Plans have been revealed to build a new £35 million Science Teaching Hub for the University of Aberdeen.

The facility will include modern facilities and flexible teaching laboratory space for students studying chemistry, physiology, biomedical sciences, geosciences and biological sciences. The University has identified a site on its Old Aberdeen campus for the building.

A public consultation is underway to gather feedback on the proposals from members of the local and wider community. If approved, it is hoped the building will be available for teaching in 2021.

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Professor Sir Ian Diamond, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, said: "We are extremely excited about this new Science Teaching Hub and the benefits it will bring to our students.

"Our lecturers are world-leading and with this new facility, they will have cutting-edge resources to enable them to deliver the very highest standard of teaching. Overall it will lead to a first class learning environment for our students and will help us continue to attract the brightest minds from all over the world to come and study and live in the north-east of Scotland."

Professor Dame Anne Glover, Vice-Principal of External Affairs, added: "These new open plan laboratories will provide an environment where science students from different disciplines can be taught together in a collaborative environment similar to the situation often found in their subsequent careers.

"The highly flexible space will also enable us to enhance our public engagement and widening access activities such as school children visits and workshops."

(LM/JP)