Our brand new £70 million building, STEAMhouse, provides space for students to learn alongside businesses in residency. Based at our expanding City Centre Campus, this state-of-the-art centre will enable our students to share their ideas with industry and work on real, industry-based projects, as well as provide access to outstanding facilities and equipment and opportunities to network with local businesses.
Introducing STEAMhouse
STEAMhouse is a centre for technology, innovation, creative thinking, prototyping and business development. For postgraduate students, the opportunities it will provide through collaborative working with industry are unrivalled. STEAMhouse aims to be the innovation powerhouse for the West Midlands, driving innovation and research to create business solutions that will fuel long-term economic growth. Our postgraduate students who take advantage of this ambition will be able to put their skills and ideas into practice alongside industry professionals. By fusing STEAM with the arts, STEAMhouse will also enable our students to gain an appreciation of the multi-disciplinary nature of most businesses, understanding how different disciplines complement each other to provide solutions to real-world problems.
The building provides new teaching and learning spaces for our computing and digital technology students; alongside facilities and space for Birmingham businesses wanting to base themselves in the heart of our City Centre Campus and form collaborative learning partnerships with the University.
STEAMhouse also provides new businesses with the support they need to start up, grow and innovate by exploring different methods and ideas – an ideal location for anyone thinking of using postgraduate study as a springboard to launching their own business.
A unique environment to gain valuable experience
Formerly known as Belmont Works, the Grade A listed building used to be the headquarters of the Eccles Rubber and Cycle Company for years. 123 years later the building is now home to a unique and collaborative learning environment, that both preserves the historic façade yet modernises Birmingham’s Eastside.
STEAMhouse offers both open plan and closed off learning environments, that offer flexible, hybrid learning facilities. Allowing for lectures and seminars to be taught in person, as well as remotely.
A key facility that will benefit students' learning is the The STEAMhouse incubator and Millennium Point Pre-Incubator, dedicated facilities for students and graduates to develop their enterprise and entrepreneurship skills, offering valuable space, enlightening workshops, exciting programmes and long-term support.
You won't be alone...
STEAMhouse offers students the chance to learn alongside start-ups and independent businesses in residency. Postgraduate students will get the chance to bring new ideas and working methods to businesses through exclusive placements, internships and mentoring opportunities. It's the perfect environment to make connections in your industry, collaborate on real-life projects and gain professional and valuable work experience before you finish your postgraduate qualification and head into the world of work.
Our annual Hatchery is a key example of the exciting, collaborative work that will happen at STEAMhouse. The 10-week competition for final year, Master's and PhD students - as well as recent graduates - will allow students to develop their innovative business ideas and make them a reality. They'll have access to regular support from business experts, collaborate with peers and be in with the chance to win part of a £10,000 prize fund.
