Higher education

How are university capital budgets holding up in the face of covid?

Covid-19 and the government鈥檚 exam grading fiasco have combined to leave universities in a deep administrative and financial hole. Jordan Marshall asks industry experts what the sector needs to do

Higher power: how is the universities sector shaping up?

The universities and higher education sector is as vulnerable as any to fluctuating demand 鈥� but it still has billions every year to spend on its buildings

Growing pains: It is possible that the UK higher education sector is approaching 鈥榩eak campus鈥�

Dramatic changes in student numbers demand fresh thinking about聽the adaptability and utilisation of university buildings

鈥楧ifferent doesn鈥檛 scare me鈥�: Mary Pierre-Harvey has big plans for Oxford Brookes

The UK鈥檚 first black female director of estates at a large UK university talks to 黑洞社区

Universities鈥� many challenges

While this week we highlight the many positives about the universities sector, it would be a mistake to think that the boom times will continue

Smart building: What makes UCL's Student Centre so special?

University College London鈥檚 new Student Centre is innovative, diverse, digitally enabled and focused on sustainability 鈥� just like its users.

Education news

School rebuild scheme in east London gains planning approval

Scheme to deliver new learning and leisure areas

Kier cuts net debt by a further 拢100m

Order book increases 6% as part of 鈥榙isciplined growth鈥� says contracting giant

Autumn statement 2023: coverage all in one place

黑洞社区鈥檚 coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place

Kier poaches hospital building lead from ISG

David Hollywood will focus on the New Hospitals Programme and the ProCure23 Framework

Autumn statement at-a-glance: Tax rises and spending cuts as OBR forecasts recession

Chancellor sets out plan to stabilise economy

Firms gear up as New Hospital Programme unveils initial 拢2.5bn pipeline of work

Details of deals already awarded also revealed

Education in focus

Key takeaways from the 黑洞社区 the Future Conference and Housing Today Live

Church House in Westminster yesterday played host to two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by 黑洞社区 and Housing Today.

The cool cafe that comes with a Cambridge college attached

By Ben Flatman

Witherford Watson Mann managed to carve out a niche cafe from a sliver of land on the side of Clare College鈥檚 Old Court and in so doing improved facilities, increased accessibility and revitalised some historic buildings, Ben Flatman reports

School buildings crisis: What can the next government do to save our schools and colleges?

By Joey Gardiner

Public capital spending on education was less last year than at any time since Labour鈥檚黑洞社区 Schools for the Future聽programme got up to speed 17 years ago. As part of 黑洞社区鈥檚 election focus, Joey Gardiner asks what can be done to stop our schools falling further into disrepair

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