County MP applauds growth of University (From Worcester News)

County MP applauds growth of University

3:38pm Tuesday 5th May 2009 in News

A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has expressed his support for the growth of the University of Worcester.

Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff showed his support for the new building during a visit to the St John’s Campus.

Mr Luff was taken on a tour of the university’s state-ofthe- art new science laboratories and National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit (NPARU), which will open in September.

“Local people, including of course my own constituents in Mid-Worcestershire, are beginning to recognise the growing national reputation of the University of Worcester,”

he said.

“An example is its longstanding work in pollen and allergy research where genuine state-of-the-art facilities are being developed that will be hugely important for the public and private sectors.”

The University of Worcester is currently developing a £100 million-plus city campus, which will be adjacent to the UK’s first joint university and public library.

New halls of residence will open on the city campus and at the St John’s campus this September, and the university has also recently bought a 47-acre site in Worcester to develop a sport, science and business park.

“The scale of development at the university is truly impressive,” Mr Luff said.

“The growing reputation of the university is massively enhanced by these developments.”

He said: “As a Worcestershire resident I particularly look forward to using the new library and history centre when it opens.”