University of the West of England (UWE)

UWE is the University of the West of England, the Bower Ashton college is the faculty of the Creative Arts (previously for Art, Media and Design).

The campus is on the edge of Bower Ashton accessed via Kennel Lodge Road see the maps and directions page. With many buildings on the Kennel Lodge Road side overlooking the red deer enclosure of Ashton Court Estate.

There is a UWE Redevelopment Project in progress, a ten year plan of development for the UWE's Bower Ashton site.

Local bus services pick up/drop off from Bower Ashton roundabout at the end of Clanage Road and at Ashton Bridge on Ashton Road, thats just after the bridge crossing over the railway line (Ashton Bridge) at the end of Winterstoke Road.

Local buses run from/to Portishead, Nailsea, Weston Super Mare, and Clevedon. They give access to Bristol City Centre and the central bus station via Hotwells. See the Somerset bus services link at bottom of page right hand side.

There is a bus shuttle service the Ulink with the U1 service running from Bristol Temple Meads (railway station) to the campus. With prices, route details and timetable information on the UWE's Bus Service page. Its for the use of both students and the general public.

Much more transport information on the UWE's how to find us page.

There are usually several undergraduate open days these will also show in the events panel on the right hand side of the page.

UWE Bower Ashton College Information

• Bower Ashton College.
• UWE Events Diary.
• Sunday Times Sept 2007: UWE Profile.
• Times Online Feb 2008: A student's guide to ... University of the West of England

On Site Courses

• 2007/8 Courses.

  These include (this is a not a full list): Animation, Maya, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photo Shop, Adobe After Effects, Machine Knitting, Garment Construction, Life Drawing, Storyboarding, Black and White Photography and Enamelling.

Other UWE related Web Sites based in Bower Ashton

• V O R T E X ! 20^th and 21^st Century essays and images on war and peace.
• National Electronic and Video Archive of the Crafts.
• LAND2 Artists, Students & Lecturers Landscape resource.
• Myspace.com: Bower Events.

UWE Students Union

• UWESU. Students Union Site.

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