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Media Release 22 Feb
2008
Napier University Development will Further Regeneration in West Edinburgh

Napier University has submitted a detailed planning application to the
City of Edinburgh Council for the redevelopment of its Sighthill Campus.
The development will significantly contribute to the wider regeneration
of North Sighthill and the local economy. The construction programme alone
will support in the region of 100 full-time jobs. And from 2010 the staff
and students based there will bring major economic benefits to the surrounding
area.
The University is seeking approval for its plans as part of its £100m
estate strategy. The redeveloped campus will bring the Faculty of Health,
Life & Social Sciences together under one roof for the first time,
and provide first-rate learning, teaching and research facilities for
the 5,000 students and staff who will study there.

Work is due to begin on-site in spring 2008 and Sighthill will re-open
for the start of the academic year 2010/11.
Professor Joan Stringer, Principal & Vice-Chancellor of Napier University,
said: The redevelopment of the Sighthill Campus is central to our
ambitious estate strategy and our application for detailed planning permission
is a major step towards making our plans a reality. Our investment in
the Sighthill Campus will provide students and staff with hi-tech, well-designed
facilities fit for a twenty-first century university and will create a
landmark for the area.
The plans will include a new building adjacent to the refurbished central
spine of the existing building and a glass front atrium which will create
a social hub for the building. The new campus will be student focused
and contain a variety of mixed learning spaces, including a Learning Resource
Centre, clinical skills laboratories, IT-enabled lecture theatres and
seminar rooms and sports facilities.

The University worked closely with architects RMJM to draw up plans for
the new campus, as well as undertaking extensive consultation with a range
of partners and stakeholders including local businesses, community councils,
the City of Edinburgh Council, Stevenson College Edinburgh and NHS Lothian.
The proposals are being progressed by a design team led by RMJM architects,
Jones Lang LaSalle, Heery International, Buro Happold and Cyril Sweet.
Napier University
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Expansion : Sighthill Campus 26 Mar 2007
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University Sighthill Development architects : RMJM
Napier Expansion at Merchiston
£8.5m refurbishment of the Merchiston campus, previously redeveloped
by Richard Murphy Architects. Due to complete in 2010
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