Growing pains: It is possible that the UK higher education sector is approaching ‘peak campus’

By Simon Rawlinson2019-09-09T05:00:00

Dramatic changes in student numbers demand fresh thinking about the adaptability and utilisation of university buildings

Imagine running a business that has increased throughput by 62% in seven years. It sounds good doesn’t it? The sector that has seen this explosive growth isn’t technology driven, like ride-sharing or video-streaming, it’s founded on bricks and mortar – the UK’s universities.

It’s hard to imagine a part of the UK economy less likely to see an explosion in growth, but that’s what an recent article in The Economist spelt out.

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