Oxford has specific issues:
The Context Key challenges are: a very significant change in the capital funding landscape , more emphasis on sharing and flexibility by a smaller number of centres of excellence, the changing needs of students, and carbon and energy reduction.
• A number of properties are no longer functionally suitable for their current use and their future needs to be considered in the light of their location and potential for change of use • The development of new donor-funded buildings is likely to continue as the University grows • The provision of appropriate student housing remains a challenge and will require further investment
• Ambitions to promote flexibility and sharing of both teaching and research space enjoy broad support across the University but are some way from becoming a reality
• The continued growth of research places significant demands on investment
• The UK Higher Education sector as a whole faces a significant reduction in government funding for capital • The quality of student provision has come under scrutiny following introduction of the variable fee • Research funding is increasingly dependent on promoting flexibility, interdisciplinary work and sharing between institutions • The national value-for-money agenda is promoting better use of space and more efficient servicing. Carbon reduction targets for the sector are challenging
• Research data requires very significant processing, resilience and storage facilities; investment in IT capital projects is likely to become more significant over the next five years
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