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The latest news and developments from the Estates and Facilities Management teams.
External shot of The Diamond building with a little of Jessop West in the background

Full building closure of The Diamond 6 to 13 September

The Diamond will be closed from Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 September whilst essential maintenance work is carried out.
Heartspace

Engineering Heartspace nominated for most inspiring learning space

51²è¹Ý¶ù’s newly opened Engineering Heartspace building has been nominated for the ‘inspiring learning space’ award at the 2020 Education Estates Awards.
Man with an ebike stood by a concrete wall looking at his phone

Try before you eBike

Staff returning to work on campus this month might be giving some thought to their commute. EFM has a number of electric bikes that are available for hire to interested staff to ‘try before you bike’.
The interior of the Engineering Heartspace taken from the top level looking down over the work space

University’s Engineering Heartspace wins distinguished award for social impact

51²è¹Ý¶ù's new Engineering Heartspace building has won a prestigious award for social impact from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The refurbished concourse on campus. Taken from underneath the concourse, the photo shows the blue neon lights on the ceiling and yellow neon lights around the bottoms of seating areas.

Concourse redevelopment wins top industry award for lighting design

51²è¹Ý¶ù’s iconic Concourse area has won the highest award for architectural lighting design by the international lighting industry.
A computer generated concept art of the MRI-PET facility exterior.

Secure development gets gold award

The University’s construction site for its MRI-PET scanner facility has been awarded the gold Secured By Design standard.