EF Academy Torbay UCAS trip to Bath Uni and city
First year A Level and IB students from EF Academy Torbay visited Bath University for a tour of the campus and mini taster lectures from key professors. This was followed by a visit to the historic and world heritage site city of Bath.
After the early start and the coach ride up to Bath we had a chance to get a coffee in one of the many onsite coffee shops. As with many British Uni campuses it’s a bit like a small town with shops, bars restaurants and bath has a great feel to it.
The University of Bath is a public university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966 and can trace its roots to a technical school established in Bristol in 1856.
According to The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2015 the University of Bath is the best university in the UK for student experience. In The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014 the university was awarded the title of “Best Campus University in Britain”. Bath was awarded the title of ‘University of the Year 2011/12’. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 32% of Bath’s submitted research activity achieved the highest possible classification of 4*, defined as world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour. 87% was graded 4*/3*, defined as world-leading/internationally excellent.
The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of MBAs, the European Quality Improvement System, the European University Association, Universities UK and GW4, a grouping which brings together the South West and Wales’ four leading, research-intensive universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter). Until 30 October 2012, it was also a member of the 1994 Group.
Bath is a new Uni compared to many others like Bristol, Oxford or Cambridge and it certainly has that feel. It excels in a number of subjects but it’s most famous as a sport uni having helped Britain achieve such a high ranking in the medals table at the last Olympics. Its sport facilities are impressive to say the very least.
After our tour by final year students who took time out from revision and dissertations we met in one of the large lecture theatres where we had mini lectures from a professor from the economics department and the physics department as a taster of what to expect. The economics lecturer gave us a basic lesson in supply and demand with a bit of economic trickery. He even set a challenge and gave his email address so we could spend some time thinking about it.
Afterwards we took the coach into Bath city and spread out to explore this world famous city and its stunning architecture. Bath is like stepping back in time to an England of the past!
Bath is a town set in the rolling countryside of southwest England, known for its natural hot springs and 18th-century Georgian architecture. The museum at the site of its original Roman Baths includes The Great Bath, statues and a temple; the facility’s Pump Room serves a popular afternoon tea. Today’s visitors can soak in the waters at the contemporary
After a long day we made our way back to Devon more informed and perhaps a little more cultured.