Bristol city region was proud to be designated one of the UK’s science cities by the Chancellor during his Budget speech in November 2005. Bristol and the surrounding region was chosen because of its world-class academic research, strong scientific SME-base, and its potential to drive economic development through science and innovation.
The Bristol city region, covered by Bristol City Council, Bath & NE Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, includes the major towns and cities of Bath, Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare.
Bristol city region is one of 6 Science Cities across the UK. Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and York, as well as Bristol, operate independently, each tailoring its activities to the strengths of its individual city or region. You can find out more about Science City Bristol’s existing programme on this site, but our programme is continually evolving and if you have any suggestions about developing it, please contact us.
The Science Cities also collaborate through the 6 Science Cities Development Group which meets quarterly, as well as via various subgroups which liaise directly with government departments and non-governmental bodies on behalf of all the cities, feeding grass roots information into policy consultations and providing case studies and demonstrators where appropriate.
‘Science City not only describes the Bristol of today but is a great opportunity for the future development of the city region’ Professor Eric Thomas, Chair Science City Bristol
“IOP: You've got one tonne of air pressing down on you, the same as a small car.” source: Institute of Physics |
“Fact 31/100: Bristol, the point of production of around 25 per cent of the world's wildlife films, is home to the bi-annual international Wildscreen Festival of natural history filmmaking, co-founded in 1982 by Chris Parsons who was a founder member of the BBC Natural History Unit, also based in Bristol.” source: Science City Bristol 100 facts pdf |