Tag: ARU Peterborough
Students launch new £32m ARU Peterborough facility
The Lab allows a wider range of courses to be offered, with most starting this January ARU Peterborough’s new £32million building, The Lab, has been officially opened by students at the university. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony last night [28 November], watched by partners from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough City Council, Nimra […]
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Minister visits the new ARU Peterborough campus
Higher and Further Education Minister praises degree apprenticeships on offer. The Minister for Higher and Further Education, the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, visited ARU Peterborough yesterday to see first-hand the impressive progress the new university has made. The Minister formally announced Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as the highest education partner for the city’s new […]
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Mace appointed to develop phase 3 of Peterborough’s new university
International consultancy and construction company, Mace, along with its multidisciplinary team has been appointed to design and develop a second teaching building incorporating a ‘Living Lab’ public science centre at Peterborough’s new university. The development forms the £28 million third phase of ARU Peterborough. A tender exercise by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has […]
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Construction of new university for Peterborough reaches highest point
A ceremonial Topping Out event has marked construction of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new multi-million university, reaching its highest point. The new university is being driven forward by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, in collaboration with Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The celebration, attended by local press and key members of the […]
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Board backing for ARU Peterborough ‘Living Lab’ public science centre and second teaching building
Plans to build a second teaching building and interactive public science centre at Peterborough’s new university have moved forward. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board approved the full business case for the third phase of ARU Peterborough when it met last week. The phase will feature the Living Lab – a publicly accessible science […]
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Inspired Bishop Creighton Academy pupils bury time capsule at ARU Peterborough construction site
Pupils at Bishop Creighton Academy helped bury a time capsule at the construction site of the new ARU Peterborough university, sealing in memories for future generations to uncover. The burial on Friday (November 26) was also marked with a visit from Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson, leader of Peterborough City Council Cllr […]
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Work starts to build ARU Peterborough phase 2 research and development centre
Construction has started on a research and development centre at ARU Peterborough, which will form a second phase of the city’s developing new university. The key milestone was marked with a visit from Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson, Leader of Peterborough City Council Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald, ARU Peterborough Principal Professor Ross Renton, […]
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak visits ARU Peterborough site
Rishi Sunak visited the construction site of the ARU Peterborough university campus in the city on Thursday (November 18) to see how £20 million of government investment will support its development. The new university campus, based at the Embankment, will help boost Peterborough’s economic recovery, and help develop the skills needed for the future. ARU […]
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£20 million government funding boost for city
Successful university Levelling Up bid will improve skills and increase opportunities in Peterborough A joint bid, submitted by Peterborough City Council, will receive £20million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, providing a huge boost to the development of ARU Peterborough, a project that will improve skills and opportunities in a city known as a higher […]
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Outline planning application process starts to provide vision for transformative new University Quarter for Peterborough
A process to gain outline planning consent for an attractive new University Quarter at the north of the Embankment site in Peterborough has started. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, in collaboration with ARU Peterborough, the new university for the city, are seeking the consent to provide a planning framework to guide development of future […]
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£100,000 grant for Peterborough Embankment masterplan will support development of city’s new university
The development of a masterplan for the future of the Peterborough Embankment, in which the new university for the city will be a key feature, has been supported with a grant of £100,000. Peterborough City Council will develop the blueprint for the 70 acre site by the River Nene on which ARU Peterborough will be […]
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Extra £20 million of Government funding could be used to boost ARU Peterborough campus
Extra funding for the ARU Peterborough campus is being sought as the city council’s preferred bid for the Government’s Levelling Up Fund scheme. Today (Friday, 18 June), Peterborough City Council put forward a £20m bid for funding, which – if successful – would combine additional teaching facilities at the campus, with the development of a new University […]
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Planning permission approved for ARU Peterborough research and development centre
A new milestone in the development of ARU Peterborough has passed with the approval of planning permission for a research and development centre which will form a second phase of the scheme. Peterborough City Council’s Planning and Environmental Committee approved plans for the £16.7m Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre building, on Tuesday (June […]
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Progress for transport upgrades for ARU Peterborough on Fengate
Fengate Phase 2 University Access Moves Forward for ARU Peterborough Plans to get ARU Peterborough up and running came closer today when the Transport and Infrastructure committee of the Combined Authority approved the Strategic Outline Business Case – SOBC – for Fengate Phase 2 University Access. Members were given a summary of the outcome of […]
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Residents and businesses invited to have their say on ARU Peterborough Research and Development Centre plans
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is giving residents and businesses the chance to have their say on the plans for a Research and Development Centre on the ARU Peterborough campus. A planning application for the new Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre, which be jointly delivered by the Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business […]
Find out moreMayor launches plans for University of Peterborough to the public for the first time
Plans for the University of Peterborough have been unveiled to the public for the first time by Mayor James Palmer and Councillor John Holdich, Leader of Peterborough City Council, at an event at Peterborough Cathedral. To celebrate the significant milestone towards delivery of the University of Peterborough, the Mayor and Councillor Holdich hosted an event […]
Find out moreBuilding Plans for new University of Peterborough unveiled for the first time
Detailed proposals for a new University of Peterborough will be revealed to the public for the first time at a three day showcase event in February. The University of Peterborough plans, including building designs, floor plans and an artist’s impression of the future University campus, will be on display at Peterborough Cathedral at the following […]
Find out moreHunt for higher education partner to support development of new ‘trailblazer’ University of Peterborough
The search has started to find the best higher education partner to develop the new curriculum and deliver learning at the new University of Peterborough. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is searching for a partner to help realise the vision of a University capable of meeting the needs and aspirations of local people and […]
Find out moreLocal businesses have their say on skills curriculum for new university for Peterborough
Almost 80 businesses operating in Peterborough have given feedback in a survey asking what kinds of courses and skills they would like to see delivered at the new University of Peterborough. The survey results will be used to help shape a curriculum in which advanced technical training is embedded. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority […]
Find out moreBusiness to be surveyed on what courses they want to see at new University of Peterborough
Employers in and around Peterborough are being surveyed on what sorts of courses and skills they want to see as part of ongoing plans to develop the University of Peterborough. Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has written to ten of the biggest businesses in the city, asking for their feedback, while a further […]
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