26/08/2010 01:54 PM
An observatory base in York wants to erect high security fencing after it suffered an attempted break-in.
According to the Press, staff at the University of York have submitted plans to the city's council to improve astronomy research facilities.
Alongside proposing to install a new observation shed, which is hoped will create more community involvement, scientists also want to install security fencing after an incident of forced entry.
The university's planning officer Graeme Holbeck, of O'Neill Associates, wrote to the council laying out the proposed plans, saying the new shed would prove to be an "invaluable resource".
He told the newspaper: "The replacement space provided will also enable the department of physics to expand its outreach activities and public engagement with local schools and the community, and groups such as the York Astronomical Society."
The City of York Council will come to a decision by the end of September.
York University's Department of Physics is recognised as world-leading for its quality of research, especially in nanotechnology.
According to the Press, staff at the University of York have submitted plans to the city's council to improve astronomy research facilities.
Alongside proposing to install a new observation shed, which is hoped will create more community involvement, scientists also want to install security fencing after an incident of forced entry.
The university's planning officer Graeme Holbeck, of O'Neill Associates, wrote to the council laying out the proposed plans, saying the new shed would prove to be an "invaluable resource".
He told the newspaper: "The replacement space provided will also enable the department of physics to expand its outreach activities and public engagement with local schools and the community, and groups such as the York Astronomical Society."
The City of York Council will come to a decision by the end of September.
York University's Department of Physics is recognised as world-leading for its quality of research, especially in nanotechnology.
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