from earlier institutions most notably University College, Bristol (founded 1876), Bristol Medical School (1833) and the Merchant Venturers’ Technical College (founded as a school 1595 and which became the university Engineering faculty.
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