Sunderland Science Complex Refurbishment
The University of Sunderland is investing over £7 million in a new Sciences Complex at the City Campus as part of the ambitious capital development masterplan to provide modern, well-equipped facilities to support high quality teaching and learning, real-life applied research, and support for business and our wider community.
Support has been provided by One North East through Single Programme investment (£2.4 million), and also through the European Union's ERDF Competitiveness programme 2007-13 (£982,000).
The new Sciences Complex development will include a new Health and Science Academy, which will entail the conversion of over 4,000sq metres of existing university space into state-of-the-art teaching,learning and research facilities for health science provision.
The new development will feature:
- A new central hub for the Health and Science Academy with a highly visible atrium area and reception, opening out to attractive landscaped public realm space as part of a new university square.
- New high quality teaching and learning facilities, including a professional development suite for the delivery of higher level skills for students and continuous professional development facilities for health professionals
- High quality multi-disciplinary science laboratories including new equipment for drug discovery, pharmaceutical and health-related sciences
- A new integrated industry-standard Analytical Services laboratory and scientific imaging suite
- A sports science research facility equipped to analyse aerobic capacity, track body temperature, and assess biometric performance
- High quality social learning spaces for staff, students, and external partners including a dedicated Bioinformatics IT suite
- Exhibitions space to promote leading-edge science to the young people of the region, the wider community, industry and the health professions
