Bristol University's new £300m campus planned for city centre

The university said it was assessing "potential locations" for the new complex, which could be open by 2021

Plans to build a new £300m Bristol University campus in the city centre have been announced.

The new campus - the university's second in the city - will house a "digital innovation hub" as well as a "business school of the future".

The university said it was assessing "potential locations" for the new complex, which could be open by 2021.

Dr Erik Lithander, pro vice-chancellor, said its current campus was "reaching capacity".

He said: "A development of a new campus has been on our minds for a few years.

"We're looking at a number of locations but we do want to be right in the heart of the city.

An artist impression of how Tyndall Place could look, subject to consultation and planning permission

"It's an ambitious timescale but a project of this size will be phased and we're hoping that the first phase will be ready for use by 2021."

Along with creating a new "future-focused campus", the university is also planning to improve its Clifton site.

The area around Tyndall Avenue will be remodelled to provide a new university library and student resource hub.

The university said it hopes to make an announcement on the location of its new campus in the coming weeks.