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Media Centre
At UPP we are proud of the success our team and university partners achieve. We are always pleased to see our unique model, staff and partners gaining recognition for all their hard work. Below you will find the most recent media coverage of our activities, if you would like to find out more please visit our Publications page, to read our latest newsletter – or - if you are a journalist please visit the Press Centre.
09/07/2010 - Construction starts on UPP scheme at Nottingham Trent University
Construction has started on a new UPP development at Nottingham Trent University, which will deliver a new 727 room student accommodation scheme at the Clifton Campus. This sustainable campus infrastructure project is UPP’s third project with Nottingham Trent University, where UPP now operates the majority of the student accommodation on-campus. Following the successful completion of this project, UPP will have invested almost a third of a billion pounds in the UK Higher Education sector since the beginning of academic year 2009.
22/06/2010 - Young people ‘Get into Construction’ with UPP and the University of Exeter
UPP, the University of Exeter and Cowlin Construction have been host to a group of 18 to 25 year olds on the Prince’s Trust ‘Get into Construction’ scheme. The scheme, designed to engage unemployed young people, was held at the University’s Streatham Campus, where UPP are developing new student accommodation as part of the universities investment programme. UPP’s funding enabled the Prince’s Trust to operate the scheme in Devon and Cornwall for the first time.
14/05/2010 - UPP selected to deliver multimillion pound revamp at Kent
UPP has today been selected as preferred bidder to deliver new student accommodation at the University of Kent, in a further demonstration of the popularity of UPP’s partnership approach amongst UK universities. The £26 million project will be UPP’s second development at Kent and, once the latest transaction is completed, UPP will have invested over £50 million in the University since 2008, click here to read the full story.
24/03/2010 - UPP & King’s College London Get the Go-Ahead in Southwark
King’s College London, working with University Partnerships Programme (UPP), was last night granted planning permission for a major scheme that will deliver modern and sustainable accommodation for its students. Much of the existing accommodation at the Champion Hill site in Southwark, South London, will be demolished to make way for 740 new or refurbished eco-friendly rooms, click here to read the full story.
12/03/2010 - UPP Eco Residence wins accolade for sustainable design
UPP’s innovative Eco Residence at Leeds Metropolitan University has been selected as the UK 2010 BREEAM Award winner in the Multi-Residential category. The BREEAM Awards recognise buildings which demonstrate sustainable design and utilise innovative solutions to minimise environmental impact. Part of the scheme has now been certified as meeting PassivHaus criteria, marking it out as the UK’s first student accommodation facility to achieve this standard of sustainable design, click here to read the full story.