Work starts on new £40m teaching labs at university

WORK has started on new £40 million teaching labs on the University of Birmingham’s campus in Edgbaston.

The building will be used for the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.

It includes high-specification equipment and modern technologies alongside dry, wet and computer laboratories for use by different student groups simultaneously.

There will also be a public space which will allow the university to showcase science to a wider audience.

Construction group Morgan Sindall is leading the development which forms part of a wider campus expansion by the university.

Pro vice-chancellor Softley said: “It will through which STEM Professor Tim be the vessel students learn how to succeed in the graduate market. It will help them to develop the technical and practical skills and cross-disciplinary working practices that will plug the gap in the market that we know is so important to industry.”

Richard Fielding, Morgan Sindall’s area director for the Midlands, added: “Starting construction work is always an exciting moment for those who have lived and breathed the project for many months. Significant work has been put in to enable us to reach this stage, and it is now our responsibility to realise the vision of the university and its team.

“This will be a fantastic building, bringing new capabilities to the institution and will take STEM subjects to a much wider audience.”

Construction work is expected to be complete by 2019.