Facilities & Investments

FACILITIES & INVESTMENTS

WELCOME Here at the University of Bedfordshire, we have big ambitions for current and future generations of students. We are committed to improving the student experience because we want to ensure that you graduate as a professional. This means equipping our University with top-of-the-range facilities, to provide you with the environments you need to make the most out of your studies.

This booklet is a concise guide to the investments made over the years at the University of Bedfordshire, including our campuses, specialised buildings, and faculty facilities.

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As well as the millions of pounds worth of investments made in recent years, we also have a number of future projects and improvements planned. One of them is the 40 million pounds STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) building, due for completion in 2018.

The four-storey building will include teaching and laboratory space which will allow the University to offer a wide range of new science courses, including Pharmacy, Nutrition, Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, and Mechanical Engineering. It will also include a new Science and Engineering Outreach Centre which will promote the value of science and engineering to local schools and the wider Bedfordshire community.

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BUILDINGS: LUTON CAMPUS Our main campus in Luton is made up of a range of modern buildings, linked together for your easy access. The Park Square building and Campus Centre are home to the departments of Business, Media, Science, Computing, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Also part of the Luton Campus, are the Postgraduate Centre, the Library, and the School of Art and Design.

There are also plans for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) building to be built by 2018.

PARK SQUARE BUILDING Located in the heart of Luton town centre by the shopping mall, our main campus buildings are in walking distance of the student halls, train, and bus stations, giving you excellent transport links to the rest of the UK, and Europe.

Facilities include: Multi-camera HDTV studio, Radio studios, Aspire Gym, 2D and 3D Animation suites, Computer Science labs, Costa cafe area, and more.

It also has bridge access to the Campus Centre.

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CAMPUS CENTRE Our 34 million pounds Campus Centre opened in 2010 as an extension of the Park Square Building. It was designed to bring all of our student services, social and learning spaces, and lecture theatres together under one roof.

Facilities include: Lecture theatres, Private Study areas and Social spaces, restaurant, newly refurbished Student Union bar and cafe, and more. It also has bridge access to Park Square Building, the PG Centre, and the Library.

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POSTGRADUATE AND CPD CENTRE The Postgraduate (or PG) Centre is a 20 million pounds building dedicated to Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) studies, and opened at our Luton campus in 2013. It has been praised for uniquely linking the two areas together, as well as emphasising the significance of postgraduate study.

Facilities include: State-of-the-art IT and AV equipment, Har vard-st yle Lecture theatres, Informal learning spaces, Quiet Study areas, Cafe and Lounge area, and more. It also has bridge access to the Campus Centre and Library.

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THE LIBRARY One of our newest investments to date is our 46 million pounds seven-storey Library, which officially opened in July 2016. Accessible to staff and students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the library's contemporaty concept and design makes it much more than just a quiet area of study and books; it is a centre of learning for everyone which supports the everchanging needs of its users. Each of its floors features a different type of study space as well as its own unique design and colour scheme.

Facilities include: Study hub, Cafe, 916 Study spaces (including group, quiet, and silent areas), 50 Laptops for loan, 530 PCs, 38 Student lockers, 154,000 books, 3 Teaching rooms, 2 Presentation rooms, and more. It also has bridge access to the Campus Centre and PG Centre.

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SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN Nearly 3 million pounds have been invested into our School of Art and Design building, which is a dedicated space for our Fashion Design, Advertising Design and Art and Design students, amongst others. Opening in 2013, the six-storey school on Guildford Street was previously owned by fashion house Alexon and is also known as 'The Alexon Building'.

Facilities include: Digital studio with laser cutters and 3D printers, Photographic studio and darkroom, Workshop areas, Dedicated studio spaces, Open plan studios, and more.

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OTHER CAMPUSES AYLESBURY CAMPUS & BUTTERFIELD PARK

Our campus based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is fully equipped with nursing facilities. These environments allow our nursing students to learn in modern, functional spaces, and apply their knowledge practically. We also have a purposedesigned building for our nursing and midwifery students on the northeast side of Luton, Butterfield Park (top right).

Facilities include: Clinical skills lab, Simulation lab with fully functional theatre, Ward, Clinic environments, Computer suite, Learning resources centre with more than 2000 e-journals, and more.

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MILTON KEYNES CAMPUS (UCMK) University Campus Milton Keynes (UCMK) is our newest campus in Milton Keynes, backed by the University of Bedfordshire and the local council. Located in the centre, there are useful public transport links nearby. The campus runs courses relevant to Business, Health, and Education.

Facilities include: High specification teaching rooms with top-quality audio visual and ICT equipment, Computer lab, Learning resources centre with group study and silent areas, and more.

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BEDFORD CAMPUS & GATEWAY BUILDING 25 million pounds were invested into 'a gateway to learning' in Bedford. The three-storey building at the front of our Bedford campus opened in 2015 and features many high-quality teaching spaces. Areas of study taught at our Bedford campus are mainly within Sport and Education, but also include Tourism and Leisure, Social Work, Business, and Performing Arts and Dance.

Facilities include: State of the art specialist labs (BodPod and underwater weighing tank, Dual X-ray absorptiometry, Environmental chamber, and Wet lab), Physical Education & Sports Science Centre, 280 seat professional theatre, and more.

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CATS

CREATIVE ARTS TECHNOLOGIES

& SCIENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE

FACULTY FACILITIES We regularly invest heavily into our computing and electrical engineering labs. Our specialist teaching rooms include a Forensics and IT Security lab, a CCNA Academy Computer Networking suite, Games, Animation and Graphics studios, a National Instruments Electronic Engineering lab, Rohde & Schwarz Telecommunications lab, and more.

There is a wide variety of state-of-the-art facilities available to students on media courses.

MEDIA ARTS & PRODUCTION

You will benefit from our 5.5 million pounds Media Arts Centre, which houses a Broadcast Television Studio, Performance Theatre and Performance Studio, Digital Radio Studios, ten Digital Video Editing Suites, Electronic Newsrooms, a White Space Studio, Multimedia Suites, and Creative Writing Labs, with additional studios for online and design work.

We also offer a Media Hub where students can borrow the latest digital equipment, including cameras, MP3 recorders, location lighting and audio equipment.

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UBBS

UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL

We believe that our estate impacts how our students learn and engage.

We have invested heavily in our facilities to shape the physical and intellectual environment of learning. Our Business School facilities includes Reuter Rooms, Business Pods, a Moot Court, Putteridge Bury (below), and more.

PUTTERIDGE BURY Putteridge Bury is a magnificent country mansion set in 30 acres of landscaped gardens. Built in 1911, it is just four miles from our main campus. As well as being the University's Conference Centre, it is home to the Bedfordshire Business School postgraduate programmes. It features its own Learning Resources Centre equipped with PCs and more than 2000 electronic journals.

HSS HEALTH &

SOCIAL

SCIENCES

We have newly refurbished teaching laboratories in our Luton Campus. The University of Bedfordshire continues to invest in Life Sciences teaching, with more than 1.5 million pounds recently invested. There are also labs with specialist equipment at Aylesbury Campus and Butterfield Park, where our nursing and midwifery courses are taught (see page 9).

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