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LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD
One year away from its 50th anniversary, the University of Bath is busy making plans to both celebrate its many past successes, and look forward to an exciting and ambitious future
Investing on and off campus The University continues to invest in its future both in terms of staff and infrastructure. Its Claverton Down campus is continually evolving thanks to a multi- million pound investment programme. This has already resulted in new state- of-the-art teaching spaces and student accommodation but has now been added to by the recent opening of The Edge. The Edge will be the base on campus
for a programme of activity which encourages, and supports, participation and achievement in the creative arts. It will also house a new Executive Education suite from which the School of Management will off er business partners an innovative series of courses, events and seminars. With plans to host a vibrant
programme of visual arts, theatre, dance and music, the venue will off er exciting facilities for students, staff and the local community alike, whilst helping to establish Bath as a national hub for the arts. At the time of writing, two new
academic buildings are also moving into the construction phase – one for the Department of Psychology and Institute for Policy Research, and the second for the Faculty of Engineering & Design. Both are scheduled for completion in 2016. Away from campus, the development
ABOVE: The award-winning University of Bath campus from the lake
of a new ‘HIVE’ facility at the Building Research Park in Wroughton near Swindon, represents an innovative alternative to traditional lab-based research. The £1 million HIVE is now enabling Bath researchers and colleagues from around the globe to test the energy effi ciency, fl ood resilience and structural capability of future low-impact construction materials in groundbreaking open-air research facilities.
Worldwide networks Excellence in higher education is increasingly defi ned by international reputation and Bath has been recognised by the Times Higher Education as one of the most international universities in the world. It continues to strive to
improve its position, at racting the best staff and students from
around the world, placing research and teaching in an international context, and forming strategic alliances with leading international partners. Bath has forged a number of new
partnerships with universities in the top 100 world rankings, and these will enable collaborative research across every
discipline. In addition to pre-existing partnerships with institutions in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa. It is currently establishing links in Brazil with the National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation both in Rio. In the Middle East it is developing a partnership with the leading Turkish research institution, Koç University and exploring links with Kadir Has University in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara. Bath has students from 126 diff erent
nationalities studying there, with its teaching and research boosted by regular visiting academics and students from partner institutions. Between 2011–14 the number of Bath students travelling overseas on work or study placements increased by 25%.
Research, reputation and recognition The University of Bath’s reputation has gone from strength to strength over recent years as it pursues a mission to benefi t the wider population through the delivery of world-class research, and through the delivery of teaching excellence informed by that research. Bath’s interdisciplinary approach,
boosted by strong international partnerships, industry connections and investments on campus, is helping to shape policy, deliver healthcare, promote
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