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  280 AG Neovo displays helping to advance education and science in London Met's new Super Lab. At a Glance - Bringing Science Education Back to Life London Metropolitan University is one of Britain's largest universities with over 34,000 students, including almost 7000 international students from 155 different countries. Recently, a brand new, highly advanced Science Centre located at the university is helping defy a national trend of cost-cutting shutdowns that has led to a 25 per cent reduction in the number of science departments. The number of students in the hard science majors was also in serious decline. London Metropolitan University's new four-storey science building was the result of an international design competition to ensure the university benefited from the most innovative design. Thanks to the new Science Centre, top researchers are flocking to London Met and enrolment in the science majors has never been higher. The Environment - Out with the 20th Century Analogue, in with the New Digital Age At the crux of this revival is the Centre's flagship facility: a 1,800 square meter "Super Lab." The largest, most advanced research and education facility in Europe, the Super Lab is fully interactive. Featuring a customised audio-visual system, the lab is capable of handling up to 280 students at one time as well as 12 different classes ranging from undergraduate to doctorate. This system, developed in close co-ordination between the Super Lab project manager and the system integrator, was built to manage the rigourous demands of high-traffic use at the university utilising state-of-the-art technology integrated with AG Neovo displays. In 2000, amid declining funding and enrolment in sciences, university officials took an in-depth look at the university, and its place in the future. The science department's facilities were over 40 years old and often described by the student body as "dreadful." The equipment was deemed unfit for current science needs and quite possibly a safety concern. London Met's Vice-Chancellor Brian Roper and other university officials grasped the opportunity to make science the core of the university's future. They pushed through a £30 million project for a new science centre and began construction in 2004. Roper admits, "It was not obvious that we were doing the right thing at the time, but now we are 10 years ahead of any other university." This was a real vote of confidence for science-based subjects, given that the decision to spend the money had been taken at a time when many other universities were cutting back on science courses and even closing down science departments altogether as was the case with Exeter, King's College, Reading and Newcastle Universities. London Met, too, was on the verge of closing down certain science departments, but instead they took a major step forward. "A decline in the study of science would have serious implications for the UK's economic future and we are working to combat this," said Vice-Chancellor Roper. Page 1 / 2 / Next |
  Quick Facts Environment One of the largest universities in Britain, London Metropolitan University built the largest research and educational facility in Europe. Display Solution 280 AG Neovo X-20 displays performing throughout the Super Lab. Top Benefits
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