Henry Royce Institute
| Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials | |
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| General information | |
| Construction started | 2017 |
| Estimated completion | 2019 |
| Cost | £150 million |
| Height | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) |
| Website | |
| http://www.royce.ac.uk/ | |
The Henry Royce Institute is an institute at the University of Manchester.
Building
The nine-storey building will be 46 metres (151 ft) high, making it the tallest current building on the campus (although the Mathematics Tower was taller before its demolition). It will have 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) of space. It will be located next to the Alan Turing Building, close to the National Graphene Institute as well as the School of Physics and Astronomy, the School of Chemistry, and the Manchester Engineering Campus Development.[1]
The building will cost £150 million, and will open in 2019.[1]
Institute
The institute is a hub and spoke collaboration between the University of Manchester (the hub), Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Imperial College London, National Nuclear Laboratory, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, University of Oxford and the University of Sheffield.[2]
The cost of the institution, including the building, is £235 million.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "First picture of University's Henry Royce Institute building". University of Manchester. 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials". Retrieved 25 February 2017.