‘Gigantic spaceship’: University of Bristol’s flagship £500m campus opens

Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus near to station will make it easier for students and staff to commute

Not so long ago, the first impression for visitors arriving by train to Bristol’s main railway station was a derelict building described by David Cameron as looking like the entrance to a war zone.

On Monday, a shiny new University of Bristol campus on the site of that crumbling Royal Mail sorting office next door to Temple Meads is opening its doors to students, teachers and members of the public.