New £51m campus for city college

A SCOTS college has secured a new £51 million state-of-the art campus.

Inverness College, which is partnered with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), will create a new campus at Beechwood, to the east of the city, with support from the Scottish Funding Council, which distributes money to colleges and universities on behalf of the Scottish Government.

It will bring together students and staff currently at the Longman and Midmills campuses, in a move designed to significantly modernise the college’s estate.

Principal John Spencer said: “The new campus for Inverness College UHI will have a big impact, providing excellent opportunities for future generations of students and a boost to the development of UHI, as well as the city and region.

“Planning the new campus at Beechwood has been challenging in this difficult financial period.

“But the government’s commitment and investment in the college will deliver huge benefits for decades to come.”

Mark Batho, chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council, said: “This is very good news for future students as well as for the business and communities that benefit from the work of Inverness College.”