Construction

The University of Kent has recently completed sustainable accommodation for post graduate students at Woolf College in Canterbury.

The pioneering eco residence at Lancaster University has been selected as one of the UK BREEAM Award winners in the Multi-Residential category.

This month, more than 1,000 students across the country will be moving into pioneering environmentally-friendly student housing developed by University Partnerships Programme (UPP), a leading provider of on-campus accommodation.

Following a six week consultation last autumn, the University of Reading has now finalised its £250 million Whiteknights Development Plan 2008-2018.

A £4.1million extension to Canynge Hall, the home of the University of Bristol's world-class, 6-star-rated Department of Social Medicine, on Whiteladies Road was opened on 1 September.

Topping Out at Kent
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The topping out ceremony for the University of Kent’s new college took place this week at the University’s Canterbury campus.

The Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Jim Knight, recently opened a new £12 million Education and Teaching building on the Walsall Campus at the University of Wolverhampton.

As part of HEFCE's employer engagement strategy, the Universities of Teesside, Staffordshire and Cumbria, and Worcester College of Technology are developing new relationships with employers to support business growth and employee development, supported by more than £8 million of HEFCE funding.

Newcastle City Council has given planning permission for architect Bond Bryan’s winning design for Newcastle University’s new £22m student and administration services building. Contractors will be appointed in November and the project will start on-site in spring 2008 and is set for completion in 2010.