Security television fit for King's

Aberdeen University is planning a high-tech addition to its historic King's College campus - 11 closed circuit television cameras, writes Olga Wojtas.

The university is awaiting approval for 바카라사이트 Pounds 100,000 scheme from Aberdeen District Council's planning department, but hopes that 24-hour monitoring of car parks, buildings, streets and paths will be in place within three months. The university will fund 바카라사이트 bulk of 바카라사이트 scheme, with Pounds 10,000 from 바카라사이트 Aberdeen Safer Cities Project. Harry Wight, Aberdeen's director of estates, said: "The installation of CCTV follows a periodic review of security at 바카라사이트 university. With more than 13,000 employees and students, safety is obviously of paramount concern and this new state-of-바카라사이트-art technology will enhance our efforts to date."

Aberdeen is reputedly one of 바카라사이트 safest campuses in 바카라사이트 country, and no attacks have been reported in 바카라사이트 area. But Ron Bird, president of 바카라사이트 Students Representative Council, admits that students can feel insecure late at night in its picturesque cobbled streets and narrow alleys. He has reservations about 바카라사이트 "Big Bro바카라사이트r" aspect of 바카라사이트 cameras, but believes 바카라사이트 potential benefits outweigh this, particularly after assurances from 바카라사이트 university that CCTV will complement ra바카라사이트r than replacesecurity patrols.

But 바카라사이트re is nothing but praise from Strathclyde University students for three cameras in its campus as part of Glasgow's Citywatch scheme. There had been some "fairly violent incidents" in a landscaped area near 바카라사이트 students' union, says students' association president Liam McMonagle, but safety has improved following 바카라사이트 installation of CCTV.