Tremough masterplan & public feedback
Monday, 08 September 2008
‘Help shape the future of the Tremough Campus' was the call to the local community recently, when a series of public exhibitions revealed the vision for Tremough up to 2016.
Many people who viewed the exhibition shared their views - 84% of people support the creation of a world class university campus and 90% agree with the aim to improve public transport, parking and accessibility to the campus. When it came to architecture, 57% wanted to see a mixture of modern and traditional styles and whilst many congratulated UCF on their plans and expansion, there is a concern that the development will over-dominate the area. Following the exhibitions, everyone's comments and suggestions will be reviewed and fed into the final masterplan due to be submitted to the planning authorities in September.
UCF and the University of Exeter share and jointly manage the Campus as part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) initiative, in an arrangement that is uniquein the UK. Now, both institutions are planning for the next stage of the development and have ambitions to create a Campus that is world-class, and the preferred Higher Education destination for local people as well as students from across the globe.
The merger with Dartington College of Arts will pave the way for a new specialist Arts University in Cornwall in 2012, creating a Higher Education institution unique to the South West.
The University of Exeter has ambitious plans to build an internationally-competitive research and teaching centre for the environment and sustainability, which will give Cornwall the opportunity to become a world-leader in generating environmental knowledge. UCF‘s focus is on high-specification spaces for the Dartington Campus's Performance courses, and an Academy for Innovation & Research to encourage entrepreneurialism and foster dynamic collaborations between graduates and industry, benefiting the Cornish economy.
Neal Barnes, Director of Estates & Facilities on the Tremough Campus said:"It is vital that we have the input of local people if we are to develop a plan that benefits the community, the local economy,our staff and students for generations to come."
In April 2008, University College Falmouth merged with Dartington College of Arts to create a new institution focusing on the expansion of Falmouth's expertise in Art, Design and Media and Dartington's expertise in Choreography, Music, Theatre, Art and Writing.
The merger will pave the way for a new specialist Arts University in Cornwall in 2012, creating a Higher Education institution unique to the South West.
University College Falmouth is a founding partner in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC), a unique initiative to promote regional economic regeneration through Higher Education, funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One), the South West Regional Development Agency, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall County Council.
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