The New University Project

What are we trying to achieve?

A ‘civic’ university to be proud of Improved experience for students and staff Better access for the community Increased efficiency Improved academic structure Better use of space New ways of working, learning

and teaching

Why is the New University Project important?

Government target of 50% of all people aged between 18 and 30 to have had significant exposure to higher education

This will be achieved through established successful universities rather than by creating new institutions

The University’s on-campus growth rate between 2003/04 and 2006/07 is forecast at 10%; then between 2006/07 and 2009/10 at 9%; modest compared with other universities in the region

Kingston University is a major contributor to the local economy. It employs some 1,800 people and has a turnover in excess of £100 million pounds

With the expenditure of its 16,900 students on personal maintenance, the impact on the local economy is in excess of £250 million per year.

Why is the New University Project important?

Government target of 50% of all people aged between 18 and 30 to have had significant exposure to higher education

This will be achieved through established successful universities rather than by creating new institutions

Kingston University is a major contributor to the local economy. It employs some 1,800 people and has a turnover in excess of £100 million pounds

With the expenditure of its 16,900 students on personal maintenance, the impact on the local economy is in excess of £250 million per year.

Key estates projects

County Hall, potential acquisitionand refurbishment

Penrhyn Road Phase 3 Single Town Centre Campus Kingston Hill Roehampton Vale Selling Knights Park/River House

Current position

The Board of Governors in December 2004 agreed to:

Reduce the number of split-site Faculties

Improve estates including, at Penrhyn Road, additional teaching/ office space through:

- extension to the library - demolishing the workshop block

and building on this space

Acquire and refurbish County Hall, making a single town centre campus

Penrhyn Road/County Hall

2. Penrhyn Road Phase 3

1. Refurbishment of County Hall & Surrey Club

3. Link to create single town centre campus

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County Hall

Penrhyn Road

What next

The university’s appointed project management and design team (Arup with John McAslan + Partners Architects) will produce a ‘development framework’ to describe possibilities at each campus

The first of a set of regular open meetings is on

Wednesday 18 May 2005, 6.30pm, The Picton Room,

Penrhyn Road Campus

Continued dialogue between the university and you, our neighbours

Your issues: Spring Grove area

Conservation Area

Noise

Your input and association with all plans

Your questions – what the NUP means for you

If you have more questions at a later date please do contact us:

Deirdre Ferrier Communications Officer (New University Project)

Tel. 020 8547 8133

email: nup@kingston.ac.uk

www.kingston.ac.uk/nup

Other NUP team members are:

Dr Ken Hopkins, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Strategic DevelopmentJulia Bond, Programme ManagerAnne Williams, Project Administrator