This leading edge, biomedical research and teaching facility is helping to deliver high quality undergraduate and postgraduate research education in Tasmania.
The $105 million project included two phases (Medical Science 1 and Medical Science 2) and two buildings. The first phase was the construction of the unique five-storey 9,000sqm Medical Science 1 building and refurbishment of a student accommodation building. Medical Science 2 building comprises six levels across 11,500sqm and accommodates medical and clinical research facilities for the Menzies Research Institute, UTAS School of Medicine and Royal Hobart Hospital.
The precinct provides Faculty of Health Science teaching facilities for over 1,000 undergraduate students, two lecture theatres, office and QC2/PC2 laboratory floor for 450 staff and postgraduate students, a café servicing up to 150 patrons inside and outside on the landscaped podium, and support facilities for undergraduate students.