Jubilee Campus

The campus and its facilities

The Jubilee Campus is a modern purpose-built campus which now extends to 65 acres and is located only one mile from University Park. The initial phase was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1999. The state-of-the-art facilities now include:

• the Schools of Education, Contemporary Chinese Studies and Computer Science
• The Nottingham University Business School
• The National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services 
• a Sports Centre
• University of Nottingham Innovation Park
• 4000 third party purpose-built student residences within half a mile radius of the campus

Sustainability

Built on a site that previously had industrial use, Jubilee Campus is an exemplar of brownfield regeneration and has impeccable green credentials.

An important feature of the campus is the series of lakes which, as well as being home to a variety of wildlife, provide storm water attenuation and cooling for the buildings.

Less visible - but equally important to the sustainable and environmental credentials of the campus – are the:

• roofs covered by low-growing alpine plants which help insulate and maintain steady temperatures within the buildings throughout the year
• heat recovery mechanical ventilation systems
• lighting sensors to reduce energy consumption
• photovoltaic cells integrated into the atrium roofs
• lake source heating and cooling systems
• biomass boiler installation
• maximised use of passive ventilation engineering

Awards

The environmentally-friendly nature of the campus and its buildings have been a big factor in the awards that it has received, including:

• the Millennium Marque Award for Environmental Excellence
• the British Construction Industry Building Project of the Year
• the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Journal Sustainability Award
• the Civic Trust Award for Sustainability
• Lord Mayor's Award for Urban Design

The Jubilee Campus also won international praise with the Energy Globe Award.

Recent developments

• New China Building, home to the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, will open in autumn 2012;
• In 2012, three further buildings were completed on the Innovation Park: Aerospace Technology Centre, Energy Technologies Building and Institute of Mental Health Building;
• The 12 acre University of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) was also established in 2008, providing incubator and grow-on space for new businesses, research and innovation;  
• in 2009, the Nottingham Geospatial Building was completed on the Innovation Park;
• In 2008, three new landmark buildings and a 60m high steel structure ‘Aspire’ – the tallest piece of public artwork in the UK - were completed by Ken Shuttleworth, designer of the iconic and award winning London 'gherkin'.