Our new Health and Wellbeing Building
The University of Salford is delivering a new health building to support education, training and recruitment of health care professionals.
Construction begins on new health building
Construction is well underway on the University of Salford’s new health and wellbeing building on its Frederick Road campus, near Salford Crescent train station. The target completion date is October 2026.
The new site will offer a health and wellbeing hub at the heart of the University estate. It will be the home for some of the University’s most popular healthcare courses - including podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, sports rehabilitation, occupational therapy and sport science.
The new building is to be a community focus for public services delivered by our partners, with plans now being explored for mother and child health sessions, weight management clinics and other wellbeing forums.
The site is a key part of the University’s multi-million pound Campus Connectivity Plan, which will benefit staff, students and the local community. The new building will also complement Salford City Council’s wider Crescent Salford development scheme.
The building belongs to the School of Health and Society, which is the largest School in the University with over 8400 students.
Student information
Students wanting to know more information can visit University of Salford Student Hub - Frederick Road campus project (a student login is required).
Staff information
Staff wanting to know more information can visit University of Salford Hub - Health and Society campus plan (a staff login is required).
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the new building open?
Our Health and Wellbeing building is scheduled for completion in October 2026
I’d like to explore a potential partnership who do I contact at the University?
We’d love to hear from you!
Please email Estates-CCP@salford.ac.uk and put Health and Wellbeing Building in the subject line. We will respond as soon as we can.
Why is the new building needed?
The new building will support the training of future healthcare professionals. It will also allow us to run health and wellbeing services on site, which will mean that our students gain invaluable placement experience.
The building will also enable us as a university to increase our existing research programmes which meet the highest academic standards and which translate into practical solutions that benefit society on a local, national and global scale.
What will be taught in the new health and wellbeing building?
The new building will provide facilities for Occupational Therapy, Sport Science, Podiatry, Prosthetic and Orthotics and Sports Rehabilitation teaching and research. There will also be a Gait Lab for analysis on the ground floor.
In time community healthcare clinics will take place within as well as research programmes and a range of therapeutic services such as mother and child health sessions and weight management clinics.
What are some of the stand-out features of the new building?
The all-electric building will be highly sustainable, meeting BREEAM Excellent and WELL Gold building standards.
It will have an attractive roof space and terraces, as well as a daylight flooded atrium and extensive indoor planting to enhance the sense of wellbeing and healthy living.
Larger spaces will be bookable by community groups, staff and students for therapeutic activities, and there will be green pathways and areas to relax in and enjoy outside the building.
Who is the architect, and who is the contractor?
The building has been designed by AHR Architects, and Kier are the contractors.
What are the green sustainability credentials of the proposals?
We will offer health and wellbeing services to support healthier living for all
The new all-electric health building will be highly sustainable, meeting BREEAM Excellent and WELL Gold building standards. It will feature an accessible roof garden, solar panels on the atrium roof, extensive biophilic indoor planting, rainwater harvesting, wildflower areas and native tree planting as well as cycle parking facilities.
What about biodiversity, how are you protecting local plants and wildlife?
The new building development and site wide landscaping scheme proposed means we will deliver a Biodiversity Net Gain of 25%, significantly higher than the 10% required by planning.
New trees, honeybee and wildflower meadows and green spaces will be open for everyone including colleagues, students and the public to enjoy.
Where can I keep up to date with building work and temporary disruptions nearby?
We have a travel updates page here.
Our building contractors have installed a timelapse camera on site and we will share video as the build progresses.
For other queries please email Estates-CCP@salford.ac.uk and put Health and Wellbeing Building in the subject line, and we will respond as soon as we can.