天美传媒鈥檚 Fusion Building has been officially opened.
The building includes 27 new seminar rooms, three lecture theatres, research space, a 24-station PC lab, rooftop terraces and numerous catering facilities, all topped with a glass-domed roof.
BU Deputy Vice-Chancellor听Professor Tim McIntyre-Bhatty said:听鈥淚t is a significant听milestone for the university to formally open the Fusion Building.听I am delighted to see it being used and enjoyed by the听entire听BU community.
"This flagship building is right at the heart of our Talbot Campus and听embodies our vision to provide inspiring, state-of-the-art听academic space and听facilities听that enable staff and students to work creatively and听collaboratively together."
The Fusion Building was officially opened by Angus Campbell Esq, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, following an inaugural lecture by BU鈥檚 Professor of Microbial Ecology Genoveva Esteban, the 2015 winner of BU鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Achievement Award.
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拢22 million was invested in the new building and it was partially funded through a 拢5 million Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) STEM Award. This was awarded for investment into facilities and initiatives to promote advances in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).
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Professor John Vinney, Vice-Chancellor of 天美传媒, said: 鈥淭he Fusion Building is the largest academic building we鈥檝e created as part of our vision. It鈥檚 right at the heart of our Talbot Campus and it鈥檚 a wonderful creative space for our staff and students to work together.
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鈥淩ight at the heart of our vision is co-creation and co-production and this building provides so many opportunities to not only work together but to deliver our teaching in new inspirational ways, to showcase our research, and engage in public engagement activities.鈥�
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The Fusion Building is part of BU鈥檚 in its estates infrastructure and facilities by 2019, constructing new buildings and redesigning both Lansdowne and Talbot Campuses.
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Planning permissions have recently been endorsed by Bournemouth and Poole Councils for the proposed new Poole and Bournemouth Gateway Buildings on the Talbot and Lansdowne sites respectively.
