Campus life and city living

Best-of-both worlds

Want connected campus life – but crave vibrant city living? Choose UWE Bristol, and get both. See how it all fits together, explore our campuses, and start looking forward.

Choose your path. Find your place. Build your future. It’s all mapped out.

Explore Bristol

An illustrated map showing all UWE Bristol campuses and their locations.

Our campuses

City Campus

Creative sort? If you’re studying a creative or cultural industries course, you’ll be based on our City Campus. Make the most of energising urban spaces, tranquil harbourside studios, and our campus hub, Bower Ashton. Explore the award-winning, industry-standard facilities for the School of Art and Design and the Department of Creative and Cultural Industries.

Frenchay Campus

Frenchay is our biggest campus. It’s just four miles north of the city centre – that’s 15 minutes by Metrobus – and packed with fantastic facilities. The largest proportion of courses are taught here, and many students live on Frenchay Campus too. With lectures on your doorstep, purpose-built accommodation, and everything from sports pitches to social spaces, it’s all here – see for yourself.

Glenside Campus

Glenside is home to allied health, nursing and midwifery students. Here, you’ll find the latest specialist facilities, including simulation suites to test your skills, and one of the UK's biggest specialist healthcare libraries. It’s all set in beautiful grounds in the Fishponds area of the city, three miles northeast of the centre – come and explore.