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Our Higher Education Expertise
From high-end teaching and research buildings to extensions and economic refurbishments, we are a leading expert in the higher education sector; in-tune with the changing requirements of our clients.
We've worked with 74 universities across the UK and Ireland, and understand the key sector drivers. Many clients speak to us about their budget and time constraints, or aims to reduce the carbon impact of their projects whilst delivering modern and fit-for-purpose spaces. We bring our wealth of experience and technical know-how to deliver the best outcomes for universities, so that they can be proud of their high quality facilities and campuses, which enable their students to thrive in their education, leisure and living.
Our Experience in Numbers
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Selected Higher Education Projects
A city centre redevelopment project involving the demolition and refurbishment of Carlisle's iconic Citadel buildings.
Carlisle Citadels Campus, Carlisle
BIOS is a state-of-the-art facility supporting the University’s School of Health and Life Sciences, providing new teaching labs, a new super lab, research and clinical skills space.
BIOS, Teesside University
This research hub forms part of Imperial College London’s White City Campus housing flexible accommodation for biomedical sciences and engineering.
Micheal Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub, London
The LIMS building has been constructed on the constrained Hammersmith Hospital Campus to provide state-of-the-art laboratories.
London Institute of Medical Sciences
Refurbishment of the existing building and large additional learning space to improve the student facilities at University of Bristol.
Senate House, University of Bristol
A Hub for the Kings Buildings Campus and forms the primary element in the redevelopment of the Campus site. The building accommodates a mixture of lecture theatres, cafe/dining, study and laboratories over 4 levels.
Nucleus Building, University of Edinburgh
Curtins delivered Student Accommodation Projects 1-5, as part of the University of West England's Frenchay campus masterplan. This project became one of the largest Passivhaus student accommodation projects in the world.
UWE Frenchay Campus (SAP's)
The retrofitting of this existing building has seen Cardiff University’s School of Healthcare Sciences located to a single site for the first time since its inception.
Cardiff University Healthcare Relocation
Extensive retrofit to deliver a more sustainable and improved building for University College London.
Bartlett School of Architecture
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We bring our learnings and best practice from a wide variety of sectors to deliver the best outcomes for our higher education schemes. Click below to explore our case study experience.
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We'll be at the AUDE Annual Conference at Stand 24 from Monday 15th April through to the Gala Dinner on Wednesday. Please get in contact with our team to arrange a catch-up.
Colin Riches
Business Unit Director
colin.riches@curtins.com
David Sandbrook
Director
david.sandbrook@curtins.com
Julie Henderson
Business Development Manager
julie.henderson@curtins.com
Stephen Beggs
Business Unit Director
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Andy Roberts
Business Unit Director
andy.roberts@curtins.com
Carl Peers
Business Unit Director - Transport Planning
carl.peers@curtins.com
Mark Lusher
Principal Engineer
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Our Clients Tell Us
“The Curtins team have been supporting the University of the West of England (UWE) in the development and maintenance of our estate for more than 10 years, and continually add value to our projects. With Curtins’ experience in the higher education sector, they reliably deliver the best outcomes for us. Most notably, the team have worked on UWE’s largest project on its Frenchay Campus to date, which has seen the delivery of one of the country’s largest Passivhaus schemes. The team from Curtins were instrumental both in the design stages and in a Technical Advisor capacity during construction on the structural and civils areas, and were invaluable in raising and closing out defects at the early stages of the concrete frame construction.”
News & Views
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Projects23rd Nov 21
Carroll Court set to be the largest Passivhaus project in the world
Demolition has taken place at Carroll Court in Bristol to make way for the new 900 bed student accommodation scheme for the University of West of England, which is set to become the first phase of the largest student accommodation Passivhaus project in the world.
News8th Aug 23
Bristol Event: How to Deliver Embodied Carbon Targets
With a guest speaker from Bristol City Council on Tuesday 7th November 2023.
