University of Bristol Humanities Short Courses

16/06/2026

13 - 20 June is independent bookshop week!

“Thank God for independent bookshops and everything they do, their expertise, championing of great books and incredible ways of bringing literature, reading and other worlds into communities.”
- Nikesh Shukla

The annual celebration returns on June 13-20

28/05/2026

Join us on Saturday 6 June for Writers' Day: a day filled with creativity and inspiration!

The day will include:

🖊️Headline talks from industry stars: Nikesh Shukla and Lily Dunn

🖊️Workshops from our award-winning writers on staff, including Mimi Thebo and Jo Nadin

🖊️A Q&A with agents to answer all your questions about breaking into the industry

🖊️Celebratory drinks reception to conclude the day.

Tickets £30 for the full day or £18 concessions.
Book your place here: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/english/study/part-time/short-courses/writers-day/

25/03/2026

This year's iteration of Edson Burton's Black History Revisited course is now drawing to a close. If you'd like to sign-up for next year you can join our mailing list here: bristol.ac.uk/part-time-english-courses. In the meantime, here's a short video of Edson's poem “Britons never, never have been slaves?” recorded in 2020.

25/03/2026

Our friends over at the Hartcliffe and Withywood micro campus have developed a new micro-qualification in Entrepreneurship and Professional Studies. Click here for more information: www.bristol.ac.uk/university/for-bristol/visit/hartcliffe-micro-campus/.
Deadline for applications for the first pilot is Monday 30 March!

11/03/2026

Our amazing colleague Dr Pam Lock will be holding a fascinating talk on spontaneous combustion at Arnos Vale Cemetery on 18 March - take a read of the Bristol 24/7 article below written by ELCE alumni (and current MEL pathway student) Milan Perera!

The curious phenomenon gripped the 19th-century Britain