The development of the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC) has reached a key milestone, with a topping out ceremony for the Emily Siddon Building.
It is the second NHIC building and is adjacent to the Daphne Steele Building, which opened in September 2024.
The building is named after the healthcare advocate and governor of Huddersfield Technical College, a forerunner of the University, who spent the majority of her life in nearby Honley.
The 6,800m² facility, expected to open in December 2025, will host new purpose-built diagnostic facilities including MRI and CT scanners. A Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) will open in partnership with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) to provide access to thousands of additional diagnostic tests.
Other floors of the building, designed by architects AHR, will contain specialist clinical teaching facilities.
The Emily Siddon Building will also be home to a Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre for local entrepreneurs or start-ups and organisations looking to benefit from locating with the University on the campus.
The Centre is supported by the West Yorkshire Mayor and Combined Authority through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It will be operated by the team responsible for the University’s 3M Buckley Innovation Centre.
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