Southampton University joins forces with Lloyds Register to develop a Centre of Excellence
The University of Southampton is progressing its proposals for the redevelopment of its Boldrewood campus as a Maritime Centre of Excellence. The University has already gained outline planning permission for the redevelopment and has been working closely with Lloyds Register to develop detailed plans for Phase 1of the Maritime Centre of Excellence concept.
These plans include accommodation for the marine activities of Lloyd’s Register together with a Maritime Institute bringing together the academic and business communities in one location in the pursuit of world-class innovation, research and education. The move out of London will relocate this part of the Lloyd’s Register organisation to the heart of the UK's maritime cluster, bringing it closer to a core of the industry it serves, and co-locate its marine engineers with those of the University.
The new Maritime Centre of Excellence will be a world-leading centre for innovation, business and education in maritime engineering, engineering sciences and other relevant maritime disciplines at the heart of the Solent Maritime cluster. The proposals will have significant local, regional and national benefits for Southampton and will be a landmark development on a strategically important route into Southampton. The Maritime Institute will offer access to a range of expertise which will provide technical support for the maritime industry, and will serve as a catalyst for future maritime developments in pursuit of world-class innovation. The benefits that will result from the Maritime Institute will be relevant to all sectors of the maritime community, including small and medium sized businesses.
The University and Lloyd’s Register have been consulting stakeholders over the past few months on their Phase 1 proposals, and detailed plans for the first buildings to be constructed on the new campus have recently been submitted to Southampton City Council. It is hoped that these will be approved later this year. If you would like to find out more about the plans for this exciting new initiative they can be viewed at http://www.maritimecentre.info
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