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Spread over three campuses, all just a short bus ride from one another, each site offers something unique. Over the last five years, we've invested £300 million into our state-of-the-art facilities. Creating the most effective and empowering setting for our students and people to discover their potential.

Our campuses

All you need to know about our campuses.

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Frenchay Campus

Just four miles north of the city centre (15 minutes by Metrobus), Frenchay is where most of our students study and many choose to live too, making the most of the new purpose-built facilities.
City campus Bower Ashton

City Campus

City Campus is UWE Bristol’s creative and cultural industries campus made up of sites at Bower Ashton, Spike Island, Arnolfini and Watershed.
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Glenside Campus

Glenside Campus is three miles northeast of the centre. Picturesque and well-equipped, it's an inspirational place to study, and is home to many of our allied health, nursing and midwifery students.

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Campus developments

Engineering building

Engineering the future

Our Engineering building is designed to revolutionise the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, wind tunnels, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and all of the latest high-tech equipment.
Interior of the Bristol Business School on Frenchay campus

Built for business

The Bristol Business School is the largest building on Frenchay Campus. Inside, you’ll find shared social and learning spaces. It’s also home to the Bloomberg city trading room and mock court rooms. Great for putting your new skills to the test.
Midwifery simulation suite at Glenside campus

Skills and simulation centre

Step onto our real replica hospital ward at Glenside Campus, complete with consultation rooms, maternity and children’s unit. The centre uses all the same equipment that’s used in NHS hospitals so you can learn how to deliver effective healthcare in safe surroundings.
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On point legal practice

Situated within the Bristol Business School, our mock court rooms bring learning to life for our students. Equipped with the latest recording equipment, you can practise your skills in a practical setting.
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Set the stage

Our award-winning Film Studio building is home to industry-standard production film making. As well as stop motion animation, CGI studios, sound recording, colour grading studios, editing suites and two large photography suites.
Envirotron greenhouse on Frenchay campus

Envirotron

This clever greenhouse is designed to transform research and partnerships in the areas of biodiversity, conservation, environmental change and food security. Using environmentally-friendly LED lighting, the Envirotron enables researchers to experiment with a wide range of conditions.
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Robotics laboratories

Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is a nationally - and internationally - recognised as a centre of excellence for advanced robotics research. And when you join us, you can get hands on with the kind of facilities most robotic engineers dream of.
Scene inside the forensic house on Glenside campus

Simulation House

Practice, test and expand paramedic or forensic skills for real in our specially modified Simulation House.

View facilities by subject area

Find out about facilities available to you in your subject area.

Careers and enterprise

Facilities to support careers and enterprise at UWE Bristol.

Careers facilities

Everything you'll need

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Sport facilities

Whatever your health, fitness or sporting goal, we have the facilities and expertise to help you succeed from fitness suites to industry-leading multi-sports pitches.
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University Health Centre

When you need medical help, the University Health Centre on Frenchay Campus is your first port of call.
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Students' Union

A buzzing, spacious, modern space where you'll find all the fun (and great value food and drink). There's a bar, café, shop, terraces with outdoor seating, and bookable meeting areas.
Students studying in the Hive on Frenchay campus.

Study spaces

There’s always space to think, learn and collaborate at UWE Bristol with our modern, well-equipped workstations, study spaces and learning zones across our three campuses.
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Social spaces

There's more to student life than studying, so of course there are plenty of places to chill, relax, meet and make friends. But when you need a little quiet me-time, we've got you covered too..
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Library

There are libraries across our campuses with printing facilities, group and quiet areas, bookable laptops and PCs. Our Frenchay Campus library is open 24 hours a day.

Halley Nursery

Halley Nursery provides high quality childcare and education for the children of students, university employees and the local community.

Halley Nursery

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