The University of Liverpool today unwraps a £600m masterplan to give students a ‘world-class’ experience, as education reporter Ben Turner reveals

THE University of Liverpool today unveils a £600m investment masterplan to keep it as a “world- class” education facility.

And the blueprint, exclusively revealed in the Daily Post, has been hailed by city leaders as cementing Liverpool as a magnet for students across the world and ensuring the millions they bring to the region continues.

The university said its investment between now and 2016 into campuses and teaching facilities will be met through “existing and future resources”, adding its investment will also give it an edge in a “very competitive market place”.

Today, we can reveal the masterplan includes a £350m injection upgrading its academic facilities in both the city centre and Leahurst Campus, on the Wirral, which houses its equine hospital and centre.

The equine centre makeover will include improving the vet school’s teaching facilities and extending its equine care.

The university is also planning to invest £32m in teaching facilities at the faculty of humanities and social sciences based at its south campus near Abercromby Square, in Liverpool city centre.

A £9m refurbishment of its Guild of Students building nearby is also in the pipeline, with the university wanting its performance facilities to attract the best bands, as well as upgrading its bars and facilities.

There is also set to be a £4m investment in sports facilities at its central campus, off Brownlow Hill, which will include a new modern swimming pool, refurbished changing facilities and an ultra-modern fitness suite.