A campus for Bristol
We’re building our future alongside the communities who share our city.
A welcoming place
The new campus will provide more opportunities to connect with Bristol. With an active programme of events and activities, local people will be welcomed to use the space.
Many of the facilities have been designed in consultation with our civic and community partners and will foster collaboration on shared challenges for the city-region. The Exchange Hall will be publicly accessible and include a café and meeting spaces. Dedicated spaces for community engagement include:
- the Bristol Rooms – a co-working and project space
- the Story Exchange – a circular seating area designed to bring together expertise and experiences from a wide range of communities.
Public art
Public art will welcome people to the new campus and create a sense of place where people feel welcomed. TQEC will be home to three public art commissions and there will be opportunities to get involved in a range of art activities throughout the development.
Charting Change
Bristol-based artists are leading Charting Change - our first public art commission at the new campus. Over the next two years, Charting Change will seek to engage people with the potential of TQEC and has a strong focus on citywide engagement, discussion and dialogue.
Ellie Shipman, a visual and participatory artist, has been appointed as the lead artist for the Charting Change commission and will work with other artists, local people and civic partners to co-develop a series of artworks and events. These will inform the design of a permanent textile artwork in the main building at the new campus once it opens in 2026.
Come along to the first exhibition in November. WORK IN PROGRESS will be a free exhibition from 21 to 23 November at St Anne's House, Brislington.
Find out more about the exhibition
Wild Spaces
Wild Spaces is a new commission featuring a participatory programme and temporary artworks that will investigate the natural landscape around the new campus. It will focus on TQEC's access to the waterfront as a platform for examining the bigger picture of wild spaces across the city.
Public realm
The public realm will be a shared space for Bristol and a major artwork in the area will create a landmark for the new campus, contributing to the arrival experience and welcoming local and international visitors. We will be sharing more details on this commission shortly.
Improving connections
The campus will be porous, welcoming people to it and those travelling through it. The new Eastern Entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open directly onto University Square. The development will improve access for people travelling between South and East Bristol and the city centre. An extensive, regenerated landscape around the campus will add to the city’s green spaces.
Barton Hill Micro-campus
The micro-campus was set up by the Temple Quarter Engagement Fund in 2022 and is now managed by the University’s Global Engagement Division. It is a partnership with the Wellspring Settlement and provides a space for us to work with the local community.
The micro-campus delivers workshops, teaching, outreach and collaborative research. There is a programme of regular drop-in sessions at the micro-campus, including:
- the Little Library,
- free legal advice with the University of Bristol Law School,
- coffee mornings.
For Bristol
Do you know about all the ways you can get involved with the University? Discover short courses, take part in public consultations, see the public art when you visit the campus, attend events and explore job vacancies.
Views of the future campus
Explore images of what the new campus will look like.