Investments in People and Facilities
World-leading education and research requires world leading people and facilities. In recent years we have invested substantially in both. We have made very significant investments in our people, including £43 million so far to recruit 183 worldclass academics and leaders of the future; and a £9 million investment in top performing researchers; an £18 million investment in PhDs since 2015/16, with a further £12 million in the pipeline, bringing the total number to 3,400 by 2023/24. We also host a significant number of doctoral training centres, and a dedicated Doctoral College which creates a sense of community and shared endeavour amongst our sizeable postgraduate community. Alongside this we have invested in our systems and people to underpin and support the highly valued and essential work of our professional services and support colleagues. Our £40 million Nexus Innovation Centre which connects business with research expertise is now fully open. Under the management of the Director of Estates and Facilities the University has undertaken an ambitious £520 million capital investment programme to further strengthen our position as a leading UK university which included £24m for the new Laidlaw Library and £25m investment in the Edward Boyle Library, which together have increased the number of study spaces to c. 4,500 seats. Developments also include a £98 million integrated site for engineering and physical sciences that will house our cuttingedge Bragg Centre for Materials Research; the development of a new technology park to accommodate an Institute of High-Speed Rail and Systems Integration and Centre for Innovation and Materials; significant investments across the University farm in terms of new buildings for the National Pig Centre and a state-of the-art environmental observatory across this large commercial farm; and a major investment to provide state-of the-art Business School teaching facilities.
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