Glenside Campus

Set in picturesque grounds in Fishponds, a 15-minute 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 tour

Join student, Romina on a whistle-stop tour of facilities including our replica hospital ward, diagnostic radiography suite and eye clinic. Hear about her favourite places to eat and relax and get a feel for student life on Glenside Campus.

Personalised virtual tour

You don’t need to visit us in person to explore our facilities and campuses. Take a personalised virtual tour and experience what a typical day could look like here for you. 

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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.

Nursing students in the Skills and Simulation Centre

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.

In a clinic treatment room, a rehabilitation specialist kneels in front of client, who is lunging with one leg outstretched to the side behind her.

Glenside Sports Injury Clinic

Managed by a team of BSc(Hons) Sports Rehabilitation students, Glenside Sports Injury Clinic is open to UWE Bristol students, staff and members of the public. The clinic offers a range of services to assess and rehabilitate sport and exercise-related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions.

Crime scene house bathroom with students

Simulation House

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

Students using the Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training facilities

Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training facilities

Radiography students benefit from this amazing training platform which develops invaluable operational skills and builds confidence away from the pressured clinical environment.

Person having an eye test.

UWE Bristol Eye Clinic

The UWE Bristol Eye Clinic is a student-led service with fully-equipped treatment rooms.

View facilities by subject area

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

Glenside Campus in pictures

Glenside campus exterior with tree blossoms
Occupational therapy students using equipment
Forensic science students in protective clothing investigating a crime scene
Students sitting outside on park benches in glenside grounds
Sensory room at Glenside
Glenside paramedics using equipment
Glenside campus clock tower
Glenside Campus exterior
Glenside library study space
Student assessing patient
Student using optometry equipment
Adult nurse with patient
Glenside campus exterior with tree blossoms
Occupational therapy students using equipment
Forensic science students in protective clothing investigating a crime scene
Students sitting outside on park benches in glenside grounds
Sensory room at Glenside
Glenside paramedics using equipment
Glenside campus clock tower
Glenside Campus exterior
Glenside library study space
Student assessing patient
Student using optometry equipment
Adult nurse with patient

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

Example of a student room at Glenside Campus.

Glenside

Glenside accommodation is ideal for Health and Applied Science students. Located in the heart of Glenside Campus with room for over 280 students, you’ll live in a shared flat for three to seven people.

Example of student room in The Hollies on Glenside Campus.

The Hollies

Located opposite Glenside Campus, The Hollies is ideal for Health and Applied Science students and has over 170 rooms.

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