 The university announced, in January 2015, the sale of the Needler Hall site for redevelopment, with plans to continue in its former function until summer 2016.However, due to construction delays at the on-campus accommodation The Courtyard, Needler Hall temporarily housed students unable to move into The Courtyard until work was completed.By December 2016, the last students left the site and Needler Hall was closed permanently in the same month.