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Baines Wing: Potential Disruption

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Where: Baines Wing

When: 25/03/2017

The School of Healthcare are currently undergoing a £1.7M refurbishment programme, part of which includes the expansion of existing clinical skills facilities. As part of this scheme it is necessary to replace an existing condensing unit, which is currently located on one of the flat roofs belonging to Baines Wing.

Services to be interrupted: Installation of a replacement condensing unit.

Effects of this interruption upon building occupants: Due to the location of the crane there will be restricted access to the rear of Baines Wing between 6.00am – 10.00am. As a precautionary measure there will be no access to the toilets on the third floor of Baines Wing between 6.00am – 10.00am. Supplementary information has been produced to show the extent of restrictions.

Contact name responsible (to whom any queries should be directed): Mr Robert Gale

Contact Telephone No. : 0113 343 5964

Email: R.M.Gale@leeds.ac.uk

If the above member of staff is unavailable, you have any general queries about our services or would like to add or remove a person from this email list, please contact the Estate Services Helpdesk on 0113 343 5555 or e-mail: eshelp@leeds.ac.uk

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Official openings mark success of buildings

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This year has seen the official opening of two, multi-million pound refurbished buildings that were led and delivered by Estate Services.

The School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies along with the Institute for Transport Studies have been applauded for the significant improvements made to the buildings, resulting in modernised environments for students and staff.

Peter Morgan, an award-winning scriptwriter was among the scores of alumni returning to the University of Leeds’ School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies to celebrate the opening of its new home. The refurbishment of the listed building in University Road marks an investment of £7.6 million, bringing the School together in one site close to the heart of the campus. It provides students with an impressive, modernised environment including quality studio space, fully-equipped workshops, a multi-purpose project space and a large student common room.

Chris Grayling, the Secretary of State for Transport opened the £4m building for Institute for Transport Studies, which provides a new modern research and teaching space. Enhanced spaces have been created for PhD and post-doctoral researchers, to ensure that the University is supporting emerging talent alongside its world-class professors. The new building also marks 50 years since the discipline of transport studies was first established at Leeds.

“These are exciting times for transport policy and planning in the UK, and our world class Institute for Transport Studies is ideally placed to help shape this agenda and deliver innovative solutions” Professor Lisa Roberts, Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

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Architectural awards wins

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Earlier this month, three University of Leeds projects were highly commended for their architectural prowess at the 26th Leeds architecture awards.

  • The installation of the untitled Bas-Relief sculpture on the side of the Stage@Leeds was highly commended in the public realm and landscape design category. Bodington Hall’s architects, Jones and Stocks, subcontracted Hubert Dalwood to create the frieze for the hall’s refectory block in 1961. The sculpture was saved and moved to Stage@Leeds and refurbished in spring 2016.
  • The Laidlaw Library received a commendation in the New Building Category.
  • The Multi–Storey Car Park was highly commended in the Young People’s Review category.

The prestigious awards recognise the contribution building and landscape design makes to the city. Nearly 80 nominations were received over 7 categories for the awards, with further honours given in the People’s Choice and Young People’s awards.

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VIDEO: NEXUS – a future view

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Watch an overview video of the construction of NEXUS. You can find out more about Nexus by visiting the NEXUS project page.

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Plan your walking route around campus

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Work has now commenced to prepare for the £96m investment to create an integrated campus for Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Installation of hoardings may affect your current route to and from Engineering buildings, please plan your walking route.

Find out more about the disruptions caused by this project.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences: Work commences on 20 March 2017

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A programme of work will commence on 20 March to prepare for the £96m investment to create an integrated campus for Engineering and Physical Sciences.

 To include new homes for the Schools of Computing and Physics & Astronomy, this investment will provide specialised teaching spaces and will be the hub for our new Bragg Centre, providing facilities and expertise to support multidisciplinary materials research involving physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers. This development will also integrate world-leading research in robotics and in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT).

 Phase one of the project will see the demolition of the former Estates Building and the Old Boiler House which are located near the Old Mining building on Woodhouse Lane. Installation of hoardings may affect your current route to and from Engineering buildings.

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 For staff and students this will mean:

  • Site hoardings will be in place from 20 March and may affect your current route to and from Engineering buildings.
  • There will be some noise disturbance as work gets underway.

 

 For those who make or receive deliveries this will mean:

  • Delivery vehicles to Chemistry will have to exit the same way as they enter.
  • Deliveries to Engineering from 20 March will be via Clarendon Road

Thank you for your cooperation and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

 

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact David Oldroyd  on d.oldroyd@leeds.ac.uk or the Estates Helpdesk on 0113 34 3549

Find out more about the Engineering and Physical Sciences project.

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External repairs and redecoration works: 18 Blenheim Terrace

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Where: 18 Blenheim Terrace

When: 13/03/2017 – 14/04/2017

We are notifying you of external repairs and redecoration works to the front elevation of 18 Blenheim Terrace.   

Services to be interrupted: None

Effects of this interruption upon building occupants:  Erection of scaffold, joinery repairs to window frames, some masonry repairs and redecoration of windows and front door. Presence of contractors working on scaffold. Intermittent periods of noise. Vehicular movements in car park to front of building.

Contact name responsible (to whom any queries should be directed): Ed Batty

Contact Telephone No. : 0113 343 6820

Email: e.s.batty@leeds.ac.uk 

If the above member of staff is unavailable, you have any general queries about our services or would like to add or remove a person from this email list, please contact the Estate Services Helpdesk on 0113 343 5555 or e-mail: eshelp@leeds.ac.uk

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Clarendon Way Road Closure

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Where: Clarendon Way

When: 10/10/2016 – 03/07/2017

This is to allow for new high voltage cables to be laid from the new 33kV sub station on Hyde Street to the Generating Station Complex.

Services to be interrupted: There will be no access for vehicles along this route.

Effects of this interruption upon building occupants: Pedestrian access to the buildings along Clarendon Way will remain open. Vehicles will not be able to access parking to the Orange Zone car parks via Clarendon Way. The alternative access route to the car parks is via Calverley Street.

For delivery vehicles this will mean: 

Access for deliveries and refuse removal vehicles will remain open. The best access route is via Hyde Street on to Clarendon Way.  

Contact name responsible (to whom any queries should be directed): Simon Gough

Contact Telephone No. : 0113 34 35491

Email: S.J.Gough@leeds.ac.uk

If the above member of staff is unavailable, you have any general queries about our services or would like to add or remove a person from this email list, please contact the Estate Services Helpdesk on 0113 343 5555 or e-mail: eshelp@leeds.ac.uk

Estate Services apologises for the inconvenience which this may cause your department. Unfortunately it is necessary to shutdown or interrupt our services in order to undertake essential maintenance or repair activities and for some new works projects.

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Creating an integrated campus for Engineering and Physical Sciences

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A programme of work will commence on 20 March to prepare for the £96m investment to create an integrated campus for Engineering and Physical Sciences. Staff, students and visitors are advised to plan their route as site hoardings will be in place and access routes to and from Engineering will change.

 This project is the biggest single financial investment ever made on campus and is part of our £520m campus plan to help secure our position as one of the UK’s top ten research universities.

 The new development will bring together research and teaching across Engineering and Physical Sciences, to inspire new ways of working across disciplines, strengthen industry collaboration and support world-class student education.

To include new homes for the Schools of Computing and Physics & Astronomy, this investment will also provide specialised teaching spaces and will be the hub for our new Bragg Centre, providing facilities and expertise to support multidisciplinary materials research involving physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers. This development will also integrate world-leading research in robotics and in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)

Phase one of the project will see the demolition of the former Estates Building and the Old Boiler House which are located near the Old Mining building on Woodhouse Lane. Installation of hoardings may affect your current route to and from Engineering buildings. There will also be some noise disturbance as work gets underway. Staff, students and visitors are advised to plan their route as site hoarding will be in place and access routes will change.

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Campus then and now

Campus then and now: University Square

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We’ve been digging through our archive of old campus masterplan photos and found a few images that show the campus throughout the years. This month we’re focusing on University Square.

Now: University Square (2017)

The University’s Precinct is home to a new piece of sculpture by Sue Lawty, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Mitzi Cunliffe’s monumental Man-Made Fibres sculpture in 2016. Texta Texens is located in the walkway outside Clothworkers’ South, developing a dialogue with Cunliffe’s Man-Made Fibres above. It was created in collaboration with poet Helen Mort – Douglas Caster Cultural Fellow at the University 2014-2016 – and sculptor Dan Jones.

Engraved in the sculpture is Dr Mort’s poem ‘Texere’, the words literally becoming part of the weft and weave of the stonework, exploring the link between text and textiles, weaving conversations about life and learning, research and education, people and place on campus.

Celebrating the Yorkshire Year of the Textile on campus 

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