University opens £25m research campus
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Sir Harold Kroto and a researcher in the new research campus
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The University's £25 million investment in multi-disciplinary research, North Campus, was officially opened on Tuesday 19 June.
Distinguished alumni, including Sir Harold Kroto, winner of the Nobel Prize of Chemistry, joined University staff and local business leaders to celebrate the opening.
Dr Andrew Nelson OBE, an alumnus of the University's Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and founder and CEO of IQE plc, the leading global supplier of customised semiconductor wafers, conducted the official opening.
He said: "I am delighted to be returning to the University to carry out the official opening of this impressive campus. This multi-disciplinary centre is an important development for both the University and the whole region, creating an environment which allows industry to engage with University research."
North Campus, the UK's leading centre for multi-disciplinary research and high-technology businesses, brings together over 200 researchers from across a wide range of scientific, engineering and medical disciplines. It provides 18,500 square metres of research facilities, as well as business incubators, commercial laboratories and cleanroom space for high-tech start up companies.
For more information about North Campus visit:
www.shef.ac.uk/northcampus
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