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4273stuart · 31st January 2005, 07:21 PM

A CONTROVERSIAL move by Abertay University to pastures new in the aftermath of a refusal by Dundee City Council to approve a new £18 million student halls

The threat from Abertay erupted in the wake of a failed planning application for the proposed 500-bed accommodation block in Parker Street, despite the fact the university had been directed to the site by city council planning officials, who also recommended approval.

Professor Nicholas Terry, Abertay’s deputy principal, shocked academics, students and councillors earlier this week when he said that should the university come to the conclusion that its best interests were served by looking for a location outside Dundee, he had every confidence the university would have the courage to take that decision.

Further, he disclosed that Abertay had already sounded out Perth and Kinross and Fife councils as well as local enterprise companies about moving to these areas.

Several sites had been identified in and around Perth, and in Fife the university would consider locations in the Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and Leven triangle.

31st January 2005, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
4273stuart old school Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 275	Abertay Uni V Dundee City Council A CONTROVERSIAL move by Abertay University to pastures new in the aftermath of a refusal by Dundee City Council to approve a new £18 million student halls The threat from Abertay erupted in the wake of a failed planning application for the proposed 500-bed accommodation block in Parker Street, despite the fact the university had been directed to the site by city council planning officials, who also recommended approval. Professor Nicholas Terry, Abertay’s deputy principal, shocked academics, students and councillors earlier this week when he said that should the university come to the conclusion that its best interests were served by looking for a location outside Dundee, he had every confidence the university would have the courage to take that decision. Further, he disclosed that Abertay had already sounded out Perth and Kinross and Fife councils as well as local enterprise companies about moving to these areas. Several sites had been identified in and around Perth, and in Fife the university would consider locations in the Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and Leven triangle. Last edited by 4273stuart : 31st January 2005 at 09:33 PM.