The university has started to search for an engineering consultant and contractor in the hope it can start construction in the autumn.
A new 70,000 sq ft university library will be the first project out of the ground with an expected construction value of £18m.
The next phase £30m construction phase will consist of a 400 student bedrooms, arranged as self-contained flats, around student services accommodation and up to 150 basement or ground floor car parking spaces.
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