Plymouth Marjon University has announced plans to build an 'outpatient and wellbeing community hub' after being awarded millions of pounds of funding from the Office for Students (OfS).
The higher education institution was handed £5.8m from the independent regulator to develop the specialist facility on campus following a successful bidding process. The money from the OfS is part of £400m being awarding to UK institutions to fund scientific, technical, and practical subjects.
The university, which expects to launch the hub in 2025, said the facility would "help plug workforce shortages in the region". It will provide placement-based learning for students and will support the delivery of new technical and clinical programmes such as healthcare science, nursing, and allied health professions. The university said the hub would offer an "important healthcare provision" for Plymouth's community.
