Birmingham City University has submitted a planning application for a new £41m School of Life Sciences and a relocated School of Education.

The 10,500m2 building will be located at the University's City South campus in Edgbaston and will offer a range of new health, nutrition, biomedical science and sports courses.

Sheppard Robson has been appointed as architect for the new build, with White Young Green the structural and civil engineer. Couch Perry Wilkes is the mechanical and service engineer and Sweet Group will be cost consultant on the project.


Professor Ian Blair, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, said: "This planning application is anticipated as the first step on the road to ensuring Birmingham City University can take our already extensive health and education provision to the next level.

"This investment will give us superb facilities, including state of the art laboratories and a sports hall through which we can extend our academic reach deep into life sciences and nutrition – vital issues for the health and wellbeing of society."

The formal planning decision is expected by the end of the year.

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