24 June 2019

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the University of West of Scotland’s Lanarkshire campus.

She toured the new £110-million facility and met students and staff who are benefitting from the facilities.

FM @NicolaSturgeon has officially opened the @UniWestScotland Lanarkshire campus.

Students and staff gave her a tour of the new campus including the sports labs, and nursing and midwifery facilities? pic.twitter.com/O2TO1swZV1

— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) June 24, 2019

She 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.

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.”

Unveiling the ceremonial plaque and officially opening @uwslanarkshire, the First Minister @NicolaSturgeon speaks about the outstanding learning environment in @UniWestScotland @PrincipalUWS @GriochCons @JohnSwinney pic.twitter.com/Ib8k5UEzzy

— Professor Ian Welsh OBE (@IanMWelsh) June 24, 2019