Boldrewood
Encyclopedia
Boldrewood was the Biomedical Sciences campus
of the University of Southampton
, England
. It was home to the School of Biological Sciences which encompasses the degree titles and research of Biology
, Zoology
, Biochemistry
, Biomedical sciences and Pharmacology
. It was also the non-hospital base for the School of Medicine.
In April 2006, the University announced plans to develop a 'professional campus' on the Boldrewood site. The re-developed campus will house the marine services division of Lloyd's Register
who have announced a strategic alliance with the University. The campus will also be the new home of the School of Management. At the same time announcement plans for the new Life Sciences Building on the Highfield Campus
were unveiled and demolition of the university owned houses currently on the site began. The lecture theatres (apart from lecture theatre five) in Boldrewood were closed in the Summer of 2007, and subsequently demolished. In October 2010 the Boldrewood Campus was fully closed and decommissioning began, after the relocation of staff and students to the completed Life Sciences Building.
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was home to the School of Biological Sciences which encompasses the degree titles and research of Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, Biomedical sciences and Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
. It was also the non-hospital base for the School of Medicine.
In April 2006, the University announced plans to develop a 'professional campus' on the Boldrewood site. The re-developed campus will house the marine services division of Lloyd's Register
Lloyd's Register
The Lloyd's Register Group is a maritime classification society and independent risk management organisation providing risk assessment and mitigation services and management systems certification. Historically, as Lloyd's Register of Shipping, it was a specifically maritime organisation...
who have announced a strategic alliance with the University. The campus will also be the new home of the School of Management. At the same time announcement plans for the new Life Sciences Building on the Highfield Campus
Highfield Campus
Highfield Campus is the main campus of the University of Southampton, in Southampton, southern England; it is also the largest with the majority of University of Southampton students studying there as their main campus.-History:...
were unveiled and demolition of the university owned houses currently on the site began. The lecture theatres (apart from lecture theatre five) in Boldrewood were closed in the Summer of 2007, and subsequently demolished. In October 2010 the Boldrewood Campus was fully closed and decommissioning began, after the relocation of staff and students to the completed Life Sciences Building.