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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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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 […]
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Photocentric to deliver Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre
A £16.47m partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business Photocentric will link academia and industry to establish skills and learning in the second phase of the development of ARU Peterborough. Through a joint venture company, the Combined Authority and Photocentric will deliver an innovative Manufacturing and Materials Research & Development Centre […]
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Principal Appointed to Lead ARU Peterborough
Professor Ross Renton has been appointed as Principal of ARU Peterborough and will take up his new role on 15 February. Construction work on the new £30million university – a partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) – began at the Embankment site in December. ARU […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of ARU Peterborough construction work
A ceremonial spade in the ground event has marked the start of construction of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new £30 million university. The project is being driven by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, in collaboration with Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The ambition for ARU Peterborough is to launch a job […]
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Planning permission granted for new ARU Peterborough development
Peterborough City Council has approved plans for a new state-of-the-art building which will be the home of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new £30 million university. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) have all welcomed the decision to approve the proposals submitted by Mace Limited, supported by the planning consultants […]
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Planning permission sought for new University in Peterborough
A planning application for a new University in Peterborough has been submitted by Pegasus Group, on behalf of Peterborough HE Property Company, to Peterborough City Council. The submission of the planning application for the new University, on the Wirrina Car Park off Bishops Road, has been led by Mace Limited and designed by MCW […]
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New £30 million university for Peterborough is officially launched by Universities Minister
Minister of State for Universities Michelle Donelan has today (14 July) announced Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as the official higher education partner for a new employment-focused university in Peterborough, an initiative by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) in collaboration with Peterborough City Council (PCC). ARU will deliver the curriculum for the new university, […]
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 moreWorld-leading consultants appointed in key step forward for University of Peterborough’s delivery
A big step forward for a new university for Peterborough has been taken with the appointment of a world-leading project management consultancy to support the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority in its delivery. Globally-renowned consultants Mace have been selected to deliver on the Combined Authority’s Action Plan for the new university. Their work will begin […]
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Combined Authority reveals plan for the year ahead
An important milestone has been reached as the 12 key projects that will be the focus of activity throughout 2019/20 at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority were agreed. The new Business Plan was approved at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board Meeting this week (30th January 2019). It sets out the 12 key […]
Find out moreKey funding set to be agreed for development of University of Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are set to agree funding worth £6.5million to accelerate the establishment of a University of Peterborough. The business case to increase students currently studying at University Centre Peterborough (UCP) will be discussed at a Combined Authority meeting next week (Wednesday 28 June). The central aim of this pivotal funding […]
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