Glenside Campus

Set in picturesque grounds in Fishponds, 15 minutes bus ride from the city centre and home to our allied health, nursing and midwifery students.

Glenside Community

With a wide range of health and social care disciplines taught under one roof, Glenside Campus is dedicated to health and wellbeing, where students are supported to thrive.

Getting to and from our campuses

Maps and directions, bike routes, bus routes and train services to and from our campuses.

Travel information

Glenside Campus in pictures

Glenside Campus facilities

Students in the optometry and clinical skills centre

Optometry and Clinical Skills Centre

A practical learning space for trainee optometrists, paramedics, nurses and occupational therapy students.
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.
Scene inside the forensic house on Glenside campus

Crime Scene House

Practice, test and expand paramedic or forensic skills for real in our specially modified Crime Scene House.
Students using the Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training facilities

Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training facilities

Radiography students in the Department of Allied Health Professions benefit from this amazing training platform which develops invaluable operational skills and builds confidence away from the pressured clinical environment.

View facilities by subject area

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

Glenside Campus ambassador tour

Campus can seem pretty huge when you first arrive, but it won’t take long to get your bearings. We’ve got a short video tour to help you find your way around Glenside Campus – take a look!

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What's around Glenside Campus

Glenside Campus, UWE Bristol, Blackberry Hill, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 1DD.

1. Transport

There are regular buses to the city centre, Frenchay Campus (3 miles away) and Fishponds Road. There are also plenty of cycle paths for fresh air and exercise.

2. Outdoor space

There's plenty of green, open space on Glenside Campus itself. Pick your own fruit in the summer months and find herbs for your cooking. Ready for a break? Explore Snuff Mills and the Oldbury Court Estate – perfect for walks, bikes, even yoga.

3. Supermarkets, cafes and restaurants

Fishponds Road is a bustling hub of shops, restaurants and cafes. Supermarkets sit alongside independent shops, and there’s a GP and dentist within a short walk.

4. Campus community

Glenside has its own Students' Union on campus, specialist health and social care library and a range of cafes and restaurants.

Glenside Campus accommodation options

Glenside

Glenside

Live on site at Glenside Campus in your own shared, self-catered flat.
The Hollies

The Hollies

If having a more independent living space is important, The Hollies is ideal. Open to both Glenside Campus and Frenchay Campus students, it’s located opposite our Glenside Campus.

Self-guided tours

Can’t make one of our open days and fancy glimpsing university life on a business as usual day? Download a self-guided tour and come and see us at a time that suits you.

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