Our Partners
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol in South West England. The Council is a unitary authority, responsible for all local government functions within the city. Its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor, who is supported by a cabinet of seven appointed Councillors. Bristol has over 500,000 inhabitants.
Business West
Business West is a non-profit company, which offers business support to start-up and growing businesses in the West of England. It has a turnover of £10 million, and almost 21,000 businesses trust them to start and grow as well as lobby the government on their behalf. Profits are reinvested back into the business.
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public, red brick, research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909 and has over 25,000 students. The University of Bristol was ranked in the UK's best 10 universities and world's top 50 in the QS World University Rankings 2020.
Our Former Partners
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England, Bristol is a public research university, located in Bristol, England. It received university status in 1992 and has almost 30,000 students. UWE was ranked within the UK's top 30 universities in the Guardian University Guide 2020.
South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire Council is a mixed urban and rural authority of great diversity located in South West England. It comprises multiple suburban districts to the north and east of Bristol, as well as a large rural area. South Gloucestershire has over 200,000 inhabitants.
Become a Partner
Since 2014, the Bristol & Bath Brussels Office has successfully raised the region and partners' profiles, collaborated with European partners, ensured local interests are represented, and assisted in successful EU funding applications worth +/- €3.5 m.
The Office is based on an approach in which it and each of its partners share 3 interrelated objectives:
-
Profiling and opportunity creation;
-
Intelligence and interest representation;
-
Funding and relationship building;
The Office then offers tailored services to each partner linked to the shared objectives, but based on their specific priorities.
Becoming a partner is open to all organisations in Bristol, Bath and the surrounding area.
For more information, please get in touch with us by contacting paul.davies@bristol.gov.uk