Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre

The Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre is a unique partnership between Staffordshire University and South Staffordshire College. It is well known for its lovely grounds and special atmosphere, with a “can do” philosophy that students and staff alike are consistently happy with.

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Staffordshire University Lichfield Centre (SULC) is a joint venture between Staffordshire University and South Staffordshire College.

Phase 1 of the Centre opened in May 1998. It was built on a green field site in the heart of Lichfield. The site has a special status and is a conservation area in the Centre of the City.

Construction of Phase 2 was completed in September 2002 and more than doubled the size of the Centre. The Lichfield Business Village (LBV) was built as part of the Phase 2 development. The Business Village provides units which are let to new, growing and creative industries. Phase two also included expanded classroom space for the College and University, including rooms that allowed the College’s Art School to move from what was then, inadequate accommodation in old buildings and “prefab” classrooms.

Phase 3 of SULC was completed in 2005. The College needed more space and unilaterally funded this expansion. The building grew by half as much again. This allowed the art department of South Staffordshire College to move once again into more appropriate, “state of the art” purpose built rooms.

Our mission is to provide a dynamic learning and working environment that promotes the development of skills, knowledge, concepts and ideas that are relevant to the twenty first century, to be recognised as a leading, and quality, provider of learning opportunities within the region, and to be seen as being creative, innovative and resourceful. We wish to provide seamless progression from one level to another throughout the whole range of courses offered by University and College in Staffordshire. The rooms and resources are provided, funded by both institutions, for just these reasons.

The joint venture comes together here at the Lichfield Campus.

You will find staff at the Centre smiling and helpful. Teaching and administration staff are here from both South Staffordshire College and Staffs University. There is a dedicated core of staff that serve both institutions and their whole existence is to make the partnership work on a day-to-day basis. This group of staff form our Reception, Site Maintenance Team including cleaners, Helpdesk and Technicians (for the computer areas), Cafe and other administrative posts including Finance and Curriculum Support.

The Centre is open from 9am till 9pm Monday to Thursday, and open Fridays till 5pm and Saturdays.

It has teaching rooms, computer suites and rooms equipped to a high standard. There is a large Study Area that is open to students throughout the day and evening for you to use for your research or for doing work outside the classroom if you wish. The Study Area is staffed by people at the Helpdesk who really want to help.

When you’ve finished your assignments, you can hand them in at the Helpdesk too!

Teaching staff are accommodated on site and are accessible.

Courses are varied; from beginners short courses through longer GCSEs, from recreational courses through to Higher National Diplomas and beyond to Degree level. Look on the University’s and College’s websites: Staffordshire University home page and www.southstaffs.ac.uk 

Dolche Vita cafe

Our DolcHE Vita Cafe is a clone of those at the Stoke and Stafford campuses of the University. Up-to-date and vibrant, with food and drinks at a price you will find almost impossible to beat. All the cafes at the University serve Fair Trade products and we are no different at the Lichfield Campus.
DolcHE Vita provides Hot and Cold Drinks, Snacks, Sandwiches, Confectionery, Jacket Potatoes etc. for staff, students and members of the public.

We also provide a Buffet Service for business meetings taking place on the Campus. A Catering Request Form is available from the Café or from c.pickstone@staffs.ac.uk . We are happy to discuss any Catering requirements you may have, phone Claire Pickstone on 01543 301120 or telephone Steve Howe on 01543 308605.

Opening times during term time are Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 8pm. Fridays 8.30am – 3pm.

The offices of the business village are up-to-date units with access to their own Boardroom for those important meetings.

IT requirements (computers, printers, software, phones etc),  reception facilities including client reception and post handling, office cleaning and maintenance; all these functions are taken care of to allow you to get on with your business 100%.

For more information, please visit the Lichfield Business Village page. 

The Lichfield centre can offer a Boardroom, electronic classrooms (ECR’s) and a lecture theatre for hire by groups or businesses requiring a location for staff training, meeting’s etc. If required, catering can be supplied by the Dolche Vita cafe.

A useful tip…

The summer months are a particularly good time to hire a room at the centre, as students finish for the holidays, up to nineteen rooms become available for hire. Please contact the centre by telephone or email for details of our competitive room hire fees.