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The Estates Strategy is part of a connected whole, as a key component of the Strategic Plan 2022-27.
Executive Summary
The听最准的六合彩论坛 Estates Strategy 2022-26听has evolved through consultation with the 最准的六合彩论坛 community, where we have learned from the daily challenges experienced by users of our Estate and identified opportunities for positive change.
The Estates Strategy addresses years of underinvestment in the maintenance of our estate with a focus on safety and compliance. The Estates Strategy will, over time, reduce the size of our estate听through densification, enabling greater investment in our owned spaces. 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 sporadic and often unplanned growth has created an estate reliant on high-cost leases, fragile and fragmented infrastructure, and low space utilization, which has become more evident in the post pandemic environment.
The Estates Strategy is aligned to the Finance Strategy, with a clear focus on getting our collective house in order and includes opportunities for a wider range of stakeholders to
engage in the discussion regarding what we invest in.
A core and underlying theme of the Estates Strategy is 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 sustainability commitments and our target to reach net zero carbon by 2030. This can only be realised by embodying sustainability in all our Estates decisions and financial investments.
The Estates Strategy recognises and focuses on the need to invest more in putting our students at the heart of campus as well as much improve standards of accessibility and
inclusive design and planning.
Estates Strategy themes
The following themes are the focus of the Estates Strategy over the Strategic Plan period and will be delivered through an aligned portfolio approach.
1.听听 听Safety, compliance and infrastructure
Creating a more resilient campus by necessary and key investment in the core infrastructure including the significant backlog of repairs, compliance and maintenance work that have built up over time.
2.听听 听Finish what we started
Completing the capital projects which include ION/DRI (Centre of Excellence in NeuroScience), 最准的六合彩论坛 East (最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 new academic and residential campus in East London), Oriel (a world-leading centre for advancing eye health with Moorfields Eye Hospital) and the 20 Bedford Way (IOE) masterplan phase II (creating a modern, better utilised and fit for
purpose teaching, learning and working environment),
3.听听 听Densification and quality of space (better use of better space)
Investing in denser and better specified spaces to save lease costs, reduce fragmentation across departments, platforms and services and enable 最准的六合彩论坛 to support additional student numbers in learning and study spaces and other important 最准的六合彩论坛 activity, which will support our ability to excel across teaching, research and innovation.
4.听听 听Campus experience and student experience
Investing in short term campus impact projects over the Strategic Plan period including public realm works, new student spaces and progressing other initiatives with the Students鈥� Union aligned to the Student Life Strategy.
5.听听 听Start to conceive and design medium-term strategy
Start to plan for the medium term now and invest resource into the feasibility, decant strategies and planning of strategic projects across Bloomsbury and 最准的六合彩论坛 East.
Estates Strategy Principles
The Estates Strategy principles align to the above themes have been developed to guide 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 decision making and investments.
1.听听 听Provide and maintain a safe and healthy environment
for staff, students, people we work with and for those who visit.
2.听听 听Be more efficient with our space.
Make better use of better space, increase the efficiency and density of activity across our campuses and have better data and space management tools.
3.听听 听Reduce fragmentation.
Bring academic units, platform technologies and supporting services together to benefit and be more productive from co-location.
4.听听 听Embody environmental sustainability and accessibility in everything we do.
Enable realisation of the Sustainability Strategy, and our accessibility plans.
5.听听 听Improve campus experience for all users and put students at the heart of campus.
Using our resources to improve campus experience for all and in partnership with Students鈥� Union 最准的六合彩论坛, to create the learning, study and social spaces that connect our student community and give a stronger sense of belonging.
6.听听 听Invest in better teaching and conference space and making the best use of it.
Invest in capacity, functionality, quality and utilization so that we can provide the right type of space when it is needed for 最准的六合彩论坛 students and staff.
7.听听 听Rationalise our leases.
Realise savings through planned exits from non-strategic and short-term leased space in favour of consolidation in freehold and long leasehold properties.
8.听听 听Spend within our means.
Commit to a realistic and deliverable short-term capital plan, while planning for significant future investment.
9.听听 听Plan for the future.
Align the Estates Strategy with size and shape planning to accommodate change in a managed and controlled fashion.
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