Engineering student information
This page provides information to help you throughout your time as a registered student on a programme based in the Faculty of Engineering. We're glad to have you with us and hope that you will have a positive and fulfilling experience.
Where to find information
Students on taught programmes (BEng, MEng, BSc, MSci, MSc programmes and CDT students at the taught stage) will find information in their School’s Taught Student Handbook organisation on Blackboard.
School Handbooks for 2023/24
Students on research (doctoral) programmes (including CDT students at the research stage) will find PGR information on the Faculty of Engineering SharePoint site.
Contact your School Office if you have any problems accessing the links above.
Where to access help
We understand that it can be hard to identify which team to contact for help. Sources of help which are available to you as a student include:
- If you have a question about your programme (including about teaching and learning on your programme), contact your School Office.
- The University website has information for current students about matters not related to your programme. You can search this information for the issue with which you need help.
- Support for your health and wellbeing is available.
- The Faculty Education team can assist with queries about:
- the amount of tuition fees that you have been charged - the University’s information about tuition fees may also be helpful
- letters, transcripts and other documents
- Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) for new postgraduate students – more information about Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) for all students holding a Student Visa is provided by the Student Visas team.
- Undergraduate students (on BEng, MEng, BSc and MSci programmes) should contact the Faculty Education team by emailing feng-ugadmin@bristol.ac.uk. Postgraduate students (MSc, CDT and research students) should contact the Faculty Education team by emailing feng-pgadmin@bristol.ac.uk.
If you’re unsure who to contact for help, contact the Info Points by emailing engineering-info@bristol.ac.uk. If you are on campus, you can also approach the Info Points located near the entrance to each of the buildings occupied by the Faculty (Queens Building, Merchant Venturers Building, Ada Lovelace Building and 1 Cathedral Square) and staff will be happy to assist.
Term time opening hours
Queen's Building and
Merchant Venturers Building:
Mon - Fri, 7 am - 10 pm
Weekends, 10 am - 6 pm
Ada Lovelace Building:
Mon - Fri, 7 am - 6 pm
(Closed at weekends)
Queen's Building Library
(and bookable study spaces):
Mon - Fri, 9 am - 7 pm
Stack Room Entrance closes 6.30 pm
School Offices:-
CADE - QB 1.33 CS - MVB 2.19
EEME - QB 1.43 EMT - ALB G4
Mon - Fri, 10 am - 4 pm
AccessAble information for engineering
Bristol alumni discount
University of Bristol alumni can get a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study.
Study spaces
Queen's Building student study rooms can be booked via the study space app. Additional rooms are also available, mostly on a first come-first served basis. Please ensure you do not exceed room occupancy levels. Please visit Library Services for more info on the services they have available and for library study seat bookings.
Queen's Building | MVB |
1.16 1.19 1.58, 1.59, 1.60 F.05 (The Stack Room below library) when not timetabled for teaching 1.61 PCs in the library see floor plan) |
2.56 |
Study spaces in Senate House are designated specifically for non-quiet study.