The centre, which is supported through an £8m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, will accommodate all of the University's science teaching and research, plus other specialist fields including renewable energy, medical technologies, and biomechanics.
It will features specialist science and technology laboratories, a cognitive and developmental psychology suite, interview rooms, two lecture theatres, an IT suite, a learning resource centre, flexible learning spaces, a café, and public exhibition space.
Miller will start work on the Leek Road site immediately.
The scheduled opening date is autumn 2012.
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