Bristol University decides not to rename buildings linked to slavery

Institution will remove Edward Colston’s insignia from its logo and set up £10m racial inequalities fund

The University of Bristol has decided against retitling its buildings that are named after people with links to the transatlantic slave trade, but has pledged £10m to help address racial inequalities over the next decade.

At the end of a year-long consultation, which centred on whether seven university buildings should be renamed, the university acknowledged not everyone would be pleased with the decision to retain the controversial associations.