Due for completion in 2020, the project will bring create a multidisciplinary engineering and scientific community. According to the University, it will feature ‘maker spaces’, flexible labs, bespoke project areas and interactive learning environments to support innovation, creativity and collaboration on what it hopes will be a ‘completely new scale’.
“This exciting new development is a once in a lifetime project,” said Professor Martin Schroder, dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. “We will train the engineers of the future and discover and apply new knowledge to help industry and society to increase wealth and employment and to overcome global challenges of climate change, finite natural resources and changing world markets.”
Once complete, the campus will be home to the University’s four engineering schools and two research institutes from the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Modern teaching spaces and facilities will reflect the changing demands of students and staff for mobile and flexible working, while cutting edge technologies will enable students across all disciplines to engage with new modes of teaching.