UoN: Potential reason for the closing of plant/agriculture courses?
Edit: for those mentioning money. Of course financial considerations are part of the decision. My point is more that the closure of these courses may also help preserve the option for future expansion on that part of the campus, as outlined in the university’s long-term plan.
This is taken from a “master plan” commissioned by Nottingham in 2008, outlining the university’s development strategy for the Sutton Bonnington Campus the following 20 years.
The first "consolidation" phase included plans for the construction of the new Students’ Union building, the Gateway Building, the bioenergy building, and the renovation of the laboratories.
The second "expansion" phase includes the new Sir Peter Rubin Veterinary Education Centre (albeit on a different footprint than initially proposed), which opened in 2024, alongside a number of additional buildings planned for the northern section of the campus.
These buildings are designated for academic use, but don't state what course they would be associated with. The proposed developments are on land currently occupied by the glasshouses and some farm-related buildings, which are expected to be relocated to adjacent land. Perhaps the university is now preparing to begin this expansion phase.
Any thoughts? Anyone heard any conversations about what courses these buildings were planned to be used for?
full document avalible here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/estates/documents/developments/sbmasterplan.pdf