Further Expansion
In the 1950s the Government indicated that it would give support to the idea that students could pick any University to study at within the national system. This loss of local students caused some to see the University as a kind of alien “intellectual colony” disconnected to the University. This move made it important for the University to invest in student accommodation. Clifton Hill House had already been opened soon after the gaining of the Charter and it operated as a girl’s hall of residence and Wills Hall was opened in 1929. To cope with increasing student numbers Churchill Hall, Hiatt Baker Hall and Badock Hall were built.
The 1960s saw a large increase in the number of British Universities built after Harold Wilson was elected Prime Minister. Many of these new institutions received criticism but Bristol was now seen as an older more established institution and was able to embark on a period of academic expansion. There was a new Department of Inorganic Chemistry and a Department of Biochemistry. However the greatest expansions occurred in the Arts with the creation of the Drama, Theology, Sociology, Politics and Social and Economic History Departments.
Sir Phillip Morris retired in 1966 but during his time as Vice-Chancellor the University tripled in size and had witnessed the building of many departments such as the School of Veterinary Science and the School of Architecture.
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