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Skylon campus
Benefit from leading timber technology and design, on a campus underpinned by biophilic principles.
Make the most of two specialist campuses, equipped with interactive learning studios, ergonomically designed to support teamwork and boost communication. Enjoy industry standard workshops and cutting-edge technologies – all designed with the environment in mind.
Oh, and did we mention that we don’t believe in traditional lectures? So there are no traditional lecture theatres in sight!
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Blackfriars campus
Enjoy seven purposefully designed engineering studios and workshops, as well as industry-standard tech.
Blackfriars campus
Industry standard engineering studios and The Factory
A budding engineer’s playground, our purposefully designed and retro-fitted Blackfriars campus includes seven industry standard engineering studios and a fully equipped Factory workshop. Here you’ll find modern manufacturing spaces with a range of equipment for metalworking, woodworking and more.
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- Delve into industry projects, enjoying learning in seven interactive learning studios.
- Different working zones encourage immersive experiences – actively collaborate to acquire and put into practice new expertise.
- Every element has been purposely designed to enhance your learning - from the furniture to the tech, the colour schemes and lighting.
- Our fully equipped Factory provides a modern manufacturing space with technologies for metalworking, woodworking and more.
Committed to sustainability
We’re determined to reuse unused buildings. Which is why we transformed Blackfriars into the retrofit campus facility it is today. Steeped in history, the building is a former boys’ school, which opened in 1912. A modular building was later added (a feat of engineering in itself!) that had originally formed the base for the 2012 Olympics Delivery Authority’s offices at the Olympic Park. Impressive, eh?
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Blackfriars: Take a peak inside
Scroll through our Blackfriars photo gallery to check out what you could be doing as an NMITE student.
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Skylon campus
Be inspired by sustainable biophilic design. Skylon has been purposely built for you
Welcome to Skylon, a campus built with sustainability at its heart. It’s home to both our Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) and our Centre for Automated Manufacturing (CAM); two impressive 700m2 workshops.
The perfect setting for practical learning, make the most of opportunities for testing, prototyping and manufacture. Simulating a real-world industrial environment, learning here is all about ‘doing’ - part of our unique NMITE approach.
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- Delve into our newest purpose-built campus, located within the centre of Hereford's Enterprise Zone at Skylon Park.
- An exemplar in timber technology and design, Skylon is underpinned by biophilic principles, focused on increasing user connectivity to the natural world.
- An educational toolkit - We’ve deliberately left spaces exposed so that you can see the different engineering elements of a building’s inner workings first-hand. Now that's taking learning by doing to a whole new level!
- A living lab - Skylon is fitted with sensors to monitor thermal, acoustic and structural performance, with digital feedback loops for performance evaluation.
- Data from the ‘living lab’ is shared with industry to inform further innovation in timber engineering. What better way to integrate industry with education?
- A hive of digital solutions - The purpose-built 2,500m 2 building houses five studios and a number of breakout spaces. Spaces are flooded with natural light along with an abundance of future-proofed digital solutions to support blended learning.
Aligned with the local environment
Skylon is orientated to minimise heat gain whilst maximising natural light, not only saving energy but allowing you to reap the benefits of this throughout your learning. The west-facing studio spaces face have solar shading provided by timber battens that continue the language of the timber façade.
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Skylon: Take a peak inside
Take a look at some of the hands-on projects our students have enjoying on their degrees.
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With sustainability at its heart, Skylon has been designed and built to showcase as many different ways of using timber as possible. The studio spaces are constructed with a combination of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, alongside glulam beams and timber-insulated closed panels. And technologies align perfectly to the requirements of Timber Development UK’s Skills Action Plan, ensuring you're developing the exact skills that employers need.
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Credit: Speller Metcalfe
Book an Open Day
Feeling inspired? Book an Open Day to explore our campus and facilities for yourself. You won't be disappointed!
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Life in Herefordshire
Delve into a thriving independent food and music scene, breathtaking countryside, and an abundance of festivals and events.
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Student accommodation
Enjoy fully furnished luxury halls of residence in the heart of Hereford city, a stone’s throw from our campuses.
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Students' Union and social clubs
The NMITE Students’ Union (SU) will represent and support you to make the most of your NMITE experience.