THE UNIVERSITY of Southampton has celebrated the progress of a new building currently under construction.

The university’s latest building in the Science Park in Chilworth and is known as 5 Benham Campus and the developers have now reached the highest point in the build.

The building includes a range of facilities such as meeting rooms, a coffee shop and a roof terrace and has been designed to encourage collaborative working.

It is fully equipped with smart, environmentally friendly technologies including state-of-the-art biometric security system and superfast broadband.

CEO of Southampton Science Park, Peter Birkett, said: “This new building is a vital addition to our already successful Science Park and it will be an important boost to the local economy, during and post-construction.

“The incremental space that this building creates, when combined with our proactive approach to business support and well established business community, will enable us to fuel the ambitions of many more early-stage and growing hi-tech businesses.”