Bath

Posted August 2nd, 2007 by csc104
What we say
What we say: 

Bath (Aquae Sulis to the Romans) can be found at the bottom of the Avon valley near the Cotswolds (an designated area of outstanding natural beauty). The city is probably most famous for the Roman spa and varied architecture. The campus doesn’t quite mirror the historical architecture of the city as it is a smallish 60’s construction a couple of miles from the city itself.

In 2002/03 Team Bath became the 1st university team to reach the FA Cup 1st round since 1880. Sport is popular and very strong, probably because facilities are free!

The Uni is one of two in the city and is academically superior to its rival, Bath Spa. It consistently performs well in league tables and frequently occupies the top 10 positions. Courses are often tailored towards professional accreditations and so sandwich years are commonplace, in fact 60% of students have a year in industry.

Not especially hot on the nightlife front, a lot of places exploit the tourist base of the city with expensive booze but there are still places to go!

Be aware that the professional focus means you may feel that you are getting moulded into the ways of industry throughout your course, you may want this but equally you may prefer to focus on a long term career path after you graduate instead.

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University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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http://www.bath.ac.uk
Brief history: 

The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, but it can trace its history back to the Bristol Trade School of 1856, which from 1885 came under the patronage of the Merchant Venturers' Society as the Merchant Venturers' Technical College. In 1949, when it came under the control of the Bristol Education Authority, the College took the name of the Bristol College of Technology; it changed again in 1960 to the Bristol College of Science and Technology when it became one of the ten Colleges of Advanced Technology administered by the Ministry of Education.

The adoption by Government of the recommendations of the Robbins Committee assured the College's transition to University status. The expanding College sought a new site in Bristol without success, and was thus forced to look further afield. A chance conversation between the College Principal and the Director of Education in Bath culminated in the City of Bath offering the nascent University its present site, for which government approval was obtained in 1964. The College had earlier had links with Bath through the Bath School of Pharmacy, founded in 1907, which had become part of the College in 1929.

Building on the Bath site began in 1964, with the first building being completed in 1965. Over the subsequent ten years or so the bulk of the building took place, with staff transferring from Bristol department by department. The basic plan of the campus was devised to enable extensions to be undertaken without undue disturbance, and to separate out, as far as possible, pedestrian and vehicular traffic. In assuming its present form, the University has generally held true to the original development plan. Building, and rebuilding to equip the campus with the latest facilities, continues. In its teaching and research the University is still strongly oriented towards the sciences and technology, but with a very successful School of Management and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2000, the university became a multi-site institution with the opening of its Oakfield campus, the first phase of its development in Swindon.