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College Lane campus ca 1969

College Lane is the main site of University of Hertfordshire.[1] It traces its origin when the de Havilland company was even successful enough to donate a site to Hertfordshire County Council for educational use: the site was then developed as Hatfield Technical College (which was renamed as University of Hertfordshire in 1992), which is now the College Lane campus.

Facilities

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It houses a learning resource centre, which is considered as among the largest in Britain.[2] It is also the location of The Forum, a £38-million Student Union venue built in 2009, with a capacity of up to 2250 over three rooms.[3] Notable among the buildings in this campus is the university's Learning Resource Centre, a combined library and computer centre.[4] There is also a substantial collection of halls of residence and student houses, and the University of Hertfordshire Students' Union is headquartered at College Lane campus.[5] The College Lane campus is also the location of Hertfordshire International College, which is part of the Navitas group, providing a direct pathway for international students to the University.[6] The Hertfordshire Intensive Care & Emergency Simulation Centre is also located at College Lane.

Future developments

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Major developments are being done at College Lane including the establishment of a new Science Building, Engineering Building, Senate Building, Teaching Building, Conference Centre and Boulevard.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "College Lane maps and directions". University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Hertfordshire". The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ^ "The Forum Hertfordshire for Hire". HallsHire. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ SCONUL library design award for College Lane LRC - SCONUL
  5. ^ "University of Hertfordshire Students' Union". www.nus.org.uk/. National Union of Students. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. ^ "HIBT". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. ^ "UH 2020 Estates Vision" (PDF). www.herts.ac.uk/. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 1 October 2014.