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Building work to start soon on Bristol Uni’s new £500m campus
Building work is finally due to start on the University of Bristol’s new campus on the former Royal Mail sorting office site next to Temple Meads.
The university has signed contracts with construction company Sir Robert McAlpine to enable work to begin on the £500m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, which is now due to open in September 2026.
The site will be home to 4,600 students and 650 staff, with some 900 students due to be housed in new accommodation blocks on Temple Island accessed across Brock’s Bridge.
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An aerial view of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – image: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
A 38,000 sq m academic building will be home to the university’s Business School, digital engineering research groups, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre.
University bosses hope that the campus will also be “a hub for local communities who will be welcomed on site to use the facilities and open spaces”.
The Exchange Hall and feature staircase – image: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
University of Bristol vice-chancellor, professor Evelyn Welch, said: “Today really is a landmark day, not just for the University of Bristol but for the city as a whole.
“The Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus has been designed to meet the needs and nurture the aspirations of our students, staff and partners across the city and the wider region.
“It provides outstanding facilities to build on our collective strengths in research, innovation, learning and societal change.
“We are delighted to be working with Sir Robert McAlpine to bring these new facilities to life.”
View from Totterdown Basin – image: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
McAlpine director Sir Andrew McAlpine said: “This state-of-the-art academic facility at the heart of Bristol Temple Quarter’s regeneration project will bring huge socio-economic benefits to the city and the region.
“We look forward to working with the University of Bristol to bring their vision for the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus to life.
“Our teams of experts take pride in delivering outstanding facilities and making a long-lasting, positive impact on local communities for future generations.”
Public Realm viewed from Temple Meads’ new eastern entrance – image: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees added: “Temple Quarter will help deliver even more of the sustainable homes, innovation, jobs, and infrastructure that Bristol needs, including for the communities in and around the regeneration area.
“Delivering the University of Bristol’s new Enterprise Campus will help our city continue to strengthen its position at the centre of our regional economy.”
Main image: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
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