University developments booming
A boom in university developments is under way around the country, according to research by the builders behind a £116m revamp of a Southampton University campus.
Wates Construction found 89 per cent of higher education institutions will carry out a £5m-plus construction project within the next year.
A survey of 52 higher education estates professionals by Wates showed that attracting more students is the main motive for more than half of the planned big projects at UK campuses …