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Iconic Worcester building is now

a training centre for medics

The new University of Worcester
medical school is named after

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
the first woman to qualify as a
physician and surgeon in the UK.

Anyone crossing the to a stunning new anatomy
Sabrina Bridge or travelling suite.
along Hylton Road in the
St John’s area of the city Worcester City Council
can’t fail to have noticed contributed £2.5 million
the transformation of the towards the training centre Anatomy suite
former Worcester News as part of its £19.6m
building over the past 12 investment into the city outstanding facilities for cladding the exterior is
months. from the Government’s health students as well as an efficient, long-lasting
Towns Fund. becoming the home of material providing a weather
This iconic building has the University’s new Three tight covering to a thick
gone from drab concrete to OUTSTANDING Counties Medical School, layer of insulation, making
a beautiful golden colour FACILITIES which will welcome its first the building inexpensive to
which restores its elegant Joint Council Leader Cllr students next month. heat or to cool depending
lines. Lynn Denham said: “The on the season.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Professor David Green
Inside, the space has been Building provides Worcester CBE DL, Vice Chancellor
transformed with a new with a first-rate training and Chief Executive at the NEW CAMPUS
atrium. Natural light floods centre for thousands of University, said: “This new The building forms part
through the building. The health students and it is facility will be used by up of the University’s new
space, which once housed wonderful to see the facility to 1,500 health students Severn Campus for
the giant printing press that open and ready for its first every week. These students, Health, Wellbeing and
produced the New Musical cohort of students.” studying nursing, medicine, Inclusive Sport.
Express and the Saturday midwifery, physiotherapy,
edition of The Guardian The Elizabeth Garrett occupational therapy, The whole campus has
newspaper, is now home Anderson Building provides been opened up with
paramedicine and more new cycle and pedestrian
will be the backbone of facilities, car parking and
tomorrow’s NHS. The 100 electric vehicle points
University has been which are all available for
investing in high quality public use, as is the new
health courses for over 20 café.
years because we know
just how badly the country Further exciting
needs these graduates.” developments on the
new campus are planned,
In keeping with the including the world’s
University’s commitment first inclusive cricket
to sustainability, the centre in partnership
latest refurbishment with the England and
has been completed to Wales Cricket Board,
outstanding environmental while a further building
specifications, achieving a for teaching the ever-
Gold SKA environmental expanding number of
rating from the Royal health students at the
Institution of Chartered University is also planned
Elizabeth Garrett Surveyors. The gold- for construction in 2024.
Anderson building
coloured inert copper alloy

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