Plans have been unveiled for a new £300 million campus at the University of Bristol.

The Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus will be built next to Bristol Temple Meads on the seven-acre former Royal Mail sorting office site.

The scheme will focus on digital technologies, their application by citizens, organisations and industry, and the innovation they drive. In addition, the University will expand it's Engine Shed enterprise hub and build a new student village together with improvements to the public realm, including new cycle and pedestrian links to the surrounding area and high-quality landscaping.

A public consultation on the proposals is now underway, with the deadline for submissions on 21 July. There will also be exhibitions of the plans at Engine Shed by Bristol Temple Meads and Beacon House on the Triangle from 20 June to 07 July, plus special consultation events at Engine Shed and Paintworks.

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Construction work is scheduled to get underway in 2019 and it's hoped the campus will open in time for the start of the 2021/22 academic year.

Professor Hugh Brady, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, said: "We have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine the future of our University as one of the world's great civic universities while also transforming a key site at the heart of our city.

"Our new campus is very much a work in progress and we would welcome people's feedback, on everything from education provision, research and innovation to community engagement and transport links. We don't know exactly what it will look like yet, but we do know that we want it to feel welcoming to everyone and to be a place for the whole city to learn, explore and enjoy."

Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, said: "I look forward to the development of plans for the new University of Bristol Enterprise Campus planned for the heart of the Enterprise Zone. This new world class facility has the potential to turn a derelict site into an inclusive home for digital excellence, offering a vast range of opportunities and building on the city's reputation as a leading digital city."

To take part in the consultation, visit here.

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