Starting Block quest

Name: starting-block-quest-28
Start: 2026-10-11T09:00:00.0000000+01:00
End: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.0000000+01:00

Part of Starting Block Festival.

Key Information:

Date and time: Sun 11 October 2026
Location: UWE Bristol, Various locations
Contact: Jackie Chelin Jacqueline.Chelin@uwe.ac.uk
Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking not required

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Description

Are you ready to get to know your campus? Take on the Starting Block quest and discover the places, facilities and services that will help you settle in and feel at home.

Take part on your own or with friends, explore your campus, and stop off at different quest points along the way. You’ll have the chance to discover useful locations, meet new people, and learn more about what’s available to you at UWE Bristol.

There’s a chance to win some great prizes, including a laptop, a mini music course, or one of 30 vouchers!

You can complete the quest in your own time, but the deadline is Monday 12 October 2026.

How to enter

You can take part in the quest by completing the Starting Block quest Microsoft form. Once you’ve opened the form, follow the instructions to get started and begin exploring your campus.

Starting Block quest

Read the prize draw terms and conditions.

Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking not required

Accessibility

UWE Bristol welcomes all abilities/disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and genders to our events. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then let us know, by contacting events@uwe.ac.uk, so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.

Disabled parking: Yes
Step-free access: Yes
Accessible toilets: Yes
Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
Quiet spaces available: Yes

This relates to:

Frenchay Campus Bower Ashton (City Campus) Glenside Campus City Campus Starting Block Welcome events Current students

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