The University of Sunderland has unveiled plans for a decade-long, £250m investment programme which will transform its facilities in the North East and beyond.
The bold project - set to start this year - will see the university plough £100m into the redevelopment of its St Peter’s campus on the riverside. The site is home to the faculties of technology, arts and creative industries, business, law and tourism and education and society, and new investment will create a new library and student centre, providing study facilities to support learning and teaching.
Education and research facilities will also be improved in the vital growth areas of computer science and engineering, as part of the university’s commitment to further its work in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). University leaders have hailed the programme as a major step-change in its ambitions, with the programme also being closely aligned with Sunderland City Council’s regeneration programme currently unfolding across the city .
