Francis Close Hall (FCH) is the University campus nearest to Cheltenham’s town centre, being just a short walk away from Cheltenham’s lively bars, clubs, friendly terraced streets, department stores, specialist shops, community cafes, diners and restaurants.
The campus has a mix of Humanities, Education, Environment and Social Sciences subjects, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to interact across disciplines both academically and socially.
- Centre of Excellence in teaching and learning
- History that can be traced back to the college founded by Francis Close in 1847
- Twenty-first century state-of-the-art laboratories, ICT and design studios
- Student Helpzone
- Extensive IT and Library facilities
- Teaching gardens and plant collections
- A number of national government-sponsored projects, including those looking at best practice in Higher Education teaching
- Student training restaurant on site
- Halls of residence on campus
- Chapel on campus
- Student Union Bar
- Refectory
- Sports centre nearby