Facilities to support careers and enterprise

What's waiting for you?

Looking for a space that inspires your entrepreneurial spirit? If you bring the big ideas and ambitions, we’ve got the places, spaces, people and buzz to help you grow. When you're learning at the heart of a community of entrepreneurs, who knows who you'll meet, connect with and be inspired by.

Space to get growing

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The Foundry

Join us for hackathons and immersive technology events in our newly upgraded space that’s also home to our enterprise studios, where you can get paid, real-world experience on industry technology projects while you study.

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Launch Space

Launch Space has worked with hundreds of early-stage tech founders to help make their businesses successful. Spend up to 12 months developing your business with the support of our in-house incubation team. 

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Student Ventures

Got a great business idea? We'll help you get it off the ground. With physical space, business support and funding available, we'll be on hand to help you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey.

The Employability and Enterprise Zone

The Employability and Enterprise Zone (E-Zone - 2D11) on our Frenchay Campus is packed with resources including:

  • job and placement search materials
  • daily drop-ins
  • Career Essential workshops.

Find out more about careers appointments and drop in services across our campuses.

University Enterprise Zone

University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) drives innovation and enterprise. It provides opportunities for a thriving community of start-ups, fast-growth businesses, graduate entrepreneurs and cooperative research in the high-tech, robotics, digital and health-tech sectors.

University Enterprise Zone

Careers Toolkit

The online Careers Toolkit, with resources on getting the job you want, CV and interview support, jobs, internships and placement vacancies, is available to all our students and graduates.

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Work experience, jobs and placements

Find essential information to support your job and opportunity search in your industry sector.

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Career development

The Careers Service is here to support you, whatever stage you’re at in your career journey.

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Innovation and enterprise

We offer internship programmes and funding opportunities to give you the opportunity to work on your own idea.

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Business and community partners

Services we offer to businesses, information for schools and colleges, how you can support UWE Bristol, community engagement and hiring our spaces for an event.