Over the past month, we have continued to make excellent progress at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC). With a year to go until construction is due to be completed on the main building, we have created a video tour which gives a sneak preview of the brilliant spaces yet to come.
We have also recently launched a new LinkedIn newsletter through our University’s LinkedIn account, in which we will share our news, explore topics relating to TQEC in depth and invite more people in and outside of the University to follow along with our journey to opening. Please subscribe to the LinkedIn newsletter and share with anyone who may be interested – your colleagues, partners, friends and communities.
Our existing facilities in Temple Quarter continue to demonstrate their value to the region and it was fantastic to see the work of the Dental School featured on BBC Morning Live in May. MyWorld have also been awarded another round of funding from the West of England Combined Authority to run their successful Skills Bootcamps in Virtual Production, providing free skills training to local professionals in their pioneering new facilities.
One of the most exciting prospects of TQEC is its ability to help us build on so many of the things we already do well and the positive impacts we can bring locally and globally. We are already recognised as one of the leading institutions for spin-out success, and just last month a University of Bristol spin-out was awarded the King’s Award for innovation. With new partnerships, high-performing facilities and an ethos of collaboration, TQEC is set to enhance our position as a world-leading place for innovation.
Judith Squires, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Senior Responsible Owner for the Temple Quarter Programme
Making connections at the micro-campuses
This month we are celebrating one of the longstanding projects that has been operating at the Barton Hill Micro-campus since September 2023. Each weekend, Power Education Ltd runs a STEM tutoring session to help local secondary school children fulfil their potential. Led by Ilyass Amin and Habby Salaben, and supported by the School of Education, this fantastic initiative welcomes on average 100 students to its tutoring sessions every week.

Recently, Power Education’s students were invited to visit the main building at TQEC for a work experience visit. Sir Robert McAlpine, principal contractors at TQEC, hosted the students at the site, discussing career routes into construction and discovering the work taking place. This was the first work experience visit of its kind and more are set to come at TQEC over the summer.
Earlier this year, the Civic Engagement Team launched the Civic Connections funding call for staff to submit ideas for collaborative projects to take place at Barton Hill Micro-campus and at the new Hartcliffe Micro-campus. This month, the successful projects were announced, which will bring a fantastic range of meaningful engagement activities to the spaces.
In Barton Hill, activities include projects focused on community history, public health, translation and language practices, mental health and cultural barriers to seeking health support. Kicking off the new space in Hartcliffe, projects will include an exploration of the health legacy of the Wills Tobacco company, menopause research and pet care with the Vet School! Read more about the Micro-campus call 2025
Making learning more Active
The Bristol Institute for Teaching and Learning (BILT) has recently published new guides and resources about active learning, an important approach for engaging students on our existing campuses and at TQEC.
TQEC will be home to a range of active learning spaces, varying in capacities from around 30-120 students and specifically designed to promote participation and peer-to-peer engagement.
As part of the move to TQEC next year, the TQEC Team are working with BILT to share resources, training guides and inspiration for staff who are already taking this approach and for those who are looking to make their learning design more Active.
Hear from Tansy Jessop, PVC Education and Students, who shares her vision for active learning.
Explore BILT’s guide which includes interviews and case studies from across the University.
Connecting to the District Heat Network
This month we shared the news that our main building at TQEC will be connected to one of the country’s most innovative, low carbon heating systems. The District Heat Network is a citywide initiative which we are helping to expand through the development of our new campus.
This approach is one of the first of its kind in the UK. Through the connection, excess heat from the digital infrastructure powering our research and education activity will be able to be reused for heating and hot water for the campus and also buildings in the local area. Read more about TQEC’s connection to the District Heat Network.
