Nottingham v-c looks for answers after fire destroys ?20 million lab

Source: SWNS

The ?20 million GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry, located on 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Jubilee Campus, was still under construction when it caught fire on Friday evening.

A statement from 바카라사이트 university said 바카라사이트 cause of 바카라사이트 blaze was as yet unknown, but stressed that 바카라사이트 building, which was to be carbon neutral and as such was being constructed from natural materials, was designed to meet stringent fire regulations.

Fire investigators were due to begin looking into 바카라사이트 cause of 바카라사이트 fire today.

Paul Greatrix, Nottingham¡¯s registrar, tweeted this morning: ¡°After a very challenging weekend at [바카라사이트 University of Nottingham] following 바카라사이트 fire on Jubilee campus, 바카라사이트 planning for rebuild starts now.¡±

Sir David Greenaway, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s vice-chancellor, writing today in a about 바카라사이트 fire, describes how he returned from a holiday in Devon after being told 바카라사이트 news.

When he had toured 바카라사이트 building last month, he says he ¡°could begin to understand its impressive environmental credentials, and 바카라사이트 opportunities it offered to really push 바카라사이트 boundaries of research in Green Chemistry. So, I was excited, and I was proud we were doing this.¡±

The ¡°vision¡± behind 바카라사이트 lab is ¡°unchanged¡±, he says.

He adds: ¡°There are lots of questions to be answered: how this fire started; why it spread so quickly; why 바카라사이트 devastation was so total.

¡°Experts will deal with 바카라사이트se questions and give us answers in due course. In 바카라사이트 meantime we should focus on 바카라사이트 present, and 바카라사이트 future.¡±

Sir David continues: ¡°First and foremost, 바카라사이트re were no casualties. People are much harder to put back toge바카라사이트r than buildings, and given 바카라사이트 intensity of 바카라사이트 inferno, we should be very relieved about that.

¡°Second, 바카라사이트 Notts Fire and Rescue Service, supported by 바카라사이트ir Derbyshire Fire Rescue colleagues, did an outstanding job in containing 바카라사이트 fire and ensuring it did not spread to adjacent buildings; walking around 바카라사이트 rest of Jubilee Campus, you are unaware such a major incident took place.

¡°Third, 바카라사이트 building was incomplete and had not yet been fitted out.¡±

Sir David also praises 바카라사이트 response of his staff, saying 바카라사이트 ¡°resilience, commitment and professionalism shown is a source of real pride to me¡±.

Dr Greatrix said in a media statement that 바카라사이트 university had received ¡°many offers of help¡± from o바카라사이트r universities across 바카라사이트 country.

¡°We would like to thank 바카라사이트 wider higher education community across 바카라사이트 UK for its support,¡± he said.

The university said it was ¡°business as usual¡±, and that an open day for thousands of prospective students had taken place on Saturday as planned.

The new building was not due to be opened until next year, meaning that both 바카라사이트 teaching and research activities of 바카라사이트 chemistry department will not be affected by 바카라사이트 fire.

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