Campus developments
Buildings with benefits that reach far beyond the University
Our campus masterplan
Supporting investment to create a progressive and sustainable environment in the heart of our vibrant city.
Over the next ten years, the University will be investing significantly in its campus to ensure a first-class learning, research and working environment befitting a leading university.
The campus masterplan includes work on a new engineering and design facility and a new base for the Faculty of Health comprising inter-professional clinical skills facilities for the University’s allied health professions, among others.Our campus will be designed for teaching, working, living and socialising in the 21st century, nurturing excellence, inspiration and creativity.
Fitzroy Building
The University is creating a new home for the Plymouth Business School and work is underway at the heart of our city centre campus.
At a cost of £14.5 million, the transformed
Fitzroy Building
will include specialist teaching facilities and social learning spaces for students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including those in business and management, accounting and finance, and marketing.
Babbage Building
Opened in 2023, the £63 million
Babbage Building
creates a state-of-the-art space to inspire the engineering and design pioneers of the future.
Dedicated to teaching and research, the facility brings STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) subjects together to support academic collaboration and innovation.
InterCity Place
Opened in 2023,
InterCity Place
is a £33 million investment that has breathed new life into one of Plymouth’s most iconic buildings and is a key part of the wider regeneration of the city’s railway station and surrounding area. The 11-storey tower block is welcoming students, ready to hone their skills using a range of health technologies and digital innovations.
Derriford Research Facility
The prestigious £17 million
Derriford Research Facility
was
officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
in 2018.
The 2,300 square metre building is the University's life-changing medical research facility and is located at
Plymouth Science Park
, and next to Derriford Hospital.
From brain tumours to vaccines, tissue regeneration to hepatitis, antibiotic resistance to innovative new cancer drugs,
the centre
brings together all of the University’s lab-based medical, biomedical and dental research to focus on the development of new therapeutics, diagnostics, interventions and approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases, enhance patient outcomes and improve global healthcare.
Marine Station
A landmark sustainable teaching and research facility on the shores of Plymouth Sound between the
National Marine Aquarium
and Queen Anne’s Battery.
The Marine Station
opened in 2014 as the University’s base for marine expeditions including a wet lab, seawater aquarium and academic diving centre.
The House
Unveiled in September 2014,
The House
is our new performing arts centre. The embodiment of Plymouth's growing reputation for artistic innovation and excellence, it’s also a great example of best practice in sustainable building design and creates outstanding student and community opportunities.
Marine Building
Opened in October 2012, our
Marine Building
is an unmatched facility where we can create waves more than one metre high, exchange knowledge for business innovation and growth, create renewable energy solutions and help the world adapt to climate change. It’s home to the
Coastal Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST)
laboratories, the
Marine Navigation Centre
, the
Marine Innovation Centre
and our multidisciplinary
Marine Institute
. Features that make use of solar gain, natural ventilation and rainwater harvesting are all integrated into the design.
Rolle Building
Completed in 2008, the
Rolle Building
development to the west of the campus provides quality academic space and purpose-built facilities for education courses and Plymouth Institute of Education. It also brought about 500 new student bedrooms in the
Francis Drake Halls of Residence
,
a café
and refurbishment of the existing
Mary Newman building
.
Roland Levinsky Building
In 2007, our prestigious flagship
Roland Levinsky Building
welcomed students, staff and visitors inside for the first time. With forward-looking teaching spaces, a new home for the
Faculty of Arts
and the
Arts & Culture Programme
it’s a striking focal point for the University and city alike. Facilities include
a cinema
, lecture theatres, a gallery,
restaurant
, office space, general teaching areas and facilities for
graphics, fine arts, 3D design, and architecture
.
The 12,711 square meter building was part-funded by the EC's European Regional Development Fund and South West Regional Development Agency. Concept designers for the project were Danish architects, Henning Larsens Tegnestue, based in Copenhagen. Executive architects were Building Design Partnership, from the practice's Bristol office, who progressed the concept design through to completion.
The building is dedicated to the late Professor Roland Levinsky, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth.