Learn in community

Full-time independent students have the option to be connected with:

Tutor groups: These smaller groups of students meet weekly with a designated Trinity tutor for worship and prayer, theological reflection, encouragement, and serve the wider community together in practical ways.
The gathered community’s practices of morning prayer and worship, spiritual disciplines and spiritual retreats
Church placement experiences
Weekday community lunch together
Everything else our Bristol community offers!

An independent student is selected each year to participate in our Student Exec, and Trinity Tutor in New Testament Dr Jamie Davies serves as Tutor for Independent Students. Both the exec rep and tutor act as liaisons to represent our independent students in the college leadership, and are available to hear any concerns, questions, or ideas.

Latest blog posts

Trinity Newsletter Autumn 2023

Dear friends, I am very pleased to share with you the latest edition of Trinity College News, which you can download here. We’re greatly looking forward to another academic year, and we’re excited to share some stories with you from the past year, including news of our first Jubilee Scholar, Trinity’s first appearance on the […]

Scholarships available!

We are delighted to share the news that we are offering several fully-funded scholarships for full- and part-time independent study, particularly aimed at those who might struggle to meet the cost of fees or are otherwise disadvantaged. The scholarships, available in partnership with the Relay Trust, are for candidates who either live in the South-West […]

Open Evening for Part-Time Study

Open Evening for Part-Time Study ⁠Live in the Bristol area? Fancy studying theology alongside your existing work, church and family commitments? Why not consider studying part-time at Trinity? We are holding an Open Evening to discuss part-time study at Trinity on 6 June 2023.⁠ For more information, and to sign up for the Open […]

New Vice Principal for Formation

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Revd. Helen Johnson as Vice Principal for Formation, starting on 1st April 2023. Helen has been Pastoral and Formation Tutor at Trinity for more than two years and more recently has been Acting Director of Formation. She will continue to teach on a number of different academic […]