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POETS' CORNER IN HUDDERSFIELD
A leading poet’s plea for peace is now a dramatic feature of the University of Huddersfield, where it is prominently displayed at the heart of the campus to be seen and read by hundreds of students, staff and visitors every day. Writen by Lemn Sissay MBE – a
playwright and broadcaster as well as a poet whose works have been studied at A-level – it is entitled Let There Be Peace. It has been inscribed in large
energy-efficient building with cuting- edge facilities. It includes informal learning spaces, a café, rooftop garden, lecture theatre and even has its own courtroom for mock trials. Teaching facilities include sensory
labs, interview rooms and even a Faraday cage, for use by psychology students. The building is heated entirely by
ground source heat pumps, and features solar panels and rainwater harvesting. The building is the home of the new
Department of Law and Criminology, but will be used by staff and students from a range of areas, including student
services and the students' union. Mark Swales, Director of Estates
and Facilities at Sheffield Hallam, said: "Our new Heart of the Campus building gives our students high- quality, innovative teaching and learning facilities. But it also creates a true heart, where students can come together for informal social gatherings or for more structured learning. "The building is sympathetic to the
heritage and leafy environment of this picturesque conservation area, and features artwork created by artist Chris Tipping which reflects that."
Planning approved for UCL redevelopment
University College London has received planning permission for their Wilkins Terrace and refectory project within the environs of the Grade I listed Wilkins Building, a part of the Bloomsbury Campus. The changes bring together Burwell Deakins Architects’ remodelling of the Wilkins Lower Refectory and Levit Bernstein’s transformation of the adjacent yard into a new contemporary courtyard and terrace behind the historic portico that UCL is synonymous with. The £9.3m redevelopment will
provide a refectory of the highest quality offering a variety of dining and café space, connected to the new Wilkins Terrace, formed at the level above, to accommodate a range of formal and informal uses and providing a new east-west link across the UCL campus. The scheme forms part of UCL’s masterplan to improve
student experience by improving the quality and variety of facilities and accessibility around the campus. Andrew Grainger, Director of UCL
Estates, said: “The Wilkins Terrace and Lower Refectory projects will seamlessly join the central campus together, allowing for an essential new link through to Gordon Street. "The area to be developed into
the Wilkins Terrace is an underused courtyard known as the ‘Physics Yard’ in the centre of our historic campus. This project will transform the space into a stunning social events and amenities space and a huge enhancement of the public realm within the UCL campus. The existing refectory will be completely transformed to create a contemporary facility in its fine historical context while improving infrastructure, increasing amenities and improving usability.”
letering on an exterior wall of the University’s Creative Arts Building. Lemn Sissay spent his childhood in
the care system in Lancashire and this background was a catalyst for his links with the University of Huddersfield, where he has lent his name and support to a scholarship scheme that enables gifted young people who were brought up in care to undertake PhD research. He has also delivered several
inspirational talks at the University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2009. To read the poem visit: universitybusiness.
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