Nottingham fire and rescue group manager Joanne Wooler-Ward said: 'No other buildings have been affected. 'There's the investigation by fire service and police, to find the cause, and there's the insurance matters to deal with but it will not deter us and if we cannot do it one way, then we'll do it another.'Ī university open day for prospective students and families was going ahead as planned on Saturday, according to campus officials, with up to 18,000 people expected to visit. Fortunately the wind was blowing the other way, but there was a lot of heat and there were bits of debris in the air landing all over the road. Greatrix said: 'It was scary to say the least and the fire service did amazingly well to contain it. 'This is a setback for us but one from which we have no doubt we will recover.' 'Our number one priority is to ensure that the fire does not spread to other buildings in the vicinity and we are grateful to the fire teams on site who have worked extremely hard to contain the blaze. 'Thankfully, there have been no casualties as this is a building that was still under construction,' he said. It was to be 'the world's first carbon neutral lab', the university said, and would have housed work aimed at 'fundamentally changing how we do chemistry in a more sustainable way'.ĭr Paul Greatrix, the university registrar said the building had been 'completely destroyed' by the fire. The state-of-the art building, which had been partly funded by a £12m grant from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), was still under construction and due to be completed by next year. No one was injured and no other buildings were affected as fire crews fought to gain control of the fire while it tore through the timber-framed building, sending burning debris into the sky above. 68 in China and the second in Zhejiang.Around 60 firefighters were on scene at the height of the blaze, after being called to the campus shortly after 8.30pm on Friday night. In the 2020 Best Chinese University Ranking released in May 2020 by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, UNNC was ranked No. The University has earned an excellent reputation after 18 years of growth, and UNNC’s founding was selected as one of the 60 biggest events in ‘New China 60 Year Education’ published by the Ministry of Education. In terms of scientific research, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, by virtue of its unique advantages, integrates high quality scientific research resources at home and abroad, actively conducts cross border interdisciplinary scientific research cooperation and academic exchanges in light of local development needs, and endeavours to promote the transfer of scientific and technological achievements. Students are encouraged to enrich their international vision and develop international skills through our international campus, myriad exchange opportunities and academic programmes. Teaching and learning continues to be at the core of UNNC’s development.Īs an international university, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China has been promoting internationalisation through globally-orientated academic programmes and overseas exchange opportunities supported by worldwide partner institutions.

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