National Centre for Food Manufacturing
Holbeach Technology Park is the food science campus of the University of Lincoln, situated at Holbeach in the south of the county of Lincolnshire. It is a part of the University's Riseholme College.
A Centre of Vocational Excellence in food manufacturing technology, the campus was re-opened in 2004 by John Henry Hayes, the Member of Parliament for South Holland and the Deepings.
Its curriculum includes short food safety courses for industry, ESOL for the area's large migrant worker population, and GCSE food science courses for local schools – as well as degree courses up to PhD level. Some students are based in local food companies on Knowledge Transfer Partnership schemes [1].
The single building on the small campus, named Minerva House after the University's emblem [2], contains teaching rooms, a Learning Resource Centre, food testing labs and 'business incubation' units occupied by local technology companies.
A second building dedicated to food manufacturing technology is planned for 2008.
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