Our award-winning Lanarkshire Campus was officially opened this week (24th of June 2019) by the Rt. Hon. Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland.
At a special ceremony attended by students, staff and invited guests, including our Chancellor, the Rt. Hon. Dame Elish Angiolini, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Craig Mahoney, the First Minister declared the state-of-the-art Campus open.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “With top-class teaching spaces and state-of-the-art labs hosted in buildings that are entirely powered by renewables the new UWS Lanarkshire Campus is a fantastic addition to Scotland’s higher education sector.
“It was a pleasure to officially open the campus and hear from students who are benefitting from the new facilities which are expected to bring a major economic boost to the region over the next few decades.
“By focusing on providing practical and immersive training, the UWS Lanarkshire Campus is helping students to get the real-life experience and confidence they need to enter into the workforce.”
During a tour, the First Minister was able to experience first-hand the Campus’ innovative, dynamic and collaborative learning and teaching spaces and spent time with students, before addressing colleagues, students and invited guests during the official opening ceremony and unveiling a plaque to commemorate the day.
Guests also took part in an interactive showcase which highlighted just some of the amazing work of our students and staff and enjoyed live musical sets from our performing arts students. A ceremonial tree was planted at the conclusion of the ceremony to mark the occasion.
Professor Craig Mahoney, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UWS, said: “We are delighted the First Minister has officially opened UWS’ Lanarkshire campus, marking a truly momentous occasion in our University’s rich history.
“From the outset, UWS Lanarkshire was designed to embody our vision of providing students and staff with a sustainable, dynamic, innovative and highly creative environment, engaging them in personalised, collaborative, technology-rich and exciting academic experiences which we were proud to show the First Minister during her visit.
“At UWS, we are constantly innovating, both in our ground-breaking research and enterprise activity but also in our world-leading learning and teaching approaches. We displayed to the First Minister how our vision has become a reality in our Lanarkshire campus and we look forward to witnessing the impact the campus will have for generations to come.”
