Willmott Dixon has won a £20 million contract to build a new school of medicine in Essex.

The contractor to develop the new facility on the Anglia Ruskin University's Chelmsford campus. Completion is scheduled for September 2018.

Designed by Rivington Street Studio architects, the three-storey building will be the first undergraduate school of medicine in Essex. Features include specialist teaching space, lecture theatre, and an anatomy suite covering a 3,100m2 space.

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The project will add to Willmott Dixon's £300 million workload of enhancing university campuses across the UK.

Professor Iain Martin, Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, said: "This is a very significant step towards us helping address the urgent need for more doctors and healthcare professionals in the UK, and specifically in Essex. We have worked closely with a broad range of partners across the region in planning for the School of Medicine and, whilst there is still much to do, we are now one step closer to our goal."

Chris Tredget, managing director of Willmott Dixon in the northern Home Counties said: "Our experience in the sector will allow us to create a pioneering medical learning facility that will provide training to a new generation of medical staff who can work in healthcare across the county."

(LM/MH)