UPPINGHAMCREATING A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

EstablishingWorld Class Scienceat Uppingham

In 2006 I announced an ambitious master-plan for the

western part of Uppingham’s campus, known as the

Western Quad. Despite challenging times, the Sports

Centre was completed on time and on budget in

September 2010 and was officially opened by Lord Coe in

March 2011. We are now ready to embark on the final

phase with the creation of the Western Quad itself,

incorporating a new Science Centre and extension to the

Leonardo Arts Centre. Our aim is to begin construction

on-site in the Summer of 2012.

From the approach and entrance into the new Science

building it will be clear that this is a very different

environment from the functional and sterile atmosphere

that can pervade many Science faculties. Within the

‘Destination Science’ building, I envision an attractive, open

atrium which can house study and research spaces with

resources for the entire Western Quad. There will be

exhibition spaces displaying artefacts, scientific objects and

artworks which spark the imagination and connect with

work in the adjacent Arts Centre. The ethos of the new

Science building will aim to open up Science to all, and to

facilitate links between Science and other academic and

extracurricular pursuits. By creating a world class facility

for teaching and learning, our aim is to inspire new

generations of young people to see Science as an exciting

and attractive subject to study. We want to deliver the

best possible Science education.

In the last decade more than £40m has been invested in

Uppingham’s building programme, helping to transform the

School and ensure the education we provide is of the

highest standard. My warmest thanks to all OUs, parents,

staff and Trustees, without whose support none of this

would have been possible. Your continued help towards the

final stage of the Western Quad development will be

greatly appreciated.

Richard HarmanHeadmaster

“The coming generations of young people

have an absolute need to grow up in an

environment where science, mathematics,

computer science, medicine and engineering can

flourish alongside the arts. It is also essential that

examples are set as to what is possible – only

through such examples will society as a whole

aim sufficiently high.”

Dr David R. Trentham (WB 51) Honorary Professor The Randall Divison of Cell andMolecular Biophysics, King’s College London, Fellow of the Royal Society.

Sports Centre

Constables

Leonardo Arts Centre

Aerial View of the Western Quad

Stockerston Road

ResourceCentre

Atrium New Quad

Project Room

Environmental

Lab

Maths

Theatre

Lecture Theatre

New

Buttery

Science laboratories/classrooms

Existing Science

Advances in technology and Science are transforming our

world at an incredible pace, and our children’s future will

be filled with leaps in technology we can only imagine.

However, too many young people are uninspired by their

encounter with Science in schools and there are concerns

that too few talented young people are attracted to

Science-related careers. Yet Science is an intensely

human, intensely creative, enterprise – it dominates our

lives and presents society with tremendous opportunities

and challenges. It is exciting and perplexing, disturbing

and enlivening.

The aim of the new Science Centre at Uppingham is to

inspire pupils to embrace the opportunities which Science

will present to them and prepare them for Science subjects

at top universities and careers in medicine, engineering,

research, and technology. At the heart of the Science

building there will be a generous atrium space for exhibits,

artefacts, artwork and experiments. Elsewhere the building

will also contain a resource and study centre, science

library, project room, environmental laboratory and a two-

storey greenhouse. The main teaching areas for Chemistry,

Physics and Biology will be located over three floors, with

each subject benefiting from five spacious and well-

equipped teaching laboratories.

The new Science Centre will have the best of current

technologies to develop the quality of teaching and

learning, and prepare students for technological changes in

the world outside. The building’s teaching spaces have

been carefully designed to be adaptable to other disciplines

which may feature in the future Science curriculum. There

will be an outdoor rooftop classroom and the entire site

will be powered by the energy efficient Combined Heat

and Power plant situated in the nearby Sports Centre.

This project will give Uppingham a world-class Science

Centre fit for preparing young minds for the scientific

challenges of the 21st century.

Future of Science

“The Science subjects are currently strong at

Uppingham with excellent results and a healthy

uptake but we have outgrown the current

buildings (1957 and 1966), which are now

cramped and uninspiring. As you can see from

the plans the new Science Centre will house

inspiring spaces in which to teach, to learn, to

experiment, to share ideas, and to research:

Science will, for he first time in generations,

have state-of-the-art facilities from which every

pupil will benefit. The Faculty has been part of

the design process and the result is a

remarkable building.”

Luke Bartlett, Head of Science

Lecture Theatre

New Quad

Buttery

Atrium

Laboratories

Sports Centre Leonardo

Arts Centre

Theatre

Laboratories

Ground Floor Plan of the New Science Centre

As you can see from this brochure our aim is to build a

truly inspirational Science Centre, one which meets the

needs of today’s Science curriculum but which is adaptable

enough to meet future demands. The transformation of

Science will complete a great cycle of development at

Uppingham and will bring countless benefits to the School

and indeed the wider society. If we are to make this vital

investment in Science we need the support and generosity

of all OUs, parents and friends who care about the future

of our great School.

Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MPChairman of Trustees, OU and Parent

Destination Science

“In the 21st century Science more than ever

underpins both our culture and our welfare.

Scientists must be cultivated at an early age, and

the new Centre at Uppingham will serve to

inspire top talent and deliver motivated students

to our universities and beyond.”

Professor Hagan Bayley (WB 67)Professor of Chemical Biology, University of OxfordFellow of the Royal Society

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