Improving your campus

Henry Cotton Building redevelopment

LJMU is delivering a major new project to transform Henry Cotton Building.

The extensive refurbishment and remodelling will decarbonise the building, provide flexible, modern new facilities for students and staff, and create a bright, attractive look and feel.

The redevelopment works are scheduled to be completed by July 2027 when the remodelled building will be home to programmes from the Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science.

  2. March 2026

    The main hoardings have been installed. Tarmac works and the haul road are finished. Internal demolition work on the second and third floor has been completed.

  4. February 2026

    View map with temporary entrance and exit off Trueman Street Our contractors have removed the existing ceilings from the second and third floors and taken down internal walls.

    Please note:
    Access to the building is now via a temporary entrance and exit off Trueman Street.

  6. January 2026

    Our contractors are on site and work is under way. Hoardings are being installed around the site, the compound is being set up and scaffolding is being erected around the building. Inside, ceiling and wall demolition has started.

Your new look Henry Cotton Building

The improvements to Henry Cotton Building will deliver:

  • an attractive, redesigned entrance to the building with a double-height foyer, improved reception and increased natural lighting
  • additional teaching spaces including larger classrooms and a new Harvard-style lecture theatre, aligned with cohort sizes, to support flexible and high-quality teaching and learning experiences
  • a new student zone, staff offices, staff lounge and meeting spaces

The refurbishment will support the university’s commitment to sustainability and its ambition of reaching net zero carbon. The building will be decarbonised, with new photovoltaic panels, increased thermal efficiency and new mechanical heating and ventilation. These enhancements are in addition to the air source heat pumps already in use.