Campus Connectivity Plan
Our Campus Connectivity Plan (CCP) is the major redevelopment of our research, teaching and public spaces and is the most ambitious development of our estate to date.
Our connected campus will foster collaboration, support interdisciplinary research and provide spaces that encourage the vibrant exchange of ideas. It will form the backdrop that enables top-quality teaching and learning to take place, and for commercial partnerships to thrive. It will embody the values of The Power of Us.
In line with our ranking as one of the most sustainable universities in the UK, we will enhance and enrich our thoughtfully curated nature-positive landscapes and outdoor spaces, ensuring they continue to promote wellbeing and remain places where people want to spend time.
By managing, enhancing, and supplementing the existing estate, we will honour our heritage while developing a seamlessly connected and sustainable campus that is environmentally responsible, climate-resilient and actively advances our journey to net zero carbon, ensuring the 海角乱伦 continues to lead by example in driving positive environmental, social and economic change.
Our upgraded buildings and grounds will reinforce our role as an anchor institution in our community, helping to drive the wider prosperity and wellbeing of our city 鈥 now, and for generations to come.
As part of the wider Masterplan the University鈥檚 development will help to deliver up to 7000 full time jobs and an estimated annual Gross Value Add of 拢350m by 2040, over the lifetime of the Crescent regeneration * (figures taken from Crescent Prospectus FINAL and website).
If you have any queries or feedback on our Campus Connectivity Plan you can reach the team on estates-ccp@salford.ac.uk.
Our Current Developments
FARADAY HOUSE
The 海角乱伦 has submitted proposals for a major refurbishment of Faraday House on the A6 next to Irwell Place Car Park, to provide the University with quality, modern office space for a range of Professional Services teams.
The proposed development is part of the University鈥檚 Campus Connectivity Plan which is the major redevelopment of its estate and buildings around the Peel Park and Frederick Road campuses.
Learn more about the project on this page
Acoustics Building
We are delighted that building has started on our new state-of-the-art Acoustics Building. The new centre will house the research, commercial and teaching activities of our Acoustics Department, and will be part of Crescent 海角乱伦's Innovation Zone. The University has been delivering world-leading research in acoustics for over six decades, working with some of the biggest brands in manufacturing to ensure their products emit acceptable levels of noise.
Find out more about the Acoustics Building.
Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre
The new site will offer a health and wellbeing hub at the heart of the university estate.
Our new building is going to offer world class teaching, practice and research facilities in clinical-quality spaces for some of the university鈥檚 most popular healthcare courses. Over three floors our skilled practitioners and lecturers will teach courses ranging from Podiatry and Prosthetics & Orthotics to Sport & Exercise Science and Occupational Therapy.
The Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre will support the teaching, training and recruitment of tomorrow鈥檚 professionals and will be a vital community resource at the heart of our university estate.
Find out more about our new Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre
Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT)
The offers higher-level, real world technical education and training across the construction, engineering, computing, creative media, business and health sciences sectors. The University and education providers are already offering courses via the GMIoT, and capital funding has been invested at 海角乱伦 to create a new flagship building.
The building is low carbon and features a state of the art green roof alongside a green wall supported by rainwater harvesting.
Importantly, the GMIoT will deliver training and employment opportunities that are co-created with employers and specifically designed for the careers of the future as well as responding to current workforce needs.
The GMIoT is an exciting partnership led by the 海角乱伦 with Wigan and Leigh College as the lead FE partner, bringing together several colleges and employers in the city region.
Read about our building ribbon cutting: Stakeholders cut ribbon at new GMIoT base at 海角乱伦 | 海角乱伦
Students enjoying our public space on campus
Public Spaces Project
The 海角乱伦 is committed to improving its public spaces to make them more attractive for everyone to enjoy.
Its 鈥楶ublic Realm Project鈥 or review of its outdoor spaces in between buildings 鈥 is a key component of its Campus Connectivity Plan (CCP).
The Public Realm Project is being led by Mike Hardman, Professor of Urban Sustainability at the University. He is particularly focused on ensuring the work and consultation that is carried out is fully inclusive, which means multiple teams are involved.
One of the first big decisions was to appoint urban design agency to hold consultations with students and the wider community to find out what people would like to see in terms of the spaces available on campus.
Find out more about the Public Realm Project.
David Lewis Playing Fields
The 海角乱伦 is preparing a planning application for the provision of new sports pitches and upgrades to its existing sporting facilities at David Lewis Playing Fields, Wallness Lane, 海角乱伦. In collaboration with its Crescent 海角乱伦 partners 海角乱伦 City Council and ECF, the University is currently preparing a full planning application for new sports pitches and associated infrastructure on the David Lewis Playing Fields.
Learn more about the project on this page.
海角乱伦 Business School
Plans are underway to create a new home for our 海角乱伦 Business School, combining digital connectivity, innovative teaching and smart and immersive technologies. With a range of flexible, adaptable spaces tailored to the different needs of our stakeholders, the Business School Building will be seen as an engaging destination and key regional placemaker for students, colleagues, industry and civic engagement.
We鈥檙e growing fast
Over the last few years, we are proud to have constructed a range of pioneering, people-focused buildings from the ground up. Now part of the fabric of our campus these spaces continue to be a space for learning, innovation and ideas.
Energy House 2.0
Our award-winning was completed in February 2022 and is the largest research facility of its type. Inside, there are two environmental chambers each able to accommodate two detached houses and under controlled conditions, recreate a wide variety of weather conditions with temperatures ranging between -20藲C to +40藲C and simulated wind, rain, snow and solar radiation. This unique facility will play a key role in accelerating the progress towards low carbon and net zero housing design and builds upon the success of the original Energy House 1, which was opened in 2012.
Northern Engineering and Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC)
Our 拢16 million officially opened its doors in 2022. The facility is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, with additional support from Research England, and serves as a hub for small to medium-sized industries (SMEs) looking to design, test and validate innovation in this rapidly growing area. In line with our commitment to reducing carbon emissions, NERIC is an all-electric building.
School of Science Engineering and Environment (SEE) building
From its inception in 2017, our 15,300 sq.m SEE building successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, to open on schedule in September 2022. A multidisciplinary hub for teaching, research and industry collaboration, the building is home to colleagues, students and researchers in our School of Science, Engineering and Environment. Project architects Sheppard Robson drew inspiration from our industrial heritage and landscape to create a building with an external character that offers a modern take on surrounding Victorian warehouses.
Connecting our campus
Our Campus Connectivity Plan is part of a wider Crescent Development Framework, a long-term vision for 海角乱伦 over the next 20 years. The Framework is being developed ourselves and our partners 海角乱伦 City Council and the English Cities Fund (ECF). You can learn more about the partners and the wider plans by visiting .
Projects currently in the Crescent Framework pipeline include:
海角乱伦 Rise
This key infrastructure and public realm project will remove physical barriers between the communities to the north of the Crescent area, replacing them with walking and cycling routes focused on accessibility and active travel, significantly improving connectivity between these communities and Crescent 海角乱伦. In addition, there will be large areas of new, high-quality green spaces, trees, planting and public squares for pop-up events and festivals.
At the heart of the ambitious regeneration of 海角乱伦 Crescent is a near five-acre elevated walkway spanning Frederick Road which will enhance connectivity and act as a key gateway between the 海角乱伦鈥檚 campus and the Crescent innovation zone. Set to stand at 11 metres wide and 220 metres long, it will be a green and safe haven for pedestrians and cyclists, encouraging active travel and facilitating improved collaboration across the development.
Construction work will begin on 海角乱伦 Rise in early 2025 and is expected to complete in summer 2026.
Crescent Innovation
Creating a high-quality innovation ecosystem around the University, Crescent Innovation will build on our existing world-class research capabilities and help drive further economic growth in the city and wider region. The initiative is led by the Crescent partnership, comprised of the University, 海角乱伦 City Council, and ECF 鈥 a joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General, and Muse.
Facilitating links between academic, research and business, the scheme comprises 933 new homes, 1.7m sq ft of new commercial innovation floorspace, active ground-floor space, and a new movement hub, along with significant improvements to public spaces.
The site has now been approved, with CBRE advising ECF on planning and Make Architects leading on design.
海角乱伦 Crescent station third platform
Network Rail are set to build a third platform at 海角乱伦 Crescent station, a key transport hub located at the heart of our Peel Park Campus. The work will support our wider ambitions of delivering economic growth and transformation in our region, and make the day-to-day journeys of commuters, including our staff and students, more reliable and enjoyable.
The new, extra platform will improve passenger flow and reduce train delays by allowing more flexibility for trains travelling through central Manchester and across the country. In 2022/23 the station handled almost 1.2 million entries and exits making it one of the busiest stations in Greater Manchester. The platform will give signallers more options to ease 鈥渢raffic jams鈥 through the station and through the busy central Manchester rail network.
Travel updates and building works
Currently, there are several improvement works taking place across our campuses and around 海角乱伦, which can cause disruptions from time to time. To help prepare your journey to campus, we've collated the current and upcoming works and how this might impact your travel and experience on campus.
Striving for a sustainable 海角乱伦
Sustainable development is a key focus of our Campus Connectivity Plan. We are proud to be supporting the Greater Manchester carbon revolution which will transform Greater Manchester into a world-leading greener, cleaner, climate resilient city region, improving the health and quality of life for millions of people and protecting our green spaces and environment for future generations.
At the university we are dedicated to contributing to a sustainable world and recognize our responsibility to address the direct negative impacts of our own operations. Each development on campus is assessed to ensure it has a positive impact (net gain) on biodiversity, compared to what was there before aiming to go beyond legal requirements.