College Lane

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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.

University of Hertfordshire university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

The University of Hertfordshire is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was identified as one of 25 Colleges of Technology in the United Kingdom in 1959. In 1992, Hatfield Polytechnic was granted university status by the British government and subsequently renamed University of Hertfordshire.

De Havilland 1920-1963 aircraft manufacturer

The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.

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Facilities

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.

Learning Resource Centre type of library

Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is a term which is used in the United Kingdom to describe a type of library that exists within an educational setting such as Secondary Schools, Further Education Colleges and Universities. LRC can also stand for Library Resource Centre and in some cases Learning Resource Centre has been shortened to Learning Centre. Learning Resource Centres are similar to a Hybrid library.

Hertfordshire Intensive Care & Emergency Simulation Centre (HICESC) is an advanced teaching facility based at the University of Hertfordshire. At its creation in 1998, it was an inter-Faculty practical laboratory hosted by the Department of Electronic, Communication and Electrical Engineering (ECEE) for access by medical engineering students and jointly established by the Department of Nursing and Paramedic Sciences, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences for use by their students.

Future developments

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]

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References

  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
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  6. "HIBT". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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