Work to begin on education hub

Work to create a hub for educational innovation at Durham University will begin later this year. The University anticipates work beginning on site for a new Centre for Teaching and Learning at Lower Mountjoy, Durham City, in December 2017 and the facility being completed and ready for use for the academic year 2019/20. The £40 million Centre will host a wide range of learning environments and technologies, including new classrooms that will allow students to share courses in real time with students from peer institutions around the world. There will be lecture theatres, teaching rooms, education laboratories where new teaching and training methods will be developed, student learning zones and catering facilities. Durham County Council granted planning permission for the Centre at its meeting on Tuesday 12 September. Developing the facility is part of Durham's University Strategy, 2017-2027 , to deliver world-class research, education and wider student experience. World-class education Professor Alan Houston, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), said: "Durham is a world-leading university and the education we offer is one of the University's greatest strengths.