The University of Glasgow has acquired a former infirmary site as part of its plans for the proposed £1 billion investment at its Gilmorehill campus.

The investment will be spread out over 10 years and will create 2,500 jobs during the construction period.

Plans for the 14-acre former Western Infirmary site include:

• The creation of a Research and Innovation Hub.

• Public routes and a new central square which will link Byres Road to the up-and-coming cultural quarter for the West End, with new links to Kelvingrove and the newly-refurbished Kelvin Hall. These will be reinforced by a new-build for the College of Arts.

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• New buildings for social sciences, the Institute of Health and Well-being, and the School of Science and Engineering.

• Commercial opportunities, including a hotel, restaurant, bars and cafes which will also ensure that the five listed buildings on the site have a new and valuable use.

Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University, said: "The first major development will be a Learning and Teaching Hub – situated not on the former Western Infirmary site but on University Avenue. It will provide spaces for 3,000 students at any one time, as well as state-of-the-art facilities, and will allow us to use the latest techniques in pedagogy."

(LM)