University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

  • Location: Town, City

Student life

When you join University of Gloucestershire you’ll get the best of a big university experience, but with adventure around every corner. With over 45 festivals each year, placements with global businesses on your doorstep and over 500 bars, clubs and pubs, Cheltenham and Gloucester offer students a unique and diverse home away from home.

Life in Cheltenham and Gloucester isn’t just about the activities you can find in the town and city centres, our university is set in the Cotswolds, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK! From hiking to cycling, paddle-boarding to climbing, our students love exploring what the county has to offer further afield.

From Ecology to Drama, LGBTQ+ to rugby, there are clubs and societies for everyone, no matter your interests or passions. Joining a society is a great way to add value to your university experience, making friends for life and connecting with people with similar interests.

What's it like to live in South West?
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The South West of England is made up of seven counties, with rural areas surrounding key student cities – from Plymouth and Bournemouth up to Bath, Bristol and Cheltenham & Gloucester.

You'll find many a festival – including the world-famous Glastonbury. And if you're a cider or cheese buff, you'll have plenty to try in the South West. You can always walk it off in Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks, or beautiful countryside from the Cotswolds to Land's End.

Cornwall, Dorset, and Devon are big coastal favourites, with idyllic beaches and waves to test the bravest surfers.

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What's it like to live in Cheltenham and Gloucester?
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Cheltenham and Gloucester sit on the edge of the delightful Cotswolds, with the former fondly thought of as the quintessential English spa town, and a huge array of festivals across the county.

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Campus and facilities

University of Gloucestershire is spread across three vibrant campuses with each boasting a refectory, SU bar, library, study spaces and a Helpzone, where students can go for support.

Oxstalls campus in Gloucester is home to our sports, performing arts, health and business students, and has industry-standard facilities including a state-of-the-art Trading room and an environmental chamber.

Francis Close Hall in Cheltenham is our oldest campus; we’ve been training teachers here since 1847, and it’s also home to our humanities, science and arts students. Known as our ‘Hogwarts campus’, the buildings may be historic but the facilities are modern, featuring a crime scene house and interview suite and an industry-standard biomedical science lab.

Park campus, also in Cheltenham, is a creative hub where computing, media, design and technology students create and collaborate using the latest industry equipment, like a VFX green screen studio, ADR vocal booths and cyber security labs.

Course locations

City Campus - Gloucester

Kings Square, Gloucester, GL11RP

Main Site

The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH

Institute of Technology (Swindon)

North Star Campus, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1DY

New College Swindon

New College Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AH

Bath Pod

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, BA1 3NG

Oxstalls Campus - Gloucester

Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 9HW

Hardwick Campus - Cheltenham

St Paul's Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4BS

Francis Close Hall - Cheltenham

Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ

Yeovil College

Yeovil College University Centre, Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4DR

Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Pod

Healthier Together’ Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, Bristol, BS1

Swindon Pod

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, SN3 6BB

Park Campus - Cheltenham

The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH

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