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Northumbria Uni acquires Sandyford Building from Newcastle College

Northumbria University has acquired the Sandyford Building from Newcastle College, as part of plans to invest £52m over the next two years to improve its campus estate.

Already situated on Northumbria’s city centre campus, the the five-storey property has historically been part of Newcastle College.

The University plans to create a new Student Central zone, featuring the Sandyford Building, which will bring together all student-facing services, such as careers, welfare and international support to one area in the heart of the campus.

Work also includes two new state-of-the-art buildings to bring major benefits for students on computing and information sciences and architecture and built environment courses.

Professor Andrew Wathey CBE, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University, said: “Acquiring Sandyford campus is excellent news and makes obvious sense because of its location.

“This also strengthens our wider campus Estates Plan by helping to ensure that we continue to develop a world-class learning environment for our students.

“The significant improvements in our sector rankings and research strengths in recent years have lifted our international reputation, but they have also raised the expectations of our stakeholders.

“Continuing to invest in our campus like this is a key part of meeting these expectations, and achieving our vision 2025.”

Tony Lewin, Principal of Newcastle College added: “We are delighted to have worked in partnership with Northumbria University to agree the sale of our Sandyford Building.

“The agreement benefits both organisations and will allow us to provide the very best learning experience for our students within the Rye Hill campus, but at the same time support Northumbria with its campus development programme.

“The recent £18m development of our 10 storey Parsons Building has given us the opportunity to bring provision back to our main campus, encouraging more collaboration and providing our students with a wider range of fantastic facilities.”

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