Plans for a university’s new £35m central science and medical facility which will transform and modernise the learning experience for health students have been revealed.
Teesside University has shared the first images of how its new BIOS high-quality, state-of-the-art new facility at the heart of its Middlesbrough campus will look.
The ambitious development forms part of the university’s dynamic campus masterplan, which has already seen £275m invested to date across developments which have transformed the university campus and the town of Middlesbrough.
Supporting the University’s thriving School of Health & Life Sciences, BIOS will house four floors of cutting-edge lab space for subjects including anatomy, imaging, microbiology, chemistry, earth sciences and food sciences.
The £35m development includes specialist equipment to enable new and interactive forms of learning for core health and allied health provision, including a growing postgraduate medical offer.
Key features will include:
- A clinical skills floor, incorporating an innovative immersion suite for digital teaching.
- A purpose-built Operating Department Practice suite to support the development of these key workers.
- A wellbeing floor to assist new provision in oral health, as well as expanded provision in the Food Sciences.
- Flexible facilities to support the ongoing development of Occupational Therapy degrees.
- A range of new life sciences laboratories which will support subjects of key importance to the region, including pharmaceutical science, human biology and biomedicine.
Work on BIOS is set to get underway next month with Teesside University continuing its partnership with Wates Construction, which successfully delivered recent projects including the award-winning Cornell Quarter student accommodation and the National Horizons Centre, based at the university’s Darlington campus.
Situated between The Curve and Centuria Buildings, BIOS is due to be completed in autumn next year in time for the 2023/24 academic year.
Summers-Inman has also been appointed as consultants for BIOS.
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Teesside University, Professor Paul Croney OBE, said: “The global pandemic has provided many challenges, but it also highlighted the critical importance of health, medicine and the sciences.
“This facility will enable us to grow and enhance our provision in these key areas, aligning perfectly with the skills needs of the region and country, and delivering against the priorities of our partners across the healthcare sector.”
Malcolm Page, Chief Operating Officer said: “Our multimillion-pound Campus Masterplan is transformative, underpinning our commitment to delivering the best possible student and learning experience.
“This latest development reinforces our position as an ambitious, global-looking university which is committed to investing in our region and establishing Teesside as a thriving hub for skills development, creativity and inspiration.”
Professor Tim Thompson, Dean of Teesside University’s School of Health & Life Sciences, added: “This is an incredibly exciting development for our School and for the University.
“We always strive to meet the demands of regional and national employers. BIOS will help us to provide more modern, flexible and digitally-enabled learning spaces to help train the next generation of health professionals and provide a compassionate, forward-thinking and inclusive learning environment.
“It will also allow us to bring together delivery of health and human sciences subjects, providing a holistic view of the healthcare-bioscience ecosystem.”
BIOS is the latest development in the university’s campus masterplan, with ongoing projects including the £13.1m Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, putting Teesside at the heart of the UK’s green industrial revolution, as well as the £5m Postgraduate Student Hub, a dedicated space for postgraduate students and researchers to study, collaborate and connect.
Keep up to date with all the latest news on our website, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
You can also follow our dedicated Teesside Facebook page for all the latest in the area by clicking here.
For all the top news updates from right across the region straight to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter here.
Have you got a story for us? Contact our newsdesk on newsdesk@nne.co.uk or contact 01325 505054
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel