We sent our photographer KELVIN STUTTARD along to have a look round.
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It offers a place to study, socialise and access support all under one roof, and even above it with the new rooftop garden.
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The centre's garden offers stunning views of Preston, and is also home to 150,000 honeybees, which have been relocated from UCLan’s Westleigh House in Cottam where they have been grown and nurtured for the last three years.
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The 5,000 sqm University Square, which features WI-FI and plenty of seating, will become a new focal point in UCLan’s Preston Campus, and offers a go-to location to host large-scale events, such as graduation ceremonies and festivals, bringing the city and university closer together.
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The bees will play an important role in pollinating the many thousands of new plants, shrubs and trees which have been planted across campus during the course of the University’s Campus Masterplan project and UCLan even intends to make their own honey from the hives as well.