THE ESTATE AND CAMPUS MASTERPLAN The UCLan core campus in the University’s home city of Preston covers a significant swathe of the city - an area of approximately 15 hectares with 63 buildings totalling 138,000 sqm of space . UCLan has also invested significantly in recent years in its Burnley campus to serve Pennine Lancashire. It also has campuses in at Westlakes in Cumbria and an international base in Cyprus.
Collectively the campus estate creates an eclectic and highly visible built environment to support UCLan’s Mission and Strategic Aims.
The University has commenced an exciting £200 million transformation plan (Masterplan) for the Preston Campus, with a vision to create a unified, sustainable and welcoming campus which will enchance the experience for all those visiting the University. The investment principles are to deliver transformational change: • Creating a shared public realm strengthening connections to the city of Preston. • Creating a physical ‘heart’ for the University - a major new public square. • Optimising the student experience through improved learning and support spaces. • Creating specialist spaces to support areas of growth critical to the local economy - engineering, medicine and health. • Equipped to be at the heart of economic, social and cultural development and growth - responding to Preston and Lancashire’s Strategic Ambitions. • Committed to sustainability, both environmentally and financially. Major projects emanating from the Masterplan include the £35m Engineering Innovation Centre, the £60m Student Centre and New Square, the Oasis Faith and Spirituality Centre as well as significant investment into social spaces and public realm across the Preston campus. Further details can be found at uclanmasterplan.co.uk
With the completion of this phase of the Masterplan in 2020/2021 we are now seeking to drive forward plans for further development and investment in our estate into the next decade.
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