Our new ultramodern facility, STEAMhouse, will be launching at the start of the 2022 academic year. We’ve listed six things you need to know about our state-of-the-art centre, including who gets to use it, what it means for the student learning experience and the benefits of project based learning and teaching!
Brand new development
STEAMhouse is a new £70 million pound building based at our expanding City Centre Campus. The state-of-the-art facility aims to drive sustainable economic growth across the city-region, creating jobs and improving quality of life.
It will become the new home for its School of Computing and Digital Technology from the start of 2022.
Located on Cardigan Street
It will be located on the corner of Cardigan Street and Jennens Road in the heart of Birmingham City University’s City Centre Campus.
For staff and students
STEAMhouse will be occupied by staff and students of the School of Computing and Digital Technology, as well as all BCU faculties to participate in exciting cross faculty, interdisciplinary learning and teaching and co-creation.
It’s also home to the STEAMhouse team, incubated companies, small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and commercial partners.
Project based working
Students can expect to see brand new spaces designed for project based working. They will be working closely with industry across multiple disciplines, as well as work on research inspired topics, which will ultimately transform the student experience as part of an employability-driven curriculum.
They will also be working closely with other people and businesses alike in the facility encouraging collaborative learning.
Transform learning experience
As it will be project based learning and teaching and cross-collaborative working, this will maximise students’ learning engagement and increase their employability chances of entering course-related professions following graduation.
Extension of our campus
STEAMhouse will be the permanent place of core teaching for Computing and Digital Technology students. About half of the total teaching of the school will be in STEAMhouse, but this also depends on what course they’re studying in terms of how much teaching will be in STEAMhouse. Our major labs will remain in Millennium Point so students can get the best of both worlds!
Study a degree in Computing and Digital Technology
Take a look through our range of Computing and Digital Technology degrees and find the right one for you. Many of our degrees have Foundation Year options too.
